Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
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49 - .. .angular 50 - Musical Instrument 51 - Serene 52 - Artistic utensil
DOWN 1 - Repairs a
window 2 - Sloth 3 - Settled again 4 - Democratic
Nations (abb.) 5 - Rope loops 6 - Fixes again 7 - Continent (abb.)
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