Category — Crossword

After a brief hiatus, the Friday crossword is back. This one is easy, and like most others of late, based on an article taken from the Niles Weekly Register.   Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier in the week WWTFT guest contributor Edward Witek introduced us to Dr. Benjamin Church Jr. His speech was so stirring that it was chosen as the source for this week’s puzzle words. Enjoy!

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The words for this week's crossword are taken from an article pulled from the Niles Register of July 25, 1812. War had just been declared with Great Britain. The hawks in Congress had finally prevailed over a Federalist filibuster, and Mr. Madison had his war. It was now time for all patriotic Americans to whip themselves into an anti-British fervor. Toward that end, the Niles register reprinted this account of the hellish conditions under which the British kept American prisoners during the War for American Independence, 2 decades earlier.   Read the rest of this entry »

It was 1812 and America was on the brink of war with her erstwhile parent, Great Britain. Reading through the Niles Register of that year gives one a real sense of the mood of the American people. Although some of the patriotic fervor was short-lived, and some began to dub it "Mr. Madison's War", in early 1812, Americans were plenty ticked. This letter from English pamphleteer William Cobbett to the Prince Regent, illustrates one of the reasons for America's pugnacious attitude, the continued impressment of its citizens by the British Royal Navy.   Read the rest of this entry »

Money isn't everything, as you'll see if you read this article taken from the Niles Register! This puzzle and attendant clues is courtesy of Matthew (14). It contains a few anagrams to keep things interesting.   Read the rest of this entry »

This week's puzzle, a word search, is derived from a brief account of a duel that took place in 1812 between an Englishman and a Kentuckian. As it turns out the Englishman didn't have such a stiff upper lip after all.   Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Friday! This week's puzzle is extra easy! But do read the article from which the words in the puzzle are taken. Some folks clearly knew how to live!   Read the rest of this entry »

This week's crossword puzzle is derived from a short article that caught my eye as I was leafing through the first issue of the Niles Weekly Register. As it is reprinted from the Georgia Journal, it evidently caught the attention of the venerable Mr. Niles as well. According to Wikipedia, Opechanchanough was a tribal chief of the Powhatan Confederacy of what is now Virginia in the United States, and its leader from sometime after 1618 until his death in 1646. It was he who captured John Smith of Jamestown. This was the same John Smith famous for being rescued by Pocahontas’ intervention on his behalf. Apparently, he was a pretty tough customer.   Read the rest of this entry »

Hezekiah Niles doesn't lose a moment to castigate the British, even while reporting a French atrocity. This brief article appeared in the Niles Register in 1811.   Read the rest of this entry »

If you have a couple minutes, read through this interesting chronology of letters between George Washington and some of the luminaries of Virginia Society. Washington had only recently returned from the Constitutional Conventions, at which he had served as "impartial" president, lending his prestige to the gathering. He did such a good job of being fair, that even people who were fellow participants weren't entirely sure where he stood! Unless, that is, you were part of the inner circle, as was James Madison. Oh, and yes, it's Friday so there's a crossword puzzle with words taken from these letters! It's pretty easy this week. Good luck!   Read the rest of this entry »