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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1912

Page

10

The Two Orphans and the Spider Woman Chronicle

An ancient tale follows a brother and sister who live alone in a canyon by a stream under the guidance of the unseen Chief of All the Eagles. They prosper through farming and hunting until the sister’s call lures the brother to a fawn that is a deceitful Spider Woman in disguise. The plot centers on trust, danger, and magical guardianship.

Cannoy Fide Fen Ming Ny Leeds Karl

Grandmother Spirit Lures Hero. Sister Fears Fate

In a tale of enchantment, a young man is welcomed by a Spider Woman figure in a tepee and forgets his sister and home. The deserted sister endures fear as she watches for danger, suspecting a witch or monster will claim him while hope fades.

Spider Woman's magic feathers bind brother and sister

A tribal tale follows a sister doomed by Spider Woman's spell. Her brother journeys, gathers eagle feathers, and, through danger and fate, rescues her. They vow to defy witchcraft, reclaim the mound, and wed, ending the Spider Woman's disruption.

Toys From Boxes Inspire Boys To Build In New York Park

In Carl Schurz Park New York City a toy workshop uses empty cigar and soap boxes plus packing linxes to craft barns derricks carts and sand dumps. Fifteen to twenty boys after school and on Saturdays turn scraps into miniature farms and vehicles under supervision, learning basic carpentry with common tools and a stove pot for glue as they transform recyclables into practical toys.

Carl Schurz Park New York City Bart Tim Amess Waller Front Wderricks Ama‘ten Tey Reduily Svork Tome Thrife Association Hess Carl Sebura Park

WHE Matches Puzzle to Four Piles of Two

A practical instruction describes arranging matches into four piles of two each. Start by selecting any match, count three in either direction, then place the picked match across the third match. Repeat this process to complete the four two-match piles.

Prefix Puzzle: a single syllable fits many words

A puzzle in prefixes asks to prefix the same one syllable to each given word to yield terms that describe a thing sometimes given to soldiers a game a portion of water a mass of metal a large sum of money and a weapon.

How to make a useful and inexpensive barometer

H J Carsley describes a cheap barometer made from an old electric light globe filled with water. A brass top, string weights, and a small hole indicate rain or clear weather as water drips or stays. The device should be hung straight and away from damage, valued as a curious classroom project.

H. J. Carsley Cd Boia

Puzzling vegetables misread on last week page

The article lists odd vegetable names for a boys and girls puzzle: quash potatoes exy plant carbage lerka os beets. The text appears as garbled OCR with unclear nouns and no clear event or outcome.

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