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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1928
Page
12
An instructional note describes preparing a dozen or so cards for stage card tricks. It outlines handling the deck to appear loose, creating misdirection, and a display stunt where cards seem to run up the arm and turn over in sequence, ending with a dramatic reveal.
An ordinary deck is transformed into a stringed master deck with holes punched at intersecting guide lines. Holes in the pattern card transfer to other cards using thread, creating a linked stack. Finish by clipping unpunched cards and masking threads. Tricks include amplifying the cascade and waterfall effects.
The reader is invited to locate a carnivorous mammal in a rebus puzzle. The animal is native to the United States, common across America and Europe, known for cleverness and fur trapping. Its two three letter words appear in the puzzle and letters to assemble are provided elsewhere on the page.
A fragment from El Comancho introduces Chinook vocabulary and phrases. It explains CULTAS meaning bad and uses qualifiers to show degrees of badness. It notes that prefixes alter meaning and mentions future lessons and example phrases about feeling sorry or blue.
The article argues that even famed figures like Edison and Napoleon rested in naps during the day and warns that everyone needs regular sleep. It stresses the importance of plenty of sound sleep in youth for body growth and mind development and cautions against laziness in neglecting nightly rest.
A reader presents five two minute time bound riddles and a hidden animal puzzle. Questions cover tongue injuries quiet speech virtue at the North Pole pocket watch timing and keeping a keen edge after giving away a item. The hidden animal is a red fox.
Sentence alliterations challenge describes tongue twisters and practice phrases. Shirley notices students sewing silk sweaters while Peggy buys pictures. Carl catches Clarence and Clara in a clever, clear, cool cream scene. Willy works on white washed walls as ten Turks attempt tricky turns.
The article outlines carpet and pinned holds in wrestling, detailing how a top attacker can force a fall with chest pressure on the shoulder, the scissors, and a bar hold combined with hammer rack. It explains defense by blocking with the near arm and counter moves when the opponent rolls.
A whimsical tale follows Peter Pen and five young guests aboard a magic carpet on a tour to the Land of Just Sposin. A snarling figure named Nick Michore causes a mighty storm that disrupts the journey and thwarts their travel plans. The antagonist vows to use all power to stop the group from reaching their destination.
A fragment presents a quirky quiz on languages, arts, geometry, and history. It lists questions about nationalities, art forms, definitions, centuries, geography, and a dental degree. The answer section names English, German, French, Roman, Russian, Norwegian for languages and notes Napoléon died in the 18th century, Siberia in northeastern Asia, and Doctor of Dental Surgery. Lima is given as the capital of Peru.
Puzzle text lists coats of arms and definitions, with many clues and abbreviations. It includes terms like learned, island near Italy, negative, boy's nickname, hither, timber, head covering, Christian era, pronouns, be, and various crossword hints. The fragment ends with a word-chain instruction to transform hard to soft and form a four-word square.
A wordplay puzzle asks to fill missing words that sound alike but differ in meaning. The scene shows a man returning to the and discovering his dog beneath a bush, while he struggles to move through water with boots heavy on his feet, hinting at homophone substitutions.
A list of scattered crossword clues and word fragments appears, giving numbered entries like 1 wise maid 7 am 12 me 18 kid 15 Ed 20 cap 22 A. Diz 23 Os 35 say 27 it 28 for 30 Na 88 unity 34 ebon 25 nook and vertical hints. The sentence puzzle reads Did Hannah mon bers Hannah did, and a riddle about tard lord lore pore sort SOPT.
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