Barricaded Gate Rescue at Judson Mill
George Wallace, an office boy, overhears plot to blow up the Judson home and raid the mill. He and Bob alert police. a fake machine gun trompe l’oeil buys time as strikers attack the gate. The shots disperse the crowd. Judson praises Lane and the boys for safety. The mill’s defense holds. police arrive and strike ends with no injuries.
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George Wallace
Judson Ube Company
Mr. Judson
Bob Judson
George Beaoie
George
Judson
Pant Lane
Lhe
Bhuti
Paul
Bob
Paul Lane
Lane
Yas
Rob
Watkins
Ali
Trevind
Egbert
Betty
Goofey Fixes Spring Contraption For Balloon Escape
Goofey builds a spring device after discovering a balloon still sails. He launches into the air toward the balloon, aiming to reach it, using his improvised flying setup.
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DI Peele
Frogland Dance Gala Under Moonlit Radio
Frogs of Frogtown attend the annual ball as Mission Teresa Toad calls the event a social highlight. Old Man Turtle unveils a homemade Tree-o-dyne radio despite static from the moon, claiming the grin is a mere ornament while his aerial of snake cobweb and lyer showcases quirky engineering.
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Teresa Toad
Swampland
Tree-o-dyne
Old Man Turtle
Turtle
Riddles Challenge Postmen in Counties and Towns
A reader quiz from Indiana to Illinois and beyond tests memory and wit with ten riddles. Names include Rus sel Nash Elkhart Indiana Viola Wood Osborn Ohio Marvin Riddle Badger South Dakota Willie McQuirk New Hampshire Marie Smith Waterloo Town Gertrude Bartell Milwaukee Wisconsin and Mary Falk Eldorado Illinois.
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Russel Nash
Elkhart
Indiana
Viola Wood
Osborn
Ohio
Willie Reavis
Yadkinville
N.C
Minnie Hentey
St. Louis
Missouri
Tvo
Louise Barrous
New Orleans
Marvin Riddle
Badger
South Dakota
William McCuirk
North Walpole
New Hampshire
Marie Smith
Waterloo
Town
Gertrude Bartell
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Mary Falk
Eldorado
Illinois
Riddle submission invitation for the newspaper page
A call invites readers to send original riddles to the Riddle Editor at the newspaper. It promises publication on the page and credits the contributor by name if accepted. The notice emphasizes creative puzzles for reader engagement.
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Pdge
What’s the Matter Causes Walking Aid Notice
A brief public notice states that the phrase Whats the matter is linked to walking guidance. It emphasizes using the words as a reminder to consider health and mobility, with no suggestion of any race track or event. It frames walking as a practical activity for daily movement.
Eads Bridge A Monument To Skill And Iron Will
The Eads Bridge spanning the Mississippi at St. Louis was named for chief engineer Captain James B. Eads. Built in three spans the largest 520 feet long it carries two railways and a highway for teams street cars and pedestrians. Construction from 1867 to 1874 cost about 6.5 million dollars and required sinking steel cassions into bed rock.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
James B. Eads
Summer Reading Plan Promises Progress Through Books
A summer reading program urges students to choose titles from prepared library lists and study each book enough to recount the story. Following the plan through to the start of the school year aims to impress teachers with personal progress.
Humorous Vignettes From A Glasgow Streetcar Tale
A Glasgow streetcar company announces a seven tickets for a shilling sale date provoking a protest from suburban residents who question the math. The manager insists the rate is reduced, not raised, as the spokesman jokes about walking seven times for a shilling.
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Glasgow
Ave
Fragmentary dialogue capers from a noisy page
A jumble of quips and overheard lines features a book pitch, jokes about a stubborn coin, a feud with fatalities, wooden weddings, a Polish marriage gag, a hair-for-dollar bribe offer, and a joke about fish care. Names and clear events are sparse in this readable fragment.
Summer pets bring outdoor fun for kids and animals
Readers are encouraged to enjoy summer with pets and learn new tricks. Jack Miner in Detroit owns a tame coyote named Mary, caught in Colorado, who behaves like a small dog but remains wild at heart. Frank Smith in Tacoma keeps a friendly toad, desiring to move away with his pet, while the toad tolerates human company and awaits a future home.
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Jack Miner
Detroit
Michigan
Mary
Jack
West
Colorado
Frank Smith
Tacoma
Washington
Frank
Ife
Ene
Benny’s Baker Dad Shares Pastry Treasure
Cecille Lynn notes Benny’s father runs a bakery near their house and hones a wide array of cakes. Today the family invites their gang to watch the baker craft a big batch of pastry and possibly share a sample.
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Benny
Riddles and Answers Line by Line
A garbled reader’s riddle section with scattered numbers and fragmented clues mentioning sun river and footpath ideas. The text appears as stray puzzle fragments with no coherent narrative or complete items.
Guess These Three Bakery Products Diamond Riddle
He has assumed the of an iceman and carries large of the ground all day. The clue asks for three bakery product names that sound like two words, forming a nine word diamond. The second word is a pronoun, the third word names entertainers, the fifth word means stings, and the sixth is a short term for a family member.
Windmills Puzzle Four Word Squares Center Word
A four by four word square puzzle line hints that four words form a square around a central three letter word whose second letter is given. The puzzle provides numbered definitions to deduce each square and reveal the center word, guiding the solver to complete the grid and uncover the hidden connection.
Puzzle Answers From A Broken Page History Column
Readable fragments show a puzzle page with mismatched definitions and scrambled word lists. It includes clues for sicknesses stolen goods fairy tale parts of a flower and more, plus garbled answer lines and windmill word sets.
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Goofey Movies
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Golly
Tao
Wis Igver
Xihe
Faris
Erwin
Man Heim
Eads Bridge
Jon
Jones
Soz
Tre Street
John
Sam
Lie
Suiter
Tommy
Misit
By Cecille Lynn
Wil
Ares
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