The Abandoned Mine: Two Boys Seek a Kidnapping Clue
In a small western Pennsylvania town two youths, Fed Holmes and Watson inspired, ride toward an abandoned coal mine to locate Dorothy, the missing sister. A thwarted flashlight, slipping, and a dangerous descent test their nerve as they chase clues and a possible ransom, ending with Bill injured and Ted in peril.
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Fed
Holmes
GH. Watson
Pennsylvania
Southbank
Dtj
Dorothy
Wade
Bill
Ted
Cat
Picnic Luncheon Sets of Gay Crepe For Summer Fun
Summer picnics become cheerier with a dainty luncheon set made from Japanese crepe. The project details a 36 inch picnic cloth and four 9 inch napkins cut from 144 yards of crepe, with fringe edges and decorative corners. Instructions cover fringe creation, blanket stitching, and colored wash decorations.
Fun Box Poetry Note Draws Reader Praise
A reader praises a budding poet featured in today’s paper, saying the poem alone was worth the price of admission. The exchange highlights that single piece as the standout in the issue.
Editorial on flowers after death and living kindness
The writer wonders about the custom of sending flowers for the dead and argues that similar acts of kindness during a person’s life would reduce regret. He urges daily opportunities to help others and practice kindness while people are alive.
Hen refuses bricklayer role as she kicks dummy eggs
A hen proclaims she cannot be a bricklayer and expels the dummy eggs from her nest, signaling a comical defiance of expected female work roles. The scene centers on the hen's unusual behavior and her rejection of nesting tasks.
Glass windows reveal your marks on the pane
Answer to what's the matter? Do not touch the windows. Glass retains such marks, and windows are hard enough to keep clean.
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Paul Watts
Teasers From The Riddle Editor Readers Challenge
Fan riddles and answers provide playful questions from 231 to 240 with names and places. Entries ask why nine resembles a ie Harmon why a retired milkman is like the whale and other wordplay, geography and logic prompts from readers across states.
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Ie Harmon
Lehi
Isaeht Daye Jones
Harrisburg
Riddle Editor Seeks Original Puzzles for Page
Readers are invited to submit a new original riddle printed under the newspaper’s Riddle Editor section. Include the puzzle and a name for publication, with a note that it is for the Riddle Editor. Submissions should be sent through the newspaper’s channels for consideration.
What's the Matter?
A terse inquiry points readers to the page for the full answer. The note indicates the explanation lies elsewhere on the same page, urging readers to consult the indicated location for details.
Playful dogs and pets steal the show in quirky local tales
A year old bulldog Babe entertains neighbors by acting as a star footballer and defensive lineman, while a pair of Sioux Falls chickens Bob and Biddy perch on Elmer Saylor’s lap. Collie John Smith’s doorbell ringing trick earns hype, and a kindergarten riddle round closes with kid answers and playful puzzles.
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Red Grange
Charles Murphy, Jr
Nashville
Tennessee
Babe
Charles
Okee
Bob
Biddy
Elmer Saylor
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Elmer
Collie
John Smith
Shelbyville
Society of
Smart Dogs
John
Zauberlinda Inspired Silversmith Visit
Cecille Lyon invites readers to a silversmiths shop where jewelry is crafted by skilled hands and gnomes. A playful puzzle hides a diamond and a delicate head ornament within a whispered clue about a club race.
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Zauberlinda
Word Squarettes and Beheadings Connect Word Roots
Four word squares reveal word roots extending on all sides. Horizontal and vertical clues include Belonging to us Pierces Strips Dirties Venomous serpent To possess Whirls Anger Directed Solidified water A trap Behead a bird and get a file Be head indebted and get to marry behead a journey and get to tear behead a den and get atmosphere behead to tie and get a negative behead on occasion and get to let loose The beheaded letters arranged correctly form another article of jewelry.
Puzzles answer set from a damaged caption page
Pictured items include a 13 pendant and bracelet with mismatched labels. The text shows scattered word fragments and coinages, including War words and names, interspersed with numbers and partial phrases, reflecting a fragmented caption puzzle page.
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Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Boyce Morgan
Tedl
Weé
Goofey Movies
Gooey Movies
Ouski
Othe
sTure
Denny
Pias Gommia
AG Ans
Ano
Uly
Editorial
Owares Cwe
Eireclace
Mary -Falk
Eldorado
Illinois
Eola Morisette
Tacoma
Washington
Gertrude Bartelt
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Louise Batrous
New Orleans
Louisiana
Marie Yancey
Murray
Utah
Mildred Shipley
Warren
Indiana
Joann Mason
Ann Blackinton
Webster Groves
Missouri
By Cecille Lyon
Tiara Ea
Gerling
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