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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1926
Page
10
A long notice invites youths to submit fresh riddles for publication. It recalls a prior popular department, promises answers at the bottom, and lists dozens of sample questions and their solutions, encouraging readers to mail in items for a chance to be named.
The Thames flows southeast through England. A lighter sinks lighter than water. Walter Hagen is the National Professional Golf Champion of the United States. St Patrick drove snakes from Ireland. A grand slam means taking all tricks in bridge. The Secretary of the Treasury is Mellon. Fleet Street is in London England. An armadillo is a South American animal with a shell back.
Seventy men are shown as involved in producing a single needle through twenty two processes after initial long and bent length is cut, split, and finished. Early needles originated from thorns and pointed sticks, with bone and stone examples among relics of past civilizations.
A fragment notes similarities and differences in hair styles as children, mentioning Tibbons and curled looks. The caption contrasts their childhood appearance with later fashion, reflecting changing trends across generations.
The passage captures quirky exchanges among a gushing maiden a persuading interviewer, a vegetarian applicant, a lifelong churchgoer, and a bluffing policeman. A shore guard threatens arrest, a man in water vows to stay, and a dramatic line hints at self harm.
Readers learn why ancient folk believed giants walked the earth and how early theories gave way to science. The article explains earth’s changes over millions of years, continental shifts, marine fossils in Kansas and Maryland, and the rise and extinction of dinosaurs. It notes skeleton evidence in museums and describes dinosaurs as terrible lizards that dominated long before humans.
A column blends a reader pet anecdote with paleontology notes on long-necked dinosaurs. It describes their size, diet, and swampy habitats, then teases a forthcoming piece on Three Horns. A church etiquette joke closes the page.
A promotional prompt asks readers about preferred film genres including epics dramas and tragedies. It notes a recent contract with notable stars and invites audience input on future movie offerings.
Two unnamed speakers exchange taunts about thinness and feeding habits. The dialogue depicts a crude race-based insult dynamic with exaggerated comparisons, reflecting hostile language from a past era. No broader context is provided beyond the exchange.
The fragment notes Miss Thelma Atty described as a beautiful figure with notable presence and charm. The line hints at a pageant or fashion display context but provides limited concrete details beyond her looks and status.
Sammy Wilson, after selling his coins at Billing's farmhouse auction, buys a pony for ten dollars only to see it go to a kind old gentleman who offers him a job as pony caretaker and rider. The boy's disappointment turns sweet as they arrange care and training for the pony.
A plan to establish the honor system in a large penitentiary is discussed. Prisoners are asked to vote on whether they can uphold an honest standard, with humor from inmates about voting and a joke exchange about cold boiled ham amid the talk.
Cecille Lyon describes a post Christmas word chain game using gifts for Jim and Susy. Each clue points to a word whose last letter links to the first of the next, looping back to the start. Items include a vehicle for snow a girl’s favorite toys a neck ornament a tracked toy for Billy a school paper block and items to fly.
A word ladder puzzle where each step changes one letter to form a new word. Clues define a body part, a group, a place, employ, fire, a transportation fee, empty, and a home for domestic animals. The text invites quick solving and hints at the number of steps.
A word square riddle presents clues for a two word set where the second is a loafer and the last is an appointed meeting night. It hints at homophones with different spellings and meanings and includes phrases about politics and education. The puzzle asks to behead words to reveal a propulsion method and a weather condition, ending with a final question.
Answers correctors: Sled dolls locket train notebook kites. The stop word puzzle yields heat heat herd bere hire sre fare bare barn burn. Johnny’s Christmas gifts include a bat a te a tlcycle and a check. Word square: night tale glory herbs tryst 5 Hire Diher S traim.
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