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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1915
Page
3
Sparkling clear cold day brings rosy youngsters to the ice bound streamlet. Frozen ponds invite swift feet as skates flash in the sun. Ears and noses tingle, yet the scene is splendid fun for skaters bold and merry.
A lively tale follows Christopher Edward Gordon known as Hands In Your Pockets. His mother scolds him for pocketed hands while a mischievous imp weaves playful punishments. The boy dreams of consequences then awakes to repeat the old habit, ending with a looming threat of more severe sewing.
Edith, a dessert loving child, intently asks about ambrosia after Aunt Dinah's stories. At Uncle Frank's lunch, she imagines ambrosia as angels’ food but receives orange and coconut dessert instead, while siblings enjoy real ice cream and cake. a gentle lesson follows.
The Hopi use clay and wood dolls for festivity and teaching. Priests craft tihhus representing natural forces like rain sun and lightning to enact plays for children. Dolls are elaborately dressed in gaudy colors with painted features, beads, and quills, reflecting Hopi notions of beauty and ritual rather than playthings.
A historical report details the tung tree of China, noting its wide branches, smooth green bark, and large nutlike fruit containing three triangular seeds. The seeds yield oil used for wood polishing and leather, with the remaining material used as fertilizer. Wood from the tree is crafted into fine boxes and musical instruments.
Puzzle item details beheadings forming a Horse animal theme with clues 1 to 6 and a word square titled The rainbow to list items. It includes formats like Herc ere Open-pen Raid-aid Seat eat Elate-late and a mixed word square with Iris Rash ale Shed Bird Nickel-cke nit prain nigrain-rdin nig hat e nighat-a night Hing night ring-r nighting whale night ingwhale-tch nightingale.
An Army scene from France shows a French Colonel seeking word on a company’s fate after a charge. He learns of one officer killed, a Cornet, and finds his son’s body, kneels to kiss the dead face, makes the cross, then returns to duty. The piece ends with hopeful note that the day will come.
A curious portrait of the sloth as misunderstood but content creature. The piece notes its upside down lifestyle, arboreal habits, and occasional nimbleness, contrasting observers’ initial judgment with a calmer, moss-toned existence. It details habitat in South America, diet of leaves and shoots, slow daytime activity, and nocturnal cries, with size comparisons from cat to small bear.
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