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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1915
Page
4
Local printer Echo Printing advertises discounted rates on envelopes visiting cards statements and more with quantities and added free units. The offer runs until June first with the note price may change if paper costs fall and emphasizes showcasing printing samples and diverse styles in Seattle and Spokane.
The article recounts how trousers emerged with the silk hat, noting earlier forms like Turk and Cossack garments. It describes early London trousers as tight plain cloth fits, later striped fabrics, and fashion uses such as elastic stock bets with padding and straps to secure the legs.
A column compiles notes on Doppler's law proving solar motion toward Vega in Lyra and red violet spectral shifts. It also recalls Holland House's self murder mystery ritual of firing guns nightly to scare a murderer, and hints at powdered faces in historical court life with Henry III.
A Westminster Gazette note recalls young Coleridge wandering the Strand lost in books and dreams. He imagined swimming the Hellespont, touched a gentleman’s pocket, and was mistaken for a thief before explaining his poetic reverie. The stranger praised his imagination and funded a Cheapside circulating library subscription.
The article describes the old knighthood rite at Charles III’s coronation where candidates were undressed and bathed, dried on a bed, dressed again, and presented to the king. Sponsors led them to the chapel to offer a taper and penny before kneeling to receive a tap on the shoulder and a blessing to be true knights.
A London Standard note explores how the word choir evolved from the old quire quere form through quyer quire to its modern spelling. It notes rationalized spelling and argues the shift was influenced by the French choeur rather than linguistic necessity, distinguishing church quire from paper quire.
The piece notes Fuller's praise of the Buckinghamshire vale of Aylesbury sheep and their high prices for worthy rams. It recalls De Wolf Hopper needing Falstaff guidance from William H. Crane during a special Merry Wives performance, with Crane offering wardrobe and coaching to locate the laughs.
A brief cartoon quote from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch shows a boy denying yard cleanup blame as a neighbor recalls objects fired over a fence and returned. The exchange hints at a recurring backyard mischief between families.
A pithy quote frames a tense dispute as parties declare reasoned attempts exhausted and threaten legal action. The remark underscores mounting frustration and hints at an impending court or arbitration route to settle the matter.
A short dialogue fragment centers on Maud and a male speaker discussing a musical evening. Maud expresses her love of music while the other admits he did not hear much, and the quote ends with a George Eliot line about life’s purpose.
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