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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1929

Page

13

Blackmail and murder entwine in Dillon mystery

Lucy defends fiancé as detective Luther MacNeil investigates a tangled case. A burglar targets the Alex Peterson revolver linked to Andrew Ogden’s murder while a 26‑year blackmail note points to James Dillon. The narrative follows forged alibis, old debts, and a skeptic standoff as clues surface.

Lucy Jerry, Orden Luther MacNeil Alex Peterson Andrew Ogden Dillon Bo- Vee Ogden Andrety Ogden Jerry Deacon Stimson Diljon MacNair Peebles Con James Dillon Henry Aqme

River Crossing Puzzle From Uncle Ray

Uncle Rays Saturday Talk presents a classic crossing puzzle. A Brown family and a dog must cross a river with a 250 pound boat. Mr Brown 150, Mrs Brown 150, each son 75, dog 20. Five round trips plus final trip. solution requires shuttling with returns without swimming, goal to move all across safely.

Mrs. Brown

Dear Uncle Ray Seeks Copy of Home Pastimes for Boys and Girls

A reader from Waterloo asks Uncle Ray to send a copy of Home Pastimes for Boys and Girls. The letter includes a stamped, self-addressed envelope for mailing the requested booklet.

Uncle Ray Waterloo

Poker chips link to blackmail in January mail case

In a tale within a tale the dialogue reveals Mr Ogden’s mail and a sealed envelope containing a poker chip. Hubbard recalls envelopes arriving in January, hinting the chip is tied to blackmail payments and a secret about Ogden. The scene shifts to Uncle Wiggily and the Busy Bee questing pollen for wax.

Geden Dillon MacNair Hubbard MecNair Deacon MacNealy

Uncle Wiggily and the Busy Bee

A comic Uncle Wiggily tale follows the rabbit hero as he enjoys a sunny dell filled with dandelions and grasses. He rolls in the meadow despite his wife’s warning and resumes with a new “adventure” after a mysterious voice asks what he has misplaced.

Dingly Delign Fentleman Dingly Dell Mr. Longears

Youthful Frocks Highlight Pastel and Printed Styles

Fashion today favors youthfully toned lines in plain pastel colors and prints. Summer frocks feature diaphanous fabrics such as chiffons and voiles, with patterns 1669 and 1700 shown for larger women, slen der silhouettes, and varying trims. Pattern notes include sizes, fabric needs, and suggested color schemes for a range of outfits.

Kasha Jersey

Beatrice and the Buzzing Bees Adventure

A playful noisy scene follows Busy Bee as it thanks and wanders. The Woozie Wolf is the sole unhappy character while a future tale hints at Uncle Wiggtly's picnic and a pinhead mishap with an egg beater.

Uncle Wiggily Uncle Wigelly Wigaily Uncle Wiggtly

All the World's a Stage by EmP Bee and Critics

A chaotic vignette set at a quarry and street, featuring children, a protective black catlike girl, and a chorus of social jabs about women. A male observer derides women while a passerby helps an elderly shopper. a store scrubwoman endures ridicule as a shopkeeper defends her labor.

Dortor Gene Meman Tha Wen

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