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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1929

Page

12

The Pitcher Who Wasn't Needed A Baseball Story

Frankie Lum trains to throw with speed and curve pitches but is kept in the outfield at Warmington High. After learning the curve with Tom Polonis, he begs a comeback as injuries threaten Rainier's game. The coach weighs chances as Waite Roberts injures his pitching hand and Rainier looms next. To be concluded next week.

Frankie Lum Warmington High School Goach Hagberty Frankie Tom Polonis Thei Faot Tom Folonis Tory Haggerty Hig Vanderport Warmington Higgerty Iis Ween Waite Roberts Altho Rainier Tom Scrubs Wake Waite Jack Sharp

Riddles to Cure the Tired Feeling

A playful item invites readers to solve five light riddles. Questions include What is bred in Old Kentucky and When is a house like a bird. The list also asks what kind of pain everyone minimizes and what goes through a door but does not enter or exit. A man’s obligation to keep his ward is noted.

Old Kentucky

National Date Bars Recipe Note From The Kitchenette

A note from Elsie Anderson thanks readers for letters and recipes. It provides a date bar recipe with eggs milk sugar flour nuts dates baking powder vanilla and salt, baked then rolled in powdered sugar. The item group includes a Q and A list with answers: 1 366 2 New York Chicago Philadelphia 3 Montreal Toronto 4 Latin 5 China 6 Off the north coast of Scotland 7 James Fenimore Cooper 8 Noah.

Elsie Anderson Posers New York Chicago Philadelphia Montreal Toronto China Scotland James Fenimore Cooper Noah

Editorial Words to Pay a Debt on Mother's Day

The piece urges readers to express gratitude to mothers, noting actions alone cannot repay all they do. It argues verbal affection matters and that Mother's Day is an ideal time to start paying the debt with words, encouraging appreciation and heartfelt messages.

How to profit from a home wood shop for boys

Guide to turning a small home workshop into a money making venture. Details craft trellises markers and flower boxes from lath and wood, pricing strategies, and how to attract orders. Also covers repairing furniture and building dog houses, with steps for sizing, spacing, and finishing.

Posers Test Readers Knowledge on Time and Places

A reader quiz asks seven questions about leap year days top US cities in order Canada cities language in ancient Rome Buddhism origins Orkney islands author of Webster's dictionary and the Webster first name. The piece presents trivia style prompts without answers.

United States Canada Rome Brent Orkney Islands

Banking Facts for Boys and Girls

Banking Facts for Boys and Girls explains how youths can earn money as agents for magazines and manufacturers. It highlights commissions, ordering, delivery, and lessons in selling, handling money, and building savings, urging early participation for practical business experience.

The Puzzle Column MR ELEPHANT

Circus time is here and this puzzle shows a word diamond built around parents. The second line is a word for father, a girl’s name, a word meaning shabby, and a pine nut. A European country hides in a quoted sentence about mothers. Four circus sights form on picture puzzle.

Mother

Answers to riddles from a playful item

Riddles present five clues: ten cents a leaf, something with wings, a window pane, a keyhole, and a subject that no one will take. The format resembles a quiz or puzzle page item in a newspaper.

Answers to Puzzles Cross Word Solution Clue Three Letter Word

Puzzle page presents a three letter word riddle with prefixes forming conflagration mud father wheel rim and metal band. Also notes diamond words P Dad Doris parents dingy Sty and S. Mentions Spain country and circus acts trained seals acrobats trapeze sideshow fire mira stre tira and wire.

Dad Doris Spain Tre

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