Old age versus the cross word puzzle. They don't come too hard for Ambrose Hin. D.C., who just celebrated his one hundredth. "Bring on the hard ones," says Mr. Hines. "I've. dictionaries, time and pencils necessary." And he. too
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"Old age versus the cross word puzzle. They don't come too hard for Ambrose Hin. D.C., who just celebrated his one hundredth. "Bring on the hard ones," says Mr. Hines. "I've. dictionaries, time and pencils necessary." And he. too" (1925). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_age_versus_the_cross_word_puzzle._They_don%27t_come_too_hard_for_Ambrose_Hin(...)_D.C.,_who_just_celebrated_his_one_hundredth_(...)_%22Bring_on_the_hard_ones,%22_says_Mr._Hines._%22I%27ve_(...)_LCCN2016894037.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 291662.
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