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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
1
A Western almond grower described in the Cincinnati Enquirer explains how he protected his crop from yellowhammers. He used a wooden funnel disguised as a tree branch to mislead the birds into dropping almonds into a basket, allowing him to collect the harvest nightly.
An insurance agent warns that policies on royal lives, including Alexis the Russian heir, are a ghastly wager at Lloyds in London. He notes astronomic rates for the czar and a willingness to insure the royal baby, urging prohibition of such practices while promoting Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea tablets for health.
New photomicrography shows live germs on lantern slides with blood or water medium. A lantern and negative film unit capture 30 frames per second, yielding about 6 million magnification. Films can be reused in standard projectors for repeated study of germ life cycles.
A magazine excerpt notes Saratoga offers women unusual freedom to visit, dine, and stroll alone without social scrutiny, while most prefer companionship. The essay highlights Saratoga as a unique leisure environment and contrasts solitary options with social outings.
The English and Russian governments reached an understanding to form a five member international commission to resolve the North Sea matter where two fishermen died and several others were rescued. Admiral Dewey is expected to be the American member.
A brief ad notes taking Rocky Mountain Tea at night to help laughter return, sold at City Drug Store.
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