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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1920
Page
6
A weekly digest for Kettle Falls and the Columbia River Valley notes events of interest. Mrs Myrtle Fish serves as representative for Kettle Falls, with regional updates and community activities summarized for readers.
The Greenwood News reports a lively Grange picnic with girls and boys singing and winning many prizes. Greenwood beat Greenwood in a ball game 21 to 16. Local ranches discuss hay, seed wheat, and livestock purchases as residents visit relatives and attend community events.
Mrs W M Hudleson and Rep Burnett enjoy a Tacoma vacation as arid farm life prompts hope for rain. Margery Palmer in Bellingham reports cool moist weather two to three days weekly. W D Elwood hopes to visit lakes soon while many irrigate for a strong second crop. Several spent the fourth at Colville with patriotic speeches. Keith Montange took students to Pullman for farm demonstration. Mill hands celebrate. mill to restart Monday. Warner Hudleson returns from Almina and Deep Creek trip.
An advertisement touts Thomas' Eclectic Oil as a splendid remedy for earache toothache pains burns scalds sore throat and emergencies. The copy frames it as a versatile home remedy for common ailments.
The Summit Valley News notes a July 15 registration deadline to vote and urges checking registration books at August Pearson’s home. It lists multiple local visits and family trips, including Isak Forslund to Diamond Lake for Independence Day, and local residents planning purchases, visits, and vacations. The piece also mentions diploma awards, teaching appointments, and weather-related notes about drought.
The article traces taxation from Solomon’s era to Jeroboam and the Ten Tribes, noting universal levies paid in gold and silver with no exemptions. It cites Caesar Augustus and Quirinus issuing a world tax, forcing all to enroll and be taxed in their own cities.
A reflection on history as a tool for future guidance not mere entertainment. It argues that Thucydides Polybius and Tacitus seek instruction over idle curiosity, teaching prudence courage and virtue while exposing folly and crime.
Several picnicking and fishing parties from Spokane South Fork Colville and the Pend Oreille school district spent the fourth at Black Lake Geo Days celebrated the fourth with eats and ice cream Mr and Mrs John Crawford and son Wesley and Jack Daily were his guests Mrs John Dailey and son Glen spent the fourth at Coeur d Alene Idaho with Mrs Daileys father Scripps Booth Oakland and Buick cars were driven to Black lake over the Gap creek road last week
Orison Swett Marden notes in Chicago Daily News that true achievement stems from concentrated effort and continued struggle. He argues that determination to do one’s full share and push forward shapes the leaders and captains of industry today.
A correspondent prescribes a simple remedy for headache especially sick headache. Squeeze juice from a lemon into a tumbler with a little sugar and cold water. Stir in half an egg spoonful of ordinary baking soda and swallow as it fizzes. If relief fails repeat in three hours and taken fasting may settle the stomach and prevent recurrence.
The article stresses that good manners in children reflect innate consideration for others. It argues courtesy develops from conventional forms of expression taught from a young age and becomes the outward sign of inward grace. Small daily habits build lasting charm and immediate regard from others.
A NY Evening Telegram piece blasts whistle blowers on trams, underground cars, and buses as a nuisance. It claims they irritate passengers, distort faces, and warrants suppression even by force if needed. The writer labels all whistlers pests with no defense.
An excerpt discusses spendthrifts and misers as complementary forces in life. It argues that money earned hard often funds frugality, while easy earnings tempt waste. The piece suggests a mutual borrowing of traits could improve the world’s financial behavior.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote recalls two girls traveling on a crowded streetcar one Saturday afternoon. In a sudden jerk the narrator toppled into a man’s lap, pulling her friend with her, prompting the man to quip that one is enough as the car jolted and passengers laughed.
A vociferous man proclaims belief in free speech while Uncle Bill Bottletop agrees yet warns free offerings invite abuse. He likens free speech to the old free lunch, noting you hate to see a man making a pig of himself when something is free.
On a farm a city stranger doubts raccoon meat then Uncle Hi Curtis defends the creature noting a raccoon washes meat in water before eating. He says the animal seeks clean water, often a spring, to rinse away surplus blood and make the meat immaculate.
The first permanent Atlantic cable was laid in 1866 connecting Ireland with Newfoundland after a prior failed attempt. A 1868 line linked France to Duxbury Massachusetts, and in 1878 the fourth cable joined Ireland with Trinity Bay Newfoundland with several later lines still in service. Cyrus W Field earned major credit for the design and construction, with Morse credited as inventor of telegraphy.
In Stevens County Washington J R Wheeler sues Anna Riley Wheeler for divorce on desertion and cruelty grounds. The petition asks dissolution of marriage and an order granting him sole title to two Marcus Washington lots as property division along with costs. Filed by L B Donl ny attorney.
L M McFarland sues Roy J Carnall and Crete Carnall husband and wife seeking judgment for 200 dollars plus interest and 50 dollars attorneys fees along with costs and disbursements. The action also seeks foreclosure of a mortgage on the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter and lot 1 of section 18 township 40 north range 42 E W M Stevens County Washington containing 79.62 acres. The proceeding requires the defendants to answer within 60 days of July 10 1920.
Fragmentary text lists Wentz and Bailey attorneys with Colville address in Stevens county Washington. Mentions a method to relieve habitual constriction referencing Dean's Regulats and a recommendation for a mild laxative.
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