Cowboy Lingo Roots Span Across World and History
An article traces cowboy slang to global roots from 1655 eastern cattle drives and branding origins to Spanish ranch terms and French prairie usage. It explains Maverick branding gave rise to the word maverick and notes Spanish loanwords broncho mus tang hombre sombrero and arroyo shaping Western lingo.
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New York State
West
Old Bay
Springfield
Boston
Mass
John Pynchon
America
New World
Mexico
California
Texas
Maverick
Spain
Pen Pal List Seeks Readers to Write Ages Eleven and T
Local column invites readers to become pen pals. It lists names and addresses across several states with ages from 8 to 16, asking interested people to mail letters to Captain Hal at the newspaper.
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Hal
Duggle Peter Column Puzzle Scramble Challenge
Puzzle Pete presents a crossword style scramble with clues for across and down entries. The piece hints at nine Y words in Cartoonist Cat's sketch and notes eight equals excellent.
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Pete
Cat
Behead Puzzle: Leaves, Months, Island and Life Span
Puzzle Pete crafts a word diamond with FOLIAGE as center. The second word is an abbreviation for months, the third a Mediterranean island, the fifth to look fixedly, and the sixth years of one's life. Complete the diamond.
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Pete
Science designs space suits for pilots in flight tests
Scientists develop the MC-2 full pressure suit nicknamed the silver suit for outer space work. The U.S. Air Force design aims to meet space travel needs and is worn by X-15 pilots during high altitude tests.
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Outer Space
U.S
Air Force
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Iatame
Deep Space
van Allen Belts
Earth
What Time Is It How Timekeeping Evolved Through History
This article traces time measurement from ancient sundials to candle clocks and hourglasses, notes the first watches in 1500 AD, and explains the development of spaceflight suits. It covers sundials, oil lamps, candles, hourglasses, Nuremberg watches, and early pressure suits for high altitude and space, including the MC-2 and Navy designs.
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Nuremberg
Germany
Weldon Woodson
Christmas Tree Trimming Crafts For The Family
Family fun ideas for decorations include garlands of marshmallows and cranberries and peanut and gumdrop ropes. Make frosty icicles by dipping bobby pins in a plastic starch and laundry detergent mix and hang with ribbon loops.
Hose Fun Garden Speaking Tube Concept
An old garden hose is repurposed as a simple house to garden speaking tube. The idea uses the hose as a low tech communication line between indoors and outdoor spaces.
Brain Teaser True or false answers.
A dated quiz presents ten statements about US history with a set of provided answers and an extra tip about sharpening fish hooks using sandpaper. The material mixes factual errors with correct items and ends with an unrelated gardening or tool tip.
The Four Winds Rework The Moon In Sky
The poem narrates the North South East and West Winds quarrelling over the moon. They tap star nails into the sky walls and reposition the moon, tiring Skyla who must endure their game until a new moon is hung and the wind dispute restarts.
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Skyla
Cardboard Lurid Box From Milk Carton Tutorial
A simple project shows how to craft a lurid box by cutting around a milk carton and leaving a fourth side as a cover. Fold and top to form a complete box with sides for a compact DIY container.
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Pass Christian
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Ohio
Karen Baker
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Linda Morse
Lisbon Falls
Paula Hood
Cory Ave
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Amt
Asd
Amds
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Suyreak
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Duggle Peter Column
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