This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1929
Page
12
Last week described setting up a girls studio for spare time work in pleasant surroundings. Details cover book ends, lamp shades, and small felt party favors, with step by step construction ideas using wood, iron, paper, cretonne, and plywood, plus color schemes and finishing touches.
The article advises deepening colors, gluing green felt to the bottom to prevent carving, and finishing wood ends with burning carving or lacquer. It suggests using colored prints or sepia photos covered with clear garnish, plus stuffing or grotesque caricatures, with felt to protect surfaces. Price guidance recommends charging double material costs, aiming for reasonable fees without overcharging.
Betty Eales shares a simple Graham cracker recipe using sour cream sugar and butter. Mix sour cream and sugar with soda then fold in cream and flour to form a stiff batter. Roll flat cut into squares bake in a hot oven for crisp crackers.
The source presents a brief note attributing a cheerful outlook to Fils Reason as a manufacturer owner. It frames Reason as an optimist amid sunlight, labeled as an owning manufacturer rather than a simple believer in bright weather.
A visitor asks about lake depth and a guide recalls a vanished young Australian who stripped to bathe and dived in. They never saw him again, but received a cable from Australia asking for the clothes to be sent.
In a dramatic exchange the Rajah asks what offense is alleged as the bailiff presents a noble thief. The dialogue centers on the alleged theft of the sacred white elephant of Slam, prompting a search order by the Rajah.
A playful set of questions exploring wordplay and metaphors. It asks why ocean meals resemble riddles, how pronunciation shifts can turn mirth into crime, why a room with married people feels empty, when a horse resembles a house, and which U S state is the largest and most popular.
A man bursts into the station with a minute to spare and pleads for a round trip ticket. He demands, where to, then answers himself with a cheeky jab about returning. The exchange captures a brisk, comic moment at rail service.
Gooch Haggerty faces a raw recruit Frankie Lun who arrives from the country claiming pitching speed. Coach and captain test Frankie by throwing, batting, and fielding, discovering his strong hitting but limited pitching skill. The coach redirects Frankie to outfield where his speed and bat may help the team, despite his wish to pitch.
The editorial urges practicing public speaking to beat stage fright. It notes the common discomfort of recitation and stresses that everyone should be able to address audiences in school, business, and social settings. Start now to gain confidence and become one of those people who can say their piece calmly.
A mother helps son Fred start a savings account at a bank, receiving a metal bell coin bank as a first deposit and learning that coins cannot be retrieved without the banker. Fred, his sister and father briefly test the bank, beginning his saving habit.
A family savings tale ends with Fred guessing $15 and winning, as the bank tally reaches $16.45. The article explains old and modern coin banks, their forms from barrels to books, and how money slots and retrieval differ. It notes Greece used clay banks in ancient times and that today’s metal banks last longer.
In the school corridor Frankie meets Tom Polonis the black haired catcher who praises his arm and offers to teach curve balls. The exchange shows Polonis’s confidence in Frankie and hints at lessons to come as the baseball story continues next week.
Answers to puzzles appear as cryptic clues. The first hints that many give up. The second notes laughter becomes manslaugh ter. The third claims there is no single person in it. The fourth suggests a blind state. The final clue refers to matrimony.
In a playful puzzle feature the column blends baseball terms with word chains and a diamond diagram. Clues mix hints like catcher and shortstop with abbreviations and terse definitions as readers chase real word progressions across four baseball themed sequences.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.