Answers to Riddles Pub. Sept. 23.
8602. Double Acrostic —By S. I. :— R ea R - H eptateuc H V east V M ea T B ncroac H R v M
8603. Charade.— By Thersites :—
Dartmoor.
8604. Letter Puzzle.— By Romany Rye :—
PB.ISIROSE — GERANIUM.
Poem — mope ; ruse — user ; inter — inert ; mean —name , raid— arid ; over— rove ; seat— east ; egret— greet.
Sergeant Macdonell, of Invercargill, is stated to be likely to succeed Inspector Cullen in the charge of the Wanganui police district. We often hear of sensational bets being made, such as a guinea to a gooseberry ; a bible-backed policeman to a pint of she-oak ; a hundred pounds to a bundle of chips, and so on. The art of bet ing is to win, and to win you must back certainties. Here is a tip ! You back Woods's Ghe at- Peppermint Cube to beat a cough or cold every time. You'll always get home ; no Johnny Armstrong about that*
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Otago Witness, Issue 2275, 7 October 1897, Page 39
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157Answers to Riddles Pub. Sept. 23. Otago Witness, Issue 2275, 7 October 1897, Page 39
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