OCT. 8, 1948

I thought I had found all of the interesting things in my basement already. Today I found tucked in a corner, wrapped around one of the heater pipes, and tied with rope, an extremely brittle newspaper from 1949 (I think). I wanted to see more of the paper, and figure out why it was tied to the pipe. but when i touched it, it just began to crumble. It was probably there to keep the pipes from rattling, but there are many stories, and hopes of hidden treasure which could surround an ethereal clue such as this.