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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
2
A column combines notes on energy conservation and new theories of light with short vignettes. It includes reflections on foros energy, uncharted space, and experiments. followed by brief anecdotes on Miss Jane Barlow, trousers origins, flywheel arms curvature, a South African place name, and humorous quips about letters and emperors.
A Pawnee county pioneer recalls how buffalo gnats damaged telegraph poles in western Kansas. A Boston railroad official bought pegging awls and had workers spike posts, creating cactus-like pol es. The buffalo herds attacked, breaking poles, ending their use in the region.
Dr. Burton discusses restraint and calm speech after turmoil noting the value of reticence and a saved letter. The piece contrasts candlelit domestic life with ornate candlesticks and a bronze lamp, praising light yet warning of smoke and scent from lamp oil as described by the London Globe.
A collage of reflections cites Richard Evelyn on vanished simple manners and virtuous courtship, Wordsworth on his poetical gift and growth, humorous exchanges about theater and marriage, clubman banter on sobriety and drinking cures, Raleigh on self-government, and light dialogue about a minister and laundry.
A program for next Thursday, June 27, features Victorious America and overtures including Le Claire Waltz Song My Hero from The Chocolat Gavotte Little Marie Waltzes from The Red Mill and other operatic gems. Weather delayed last night’s performance but the band plans to perform again.
Carl A. Fredling of Kennewick and Miss Gertrude Maude Jensen of Seattle were married at Seattle’s First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening with Rev. Mark A. Matthews performing the ceremony. About seventy five relatives and friends attended. The couple plan to reside in the Beste residence in Kennewick for the summer.
Prof. Melvin S. Lewis of Kennewik and Miss Josephine Fonner of Spokane wed at the bride’s mother's home in Spokane with about fifty relatives present. The couple plans a Portland honeymoon and a September return to Kennewick where Lewis will resume his post as superintendent of the local schools.
R. E. Pratt through Kennewick Fruit & Produce buys a Hoover potato digger for Meadowbrook farm and nearby fields. It is the first of its kind in the Kennewick valley and illustrates a shift toward mechanized digging in potato farming. The machine, used mainly in eastern producing regions, requires four horses and can replace eight to ten men by scooping tubers, shaking them free, and piling vines and clods aside.
An English duchess forgets bills while a milliner sends her ten year old daughter to collect. The girl bows and says a prayer before the duchess, then asks for the amount due. The duchess blushes and pays promptly.
An article recounts a dubious method: stand near a high roller at Monte Carlo, drop a purse to create a distraction, and use broom sweepers to collect fallen coins. It claims a small stake and minimal capital can yield a sizable gain, describing officials’ assistance in clearing the floor.
An OCR fragment from the Boston Transcript shows a strained conversation about a clock and a request for a tonic. It includes partial phrases and names like Exe and Holland, with unclear context and no discernible event or outcome.
E H Mann, a carrier on R F D route No 2, bought a 12 hp Maxwell runabout and completed his first trip Tuesday. The 23 mile route includes rough sandy sections, but the new machine handled them with ease. Previously the round trip took until four o clock. with the runabout Mann expects returns in three to four hours and sooner as patrons prep mail faster.
King county Sheriff Robert T. Hodge a so called insurgent candidate for governor made a brief stop in Kennewick on Tuesday afternoon during a stump tour of the eastern state. He spoke in Walla Walla Tuesday night and planned moves to Spokane.
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