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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1928
Page
12
Readers send in another batch of five brain teasers. The column features quick punny questions credited to Ray L. Mason Evelyn Egbert Paul and Mary Hoskins Herbert Paskett and Rachel Calderwood. Readers are invited to guess the answers.
A historical note explains an ice based fire trick. A small cake of ice is warmed by hands, melting to reveal a glowing effect. The description hints at a visual demonstration and the improvised method to produce heat from cold material.
The reader describes shaping a glass lens with cupped hands and a semi circular motion. Gloves are worn during sizing but final polishing is done bare handed for a finer finish. Once finished the lens is used as a burning glass.
The article explains that tree trunks grow new wood each year under the bark creating rings that indicate age. A Canadian tree section shows 720 rings, dating back to 1208, with some trees in Canada Washington Oregon and California nearly 2000 years old, proven by concentric rings.
A playful prompt asks readers to name five Americans who attempted trans oceanic flights, three famous operas, the number of teeth in a normal adult, definition of a herbivorous animal, the English general who defeated Napoleon, Titanic sinking causes, the moving picture actress in Peter Pan, and the parts of speech modified by an adverb.
A fragment from a weekly language page explaining Chinook terms CALIPEEN CALIPEEN meaning gun and variations like LAMAH CALIPEEN for revolver STICK CALIPEEN for bow and arrow MOX CALIPEEN j for double barrel gun HAIYU MAMUKE POO GALIPEEN for repeating rifle CAMAS a camas bulb root used in soups COMTOX meaning understand knowledge and recognition plus example phrases.
A newspaper promo invites boys and girls to obtain a large map titled Just Sposin Land. The map, sixteen by twelve inches, accompanies the Adventures of Peter Pen. Mail a two cent stamp with name and address to Nick Nichols care of the newspaper or the address in this week’s feature.
The note states that Caesar was killed on page fourteen, indicating a reference location within the newspaper page.
A noted note extols micro telescopes and reading glasses to view snowflakes, claiming each flake is unique. It advises setting up an unheated outside space, spreading flakes on black cloth, then inspecting indoors, using ink and paper to copy findings and study specimens under a microscope.
A playful piece urges rising with determination to conquer the first plunge from bed. Getting up sets the tone for a day of punctual dressing breakfast and school on time, reducing indigestion and tempers. The argument: begin well and the rest follows with smoother outcomes.
A collage of jokes and quips is presented in brisk streetwise banter. Bits include Mose facing a two week jail stretch for a fatal shooting but claiming no charge and a hung outcome, a doctor overcharging for measles visits, Oswald’s bath fear, a shy contributor offering jokes, and a teacher quip about a seven year old breaking a tooth while shifting gears on a lollipop.
A playful exchange between a young boy and a dealer over oyster pricing ends with the boy asking for a yard after being denied a pound. The humor hinges on measurement puns as the dealer clarifies they sell by measure, not weight.
A fur merchant explains how fur color varies by habitat with animals like beaver otter and muskrat darkening in clear cold lakes and lightening in muddy waters. Climate and food influence coats but are not universal. ermines come from cold winters while some southern animals stay brown year round.
A story from Yuma Arizona explains a hotel sign promising free meals to citizens. The sign remains an old joke, as the generous landlord risks little since sunny weather yields rare cloudy days, while irrigation developments around Yuma support abundant crops and mineral wealth in a desert landscape.
A long reader page features puzzles and crossword tips, noting the week’s word square is packed with US state abbreviations. It lists horizontal clues, answers, and states including Connecticut New Jersey Idaho and Arkansas, plus remarks on beheading words to reveal foods and slips of letters, all in a period newspaper voice.
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