Post Puzzlers: February 8, 1873

Each week, we’ll bring you a series of puzzles from our archives. This set is from our February 7, 1873, issue.

Note that the puzzles and their answers reflect the spellings and culture of the era.

 

RIDDLER.

ENIGMA.
WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.

I am composed of 6 letters.

Cut off my head and I form a portion of this republic.

Drop my two next letters and I am something we did yesterday.

My 5, 6, 4, is a beverage.

My 1, 4, 2, 3, is a point of the compass.

My 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, is an intellectual relish.

My 2, 6, 4, is a body of water.

My 2, 4, 3, 1, means to satisfy.

My whole is something all are willing to possess.

Baltimore, Md.                  EMILY.

 

ANAGRAMS.
WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.

NAMES OF STATES.

  1. A south rain, Col.
  2. Land army.
  3. No car, I fail.
  4. Far Idol.
  5. A writ is given.
  6. No hail, Carrton.
  7. Anna Livy’s pen.
  8. Aid Nina.

Seaboard, N. C.                   EUGENE.


BURIED CITIES.
WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.

  1. I shot the fox for Dan.
  2. During the gale, Nate was hurt.
  3. Do not nap lest they catch you.
  4. The dove rose up and flew.
  5. Did Hetty receive an answer?
  6. They encamed in a valley.
  7. He got the best one of all.
  8. Tell him what Roy said.

Pencoyd.                                     CHARLEY H.


WORD SQUARES.
WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.

I.

Extended, a well-known plant and its fruit.

Vegetable production.

A thrust.

To penetrate.

 

II.

To emit rays.

To relieve.

A country.

To design.

 

III.

A general term for the feathered kind.

A conception.

A quantity of paper.

A mistress of a family.

Pleasant Run, N. J.                                     G. R. S.

 

ALGEBRAICAL PROBLEM.
WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.

The less of two numbers is to the greater as 1 to 2, and the logarithm of the less is to the logarithm of the greater as 3 to 4. Required, the numbers.

ARTEMUS MARTIN.                   Erie, Erie Co., Pa.

 

CONUNDRUMS.

What is the nearest thing to a cat looking out of a window? The window.

Why are wheat and potatoes like Chinese idols? Because they have ears which cannot hear, and eyes which cannot see.

Why is chloroform like Mendelssohn? Because it is one of the greatest composers of modern times.

When is a lady’s cheek not a cheek? When it’s a little pale (pail.)

Why should a teetotaller refrain from marrying? Because, if he got a wife, his principles would not allow him to sup-porter.

 

ANSWERS.

ENIGMA—Estate, State, Ate, Tea, East, Taste, Sea, Sate.

ANAGRAMS—1. South Carolina; 2. Maryland; 3. California; 4. Florida; 5. West Virginia; 6. North Carolina; 7. Pennsylvania; 8. Indiana.

BURIED CITIES—1. Oxford; 2. Galena; 3. Naples; 4. Dover; 5. Tyre; 6. Ava; 7. Thebes; 8. Troy.

WORD SQUARES.—

I.

AMPLE
MELON
PLANT
LONGE
ENTER

II.

BEAM
EASE
ASIA
MEAN

III.

BIRD
IDEA
REAM
DAME

ALGEBRAICAL PROBLEM—8 and 16.

Post Puzzlers: January 25, 1873

Each week, we’ll bring you a series of puzzles from our archives. This set is from our January 25, 1873, issue.

Note that the puzzles and their answers reflect the spellings and culture of the era.

 

BURIED RIVERS.

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

  1. No one should be disliked for honesty.
  2. Will Mr. Stobel be here to-day?
  3. The courier has arrived with a message.
  4. They are going to New Haven soon.
  5. The robbers were attacked and but few of the gang escaped.
  6. We cannot dismiss our industrious servant.
  7. There is snow on the top of the mountain.
  8. The cars will either stop at or near the city.
  9. Two negatives in the same sentence are equivalent to an affirmative.
  10. The engineer proceeded unaware of the danger ahead.
  11. The great fire destroyed many fine buildings.
  12. Do not fail to be here to-morrow.
  13. We started home as the steamboat arrived.
  14. Laura is in the house.
  15. After viewing the town I left for the country.
  16. In less than an hour the victory was gained.

Seaboard, N. C.   EUGENE.

 

RIDDLER.

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

My first is in chestnut, but not in wood.
My 2d’s in righteous, but not in good.
My 3d is in crystal, but not in glass.
My 4th is in vanish, but not in pass.
My 5th is in chosen, but not in preferred.
My 6th is in spirit, but not in word.
My 7th is in blossom, but not in flower.
My 8th is in rain drop, but not in shower.
And my 9th is in the Saviour’s natal hour.
My whole is a spell word without alloy,
And its echoes are thankfulness, peace and joy.

Baltimore, Md.  EMILY

 

REBUS.

A personage in heathen fable famed,
A rural poem by great Virgil named;
An instrument which shoemakers employ;
One-half of what all creatures here enjoy;
An ancient enemy of Israel’s race;
A canton which to Switzerland you trace;
A lovely female in verse paramount;
A story which our seamen oft recount.

Reader, observe the initials; they disclose
The demon of innumerable woes;
Oh, let him not approach your hearth, for he
Is the sure harbinger of misery.
The final letters of each word display
The finger-post which marks the only way
To heavenly regions of perpetual day.

 

ALGEBRAICAL PROBLEM.

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

A speculator bought a cow, an ox and a horse, paying $100 for all of them. He sold the cow for $30, and gained as much per cent on her as the horse cost him; the ox he sold for $36, and gained as much per cent on him as the cow cost him. Required—the price he paid for each.

ARTEMAS MARTIN.                   Erie, Erie Co., Pa.

 

NEIGHBORLY QUESTION.

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

Two neighbors were talking together of their respective ages. John said to William: “You know I am much the older. If the square of my age is added to the square of your age the sum of these squares will amount to 6,610; while the square of the difference between our ages is 676. By this tell me my own and your age.” How old was each?

PETER PLAIN.

 

CONUNDRUMS.

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

Why is a defeated man like wool? Because he is worsted.

What is the difference between accepted and rejected lovers? The accepted kisses the misses, and the rejected misses the kisses.

When does a lady drink music? When she has a pianoforte (piano for tea).

Why are conundrums like monkeys? Because they are troublesome.

When is wheat like a blunt knife? When it is sent to be ground.

ANSWERS

BURIED RIVERS

  1. Rhone; 2. Elbe; 3. Thames; 4. Ens; 5. Ganges; 6. Missouri; 7. Po; 8. Tornea; 9. Onega; 10. Duna; 11. Red; 12. Don-Obe; 13. East; 14. Raisin; 15. Nile; 16. Ourthe.

RIDDLE — Christmas.

REBUS—Jealousy—Religion:—JupiteR, EneidE, AwL, LI (fe), OG, UrI, SapphO, YarN.

ALGEBRAICAL PROBLEM—$20 for the cow. $30 for the ox, and $50 for the horse.

NEIGHBORLY QUESTION—John 69, and William 43 years.

Post Puzzlers: January 4, 1873

Each week, we’ll bring you a series of puzzles from our archives. This set is from our January 4, 1873, issue.

Note that the puzzles and their answers reflect the spellings and culture of the era.

RIDDLER

MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

I am composed of 49 letters.

My 21, 12, 44, 32, 5, 17, was the name of the Spaniard who first discovered that America was not a portion of the Eastern Continent.

My 25, 14, 18, 11, 46, 25, 49, 45, is the name of a planet.

My 4, 28, 41, 47, 8, was the birthplace of Columbus.

My 48, 22, 10, 6, 24, 36, 48, 16, 27, 20, is the name of a city in the United States.

My 25, 40, 13, 17, 34, 31, 39, 7, 12, 29, 28, 38, was the name of a celebrated American general during the Revolutionary War.

My 11, 26, 25, 16, 19, 49, 37, 17, is the name of a high, rocky island noted as the place of exile and death of Napoleon Bonaparte.

My 34, 23, 45, 19, 33, 38, 25, 40, 11, 6, 43, 44, 31, 23, 38, was the name of a Roman king.

My 38, 29, 3, 12, 42, 27, 14, 10, 46, 16, is the name of a river in North America.

My 48, 17, 15, 9, 38, 47, 10, was the name of a President of the United States.

My 2, 23, 46, 30, 49, 34, 35, 33, 11, was the name of a celebrated Roman poet.

My whole is quite a true maxim.

Seaboard, N. C., EUGENE.

 

ANAGRAMS

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

NAMES OF AMERICAN CITIES

South America.

  1. See, a boy’s run.
  2. Move on tide.
  3. Gay Laura.
  4. Race Lad.
  5. Spare pilot.

North America.

  1. Hill had a pipe.
  2. We met Sir Ned.
  3. Worn key.
  4. Labor time.
  5. Try to sew.
  6. No more.

Seaboard, N. C., EUGENE.

 

CHARADE

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

My first is often found in my second;

My whole a beautiful plant is reckon’d.

Fort Totten, D. T. GAHMEW.

 

WORD SQUARE

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

  1. Part of a vessel.
  2. A tree.
  3. A female name.
  4. Used for music.

Fort Totten, D. T., GAHMEW.

 

CHARADES

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

I.

My 1st is an instrument of punishment.

My 2d is one-third of an ell.

My 3d is often seen in newly-mown meadows.

My 4th is one of the blessings of the night.

My whole is one of Scott’s characters.

II.

My 1st is a personal pronoun.

My 2d is part of the human frame.

My 3d is a product of farms.

My whole, an improving study.

III.

My 1st is a title of respect.

My 2d is part of the verb to be.

My 3d is what we do when taking our tea.

My 4th is a popular dish.

My whole is a State in the Union.

IV.

My 1st is man, expressed in a foreign tongue.

My 2d is the author of many crimes.

My 3d is something we all have but have never seen.

My 4th is a common article.

My whole is the birthplace of many great men.

 

PROBLEM

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

If the sides of a triangle be bisected, and perpendiculars be drawn from the points of bisection to the circumference of the circumscribed circle, they will measure 10, 34 and 98 rods, respectively. Required—the diameter of the ciroumseribed and inscribed circles, and the sides of the triangle.

An answer is requested.

E. P. NORTON, Allen, Hillsdale, Co., Mich.

ANSWERS

MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA—Ill got gains are dearly bought, retribution soon will come.

ANAGRAMS—1. Buenos Ayres; 2. Montevideo; 3. La Guayra; 4, Caldera; 5. Petrapolis; 6. Philadelphia; 7. West Meriden; 8. New York; 9. Baltimore; 10. West Troy; 11. Monroe.

CHARADE—Shad-dock.

WORD SQUARES—

SPAR
PINE
ANNE
REED

CHARADES—1. Roderick Dhu. 1. History. 3. Mississippi. 4. Virginia.

PROBLEM—170 rods the diameter of the circumscribed circle—56 rods the diameter of the inscribed circle—90, 186 and 168 rods the sides of the triangle.