County awards printing contract to Colville Examiner
The Stevens county board of commissioners awarded county printing for the year starting July 1 to the Colville Examiner the lowest bid. A $1000 bond was posted and the Examiner becomes official paper and printer. Bids opened Monday. Reveille and Springdale Reformer also submitted bids. The Examiner offered legal blanks at $7 per thousand, undercutting the Index which bid $10.50 and previously charged $10. The Statesman-Index had long dominated county printing. The Auditor Savage opposed the Examiner bid suggesting possible conflict of interest with the Index. The county will publish notices in the Examiner Newport Miner and Northport News with a three-paper joint rate of 60 cents a square.
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Board of County Commissioners
Colville Examiner
Examiner
Stevens County
Reveille
Springdale Reformer
Savage
Veatch
Index
Statesman-Index
Newport Miner
Northport News
Miner
News
Local News Briefs From Colville and Area
Cameron McMillan and Mrs McMillan attended the Pullman oratorical contest where Roy Schweitzer of Northport won second prize. Harry Cook of Baker City arrived for surgery and is recovering well. Elder Huntley of Rosburg will preach at the Seventh Day Adventist church next Thursday and Friday evenings and Sunday at 1 30. Mrs G B Bisson visited Colville and was once a local high school student. A social dance at G N Noahs in Basin drew twenty couples and good attendance. D Barman will travel to Chicago after the 15th then return with his daughter from Europe. Readers are invited to see the Red Top headline on page one and Huntsman nature views of the county.
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Enclave Cameron
Richard McMillan
Mrs. McMillan
Pullman
Roy Schweitzer
Northport
Harry Cook
Baker City
A. B. Cook
Colville
H. C. Huntley
Rossburg
Seventh Day Adventist Church
King Smith
Viola Fedder
Meyers Falls
Congregational Church
G. H. Wilbur
New Cemetery
England
Victoria
Italy
Sardinia
Savoy
Spain
Amadeus
Sicily
Germany
Charles VI
Sardiula
Charles
Victor Emmanuel III
Greece
George I
Otho
Christian
Alfred
Duke of Edinburgh
Saxe-Coburg
Temper and townsfolk in a housecleaning quip
A quoted quip from the Atchison Globe notes that temper flares like a fly when born and that busybodies justify interference as good deeds. It warns that neighbors watch behavior and information travels downtown and beyond.
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Atchison Globe
Scraps of Science Findings On Temperatures
The note states glass made into microscopic objectives costs more than gold. It lists human body temperature as 86 degrees, a snail at 76 and a chicken at 111. It cites the sun’s effective temperature near 5 400 degrees F and 9 700 degrees F. It adds squid air causes lead to become elastic and form a spiral under low temperature.
Two Lives Entangle Chess Master during Terror
In Dijon during the Reign of Terror governor Jean Tangre guards prisoners while playing chess with his daughter. A Paris youth Pierre Levesque challenges him, wins, and stakes the liberty of Count Airie Dumont, Tangre's prisoner. After a tense match series Levesque outplays Tangre and retrieves silver and gold, leading to escape toward New Orleans for the count and his son. Tangre is later ordered to Paris for trial.
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Jean Tangre
Dijon
France
Paris
Tangre
Pierre Levesque
Julie Tangre
Levesque
Airie Dumont
Tangie
New Orleans
Elinor T. Boyd
Other People s Thrones Rulers of Foreign Monarchies
A historical note on how various European thrones were acquired or occupied by rulers not native to their realms. It recounts Amadeus of Sardinia Sicily, the German emperor, and Greek kings, tracing dynastic upheavals and foreign protections shaping modern monarchies.
Stoutness and Song in Opera Singers Described
A New York Press piece describes opera stars by their size saying Tetraz zina Nor dica Melba Calve Caruso Schumann Heink Sem brich Leh mann Brignoli Patt Fremstad Kirk by Lunn Geraldine Farrar and Garden as full figures while tenors are fat and basses lean.
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Melba
Caruso
Schumann- Heink
Sembrich
Lehmann
de Reszkes
Brignoli
Juno
Patt
Fremstad
Kirkby-Lunn
Geraldine Farrars
Cisneros
New York Press
Candy for the Battleships Energizes Evans Fleet
High grade bonbons were supplied to Admiral Evans fleet during the Pacific cruise. Candy is praised for boosting energy and reducing thirst for alcohol, with medical corps endorsing sweets for troops in hot climates. Manila received large candy shipments during earlier occupation.
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Admiral Evans
Pacific
Medical Corps
Philippines
Manila
Brazilian Boat of Bronze
The dispatch boat Guanabara built for the Brazilian government uses bronze hull due to decomposed vegetable matter in Brazilian waters. Bronze resists corrosion, making the vessel lighter and durable though more costly. bronze propeller shafting and propeller are included.
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Guanabara
Dutch inventor patent wicker lifeboat for sea use
J. de Vos of Rotterdam has patented a wicker lifeboat that withstood rough sea tests. Except for ribs and seats the craft is water tight wicker, completely unsinkable and capable of five times the pounding of wooden or steel lifeboats. It rides the seas well and carries more passengers and provisions.
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J. de Vos
Rotterdam
Polite Dogs Train in Paris School of Manners
A Paris school educates dogs in politeness teaching them to greet visitors with a bow and wagging tail and to accompany guests to the door. Dogs are also trained to fetch and return items such as a handkerchief glove or fan dropped by the owner.
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Paris
Vast Salt Deposits Found in Death Valley Region
Report from the Los Angeles Times details substantial rock salt deposits in the Avawatz Mountains near Death Valley. Four salt mines Death Valley King Salt Basin and Jumbo show extensive ledge formations. The Death Valley mine covers eighty acres with 250000 tons exposed and current imports to California reach 5000 tons monthly at about 16 dollars per ton.
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Avawatz
Death Valley
Los Angeles Times
Skiddoo
Panaminta
Greenwater
Arawatt Mountains
Tonopah and Tidewater
King
Salt Basin
Jumbo
Tecopa
California
Liverpool
Public Rotisserie Lets New Yorkers Roast Fowl by Weight
The New York Sun notes a novel public rotisserie where individuals can buy and watch their fowl or joint roasted at five cents per pound. Capon squab and sweetbreads are prepared on an automatic revolving spit and delivered in a neat box, inviting bachelors and young couples in limited quarters to observe and collect their meal.
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New York Sun
Australian restaurants plan price rise for meals
In Australia restaurant keepers, noting cheap meat and abundant supply, agreed to raise meals from 12 to 14 cents. They cite abnormal appetites and the practice of unlimited second helpings and free tea after the first paid item as factors cutting profits.
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Australia
America
Wealth of New York City Land Value Surpasses State Real Estate
The article notes that land value in New York City alone, excluding improvements, exceeds the total real estate value of Pennsylvania and nearly doubles the value of all real estate outside NYC in New York State. It highlights Manhattan land assessments around Central Park as exceeding Missouri's statewide real estate value.
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New York City
City of
New York
Pennsylvania
City
Manhattan
Central Park
Missouri
Tea Adulteration Probed by Importers Call Transfer
Tea importers urge moving tea inspections from the treasury to the agricultural department claiming scientists there can better detect fraud. They warn cheap teas are adulterated with indigo and talc to imitate finer grades, with potential health concerns.
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Treasury
Agricultural Department
New York Globe
Night barkers enforce dog tax in Paris Cor.
Revenue agents hire men to imitate dog barks at night outside suspected houses. If a dog barks back, owners are exposed and taxed. Human barkers earn $30 every two months for their patrols, reported by the Philadelphia North American.
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Paris
Cor
Philadelphia
Republican County Convention Chooses Delegates at Colville
The Colville county Republican convention met Thursday with broad precinct representation and harmony. Jacob Stitzel chaired the session. L E Jesseph was secretary. Delegates to the state convention include F L Wolfle G W Sutherland A E Davidson A W McMoran C W Noble J M Fish C A Parmeter A E Veatch H R Spedden M L Sharp M R Flint and others.
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Colville
Jacob Stitzel
L. E. Jesseph
E.O. Snodgrass
B. J. Scott
M. R. Flint
Wm. Bryant
H. R. Spedden
W. Noble
C. H. Montgomery
C. M. Johnson
Geo. Noah
F. M. Brown
F. L. Grinstead
K. E. Johnson
Dr. Sutherland
W. F. Case
P. M. Cartier van Dissel
Odd Fellows Hall
Mr. Stitzel
A. E. Veatch
Jas. Scorman
M. L. Sharp
P. M. C. van Dissel
W. H. Jackson
R. D. McRae
W. H. Ludden
Miles Poindexter
Spokane
Clair Hunt
Col. J. M. Fish
Tiger Locals Report River Rise and New Settlement
Tiger notes include return from river trip on the fourth and business call on the fifth. Settlers arrive by boat to take homesteads while barge loading rises with the river. Idaho & Washington Northern railroad survey progresses. steamers Ione and Ruth under rapid construction. The Ione school closed May 1 and a May 31 cemetery cleaning bee left the grounds in first class condition. Mrs. Mary A. Compton and children thank friends for support during illness and at his death.
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Geo. Tiger
John B. Renshaw
Mountain View
Tiger
Idaho & Washington Northern
Ione
Ruth
Tiger and Ione
Mary A. Compton
Compton
Urgency of Immediate Fire Insurance Coverage
A promotional warning urges immediate fire insurance procurement to protect yourself and family. It warns that fire can strike any day and delaying purchase is imprudent and risky, noting that rich men secure protection and you cannot afford to delay.
Willett Bros Open Bicycle and Repair Shop on Still Street
The Willett brothers announce a new bicycle and general repair shop on Still street in the Northwestern Light and Power Company office. They offer upholstery buggy tops and repair, a full line of supplies, and inside wiring and electric light work. Bicycles are called for and delivered with honest prices.
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Willett Bros
Still Street
Northwestern Light and Power Company
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Federated Democratic Club
Walla Walla
Davenport
Ritzville
Colfax
Newport
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Huntsman
G. B. Bisson
The
Wilbur Register
Julia Ketchum
G. N. Noah’s
South Basin
Basin
D. Barman
Chicago
Europe
Mrs. King Smith
Liberty Copper Mining Company
Chewelah
T. F. Wilson
L. C. Dougherty
L. Bryant
S. G. Neff
W. W. Morris
Tiger Locals
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