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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1911
Page
2
In the early 1300s Danish king Valdemar jailed a delegation of 77 Hanseatic merchants at Vordingborg. He inscribed a stone over the heavy tower door proclaiming seven and seven houses and geese, symbolizing limits on rights and wealth. A gilt goose adorned the tower top as a warning.
An Khartoum official notes jerboas or kangaroo rats thrive in arid zones. After scant rains a bitter wild melon grows, jerboa bites the stem and buries the fruit under sand. Wind then covers it with six to eight inches of sand, shielding it from sun and evaporation.
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The piece extols the automobile as a marvelous machine able to traverse snow and streams and perform tasks from shelling corn to plowing. It notes hunting uses and playful humor about tariffs. A light dialogue recalls childhood visits, Mrs Stoplate and Miss Tersleep reflecting on shorter visits with a playful tone.
A brief dialogue shows a proposed match where he asks if she thinks he is too old and she counters that she wonders if he is old enough, in a light Illustrated Bits style.
A Boston Transcript quip contrasts Bricgs with an encyclopedia noting the subject is thick rather than smart. The exchange highlights a playful media aside about knowledge and wit.
Pasco was defeated 3 to 1 by Capt. Martins Berrypickers. Kennewick led in the first inning with two walks and a pair of singles by Howe and Copeland. Pasco managed only three hits and issued three walks while spacing six strikeouts. Kalb at third and Stull in left made key plays to preserve the win. The teams meet again Memorial Day.
Manager Booe moves a bandstand onto Second Street lot near the Annis building but is halted by the marshal for lacking a permit within fire limits. Fire limits committee orders relocation west of the Kennewick Hotel. C. B. Crews from Walla Walla promotes a Fourth of July band contest. local group favors a home celebration. Roy F. Dent may succeed Booe as manager after a Saturday band meeting.
The Berrypickers travel to Yakima Sunday to face the Yakima Tigers an expected tough foe Capt Martin's crew aims for another win as the group departs the North Coast at 7 30 with potential return the same evening if the delegation is large enough Home games this month include doubleheaders against Dayton High School on the 27th and 28th and a Decoration Day clash with Pasco N P team
Invitations issued to eastern state Masons for the cornerstone laying of the Pasco lodge temple next Wednesday at 2 30 pm. A special 1 00 pm train will carry local delegates. Also notes a found Elgin watch with owner to claim by paying notice fee.
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Fire overran the incubator cellar at W. 5. Hour five miles west of the city injuring four large incubators with 500 eggs due to hatch next day. A nearby tent burned and the flames threat to the dwelling were halted. Owner Mr. Hoyt, of Spokane, ranch managed by Wm Schultz. About 1000 chicks hatched this spring.
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