Great Composers Wax Museum Display Highlights Five Masters
The Saint Augustine wax exhibit by Potter’s Wax Museum presents Beethoven Wagner Bach Mozart and Chopin as lifelike figures in the Music Room. Descriptions note lifelike portrayal and basic biographical facts, with remarks on their influence and friendship dynamics among these composers.
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Beethoven
Wagner
Bach
Mozart
Chopin
Potter’s Wax Museum
Saint Augustine
Fla
Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Wagner
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Mozart
Frederic Chopin
J. S. Bach
W. A. Mozart
Word puzzle from a vintage newspaper column
A mixed set of crossword style clues and word games appears, including a three and four letter word production from AUTUMN, beheadings challenges, a triangle puzzle, and a four by four picture word square with mixed readable fragments and playful hints.
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Pete
Domingo Helps Columbus Sail to New World in 1492
Louise Morrison's short tale follows Domingo on the Palos quay as he joins Christopher Columbus aboard the Nina Pinta and Santa Maria. Facing mutiny and thirst, the boy aids in saving the voyage and witnesses landfall on a palm‑fringed shore as Columbus raises the Spanish flag.
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Domingo
Palos
Spain
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand
Queen
Isabella
Columbus
Salvatore
Miguel
World
The Badger the Magician of Open Plains
The badger known as Mr. Magician lives across North America from Ohio to British Columbia. It burrows 30 feet deep, preys on gophers and prairie dogs, and can vanish underground in an instant. It digs, defends with sharp claws, and can spray a skunklike odor before striking.
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Ohio
Michigan
Saskatchewan
Washington
Texas
California
Mexico
Mister Magician
Pen Pal Drive Seeks Letters From Readers
Captain Hal lists a weekly pen pal program inviting readers to send name address and age. Kids from Ohio and beyond request pen pals from various countries and share hobbies and ages in a communal appeal for correspondence.
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Hal
Russia
Hawaii
Debora Williams
Center Dr
Parma
Ohio
Wayne Wells
Hanover Dr
Kent
England
Judy Cackerham
Linda Ave
North
Canton
Japan
Korea
Danny Ballard
Tompkins Ave
Akrona
Blockhead origins of wig fashion traced to wooden head
The piece notes that women wearing wigs might revive an old fashion driven by the blockhead a wooden head sized to a customer's head used by wig makers. It explains the origin of the slang term blockhead from this custom.
Novel Jewelry Adopts Studded Dog Collar as Bracelet
A fashion item combines edge and function by wearing a studded dog collar as a brace let for wrist use. Designers tout versatility and bold style for urban outfits.
Stretch Some More Outdoor Clothespin Game
A simple indoor or outdoor game uses a stretched string weighted at both ends with rocks or books. Players line up behind the string and race to place their clothespin as far from the line as possible after the word Go. Loss of balance disqualifies a player. the farthest clothespin wins.
Columbus Ships Spark Dining Table For October Party
Alma C. Denny invites readers to craft small Columbus ships from stiff construction paper for a festive October meal. Cut, mount on toothpicks, and place in salads or desserts to brighten the table and inspire a celebratory party.
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Columbus
Alma C. Denny
Brain Teaser A Columbus Day Puzzle
A short riddle points to Columbus birthplace using letter clues. My first is in glory but not fame, my second in explore not claim, my third in Spain not Tyre, my fourth in piano not Tyre, my fifth in India and trace. The assembled answer, GENOA, identifies Columbus birthplace.
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Spain
Tyre
India
Columbus
Genoa
Rhyme Time and Butterfly Picnic
A poem by Kay Cammer ponders odd names in nature and trees while Neal Neitzel tells of a butterfly race to a blue blossom. Two butterflies chase a flower as a bumblebee arrives at the eating place.
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Kay Cammer
Neal Neitzel
Let’s Travel By Paul Tulien Portrayal of a porch swing journey
The poem describes a porch swing as a railroad car taking a family on imagined trips to New Orleans or Buffalo. It suggests visiting relatives or the President, but returns home quickly when mom calls for dinner.
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Paul Tulien
New Orleans
Buffalo
Uncle Kent
Be Careful
Frances Gorman Risser urges restraint in speech. The poem warns that anger makes words escape like wild beasts and warns against hurting friends with harsh talk. It contrasts tame actions with the peril of words once spoken.
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Frances Gorman Risser
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COALL
Brazil
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