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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
4
An innovative finger nail shaped fabric tooth cleaner dispenses tooth powder from a pocket and uses two textured sides for polishing. The device includes a firm finger grip extension and is designed for single or limited reuse. Included are simple kitchen and cleaning recipes and a gelatin adhesive method for mending items, plus a custard and vegetable preparation guide.
The passage offers home care tips for cleaning a white skin rug using a strong soap lather and warm water, plus a method to stiffen egg whites with baking powder for a firm result. It also suggests a darning technique using netting over holes to create neat patches.
Percival Stewart recalls a night retreat in Belgium where his brother Arnold was killed. He later believed a shadowy helper protected him, saving him from a German bullet as he staggered back to Allied lines. The piece notes a waning belief in guardian angels amid scientific advances.
Mildred Bennett impersonates an elderly grandma to roam the country path. A city man, Brian Moore, meets her, seeks a rabbit foot, and later returns to reveal he was drawn by the girl. Three months later he visits often and hints he seeks more than luck from the scheme.
A Washington letter surveys political strategy in New York and Maine, road funding under a federal program driven by rising automobile use, Philippine independence plans, and a Dupont protest against a tax on explosives. It notes stamp germ carriers and rural credit commissions shaping farming finance.
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