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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1929
Page
12
A historical note describes basketball coaching tactics at Grégon State College in San Diego California. It outlines drill setups with centers forwards and guards, emphasizes one step guarding distance and staying alert, and promises future guidance on player position qualifications.
Instructions describe building a sturdy sled from a dry goods box with an iron cultivator wheel. It explains cutting the tire, bolting ends, using washers, crafting a long tongue from hard wood, and fitting a handle. The sled can haul two to three hundred pounds on ice or hard snow, suitable for lake shore supplies and camping gear.
A reader shares a fruit cookie recipe credited to Gladys Reese. Ingredients include lard butter sugar eggs milk flour soda currants raisins and rolled oats. Method uses creaming fat with sugar, beating eggs, folding in milk and flour, dissolving soda, then adding dried fruit and oats before baking in a moderate oven. Also contains a set of riddles with light humor.
The text notes that the silk secret was once confined to China despite silkworms being cultivated elsewhere. It outlines the historical uniqueness of silk production before global spread of the craft.
A Cornish High basketball tale recounts Eddie Lansford dominating games and the origin of the nickname Piggy. A locker room incident after a guard teased him led to a fight, revealing a long memory of a vaseline covered haircut joke from childhood and Eddie’s later restraint. The piece ends with a tease that the story continues next week.
The text recalls silk production in China dating back over two millennia, guarded as a kingdom secret. A Chinese princess allegedly betrayed her country by smuggling silkworm eggs and mulberry seeds to India, enabling the tale to spread west, finally reaching Europe in the sixth century.
A reader recalls returning a beloved public library volume damaged by corners bent pages and sticky marks. The piece laments book mutilation and stresses the value of printed knowledge, urging respect for books as part of the mind and heart of authors and readers alike.
A memory and wit test for riddle fans presents five questions. It asks what happens when a man argues with a telephone operator, why hens do not crow at night, the best way to remove wrinkles, what a put up job is, and how to fill a barrel to make it lighter.
A detailed description explains making Mr. Paper Man from a 36 inch crepe paper strip. Tie an overhand knot, flatten to form a head, then follow illustrated steps to shape the figure. Add facial features with a pencil and practice to perfect the creasing and stretching for a quick, convincing illusion.
The Globe Trotter recounts ancient Egypt's achievements from pyramids to the Sphinx and irrigation. It describes Pharaoh Rameses II, his burial in stone chambers, and his preservation as a mummy in Cairo’s museum after discovery in 1881. Menephthal, son of Rameses, is linked to the Exodus tale.
Puzzle text fragment mentions soldiers privateers and gear, plus scattered names and letters. The readable portion hints at a puzzle solution row with military imagery and incomplete names like Wilson and Douglas. Strong entities are limited, but the fragment suggests a crossword answer stream rather than a cohesive article.
This puzzle notes Abraham Lincoln's birth month and presents a crossword within the Great Emancipator silhouette as a commemorative feature for readers.
A jumble of clues and wordplay tracing Lincoln era themes. It features horizontal and vertical hints, scrambled presidential names, and stepwise letter-change challenges centered on Abraham Lincoln and a famous debate partner.
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