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I work as a delivery man for our local newspaper and noticed something that has my alarm bells ringing. The embassy of Warfaretania has ordered exactly nine issues of our paper, from December 1 through December 9. While it's possible that the officials of that faraway nation simply have great interest in our local news, I find it much more likely that there's some shady spy stuff going on in the newspaper's office. Can you figure it out?



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      I work as a delivery man for our local newspaper and noticed something that has my alarm bells ringing. The embassy of Warfaretania has ordered exactly nine issues of our paper, from December 1 through December 9. While it's possible that the officials of that faraway nation simply have great interest in our local news, I find it much more likely that there's some shady spy stuff going on in the newspaper's office. Can you figure it out?



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      I work as a delivery man for our local newspaper and noticed something that has my alarm bells ringing. The embassy of Warfaretania has ordered exactly nine issues of our paper, from December 1 through December 9. While it's possible that the officials of that faraway nation simply have great interest in our local news, I find it much more likely that there's some shady spy stuff going on in the newspaper's office. Can you figure it out?



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          The headlines say:




          Mis.




          Each headline ...




          ... has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other words:

          unnatural, uncover, unwisely, unwashed
          derailments, derby, derringers
          standpoint, stand guard, standstill, stand out
          Manchester, manservant, manhandles, mandates
          age-old, age limits, age-appropriate
          mention, mentor, mentally
          delaying, definite, dead, designs
          meantime, meanwhile, mean-spirited
          orbiter, oral, ordeals


          The result, "Understand Management Demeanor" can be treated in the same way:

          misunderstand, mismanagement,misdemeanor.




          Putting things together:




          The mis goes with the siles to make missiles. Together with the shreds and pieces that Omega Krypton has catalogued, the message transmitted to the embassy of Warfaretania is:

          Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment.


          (But I wonder why the agent jumped through hoops to encode the rather irrelevant "got". Once a puzzler, always a puzzler, I guess ...)







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          • Nice work! This is the intended answer. (As for why the first word was included: rot13[gur "ernql sbe qryvirel" cneg jnf nqqrq ng gur ynfg zvahgr])
            – jafe
            Dec 13 '18 at 11:12



















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          Partial Answer:



          DISCLAIMER:



          This is a combination of all works. However, to prevent misunderstanding of me stealing other's effort and hard work, I will credit others work in the answer. Also, I will not provide elaboration. Instead, I will directly jump to the answer for simplicity. Please refer to their answer for explanation. Thank you. However, if you don't mind me including your answer, please tell me in the comments. I'll update it from time to time.



          Part 1: Quotes of the Day




          GOT is hidden, where in each of the quotes you get (the results from Dec 1 to 9 are GOT, GOT, GO, OT, GOAT, GOTH, GHOST, BIGOT, and Game Of Thrones) (Credits: @GarethMcCaughan)




          Part 2a: Headlines




          Each headline has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other word. The prefix can be combined into un+der+stand+man+age+ment+de+mean+or = "Understand Management Demeanor". The same algorithm is applied again, rendering "mis" (from "misunderstand, mismanagement, misdemeanor") (Credits: @MOehm)




          Part 2b: Logo




          the logos on the top left corner of each piece of newspaper can be combined ton form this, which is the coat of arms of Lower Silesia, Poland. Silesia-"ia"=Siles:
          001




          Part 3: Missing letters in Latin Names




          The differences in Latin names render:
          r+ea+dy+fo+rd+el+i+ve+ry = "READY FOR DELIVERY" (Credits: @rhsquared + @GarethMcCaughan)




          Part 4: Illustrations




          Combining the letters obtained from each illustration, we get: Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t (Credits: 1-2 @DaurenYermenov, 3 by me, 6 by @ablerks, 8 partial by @GarethMcCaughan others by @Christoph)




          Elaboration on Illustration 3:




          The question mark on Dec 3 is it (country code for Italy), where the six pairs of alphabets are the country codes for France (fr), Switzerland (ch), Austria (at), Slovenia (si), Vatican (va), and San Marino (sm)




          Part 5: ANSWER




          Combining the results from all parts render:
          Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment. (Credits: @MOehm, approved by OP)




          Part 6: Miscellaneous Clues




          Warfaretania, the name of the country mentioned in the introductory paragraph may give the hint that the whole thing is about a war




          Also,




          The last words of each title gives "Washed ringers out. Dates appropriate. Ally signs spirited deals." (Credits: @VictorStafusa)




          RED HERRINGS!!!



          Number One:




          Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get:
          CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé
          Which gives:
          Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé
          In english:
          This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry
          (Credits: @joH1)




          Number two




          The double letters in the bold names in each article spell: one more dead end (Credits: @ablerks)







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            Your observations are a superset of mine, though, so I'm clearing my answer to de-clutter the thread. Nice job!
            – George Menoutis
            Dec 12 '18 at 13:12










          • A third red herring was rot13[gur Ratyvfu anzrf bs fcrpvrf] ;)
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          Very partial answer -- quotes of the day



          Three letters in my name have I - A.Cecine




          GOT




          Not one's an A or E or Y - B.St.Pasun




          (true)




          My first two -- bested by AI - C.Indice




          GO (AlphaGo)




          My last two work till they're bled dry - D.Enfait




          OT (overtime)




          Add A, still best though years go by - E.Cestun




          GOAT (greatest of all time)




          Or add an H, hair black I dye - F.Haren




          GOTH (black clothes, too)




          Add two, I go with ship, town, ly - G.Grou




          GHOST




          Or maybe stare with prejudiced eye - H.Gedes




          BIGOT




          One who plays me will win or die. - I.Ole




          Game of Thrones




          There remain




          the initials, which just go A-I and (I guess) don't have much extra content to them; and the names, which I'm sure are informative but I don't yet understand. (The initials may or may not want to be included.)







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            Partial:




            The picture in no. 5 is the seal of Paraguay. Paraguay minus RH2O (R[WATER/AGUA]) is PAY.




            also:




            the double letters in the bold names in each article spell: ONE MORE DEAD END




            , which probably does not help. ;)






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              Partial (non)-answer:




              Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get

              CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé, which gives: Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé and in english,
              This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry




              which is indeed not even a partial answer, but it's a dead end worth mentioning in order to prevent falling into it.






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                Partial:




                First picture is the Japanese WA (わ) backwards (and with 2 shadows):
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                Second is the A chord on the guitar.

                So we get either AW - A or AWAWAW - A







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                  Good find! Add @OmegaKryptons second observation and you get rot13(njnvg).
                  – Christoph
                  Dec 12 '18 at 15:37










                • @DaurenYermenov Hello and welcome to PSE. Please hide your answers in spoilers using the >! prefix in the beginning of the lines.
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                  Dec 12 '18 at 15:37



















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                Another partial findings:



                The fourth image




                shows the country of Benin and Benin City, which is located in Benin's neighbour country Nigeria. The signs are hebrew for "ben", so the solution for this picture is in. (thanks to @ablerks)




                The fifth picture




                shows the SI prefixes. The missing one is G.




                The seventh picture




                could be a reference to the MI6 agents 001 to 007. Their boss is M. (thanks to @NudgeNudge)




                The eigth picture




                refers to presidents on the dollar bills and US states. The letters are the abbreviation of the state where the capital has the same name as the president on the bill. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska (NE), and the red arrow indicates to read this backwards, which gives en. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                The ninth picture




                displays TRACK - RACK = T. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                Putting together these with @DaurenYermenov's first two pictures' solutions, @OmegaKrypton's solutions for the third picture and @ablerks's sixth picture solution you get




                Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t







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                  You're right. The signs in the fourth image are rot13(Uroerj sbe Ora).
                  – ablerks
                  Dec 12 '18 at 17:06








                • 1




                  I believe the seventh image could refer to rot13(Wnzrf Obaq'f obff (Ntrag mrebmrebfrira), Z), which would fit your solution.
                  – NudgeNudge
                  Dec 12 '18 at 17:25






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                  I think the last is TRACK - RACK = T.
                  – Gareth McCaughan
                  Dec 12 '18 at 17:28






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                  And it's in no way a surprise that the other one is EN (Lincoln -> Nebraska -> NE -> EN) but I don't quite see how it works. Lincoln (capital of Nebraska) is the guy on the $5 bill. But Jackson (capital of Mississipi) is on the $20, not the $10, and the guy on the $10 is not Columbus (capital of Ohio).
                  – Gareth McCaughan
                  Dec 12 '18 at 17:29








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                  @GarethMcCaughan Augh, that one's on me. Turns out I was looking at 1914 banknotes or something... I'll fix the clue once I get to an actual computer.
                  – jafe
                  Dec 12 '18 at 17:42



















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                Partial: (with some help from @GarethMcCaughan




                It looks like all the latin names are misspelled. So far I discovered some of the differences which might contain hidden text. Starting with the top image here is what I found so far:

                1. r

                2. e a

                3. d y

                4. f o

                5. r d

                6. e l

                7. i

                8. v e

                9. r y

                which reads "Ready for delivery"




                Also the first 3 pictures give us:




                AW + A + IT = AWAIT







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                  Unsurprisingly #6 is missing EL.
                  – Gareth McCaughan
                  Dec 12 '18 at 13:40






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                  And #3 is missing DY. So that message is pretty clear.
                  – Gareth McCaughan
                  Dec 12 '18 at 13:41



















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                Nobody so far found any hidden messages on the actual semantic content of the text (just in syntathical features like doubled letters and typos). The text seems to be very strange and unusual for me, so maybe there is some sort of hidden message there.



                Looking at the titles, I think that I may have found something:




                Washed ringers out.
                Dates appropriate.
                Ally signs spirited deals.







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                  By the way, thanks for editing my formatting!
                  – Omega Krypton
                  Dec 13 '18 at 8:30











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                The headlines say:




                Mis.




                Each headline ...




                ... has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other words:

                unnatural, uncover, unwisely, unwashed
                derailments, derby, derringers
                standpoint, stand guard, standstill, stand out
                Manchester, manservant, manhandles, mandates
                age-old, age limits, age-appropriate
                mention, mentor, mentally
                delaying, definite, dead, designs
                meantime, meanwhile, mean-spirited
                orbiter, oral, ordeals


                The result, "Understand Management Demeanor" can be treated in the same way:

                misunderstand, mismanagement,misdemeanor.




                Putting things together:




                The mis goes with the siles to make missiles. Together with the shreds and pieces that Omega Krypton has catalogued, the message transmitted to the embassy of Warfaretania is:

                Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment.


                (But I wonder why the agent jumped through hoops to encode the rather irrelevant "got". Once a puzzler, always a puzzler, I guess ...)







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                • Nice work! This is the intended answer. (As for why the first word was included: rot13[gur "ernql sbe qryvirel" cneg jnf nqqrq ng gur ynfg zvahgr])
                  – jafe
                  Dec 13 '18 at 11:12
















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                The headlines say:




                Mis.




                Each headline ...




                ... has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other words:

                unnatural, uncover, unwisely, unwashed
                derailments, derby, derringers
                standpoint, stand guard, standstill, stand out
                Manchester, manservant, manhandles, mandates
                age-old, age limits, age-appropriate
                mention, mentor, mentally
                delaying, definite, dead, designs
                meantime, meanwhile, mean-spirited
                orbiter, oral, ordeals


                The result, "Understand Management Demeanor" can be treated in the same way:

                misunderstand, mismanagement,misdemeanor.




                Putting things together:




                The mis goes with the siles to make missiles. Together with the shreds and pieces that Omega Krypton has catalogued, the message transmitted to the embassy of Warfaretania is:

                Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment.


                (But I wonder why the agent jumped through hoops to encode the rather irrelevant "got". Once a puzzler, always a puzzler, I guess ...)







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                • Nice work! This is the intended answer. (As for why the first word was included: rot13[gur "ernql sbe qryvirel" cneg jnf nqqrq ng gur ynfg zvahgr])
                  – jafe
                  Dec 13 '18 at 11:12














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                The headlines say:




                Mis.




                Each headline ...




                ... has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other words:

                unnatural, uncover, unwisely, unwashed
                derailments, derby, derringers
                standpoint, stand guard, standstill, stand out
                Manchester, manservant, manhandles, mandates
                age-old, age limits, age-appropriate
                mention, mentor, mentally
                delaying, definite, dead, designs
                meantime, meanwhile, mean-spirited
                orbiter, oral, ordeals


                The result, "Understand Management Demeanor" can be treated in the same way:

                misunderstand, mismanagement,misdemeanor.




                Putting things together:




                The mis goes with the siles to make missiles. Together with the shreds and pieces that Omega Krypton has catalogued, the message transmitted to the embassy of Warfaretania is:

                Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment.


                (But I wonder why the agent jumped through hoops to encode the rather irrelevant "got". Once a puzzler, always a puzzler, I guess ...)







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                The headlines say:




                Mis.




                Each headline ...




                ... has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other words:

                unnatural, uncover, unwisely, unwashed
                derailments, derby, derringers
                standpoint, stand guard, standstill, stand out
                Manchester, manservant, manhandles, mandates
                age-old, age limits, age-appropriate
                mention, mentor, mentally
                delaying, definite, dead, designs
                meantime, meanwhile, mean-spirited
                orbiter, oral, ordeals


                The result, "Understand Management Demeanor" can be treated in the same way:

                misunderstand, mismanagement,misdemeanor.




                Putting things together:




                The mis goes with the siles to make missiles. Together with the shreds and pieces that Omega Krypton has catalogued, the message transmitted to the embassy of Warfaretania is:

                Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment.


                (But I wonder why the agent jumped through hoops to encode the rather irrelevant "got". Once a puzzler, always a puzzler, I guess ...)








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                • Nice work! This is the intended answer. (As for why the first word was included: rot13[gur "ernql sbe qryvirel" cneg jnf nqqrq ng gur ynfg zvahgr])
                  – jafe
                  Dec 13 '18 at 11:12


















                • Nice work! This is the intended answer. (As for why the first word was included: rot13[gur "ernql sbe qryvirel" cneg jnf nqqrq ng gur ynfg zvahgr])
                  – jafe
                  Dec 13 '18 at 11:12
















                Nice work! This is the intended answer. (As for why the first word was included: rot13[gur "ernql sbe qryvirel" cneg jnf nqqrq ng gur ynfg zvahgr])
                – jafe
                Dec 13 '18 at 11:12




                Nice work! This is the intended answer. (As for why the first word was included: rot13[gur "ernql sbe qryvirel" cneg jnf nqqrq ng gur ynfg zvahgr])
                – jafe
                Dec 13 '18 at 11:12











                18














                Partial Answer:



                DISCLAIMER:



                This is a combination of all works. However, to prevent misunderstanding of me stealing other's effort and hard work, I will credit others work in the answer. Also, I will not provide elaboration. Instead, I will directly jump to the answer for simplicity. Please refer to their answer for explanation. Thank you. However, if you don't mind me including your answer, please tell me in the comments. I'll update it from time to time.



                Part 1: Quotes of the Day




                GOT is hidden, where in each of the quotes you get (the results from Dec 1 to 9 are GOT, GOT, GO, OT, GOAT, GOTH, GHOST, BIGOT, and Game Of Thrones) (Credits: @GarethMcCaughan)




                Part 2a: Headlines




                Each headline has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other word. The prefix can be combined into un+der+stand+man+age+ment+de+mean+or = "Understand Management Demeanor". The same algorithm is applied again, rendering "mis" (from "misunderstand, mismanagement, misdemeanor") (Credits: @MOehm)




                Part 2b: Logo




                the logos on the top left corner of each piece of newspaper can be combined ton form this, which is the coat of arms of Lower Silesia, Poland. Silesia-"ia"=Siles:
                001




                Part 3: Missing letters in Latin Names




                The differences in Latin names render:
                r+ea+dy+fo+rd+el+i+ve+ry = "READY FOR DELIVERY" (Credits: @rhsquared + @GarethMcCaughan)




                Part 4: Illustrations




                Combining the letters obtained from each illustration, we get: Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t (Credits: 1-2 @DaurenYermenov, 3 by me, 6 by @ablerks, 8 partial by @GarethMcCaughan others by @Christoph)




                Elaboration on Illustration 3:




                The question mark on Dec 3 is it (country code for Italy), where the six pairs of alphabets are the country codes for France (fr), Switzerland (ch), Austria (at), Slovenia (si), Vatican (va), and San Marino (sm)




                Part 5: ANSWER




                Combining the results from all parts render:
                Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment. (Credits: @MOehm, approved by OP)




                Part 6: Miscellaneous Clues




                Warfaretania, the name of the country mentioned in the introductory paragraph may give the hint that the whole thing is about a war




                Also,




                The last words of each title gives "Washed ringers out. Dates appropriate. Ally signs spirited deals." (Credits: @VictorStafusa)




                RED HERRINGS!!!



                Number One:




                Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get:
                CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé
                Which gives:
                Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé
                In english:
                This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry
                (Credits: @joH1)




                Number two




                The double letters in the bold names in each article spell: one more dead end (Credits: @ablerks)







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                  Your observations are a superset of mine, though, so I'm clearing my answer to de-clutter the thread. Nice job!
                  – George Menoutis
                  Dec 12 '18 at 13:12










                • A third red herring was rot13[gur Ratyvfu anzrf bs fcrpvrf] ;)
                  – jafe
                  Dec 14 '18 at 6:42
















                18














                Partial Answer:



                DISCLAIMER:



                This is a combination of all works. However, to prevent misunderstanding of me stealing other's effort and hard work, I will credit others work in the answer. Also, I will not provide elaboration. Instead, I will directly jump to the answer for simplicity. Please refer to their answer for explanation. Thank you. However, if you don't mind me including your answer, please tell me in the comments. I'll update it from time to time.



                Part 1: Quotes of the Day




                GOT is hidden, where in each of the quotes you get (the results from Dec 1 to 9 are GOT, GOT, GO, OT, GOAT, GOTH, GHOST, BIGOT, and Game Of Thrones) (Credits: @GarethMcCaughan)




                Part 2a: Headlines




                Each headline has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other word. The prefix can be combined into un+der+stand+man+age+ment+de+mean+or = "Understand Management Demeanor". The same algorithm is applied again, rendering "mis" (from "misunderstand, mismanagement, misdemeanor") (Credits: @MOehm)




                Part 2b: Logo




                the logos on the top left corner of each piece of newspaper can be combined ton form this, which is the coat of arms of Lower Silesia, Poland. Silesia-"ia"=Siles:
                001




                Part 3: Missing letters in Latin Names




                The differences in Latin names render:
                r+ea+dy+fo+rd+el+i+ve+ry = "READY FOR DELIVERY" (Credits: @rhsquared + @GarethMcCaughan)




                Part 4: Illustrations




                Combining the letters obtained from each illustration, we get: Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t (Credits: 1-2 @DaurenYermenov, 3 by me, 6 by @ablerks, 8 partial by @GarethMcCaughan others by @Christoph)




                Elaboration on Illustration 3:




                The question mark on Dec 3 is it (country code for Italy), where the six pairs of alphabets are the country codes for France (fr), Switzerland (ch), Austria (at), Slovenia (si), Vatican (va), and San Marino (sm)




                Part 5: ANSWER




                Combining the results from all parts render:
                Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment. (Credits: @MOehm, approved by OP)




                Part 6: Miscellaneous Clues




                Warfaretania, the name of the country mentioned in the introductory paragraph may give the hint that the whole thing is about a war




                Also,




                The last words of each title gives "Washed ringers out. Dates appropriate. Ally signs spirited deals." (Credits: @VictorStafusa)




                RED HERRINGS!!!



                Number One:




                Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get:
                CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé
                Which gives:
                Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé
                In english:
                This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry
                (Credits: @joH1)




                Number two




                The double letters in the bold names in each article spell: one more dead end (Credits: @ablerks)







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                • 1




                  Your observations are a superset of mine, though, so I'm clearing my answer to de-clutter the thread. Nice job!
                  – George Menoutis
                  Dec 12 '18 at 13:12










                • A third red herring was rot13[gur Ratyvfu anzrf bs fcrpvrf] ;)
                  – jafe
                  Dec 14 '18 at 6:42














                18












                18








                18






                Partial Answer:



                DISCLAIMER:



                This is a combination of all works. However, to prevent misunderstanding of me stealing other's effort and hard work, I will credit others work in the answer. Also, I will not provide elaboration. Instead, I will directly jump to the answer for simplicity. Please refer to their answer for explanation. Thank you. However, if you don't mind me including your answer, please tell me in the comments. I'll update it from time to time.



                Part 1: Quotes of the Day




                GOT is hidden, where in each of the quotes you get (the results from Dec 1 to 9 are GOT, GOT, GO, OT, GOAT, GOTH, GHOST, BIGOT, and Game Of Thrones) (Credits: @GarethMcCaughan)




                Part 2a: Headlines




                Each headline has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other word. The prefix can be combined into un+der+stand+man+age+ment+de+mean+or = "Understand Management Demeanor". The same algorithm is applied again, rendering "mis" (from "misunderstand, mismanagement, misdemeanor") (Credits: @MOehm)




                Part 2b: Logo




                the logos on the top left corner of each piece of newspaper can be combined ton form this, which is the coat of arms of Lower Silesia, Poland. Silesia-"ia"=Siles:
                001




                Part 3: Missing letters in Latin Names




                The differences in Latin names render:
                r+ea+dy+fo+rd+el+i+ve+ry = "READY FOR DELIVERY" (Credits: @rhsquared + @GarethMcCaughan)




                Part 4: Illustrations




                Combining the letters obtained from each illustration, we get: Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t (Credits: 1-2 @DaurenYermenov, 3 by me, 6 by @ablerks, 8 partial by @GarethMcCaughan others by @Christoph)




                Elaboration on Illustration 3:




                The question mark on Dec 3 is it (country code for Italy), where the six pairs of alphabets are the country codes for France (fr), Switzerland (ch), Austria (at), Slovenia (si), Vatican (va), and San Marino (sm)




                Part 5: ANSWER




                Combining the results from all parts render:
                Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment. (Credits: @MOehm, approved by OP)




                Part 6: Miscellaneous Clues




                Warfaretania, the name of the country mentioned in the introductory paragraph may give the hint that the whole thing is about a war




                Also,




                The last words of each title gives "Washed ringers out. Dates appropriate. Ally signs spirited deals." (Credits: @VictorStafusa)




                RED HERRINGS!!!



                Number One:




                Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get:
                CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé
                Which gives:
                Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé
                In english:
                This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry
                (Credits: @joH1)




                Number two




                The double letters in the bold names in each article spell: one more dead end (Credits: @ablerks)







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                Partial Answer:



                DISCLAIMER:



                This is a combination of all works. However, to prevent misunderstanding of me stealing other's effort and hard work, I will credit others work in the answer. Also, I will not provide elaboration. Instead, I will directly jump to the answer for simplicity. Please refer to their answer for explanation. Thank you. However, if you don't mind me including your answer, please tell me in the comments. I'll update it from time to time.



                Part 1: Quotes of the Day




                GOT is hidden, where in each of the quotes you get (the results from Dec 1 to 9 are GOT, GOT, GO, OT, GOAT, GOTH, GHOST, BIGOT, and Game Of Thrones) (Credits: @GarethMcCaughan)




                Part 2a: Headlines




                Each headline has a common word or prefix that can be applied to all of its words to form other word. The prefix can be combined into un+der+stand+man+age+ment+de+mean+or = "Understand Management Demeanor". The same algorithm is applied again, rendering "mis" (from "misunderstand, mismanagement, misdemeanor") (Credits: @MOehm)




                Part 2b: Logo




                the logos on the top left corner of each piece of newspaper can be combined ton form this, which is the coat of arms of Lower Silesia, Poland. Silesia-"ia"=Siles:
                001




                Part 3: Missing letters in Latin Names




                The differences in Latin names render:
                r+ea+dy+fo+rd+el+i+ve+ry = "READY FOR DELIVERY" (Credits: @rhsquared + @GarethMcCaughan)




                Part 4: Illustrations




                Combining the letters obtained from each illustration, we get: Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t (Credits: 1-2 @DaurenYermenov, 3 by me, 6 by @ablerks, 8 partial by @GarethMcCaughan others by @Christoph)




                Elaboration on Illustration 3:




                The question mark on Dec 3 is it (country code for Italy), where the six pairs of alphabets are the country codes for France (fr), Switzerland (ch), Austria (at), Slovenia (si), Vatican (va), and San Marino (sm)




                Part 5: ANSWER




                Combining the results from all parts render:
                Got missiles ready for delivery. Awaiting payment. (Credits: @MOehm, approved by OP)




                Part 6: Miscellaneous Clues




                Warfaretania, the name of the country mentioned in the introductory paragraph may give the hint that the whole thing is about a war




                Also,




                The last words of each title gives "Washed ringers out. Dates appropriate. Ally signs spirited deals." (Credits: @VictorStafusa)




                RED HERRINGS!!!



                Number One:




                Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get:
                CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé
                Which gives:
                Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé
                In english:
                This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry
                (Credits: @joH1)




                Number two




                The double letters in the bold names in each article spell: one more dead end (Credits: @ablerks)








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                answered Dec 12 '18 at 13:09









                Omega Krypton

                2,3751226




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                • 1




                  Your observations are a superset of mine, though, so I'm clearing my answer to de-clutter the thread. Nice job!
                  – George Menoutis
                  Dec 12 '18 at 13:12










                • A third red herring was rot13[gur Ratyvfu anzrf bs fcrpvrf] ;)
                  – jafe
                  Dec 14 '18 at 6:42














                • 1




                  Your observations are a superset of mine, though, so I'm clearing my answer to de-clutter the thread. Nice job!
                  – George Menoutis
                  Dec 12 '18 at 13:12










                • A third red herring was rot13[gur Ratyvfu anzrf bs fcrpvrf] ;)
                  – jafe
                  Dec 14 '18 at 6:42








                1




                1




                Your observations are a superset of mine, though, so I'm clearing my answer to de-clutter the thread. Nice job!
                – George Menoutis
                Dec 12 '18 at 13:12




                Your observations are a superset of mine, though, so I'm clearing my answer to de-clutter the thread. Nice job!
                – George Menoutis
                Dec 12 '18 at 13:12












                A third red herring was rot13[gur Ratyvfu anzrf bs fcrpvrf] ;)
                – jafe
                Dec 14 '18 at 6:42




                A third red herring was rot13[gur Ratyvfu anzrf bs fcrpvrf] ;)
                – jafe
                Dec 14 '18 at 6:42











                14














                Very partial answer -- quotes of the day



                Three letters in my name have I - A.Cecine




                GOT




                Not one's an A or E or Y - B.St.Pasun




                (true)




                My first two -- bested by AI - C.Indice




                GO (AlphaGo)




                My last two work till they're bled dry - D.Enfait




                OT (overtime)




                Add A, still best though years go by - E.Cestun




                GOAT (greatest of all time)




                Or add an H, hair black I dye - F.Haren




                GOTH (black clothes, too)




                Add two, I go with ship, town, ly - G.Grou




                GHOST




                Or maybe stare with prejudiced eye - H.Gedes




                BIGOT




                One who plays me will win or die. - I.Ole




                Game of Thrones




                There remain




                the initials, which just go A-I and (I guess) don't have much extra content to them; and the names, which I'm sure are informative but I don't yet understand. (The initials may or may not want to be included.)







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                  14














                  Very partial answer -- quotes of the day



                  Three letters in my name have I - A.Cecine




                  GOT




                  Not one's an A or E or Y - B.St.Pasun




                  (true)




                  My first two -- bested by AI - C.Indice




                  GO (AlphaGo)




                  My last two work till they're bled dry - D.Enfait




                  OT (overtime)




                  Add A, still best though years go by - E.Cestun




                  GOAT (greatest of all time)




                  Or add an H, hair black I dye - F.Haren




                  GOTH (black clothes, too)




                  Add two, I go with ship, town, ly - G.Grou




                  GHOST




                  Or maybe stare with prejudiced eye - H.Gedes




                  BIGOT




                  One who plays me will win or die. - I.Ole




                  Game of Thrones




                  There remain




                  the initials, which just go A-I and (I guess) don't have much extra content to them; and the names, which I'm sure are informative but I don't yet understand. (The initials may or may not want to be included.)







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                    14












                    14








                    14






                    Very partial answer -- quotes of the day



                    Three letters in my name have I - A.Cecine




                    GOT




                    Not one's an A or E or Y - B.St.Pasun




                    (true)




                    My first two -- bested by AI - C.Indice




                    GO (AlphaGo)




                    My last two work till they're bled dry - D.Enfait




                    OT (overtime)




                    Add A, still best though years go by - E.Cestun




                    GOAT (greatest of all time)




                    Or add an H, hair black I dye - F.Haren




                    GOTH (black clothes, too)




                    Add two, I go with ship, town, ly - G.Grou




                    GHOST




                    Or maybe stare with prejudiced eye - H.Gedes




                    BIGOT




                    One who plays me will win or die. - I.Ole




                    Game of Thrones




                    There remain




                    the initials, which just go A-I and (I guess) don't have much extra content to them; and the names, which I'm sure are informative but I don't yet understand. (The initials may or may not want to be included.)







                    share|improve this answer












                    Very partial answer -- quotes of the day



                    Three letters in my name have I - A.Cecine




                    GOT




                    Not one's an A or E or Y - B.St.Pasun




                    (true)




                    My first two -- bested by AI - C.Indice




                    GO (AlphaGo)




                    My last two work till they're bled dry - D.Enfait




                    OT (overtime)




                    Add A, still best though years go by - E.Cestun




                    GOAT (greatest of all time)




                    Or add an H, hair black I dye - F.Haren




                    GOTH (black clothes, too)




                    Add two, I go with ship, town, ly - G.Grou




                    GHOST




                    Or maybe stare with prejudiced eye - H.Gedes




                    BIGOT




                    One who plays me will win or die. - I.Ole




                    Game of Thrones




                    There remain




                    the initials, which just go A-I and (I guess) don't have much extra content to them; and the names, which I'm sure are informative but I don't yet understand. (The initials may or may not want to be included.)








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                    answered Dec 12 '18 at 13:54









                    Gareth McCaughan

                    60.4k3151234




                    60.4k3151234























                        11














                        Partial:




                        The picture in no. 5 is the seal of Paraguay. Paraguay minus RH2O (R[WATER/AGUA]) is PAY.




                        also:




                        the double letters in the bold names in each article spell: ONE MORE DEAD END




                        , which probably does not help. ;)






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                          11














                          Partial:




                          The picture in no. 5 is the seal of Paraguay. Paraguay minus RH2O (R[WATER/AGUA]) is PAY.




                          also:




                          the double letters in the bold names in each article spell: ONE MORE DEAD END




                          , which probably does not help. ;)






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                            11












                            11








                            11






                            Partial:




                            The picture in no. 5 is the seal of Paraguay. Paraguay minus RH2O (R[WATER/AGUA]) is PAY.




                            also:




                            the double letters in the bold names in each article spell: ONE MORE DEAD END




                            , which probably does not help. ;)






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                            Partial:




                            The picture in no. 5 is the seal of Paraguay. Paraguay minus RH2O (R[WATER/AGUA]) is PAY.




                            also:




                            the double letters in the bold names in each article spell: ONE MORE DEAD END




                            , which probably does not help. ;)







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                            edited Dec 12 '18 at 14:55

























                            answered Dec 12 '18 at 13:53









                            ablerks

                            1093




                            1093























                                10














                                Partial (non)-answer:




                                Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get

                                CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé, which gives: Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé and in english,
                                This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry




                                which is indeed not even a partial answer, but it's a dead end worth mentioning in order to prevent falling into it.






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                                  10














                                  Partial (non)-answer:




                                  Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get

                                  CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé, which gives: Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé and in english,
                                  This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry




                                  which is indeed not even a partial answer, but it's a dead end worth mentioning in order to prevent falling into it.






                                  share|improve this answer


























                                    10












                                    10








                                    10






                                    Partial (non)-answer:




                                    Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get

                                    CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé, which gives: Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé and in english,
                                    This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry




                                    which is indeed not even a partial answer, but it's a dead end worth mentioning in order to prevent falling into it.






                                    share|improve this answer














                                    Partial (non)-answer:




                                    Concatenating the last names of the different authors of the Quote of the day, we get

                                    CecinePasunIndiceEnfaitCestunHarenGrouGedéSolé, which gives: Ceci n'est pas un indice, en fait c'est un hareng rouge, désolé and in english,
                                    This is not a clue, it is a red herring, sorry




                                    which is indeed not even a partial answer, but it's a dead end worth mentioning in order to prevent falling into it.







                                    share|improve this answer














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                                    edited Dec 12 '18 at 16:07









                                    rhsquared

                                    7,35421644




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                                    answered Dec 12 '18 at 16:00









                                    joH1

                                    20114




                                    20114























                                        8














                                        Partial:




                                        First picture is the Japanese WA (わ) backwards (and with 2 shadows):
                                        enter image description here
                                        Second is the A chord on the guitar.

                                        So we get either AW - A or AWAWAW - A







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                                        • 1




                                          Good find! Add @OmegaKryptons second observation and you get rot13(njnvg).
                                          – Christoph
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 15:37










                                        • @DaurenYermenov Hello and welcome to PSE. Please hide your answers in spoilers using the >! prefix in the beginning of the lines.
                                          – rhsquared
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 15:37
















                                        8














                                        Partial:




                                        First picture is the Japanese WA (わ) backwards (and with 2 shadows):
                                        enter image description here
                                        Second is the A chord on the guitar.

                                        So we get either AW - A or AWAWAW - A







                                        share|improve this answer



















                                        • 1




                                          Good find! Add @OmegaKryptons second observation and you get rot13(njnvg).
                                          – Christoph
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 15:37










                                        • @DaurenYermenov Hello and welcome to PSE. Please hide your answers in spoilers using the >! prefix in the beginning of the lines.
                                          – rhsquared
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 15:37














                                        8












                                        8








                                        8






                                        Partial:




                                        First picture is the Japanese WA (わ) backwards (and with 2 shadows):
                                        enter image description here
                                        Second is the A chord on the guitar.

                                        So we get either AW - A or AWAWAW - A







                                        share|improve this answer














                                        Partial:




                                        First picture is the Japanese WA (わ) backwards (and with 2 shadows):
                                        enter image description here
                                        Second is the A chord on the guitar.

                                        So we get either AW - A or AWAWAW - A








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                                        edited Dec 12 '18 at 15:38









                                        rhsquared

                                        7,35421644




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                                        answered Dec 12 '18 at 15:35









                                        Dauren Yermenov

                                        812




                                        812








                                        • 1




                                          Good find! Add @OmegaKryptons second observation and you get rot13(njnvg).
                                          – Christoph
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 15:37










                                        • @DaurenYermenov Hello and welcome to PSE. Please hide your answers in spoilers using the >! prefix in the beginning of the lines.
                                          – rhsquared
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 15:37














                                        • 1




                                          Good find! Add @OmegaKryptons second observation and you get rot13(njnvg).
                                          – Christoph
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 15:37










                                        • @DaurenYermenov Hello and welcome to PSE. Please hide your answers in spoilers using the >! prefix in the beginning of the lines.
                                          – rhsquared
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 15:37








                                        1




                                        1




                                        Good find! Add @OmegaKryptons second observation and you get rot13(njnvg).
                                        – Christoph
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 15:37




                                        Good find! Add @OmegaKryptons second observation and you get rot13(njnvg).
                                        – Christoph
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 15:37












                                        @DaurenYermenov Hello and welcome to PSE. Please hide your answers in spoilers using the >! prefix in the beginning of the lines.
                                        – rhsquared
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 15:37




                                        @DaurenYermenov Hello and welcome to PSE. Please hide your answers in spoilers using the >! prefix in the beginning of the lines.
                                        – rhsquared
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 15:37











                                        8














                                        Another partial findings:



                                        The fourth image




                                        shows the country of Benin and Benin City, which is located in Benin's neighbour country Nigeria. The signs are hebrew for "ben", so the solution for this picture is in. (thanks to @ablerks)




                                        The fifth picture




                                        shows the SI prefixes. The missing one is G.




                                        The seventh picture




                                        could be a reference to the MI6 agents 001 to 007. Their boss is M. (thanks to @NudgeNudge)




                                        The eigth picture




                                        refers to presidents on the dollar bills and US states. The letters are the abbreviation of the state where the capital has the same name as the president on the bill. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska (NE), and the red arrow indicates to read this backwards, which gives en. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                                        The ninth picture




                                        displays TRACK - RACK = T. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                                        Putting together these with @DaurenYermenov's first two pictures' solutions, @OmegaKrypton's solutions for the third picture and @ablerks's sixth picture solution you get




                                        Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t







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                                        • 1




                                          You're right. The signs in the fourth image are rot13(Uroerj sbe Ora).
                                          – ablerks
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:06








                                        • 1




                                          I believe the seventh image could refer to rot13(Wnzrf Obaq'f obff (Ntrag mrebmrebfrira), Z), which would fit your solution.
                                          – NudgeNudge
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:25






                                        • 2




                                          I think the last is TRACK - RACK = T.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:28






                                        • 3




                                          And it's in no way a surprise that the other one is EN (Lincoln -> Nebraska -> NE -> EN) but I don't quite see how it works. Lincoln (capital of Nebraska) is the guy on the $5 bill. But Jackson (capital of Mississipi) is on the $20, not the $10, and the guy on the $10 is not Columbus (capital of Ohio).
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:29








                                        • 1




                                          @GarethMcCaughan Augh, that one's on me. Turns out I was looking at 1914 banknotes or something... I'll fix the clue once I get to an actual computer.
                                          – jafe
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:42
















                                        8














                                        Another partial findings:



                                        The fourth image




                                        shows the country of Benin and Benin City, which is located in Benin's neighbour country Nigeria. The signs are hebrew for "ben", so the solution for this picture is in. (thanks to @ablerks)




                                        The fifth picture




                                        shows the SI prefixes. The missing one is G.




                                        The seventh picture




                                        could be a reference to the MI6 agents 001 to 007. Their boss is M. (thanks to @NudgeNudge)




                                        The eigth picture




                                        refers to presidents on the dollar bills and US states. The letters are the abbreviation of the state where the capital has the same name as the president on the bill. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska (NE), and the red arrow indicates to read this backwards, which gives en. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                                        The ninth picture




                                        displays TRACK - RACK = T. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                                        Putting together these with @DaurenYermenov's first two pictures' solutions, @OmegaKrypton's solutions for the third picture and @ablerks's sixth picture solution you get




                                        Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t







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                                        • 1




                                          You're right. The signs in the fourth image are rot13(Uroerj sbe Ora).
                                          – ablerks
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:06








                                        • 1




                                          I believe the seventh image could refer to rot13(Wnzrf Obaq'f obff (Ntrag mrebmrebfrira), Z), which would fit your solution.
                                          – NudgeNudge
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:25






                                        • 2




                                          I think the last is TRACK - RACK = T.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:28






                                        • 3




                                          And it's in no way a surprise that the other one is EN (Lincoln -> Nebraska -> NE -> EN) but I don't quite see how it works. Lincoln (capital of Nebraska) is the guy on the $5 bill. But Jackson (capital of Mississipi) is on the $20, not the $10, and the guy on the $10 is not Columbus (capital of Ohio).
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:29








                                        • 1




                                          @GarethMcCaughan Augh, that one's on me. Turns out I was looking at 1914 banknotes or something... I'll fix the clue once I get to an actual computer.
                                          – jafe
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:42














                                        8












                                        8








                                        8






                                        Another partial findings:



                                        The fourth image




                                        shows the country of Benin and Benin City, which is located in Benin's neighbour country Nigeria. The signs are hebrew for "ben", so the solution for this picture is in. (thanks to @ablerks)




                                        The fifth picture




                                        shows the SI prefixes. The missing one is G.




                                        The seventh picture




                                        could be a reference to the MI6 agents 001 to 007. Their boss is M. (thanks to @NudgeNudge)




                                        The eigth picture




                                        refers to presidents on the dollar bills and US states. The letters are the abbreviation of the state where the capital has the same name as the president on the bill. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska (NE), and the red arrow indicates to read this backwards, which gives en. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                                        The ninth picture




                                        displays TRACK - RACK = T. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                                        Putting together these with @DaurenYermenov's first two pictures' solutions, @OmegaKrypton's solutions for the third picture and @ablerks's sixth picture solution you get




                                        Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t







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                                        Another partial findings:



                                        The fourth image




                                        shows the country of Benin and Benin City, which is located in Benin's neighbour country Nigeria. The signs are hebrew for "ben", so the solution for this picture is in. (thanks to @ablerks)




                                        The fifth picture




                                        shows the SI prefixes. The missing one is G.




                                        The seventh picture




                                        could be a reference to the MI6 agents 001 to 007. Their boss is M. (thanks to @NudgeNudge)




                                        The eigth picture




                                        refers to presidents on the dollar bills and US states. The letters are the abbreviation of the state where the capital has the same name as the president on the bill. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska (NE), and the red arrow indicates to read this backwards, which gives en. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                                        The ninth picture




                                        displays TRACK - RACK = T. (thanks to @Gareth McCaughan)




                                        Putting together these with @DaurenYermenov's first two pictures' solutions, @OmegaKrypton's solutions for the third picture and @ablerks's sixth picture solution you get




                                        Aw-a-it-in-g pay-m-en-t








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                                        edited Dec 12 '18 at 18:45

























                                        answered Dec 12 '18 at 16:53









                                        Christoph

                                        3,4061426




                                        3,4061426








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                                          You're right. The signs in the fourth image are rot13(Uroerj sbe Ora).
                                          – ablerks
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:06








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                                          I believe the seventh image could refer to rot13(Wnzrf Obaq'f obff (Ntrag mrebmrebfrira), Z), which would fit your solution.
                                          – NudgeNudge
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:25






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                                          I think the last is TRACK - RACK = T.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:28






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                                          And it's in no way a surprise that the other one is EN (Lincoln -> Nebraska -> NE -> EN) but I don't quite see how it works. Lincoln (capital of Nebraska) is the guy on the $5 bill. But Jackson (capital of Mississipi) is on the $20, not the $10, and the guy on the $10 is not Columbus (capital of Ohio).
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:29








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                                          @GarethMcCaughan Augh, that one's on me. Turns out I was looking at 1914 banknotes or something... I'll fix the clue once I get to an actual computer.
                                          – jafe
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:42














                                        • 1




                                          You're right. The signs in the fourth image are rot13(Uroerj sbe Ora).
                                          – ablerks
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:06








                                        • 1




                                          I believe the seventh image could refer to rot13(Wnzrf Obaq'f obff (Ntrag mrebmrebfrira), Z), which would fit your solution.
                                          – NudgeNudge
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:25






                                        • 2




                                          I think the last is TRACK - RACK = T.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:28






                                        • 3




                                          And it's in no way a surprise that the other one is EN (Lincoln -> Nebraska -> NE -> EN) but I don't quite see how it works. Lincoln (capital of Nebraska) is the guy on the $5 bill. But Jackson (capital of Mississipi) is on the $20, not the $10, and the guy on the $10 is not Columbus (capital of Ohio).
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:29








                                        • 1




                                          @GarethMcCaughan Augh, that one's on me. Turns out I was looking at 1914 banknotes or something... I'll fix the clue once I get to an actual computer.
                                          – jafe
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 17:42








                                        1




                                        1




                                        You're right. The signs in the fourth image are rot13(Uroerj sbe Ora).
                                        – ablerks
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:06






                                        You're right. The signs in the fourth image are rot13(Uroerj sbe Ora).
                                        – ablerks
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:06






                                        1




                                        1




                                        I believe the seventh image could refer to rot13(Wnzrf Obaq'f obff (Ntrag mrebmrebfrira), Z), which would fit your solution.
                                        – NudgeNudge
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:25




                                        I believe the seventh image could refer to rot13(Wnzrf Obaq'f obff (Ntrag mrebmrebfrira), Z), which would fit your solution.
                                        – NudgeNudge
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:25




                                        2




                                        2




                                        I think the last is TRACK - RACK = T.
                                        – Gareth McCaughan
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:28




                                        I think the last is TRACK - RACK = T.
                                        – Gareth McCaughan
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:28




                                        3




                                        3




                                        And it's in no way a surprise that the other one is EN (Lincoln -> Nebraska -> NE -> EN) but I don't quite see how it works. Lincoln (capital of Nebraska) is the guy on the $5 bill. But Jackson (capital of Mississipi) is on the $20, not the $10, and the guy on the $10 is not Columbus (capital of Ohio).
                                        – Gareth McCaughan
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:29






                                        And it's in no way a surprise that the other one is EN (Lincoln -> Nebraska -> NE -> EN) but I don't quite see how it works. Lincoln (capital of Nebraska) is the guy on the $5 bill. But Jackson (capital of Mississipi) is on the $20, not the $10, and the guy on the $10 is not Columbus (capital of Ohio).
                                        – Gareth McCaughan
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:29






                                        1




                                        1




                                        @GarethMcCaughan Augh, that one's on me. Turns out I was looking at 1914 banknotes or something... I'll fix the clue once I get to an actual computer.
                                        – jafe
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:42




                                        @GarethMcCaughan Augh, that one's on me. Turns out I was looking at 1914 banknotes or something... I'll fix the clue once I get to an actual computer.
                                        – jafe
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 17:42











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                                        Partial: (with some help from @GarethMcCaughan




                                        It looks like all the latin names are misspelled. So far I discovered some of the differences which might contain hidden text. Starting with the top image here is what I found so far:

                                        1. r

                                        2. e a

                                        3. d y

                                        4. f o

                                        5. r d

                                        6. e l

                                        7. i

                                        8. v e

                                        9. r y

                                        which reads "Ready for delivery"




                                        Also the first 3 pictures give us:




                                        AW + A + IT = AWAIT







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                                          Unsurprisingly #6 is missing EL.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 13:40






                                        • 1




                                          And #3 is missing DY. So that message is pretty clear.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 13:41
















                                        6














                                        Partial: (with some help from @GarethMcCaughan




                                        It looks like all the latin names are misspelled. So far I discovered some of the differences which might contain hidden text. Starting with the top image here is what I found so far:

                                        1. r

                                        2. e a

                                        3. d y

                                        4. f o

                                        5. r d

                                        6. e l

                                        7. i

                                        8. v e

                                        9. r y

                                        which reads "Ready for delivery"




                                        Also the first 3 pictures give us:




                                        AW + A + IT = AWAIT







                                        share|improve this answer



















                                        • 1




                                          Unsurprisingly #6 is missing EL.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 13:40






                                        • 1




                                          And #3 is missing DY. So that message is pretty clear.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 13:41














                                        6












                                        6








                                        6






                                        Partial: (with some help from @GarethMcCaughan




                                        It looks like all the latin names are misspelled. So far I discovered some of the differences which might contain hidden text. Starting with the top image here is what I found so far:

                                        1. r

                                        2. e a

                                        3. d y

                                        4. f o

                                        5. r d

                                        6. e l

                                        7. i

                                        8. v e

                                        9. r y

                                        which reads "Ready for delivery"




                                        Also the first 3 pictures give us:




                                        AW + A + IT = AWAIT







                                        share|improve this answer














                                        Partial: (with some help from @GarethMcCaughan




                                        It looks like all the latin names are misspelled. So far I discovered some of the differences which might contain hidden text. Starting with the top image here is what I found so far:

                                        1. r

                                        2. e a

                                        3. d y

                                        4. f o

                                        5. r d

                                        6. e l

                                        7. i

                                        8. v e

                                        9. r y

                                        which reads "Ready for delivery"




                                        Also the first 3 pictures give us:




                                        AW + A + IT = AWAIT








                                        share|improve this answer














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                                        edited Dec 12 '18 at 16:51

























                                        answered Dec 12 '18 at 12:47









                                        rhsquared

                                        7,35421644




                                        7,35421644








                                        • 1




                                          Unsurprisingly #6 is missing EL.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 13:40






                                        • 1




                                          And #3 is missing DY. So that message is pretty clear.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 13:41














                                        • 1




                                          Unsurprisingly #6 is missing EL.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 13:40






                                        • 1




                                          And #3 is missing DY. So that message is pretty clear.
                                          – Gareth McCaughan
                                          Dec 12 '18 at 13:41








                                        1




                                        1




                                        Unsurprisingly #6 is missing EL.
                                        – Gareth McCaughan
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 13:40




                                        Unsurprisingly #6 is missing EL.
                                        – Gareth McCaughan
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 13:40




                                        1




                                        1




                                        And #3 is missing DY. So that message is pretty clear.
                                        – Gareth McCaughan
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 13:41




                                        And #3 is missing DY. So that message is pretty clear.
                                        – Gareth McCaughan
                                        Dec 12 '18 at 13:41











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                                        Nobody so far found any hidden messages on the actual semantic content of the text (just in syntathical features like doubled letters and typos). The text seems to be very strange and unusual for me, so maybe there is some sort of hidden message there.



                                        Looking at the titles, I think that I may have found something:




                                        Washed ringers out.
                                        Dates appropriate.
                                        Ally signs spirited deals.







                                        share|improve this answer

















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                                          By the way, thanks for editing my formatting!
                                          – Omega Krypton
                                          Dec 13 '18 at 8:30
















                                        3














                                        Nobody so far found any hidden messages on the actual semantic content of the text (just in syntathical features like doubled letters and typos). The text seems to be very strange and unusual for me, so maybe there is some sort of hidden message there.



                                        Looking at the titles, I think that I may have found something:




                                        Washed ringers out.
                                        Dates appropriate.
                                        Ally signs spirited deals.







                                        share|improve this answer

















                                        • 1




                                          By the way, thanks for editing my formatting!
                                          – Omega Krypton
                                          Dec 13 '18 at 8:30














                                        3












                                        3








                                        3






                                        Nobody so far found any hidden messages on the actual semantic content of the text (just in syntathical features like doubled letters and typos). The text seems to be very strange and unusual for me, so maybe there is some sort of hidden message there.



                                        Looking at the titles, I think that I may have found something:




                                        Washed ringers out.
                                        Dates appropriate.
                                        Ally signs spirited deals.







                                        share|improve this answer












                                        Nobody so far found any hidden messages on the actual semantic content of the text (just in syntathical features like doubled letters and typos). The text seems to be very strange and unusual for me, so maybe there is some sort of hidden message there.



                                        Looking at the titles, I think that I may have found something:




                                        Washed ringers out.
                                        Dates appropriate.
                                        Ally signs spirited deals.








                                        share|improve this answer












                                        share|improve this answer



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                                        answered Dec 13 '18 at 8:21









                                        Victor Stafusa

                                        6,25512249




                                        6,25512249








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                                          By the way, thanks for editing my formatting!
                                          – Omega Krypton
                                          Dec 13 '18 at 8:30














                                        • 1




                                          By the way, thanks for editing my formatting!
                                          – Omega Krypton
                                          Dec 13 '18 at 8:30








                                        1




                                        1




                                        By the way, thanks for editing my formatting!
                                        – Omega Krypton
                                        Dec 13 '18 at 8:30




                                        By the way, thanks for editing my formatting!
                                        – Omega Krypton
                                        Dec 13 '18 at 8:30


















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