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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
6
A collection of light items includes a dentist using a mirror to show a patient her teeth and a joke about looking at hair, plus a humorous quarrel where a wife imagines an affinity while the husband calls it a lie, all from vendor clippings.
Bishop Blomfield forgot his manuscript and preached ex tempore on the existence of God. A congregation member afterwards praised the sermon yet disputed its core claim, saying I believe there is a God.
A framed scene on Capitol Hill shows an old Black man with a gray mule and a ramshackle wagon halted in a January sleet. Two congressmen observe as the man explains the mule will not move unless he whistles, words spoken through a cold, weary moment.
During the Spanish American War the Navy renamed two converted cruisers Havard and Yale. Commodore Dewey jokingly suggested naming two captured Philippine gunboats The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and The Pennsylvania College For Physicians and Surgeons.
A humorous tale recounts Dean Jonathan Swift at table with George Faulkner and King William III. Swift insists a guest finish his stalks before more asparagus, claiming the king always ate his stalks. Faulkner retorts about eating silks if dining with Swift.
Homer Davenport recalls his early art pursuit starting with a rough store sketch for a western paper. He funded his start with $12 to buy board and pay a laundry bill, then faced a funeral assignment that moved editor to tears, fearing the powerful image would ruin him.
Vivier the famed hornist visited England years ago and began his first concert when Lord Houghton blew his nose as a war trumpet. The disruptive noise unnerved Vivier who canceled his engagements. He later quipped that English noses reminded him of the last trump.
Chauncey Depew entertained three ladies in a New York restaurant. One guest, feigning shyness, asked him to judge who deserved a golden apple and handed him an orange. He instantly called for two more oranges, turning the moment into a quick joke.
In the South Kensington museum a Benton county mastodon skeleton draws a Missouri congressman’s amazed exclamation over the inscription from Missouri. The English observer is cool, while the congressman declares it the biggest thing in the museum and a proud state relic.
A reflective piece argues personal happiness often misleads women away from worthwhile pursuits. It urges cultivating intellect and personality as a substitute, noting that education and self development can bring satisfaction even if happiness remains elusive.
The piece explains etiquette for introductions between two ladies in the same town noting that consent is needed for formal introductions. Informal introductions occur to avoid awkwardness, avoiding roomful introductions. Distinguished guests may be presented gradually by the hostess, and repeating the guest’s name is unnecessary when all recognize her.
Drawing fingers along the silk from break point helps when overcasting a hard pull. Waxing may add strength. Thread the needle from the opposite end of the thread. Hold the eye over a white surface and steady the needle with thumbs pressed back. Choose quality needles to avoid rust and broken eyes. Include a thin oiled silk envelope in every workbag.
The guide notes that young chickens show pinfeathers soft feet smooth leg skin and pliable breastbone cartilage. Old fowls have hard feet dry scales and ossified cartilage. Good fowls are plump with soft breastbone cartilage. Turkeys need smooth dark legs and pliable cartilage. cock turkeys are usually better than hens.
Sprinkle the gravel with coarsely ground rock salt and rake it in. Rain will slowly dissolve the salt and prevent weeds from growing where touched. Do not use on sloped walks bordered by grass as salt water may kill the grass.
Advice to combat green fly on roses by making a solution from quassia chips and soft soap. Boil four ounces of chips in a gallon of soft water fifteen minutes, strain, cool, add four ounces soft soap, then add two more gallons water and syringe the roses frequently.
The state industrial insurance commission allows final settlement claims for Chelan County workers Harry M. Foss injured left thumb for 12 days and $13.85. Monthly payments go to Ed Blount Wenatchee for a limb injury and to John Mitchell Wenatchee for a right shoulder and side injury, each $30. Also notes dysentery cures with Chamberlains remedy sold by King's City Drug Store.
A guide on treating poison ivy dermatitis from contact with Rhus toxicodendron. It describes symptoms including redness swelling vesicles and itching, and prescribes immediate washing using lukewarm water and nonirritating soap followed by dilute permanganate of potash baths and protective dressings. Severe cases or systemic infection require medical attention.
Make two narrow ribbon rosettes and attach them to a long ribbon strip that goes under the chin to secure the cap. Use different colors for variety. The text also suggests daily outdoor activity and Chamberlain’s Tablets for health, with sales by King's City Drug Store.
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