Rebus Word Puzzle Strip

This newspaper puzzle strip presents a visual rebus—a word game combining images and text. A dog stands on stilts labeled with letters, forming a hidden phrase when read aloud. Readers were challenged to decode the pun, with yesterday's answer ("Surface") printed below. Such word-play strips were common newspaper features, running alongside comic strips and editorial cartoons. Rebus puzzles in dailies and Sunday supplements engaged audiences in participatory entertainment, predating crosswords as popular printed diversions. The simple line drawing and direct address to the reader typified the graphic economy of newspaper comics, where clarity and quick visual communication drove engagement.