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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
19
Three youngsters plan a homemade Easter surprise for their family. They want colored eggs but mother declines, so they raid the attic art supplies to paint and decorate a nest of items for a thoughtful, self-made display on Easter morning.
Three children imagine and craft paper eggs with verses for Easter. Jane writes lines, Tom and Doris help decorate and cut patterns, and they place the cards on neighbors doors including Grandmother and Uncle Bill. They finish by delivering cheerful notes and candy.
A youth named Tom Jackson, later Stonewall Jackson, failed arithmetic in an West Point exam alongside Gibson H. Butcher. Congressmen urged schooling, but Tom pursued grit riding a gray mare across Virginia to plead his case in Washington. He pledged to repay kindness and prove the judgment wise.
A vintage puzzle page presents Geographical Diamond clues with answers like Lion Oil and Mare Ram, and Transformed Animals with curtailing and reversing wordplays yielding Lion Oil Mare Ram Llama Man Wolf Show Canididface Leopard Parole Chetah Teach and more. A Ratpy Puzzle, Fraternal 6 Operate Rational 6 Irate Grateful Pirate Democrat Wrath, completes the mix.
A recipe column suggests slicing day old bread for Easter themed snacks. Cut rabbit shapes with cookie cutters, fill with egg yolk paste and boiled dressing, add candle eyes, and serve on plain bread triangles with ham salad sandwiches. Arrange attractively with hot cocoa and eye shaped candies.
Children gather in groups at Easter as they call out and compete to find the best egg. The lively scene features pairs testing and judging eggs in a playful local tradition.
A playful egg bidding scene unfolds as two bidders haggle over a prized egg. The exchange escalates with boasts and exchanges, culminating in a victor who calls for a show of hands. Nearby, a note mentions a loan repayment sent to West Point, hinting at a separate storyline.
The article guides boys to build a model geyser at home using tin cans, a soldering iron, and simple parts. It covers cutting and shaping tin, heating water with various fuels, soldering steps, assembly of parts A B and C, and optional torch D. It explains operating the geyser by heating funnel water to create steam pressure and a spout, plus safety and technique tips.
Frances and Ruth run a thrift drive at their school to fund a Victory Bond for the playground. Miss Elsworth leads a student effort to raise funds, with classrooms contributing, reaching two hundred dollars in two days to buy the bond and repair the old playground. The plan aims to help Uncle Sam and provide a future improved play space.
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