Industrial News Roundup From Across Washington and Oregon
Northern Yakima reports a Utah Idaho sugar factory to be built next summer with a beet pulp dryer for dairymen in eastern Washington at an estimated cost of 100000. Other items note shipping, mills, cannery projects, and new vessels, with commentary opposing the Adamson bill.
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North Yakima
Utah-Idaho
Washington
Washington and
Oregon
Tidewater Mills
Idaho
Montana
New Laundry Opposite Depot Receives City Permit
A new laundry for Mr. Irwin is set to be built on Front street opposite the depot near the Bjork block. L. F. Speidel will perform the work, with a brick 30 by 70 building hosting a boiler room, full basement, and a single story above the sidewalk. Construction began this morning with completion hoped shortly after year’s start.
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L. F. Speidel
Irwin
Bjork
Speidel
City Water Suit Evidence Reported by City Counsel
Mr. W. F. Whitney of counsel for the city in the water suit and expert engineer Otto A. Weile traveled to the water intake this week and rumor says they found strong evidence of poor construction work.
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W. F. Whitney
Otto A. Weile
Spokane
Statement of Ownership for Leavenworth Echo 1916
Deed H. Mayor swears he is sole owner and publisher of the Leavenworth Echo. No bondholders or mortgages listed. No circula tion statement required for weekly papers. Notarized Oct. 28 1916 by E H Fox. Snow shed engineers return home for Thanksgiving. Conductor Geo Bunch and wife visit Portland.
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Congress
Leavenworth Echo
Leavenworth
Wash
Echo
E. H. Fox
Notary Public
Origins of Games Through Greek and Roman Roots
The article traces tennis to ancient Greece and Rome with the racket entering France in the fifteenth century. It notes cricket origins vague, bowling on London greens under Henry VIII, Pall Mall's name from Palle Mille, and croquet as a form of early golf and football’s 14th century popularity leading to a ban as archery faded in importance.
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France
England
London
Henry VIII
Whitehall
Pall Mall
Elizabeth
Prince Henry
James I
London Mail
Curious Dutch taxes and a boot stamp era
The article surveys historic Dutch taxation from 1666 passenger duties to 1674 boot and shoe stamps. It notes taxes on tavern enterers, marriages, deaths, and even pedestrians buried outside districts, with penalties varying by social status. A lighter aside mentions a Chicago case of a man pawned teeth for alcohol.
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Holland
London Mail
Clothes in Sardinia Then and Now in National Geographic
The piece describes Sardinian dress featuring large white sleeves, bright skirts, and white trousers with high boots. Men wear pointed Phrygian caps, sometimes used as pillows, and younger men grow long hair into a puff. It notes mixed historical influences and multilingual heritage with Italian taught in schools and during military service.
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Sardinia
National Geographic Magazine
A Legendary Woman Soldier Earned Full Military Honors
London Answers recounts Mother Ross a 17th 18th century figure who joined the army as a man in 1693 served thirteen years before her sex was known fought with the Scots Greys at Ramillies was pensioned by Queen Anne and died in 1739 with full military funeral at Chelsea hospital noting rare honors for a woman and praising her valor
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Mother Ross
Scots Greys
of Ramillies
Chelsea Hospital
London
Mesmerism Founder Franz Mesmer and His Magnetism
Franz Anton Mesmer of Merseburg, German physician, founded mesmerism with a 1766 thesis proposing a universal heavenly fluid affecting the nervous system. A physician and philosopher committee exposed his pretensions in 1784, yet he retained many followers due to his personal magnetism and fortune.
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Franz Anton Mesmer
Merseberg
Mesmer
Prehistoric Mollycoddle Sparks Comic Debate
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt recalls a cartoonist illustrating a cave man with a shaggy coat and neatly manicured nails. The exchange questions the hero’s portrayal and the illustrator’s finish.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Delusion Quip on Mental Alertness and Laziness
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote questions if someone can be mentally alert yet physically indolent. It notes that many lazy people believe their minds work at exceptional speed.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
One Thing About the Sea of Troubles and Loans
A quoted exchange with Balti more American framing a question about a sea of troubles and the practice of floating loans, reflecting concern over financial instability.
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Pop
Baltimore American
Early Whistler Portrait Request Sparks Price Duel
Before his fame, Whistler faced a millionaire seeking a life size portrait of his wife. The artist set a price of 2500 dollars and the visitor scoffed, arguing the value implied posthumous status for the work.
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Whistler
Carnations in Ancient Greek Culture and Banquets
The carnation was cultivated by the ancient Greeks who called it Dianthus flower of the gods. They used it to make chaplets and the name coronation is derived from this practice. It was also eaten at large banquets as a salad herb.
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Dianthus
Do You Know Robert Bruce Won His Way By Watching A Spider Persevere
A Baltimore American quip praises Robert Bruce noting a spider inspired perseverance with the exclamation Great Scott in a playful, reflective note.
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Robert Bruce
Scott
Baltimore
A Second Washing Card Cartoon Quip
A brief cartoon caption notes a parent washing a suit for a child and the joke that the boy will outgrow it as soon as it is washed. The quip reflects humorous domestic observations from Meggendorfer Baetter.
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Meggendorfer Baetter
Ninety-Two-Year-Old John Gantz Treasured as Noted Sportsman
John Gantz, age ninety two, is recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s premier old sportsmen. He is credited with killing more native game than any other man in the state, including thousands of wild turkeys. He looks forward to a strong hunting season on Jacks Mountain in Hunting Trail.
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Jacks Mountain
John Gantz
Gantz
Pennsylvania
Death by Own Action Club Suggested by Baron to Creditors
Baron tells creditors there is no hope of paying debts and proposes forming a death by own action club as a solution. Meggendorfer Blactter notes the remark in a published blatter.
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Baron
Meggendorfer
You cant tell that boy of Todds may be a congressman
A Life magazine quotation mocks assumptions about future success and the ease of earning a living. The piece notes that no one has a right to live by mere entitlement and comments on the drudgery of work.
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Todd
The Moon Phases and Position Across the Sky
Percy Johnson explains in Popular Astronomy the crescent moon always shows its illuminated side toward the sun. The new moon appears as a thin crescent after sunset then rises after sunrise the next day. Growth passes through first quarter, gibbous, full moon, last quarter, crescent, and new again.
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Percy Johnson
Laundering Chemicals Show Bleaches and Acids Harm Fabrics
Dr Faragher of the University of Kansas reports alkalis in proper amounts cause only minor fabric damage with adequate rinsing. Chlorine bleaches injure wool and silk while hydrosulphite of soda is safe. Tri states Launderers' official chemist Dr Shilstone notes oxalic acid in power laundries aided fast white goods but harmed housewives and retailers by dumping stock.
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Faragher
University of Kansas
Herbert M. Shilstone
Tristates Launderers’ Association
The
Scientific American
Pri Shilstone
History of Dueling Across Europe and England
The article traces the rise and decline of dueling from Celtic judicial combats to its peak in France around 1800. It notes early English duels around 1096 and a late 1528 challenge by Francis I to Charles V. England curbed dueling in the army in 1792 and civil life faded with enlightened opinion, though notable duels occurred here. The code’s end is tied to Burr killing Hamilton, marking a steady decline.
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England
William Count of EU
Godfrey Baynard
France
Francis I
Charles V
Europe
Burr
Hamilton
New York American
Costly Coat Reveals Prince's Regal Attire Worth
After a London court function, an Indian prince returns home to discuss a private matter with a friend. He asks his secretary to place his silk frock coat, heavy with jewels, in the safe for the night. When asked its value, the prince cites about £200,000 while admitting his friend’s dress coat is worth only about half.
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London
Quote on pensions damages and alimony from Life magazine
A Life magazine quote contrasts pensions for ex soldiers with damages for ex workers and alimony for ex spouses, framing both as payments for wounds suffered in their respective battles. It highlights the terminology shift across military industrial and domestic arenas.
Kitchen and dining room clash over eating habits
A witty exchange as visiting relatives argue about using electrical appliances at the table versus cooking in the kitchen and eating in the dining room. The humorous back and forth highlights home etiquette and generational differences.
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Silas
Off Guard Exchange Tale
A person recalls how friends outmaneuvered them as they watched enemies, noting the moment of being outplayed in a tense exchange. The statement highlights a sharp turn of fortune where social ties shifted under pressure.
Youth in the Melon Patch painting query
A dialogue between an artist and a critic questions melons in a work titled Youth In the Melon Patch. The artist later reflects on regret over speaking rather than remaining silent, attributed to Cyrus.
Where Some Leavenworth People Spent the Day
Mr and Mrs W W Rice went to Wenatchee and ate Thanksgiving dinner with relatives. Mrs R B Gilbert returned from the east after over two months away and a throat operation at Mayo Brothers Rochester Minnesota. Mr and Mrs John Koerner visited Peshastin and dined with Mr and Mrs Louis Mundt. Mr and Mrs O S Sampson visited Winton for Thanksgiving with Mr Sampsons brother and wife Mr and Mrs G W Sampson. Mrs Josephine Hawks of Everett Golden Rule store visits the Gilberts and plans to stay over Thanksgiving.
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Mrs. W. W. Rice
Wenatchee
R. B. Gilbert
Mayo Bros
Rochester
Minnesota
John Koerner
Peshastin
Louis Mundt
Mrs. O.S. Sampson
Winton
Mr. Sampson
Mrs
G. W. Sampson
Josephine Hawks
Everett, Golden Rule
Not much Legislation Needed
The piece laments excess press space for politics and warns new laws and taxes can hurt business. It argues Congress and state legislatures should avoid harming employment and notes Otis Elam, longtime Leavenworth roundhouse worker, was in Leavenworth between trains Wednesday.
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Otis Elam
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
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Raymond
Tacoma
Seahome Co
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Federal Mining Co
Blumauer
Tenino
Seattle
Hoquiam
Fletcher Bros
Hoh River
Pacific Coast Ship+ building Co
Federation of Labor
At. Balti
Adamson
Canyon
Geo. Bunch
Portland, Oregon
Origins OF Games
Chicago
Joseph Hefferman
House of Correction
Schopenhauer
Geneva
Lady Byron
Scribson
Whistler Story
Cyrus
Thos. Nolan
Front Street
Leavenworth Market
Chas. Eckhart
Leavenworth Undertaking Co
Amanda C. Towne
Hees
University OF Washington
Protector
A. J. Tower CO
Boston
County Court House
Chelan
State of Washington
Daid County
Board of State Land Commissioners
Commissioner of Public Lands
State of
Said County
Clark Vy, Savidge
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