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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
6
An elderly man in a Glasgow railway carriage rocks slowly, claiming a silver watch he pawned from Jock McNab last week for 10 shillings governs his movements. A clergyman’s sympathetic inquiries are met with anger as the scene unfolds alongside verses by John Boyle O Reilly.
An east end dancing class tale contrasts a refined girl who values ancestry with a suitor who mocks snobbery. The girl asserts her father was a gentleman while the man claims his father raised hogs. A theater note laughs at Don Simplicio’s gripe over Ernani being drawn repeatedly in Henrani.
Dr. William Smith aimed for science within orthodoxy for his Biblical dictionary. An author produced a heterodox piece on The Deluge, yet time forced reliance on a placeholder See Flood. A fresh writer failed too, leading Smith to pass Flood as Noah.
After his first European trip Field spends his patrimony like a prince. In St Louis a hotel clerk misreads his name but Field declares he only wanted to arrive. He explains he has not arrived at a good hotel for many months and feels better now.
Eagle Creek residents report social visits among neighbors with Mr. and Mrs. H A Anderson at the Love home and at P H Graham. P W Van DeGrift loses a large horse this week amid community updates and distant visits from Seattle and Dryden families.
The M. E. Ladies Aid holds a social Thursday at 2 30 in the church parlors. Members may bring handkerchiefs aprons or similar items for a sale hour and tea will be served. Invited are Mrs J L Maston Mrs Wm McIntosh and Mrs G W Hart.
Advice on dental hygiene explains keeping teeth clean to prevent decay, using gentle cleaners and avoiding harsh acids. Also includes tips on repurposing old stockings for clothing, cleaning lace panels, and emphasizes outdoor activity with Chamberlain's Tablets for health, sold by King's City Drug Store.
Montana cities push progressive road work as Great Falls awards a street paving contract for bitulithic pavement after a council investigation compared many options. The committee's study found broad approval of the final choice with near universal support.
J E White of Commercial Street, a practical blacksmith, now offers a patent horse shoeing stock that speeds work and reduces danger. Horses can be shod while owners wait, especially useful for large or aggressive animals.
This advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Liniment as effective for muscle soreness from vigorous exercise or injury and for rheumatic pains. It notes availability at King's City Drug Store.
Announcements for office will be published at 10.00 for county offices and 5.00 for precinct offices. Notices will stay active through the September primary, and after results, only successful candidates remain displayed through the November election.
A flood of notices from Spokane and Chelan County outline candidates for state senate and legislative posts. F M Goodwin seeks Third District Congress in a September 7 primary, while J Ferguson runs for State Senator in the Thirteenth District. Chelan county contenders include J H Smithson for senator, J Beechare for joint Chelan Kittitas senate, WM Hayden for representative, and Joe Edwards for county commissioner. Sheriff Dan Shaser, Clerk Frank Palmer, Engineer I A Navarre, Assessor Joe E Johnson, and David Keith announce Republican or Democratic bids with Sept. 10 primaries.
A Wenatchee World report describes a plan by old line Republicans to challenge progressive candidates at primaries to block their votes for any Republican nominees. The aim is a split party and the nomination of staunch standpatters for county or legislative offices. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is advertised as a summer emergency product sold by King's City Drug Store.
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