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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
4
A grandmother scolds the fashionable wife for neglecting children while the governess handles duties. A judge remarks on old fashioned views. Separate quotes touch Mars colonization and a hair fashion joke. Caesar and Lucan add proverbs and humor.
The article traces the Academy of the Valois origins in 1570 Paris founded by Antoine de Baïf, its instability, revival, and transformation under Cardinal Richelieu in 1634 1635, when it became the French Academy with forty members known as the forty immortals, noting royal influence and the infamous forty first seat, and its meetings until August 5, 1793.
A Youth's Companion excerpt describes Japanese women entering pearl diving, starting in adolescence under mothers' guidance. Divers work eight to ten hours daily at depths of fifteen to forty five feet, wear white cotton outfits, and earn fifteen cents to a dollar a day with savings for a dowry. Also retold is Hubertus's crossing to England via Calais and Sandwich in 1533 with stormy seas and a rope aided voyage.
Church services proceed as usual with morning topic Handling the Word and evening focus Paul the Citizen. Epworth League gathers at 6 30 p m.
Congregational Church announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning service at 11 with the topic Self Discipline. Special music from unison chorus choir quartette and mixed voices. Evening service includes anthem and choir duet with male voices. Everyone is welcome.
A Wenatchee cash grocery store party has rented a room in the Weigand building and will open May 1. Proprietors are unnamed. Miss Fruchtricht, daughter of a Chumstick rancher, underwent appendicitis surgery at Leavenworth hospital with Dr. McCoy assisting Dr. Judah. She withstood the shock and is recovering well.
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules the S P S Ry cannot operate the steamboat line from The Dalles to Astoria under the Panama Canal Act banning railroad ownership of boat lines. Louis Lancaster, G N railway agent at Winton, is on a brief vacation in town.
A Baltimore American quip notes a widow of one Jaggs brother. The exchange highlights the widow’s relation to the deceased Jaggs sibling, framing the moment with a sharp colloquial tone.
A claim says Chinese widows face universal contempt from kin after a husband dies, reflecting belief the widow incurs divine wrath. The piece notes social shaming of widows in traditional Chinese households.
A naturalist explains that moths and many insects fly toward light for the same reason as plants seek light. He notes intensity matters, with flames causing rapid, fatal pursuit while weak light yields slower movement. A railroad veteran advises passengers to stand in the aisle during wrecks to reduce injuries.
The Kansas City Journal notes a sharp contrast in logic between genders as a pin seems to work more readily for a woman than for a man. The brief provokes reflection on practical intelligence and gendered perception.
A visitor compliments five year old Tommy’s bright eyes and suggests early sleep. Tommy explains his mother makes him sleep at 8 to stay healthy, but he adds a cheeky twist that the real reason is to mend his clothes. The anecdote captures a child’s witty view from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Colds drain strength and invite illness when neglected. Dr King s New Discovery promises quick relief with an early dose that clears the head and eases breathing, making you feel better fast. Businesses seek better service despite regulations by adopting effective remedies.
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