Answer to Saint Patrick's Day Crossword Puzzle -- March 18, 2025

Oakland Post-Enquirer, 18-March-1925

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, 2025 -- March 17, 2025

Oakland Post-Enquirer, 17-March-1925

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, everyone. 100 years ago today, crossword puzzles were a craze. Note that the numbering on this one is not what we are accustomed to with current crossword puzzles. I like "Pat gave her his 27-28-29 and off they went."

I will post the answer tomorrow.

Rube Goldberg -- What We're Coming To -- February 26, 2025

Springfield Daily News, 04-February-1925

Cartoonist, engineer and inventor of Goldbergian devices, Rube Goldberg, was a native of San Francisco. In this item, he addresses the epidemic of crossword puzzle mania. Crossword puzzles were a hot topic in 1925.

Toonerville Trolley -- The Trolley Skipper Himself is the Guilty Party -- February 4, 2025

Birmingham Post, 03-February-1925

I love Fontaine Fox's The Toonerville Trolley That Meets All the Trains. Crossword puzzles were a hot topic 100 years ago.

Washington Times, 30-June-1918

Rube Goldberg -- The Cross-Word Puzzle Addict -- January 16, 2025

Norfolk Ledger-Star, 07-January-1925

Cartoonist, engineer and inventor of Goldbergian devices, Rube Goldberg, was a native of San Francisco. In this item, he addresses the epidemic of crossword puzzle mania. Crossword puzzles were a hot topic in 1925.

Toonerville Trolley -- Cross Word Puzzle Fiends -- January 3, 2025

Washington Times, 23-January-1925

I love Fontaine Fox's The Toonerville Trolley That Meets All the Trains. Crossword puzzles were a hot topic in 1925.

Washington Times, 30-June-1918