Nov. 13, 1904: Quite a puzzler

Posted on October 14th, 2009 – 8:54 PM
By Ben Welter

This cruel “puzzle” appeared on the St. Paul Globe’s “Girls and Boys Page Conducted by Polly Evans.” Polly must have been a wicked, wicked person.

Here’s the original caption, to save you some squinting: “The square is full of straight lines that criss-cross each other and make a confused maze of lines. Can you count them and tell Polly Evans how many there are?” To make things worse, Polly didn’t provide an answer. Sometimes, kids, you’re on your own.

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