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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1888
Page
4
The new Eagle feature titled The He Cryptogram appears in Wondertat periodical. A puzzle item from the amelly Bae section hints at cryptic wordplay and local reading clues with playful language and typographical quirks.
A long, garbled excerpt discusses Sir William Shakespeare’s authorship, exploring cipher theories attributed to Mr Donnelly and Cecil, with references to Bacon, Marlowe, and Ben Jonson. It traces debates among Elizabethan and Stuart era writers, critics, and printers, noting cipher schemes, hostile rival claims, and the public’s fascination with the Stratford man as the supposed author of the plays.
A deciphered fragment describes a museum project with articles about transit and postal services. It mentions inquiry offices, workshop integration, and various oddities including artwork, tools, and exotic items from the Wes Indies, with references to a complex mail system and a reporter coding process amid a chaotic display.
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