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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1928

Page

12

Sally Saves a Swimmer and Peter Pen Scoop

Dick Mills, a hotel life guard at Silver Lake, rescues a cramp plagued swimmer and earns Sally’s praise after she daringly joins the rescue with a small rowboat. A rookie reporter seeks an interview with Peter Pen, finds Nick Nichols’s ink bottle, and meets the tiny adventurer who invites readers to Just Sposin Land.

Dick Mills Star Schromer Silver Lake Thenda Sally Faber Sally Francis Stanley Mae Walpole Stanley Peter Pen Mr. Nichols

Dance at the hotel ends in spying and boat ride

Dick socializes with Sally and her parents at a hotel ballroom. Sally warns others not to use Dick's boat but the young man and Mae Walpols ignore her and row out on the lake as Dick plans letters and a return to the ballroom. The scene leads to an answer to a rhymed riddle about an eng.

Ally Stanley Sten Jey Sally Life Guard Mae Walpole Nick Nichols

The Baby Within Us Needs Steam to Work

A editorial compares a crying baby to our inner whims. It argues that yielding to first protests trains the impulse to quit work. If the impulse learns it can bluff, it will become a lifelong difficulty, so firmness is required to maintain discipline.

What Kind of Stories Do You Like

W Boyce Morgan invites readers to write and express their preferences for serial stories on this page. Tell him which recent tale you enjoyed and what kind of story you want next, then mail your note to Box 668 La Mesa California.

Ted Peter Pen Nick Pye Gufaw S’posin’ Land Mr. Nichols W. Boyce Morgan la Mesa California

As Science Sees It This Name Given to Many Fish

A descriptive account discusses a fish name applied to many harbor and bay species worldwide. It notes rounded shapes seen from above, resembling an inverted bowl or saucer, ranging from inches to feet in diameter, nearly transparent, with fringes or feelers around the edge.

Jelly fish species Gonionemus near eastern North America

The passage notes jelly fish along the eastern North American coast from Canada to Mexico. It identifies Gonionemus as a hydrazoan, about half an inch across, with a fringe of tentacles. It describes water intake from below and movement through the body’s circular opening.

North America Bay of Fundy Canada Gulf Coast Mexico

Rhyme Teaser From England About a Round Item

A playful riddle asks for an object that is round yet not a ball. It must be broken before use, beaten before drinking, bitten after. To make an example, cut off its tail and the clue ends. The answer is easy to see.

Hike Plans Amid Outdoor Fun With Clear Purpose

An outdoors article urges readers to choose definite aims for their afternoon outing. It notes many valid reasons to hike and encourages selecting a clear objective to avoid aimlessness.

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Hikes as Fun Condensed Lessons and Field Experiments

The text promotes hiking as a compact education and enjoyable activity. Each hike can serve as a learning tool for photography, bloom dates, local flora, bird varieties, and even practical skills like building a camp fire, cooking outdoors, or collecting rocks and shells along shores. The approach encourages observational goals and varied mini projects.

Mons

Jellyfish Anatomy and Fragile Ocean Life

The article explains how jellyfish move by water expulsion, how water feeds the tiny sea organisms that the jellyfish digest through four canals into a central stomach, and describes their tentacles as nerves numbering from sixteen to over eighty. It notes their jelly-like feel and rapid death when removed from water.

CHINOOK WORDS AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

A compact note outlines Chinook language terms with pronunciations and meanings. Key entries include MAHKOOK meaning buy sell exchange market and KAH YAHKA MASAHCHE MAS ANCHE MITLITE with variants for home place live and the command MITLITE.

Puzzle editor teaser hides famous saying

Start this week with a picture puzzle that hides a well known saying. The reader is invited to spot the phrase within the image, testing observation and wit.

Guess This Famous Quotation Four Word Square

A puzzle based on a four word square where the first and third words are state names and the second is a circular metal form while the fourth is a semi precious stone. The prompt gives two word chains to transform FARM to CITY in six moves and another chain from FOG to FIRE.

Crossword Puzzle Clue Scramble From Ancient Page

A fragmentary crossword puzzle item lists clues and partial answers such as Shell of 2 pea, Color, Bone of the cheat, One of the five sensed, Fragrant flowers, Toward kitchen police, Lag Trouble, Unusual, Fresh, Catholic sister, Bag like part of, 4 plant, Before, To bring sit against, Note of the musical scene Greek Jetter, Backbone Av small house A watering place, A small sharp metal taste, Measure of weight, Finish, 25 Hole w Difference Gardening tool Toward the top G iver CARD Reliable A vehicle Toward Correct Abb Doctor of Divinity Abb Printers measures Respectful fear A unit A female dear The smallest state Abb Inside Father To dine Established Abb Be able Drowse 0 Tistien fiver

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All is not gold that flitters puzzled line

Crossword style note reads all is not gold that flitters. The square lists Ohio hops Towa opal and clues WOOD food ford form FIRE and FARM fare mare mite ite cite CITY. David returns from the cire cus in great excitement exclaiming a peanut trick with an elephant and a vacuum like feat.

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