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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1927
Page
11
Lakeview Academy defeats Brenton 26 to 19 after a surprise homegrown trick play. Rival Rimler is exposed as a traitor, Bob Manley faces possible expulsion, and two captains vanish in protest before a tense postgame scene.
Plan of an old castle sets a rescue quest as a knight must navigate the dungeon path while the drawbridge is down. He must move swiftly without crossing any lines to reach the princess, free her, and return to exit safely.
The article recalls instructions for a Flag Guessing Game. Flags are printed weekly. players must identify each flag and color it correctly. If the guesser names the country by the flag alone, no points are given. if not, questions are used to earn one to five points per number of questions, with ten points if all five fail. The lowest score wins after all flags are shown. Flag Number 28.
A February message notes the month brings poor weather and waning energy but urges students to use the time for strong work. It praises birthdays and spring promise while warning that constant complaints solve nothing and that effort now yields clear conscience when good weather returns.
The page presents a playful Q A style feature with questions attributed to Washington and Lincoln about riddles. It lists items such as what beats a good wife and when to read the book of nature, inviting readers to guess clever answers and engage with the historical figures in a light puzzle format.
A puzzle prompts readers to identify the state or Canadian province shown by an outline map on the page. The answer is noted elsewhere on the same page.
A vintage guide describes canvas or oil cloth errand aprons enabling hands free carry for packages. It covers the head on and shoulder straps, dual front and back bags, seamless edges, and potential two tone designs with decorative silhouettes.
A riddle asks for a country famous for daring tailors a thousand years ago and called The Land of the Midnight Sun. It notes a population half of New York City, Oslo as capital, and fame for fields. The prompt invites coloring and assembling a flag from colored parts.
A riddle jokes about a fisherman and an engeter living by hook and crook. The punchline notes their livelihood comes from hooks and suspicious methods.
A collage of lines from students and teachers with puns about art glass stone cuts and a lawyer’s line about starting with a will. It mentions a young teacher and Sammy the lisping pupil, plus misread words and riddles about autumn leaves blinds and hard rain.
Cecille Lyon reports a Valentine party hosted by The Puzzlers where each guest's valentine is a puzzle. Attendees color a heart red after solving clues and mount it on lightweight cardboard for display.
The reader presents a mixed puzzle with horizontal and vertical clue pairings. It hints at a word diamond theme and asks for rest of the crossword style entries. The fragment mentions definitions like organ of hearing and snake like, plus a request to identify missing words and the third word.
A cryptic prompt asks to fill blanks in a sentence with two homophones that differ in spelling and meaning. The example reads She hurried up theand all heads turned toafter her, seeking two words that sound the same but spellings differ.
Readers solve a mixed cryptic list of crossword style clues. Entries include horizontal and vertical word fragments like map Valantine etc, with references to diamonds halos palette and Valentine. The jumble requires identifying connected word pairs and completing themed 3 by 3 square patterns.
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