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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1928

Page

4

Out of the Fog A Story of Adventure in the Air

Stan Mullen, bank cashier and flyer, races to fetch cash for a bank run. He and Johnny Decker fly a 300 mile night mission to a city bank, landing under beacon lights to meet banker Mr. Fair and guards. The tale blends aviation action with a crisis at Security Savings.

Out W. Boyce Morgan Stan Mullen Se Pry Savings Bank Hee Decker Stan Johnny Mr. Mullen Halesburg Mr. Fair Johnny Decker

Night Flight to Sealed Cargo

Stan and Johnny prepare for a perilous eight hour night voyage in a small monoplane. They strap on parachutes and depart under lights, discussing fuel limits, a possible emergency landing, and wary weather as they head toward a dark unknown with money as cargo.

Read These Hints Before Putting on Your Magic Show

Practical guide for amateur magicians on staging a spooky engaging show. Advises practice assembling tricks, using a black costume and robe, keeping talk flowing during tricks, making jokes to ease observation, flattering the audience, and planning transitions with an assistant to ensure smooth execution.

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Answers to posers list from Holland edition

Answers to posers include Holland and an opera singer. Locations named include West Point New York the Catskills and Havana. Among many groups mentioned are the Senecas Mohawks Sioux Blackfeet Apaches and Chickasaws. Trout appears as a key item.

Holland West Point N. Y The Catskills Orleans Havana

Close brush with cash sparks bold takeoff in the plane

Stan taunts a friend about money and they board a plane with Mr Fair. A ground man snaps the propeller and the aircraft roars down the field. Johnny breathes deeply as they lift off while fog looms ahead, counting on Stan. To be continued next week.

Stan Johnny Mr. Mullen Mr Fair

Are You A Good Example For Younger Readers

Editorial urges readers to consider how they serve as role models for younger friends and relatives. It reminds that being looked up to carries responsibility and calls for careful conduct to set a proper example.

Do It Yourself Metal Mail Box Christmas Craft

An ideal Christmas present is a mail box made from bright tin 18 by 814 inches with back sides bottom and front formed from one piece. Cut pattern on paper trace onto tin, bend at right angles, solder seams, file excess solder, drill a top back hole, boil to clean, rinse and dry, then paint and stencil for decoration. Use a wooden block inside to keep square while soldering.

Customs of Others Are Strange to Us

A short, light survey of quirky cultural practices from the Eskimos, Chinese, and Thibet people, explaining thrift in China for grand funerals, Eskimo offerings to storm gods, and Thibet rock piles and prayer flags guiding travelers, ending with a joke about tongue sandwiches.

John Chinaman China Alexander Eskimo Thibet India Timothy Thibet

Answers to Puzzles 1 Cross Word Puzzle

Crossword puzzle solution list for Puzzles 1. Includes labeled answers and brief clues from the page segment. Contains multiple small entries, each row showing a numbered clue and its answer, reflecting puzzle’s structure and solved state.

Big Ben Clock Tower and Its Giant Pendulum

A fragment describes London's Houses of Parliament tower and the Big Ben clock. It notes the 360 step staircase to the top room housing the famed clock with four faces, each 23 feet across, 14 foot minute hands, and a pendulum weighing about 5600 pounds. The text contrasts the tiny watch minute hand with Big Ben’s bold one foot per jump.

London Houses of Parliament Westminster Abbey Thames Big Ben

Thanksgiving themed crossword puzzle challenges and clues

The page presents a Thanksgiving crossword with a Pilgrim motif and multiple horizontal and vertical clues. It mentions word chains inspired by the Mayflower voyage, a five-move ship to land change, and a word diamond built around the Thanksgiving fowl, plus reversals yielding durations and a word for strike.

How to bake chocolate brownies with nuts

A cheerful recipe outlines creamy butter and sugar, eggs, flour, melted chocolate, and chopped walnuts mixed with vanilla. The batter is baked in a shallow pan in a moderate oven and cut into small squares while warm.

Knowledge Quiz From The Posers Page

A collection of trivia questions covering topics from Olympic locations to Joan of Arc and Indian tribes. Reads like a classroom knowledge exercise asking for countries, occupations, academy locations, historic ranges, associations, fish, and Cuban geography.

Mary Garden United States Military Academy New York State Joan of Arc North America Cuba

The Fun Box and Quick Quips Across a Page

A collage of quirky lines and snippets shows humor and irony. Dialogues range from a mother comforting a holiday fear to a boastful remark about daily suits, a drowning plea, and a bridge warning. The mix includes a joking adage about hair, sweaters, and shared sisterhood with playful tension.

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