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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
2
A nostalgic Christmas note invites readers of all ages to cherish youth memories and the joy of giving. It praises the lasting value of a healthy, wholesome youth and hopes young readers reflect with pleasure this season while mature readers receive meaningful gifts.
Complaint has reached this office for months as dogs die from meat laced poison. The poisoner’s aim may have been to kill worthless curs, but the risk to valuable dogs affects the entire community.
A local notice urges destroying all unlicensed and worthless dogs and banning female dogs from roaming to end dog poisoning. It frames poisoning as harmful and hard to prove, proposing strict enforcement and universal licensing as the remedy.
In Washington, Isabel Wall eight, with one sixteenth negro blood, was denied white school entry. Chief Justice Sheppard ruled any detectable negro mixture makes a child colored. The decision may reach the U S Supreme Court and challenge the separate schools act and seek a congressional definition of colored.
Open air education gains popularity as Washington D C adopts a windward school where children study with windows open and no artificial heat. The article notes warm clothing and blankets for warmth and mentions enrollment in this test program starting to grow nationwide.
A school tested with a cold snow day method to help delicate children predisposed to pulmonary issues. Four students remained away earlier but all stayed for dismissal at 1 pm with instructions to report if chilly. No one asked to go home.
The Catholic church will hold a midnight Christmas Eve Mass. The Congregational church will host Christmas tree activities and services Sunday morning and evening. All are invited and Sunday school will be in session. Pastor W V Davis invites the community.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. on Christ an Expression of God's Love. Peshastin preaching at 3 p.m. Epworth League 6:30 p.m. The Fullness of Time and God's Great Gift. Evening preaching at 7:30 on The Unspeakable Gift. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30. J. E. Weigle, Pastor.
The note asks readers behind on subscriptions to remit soon to avoid mailed reminders. It mentions about 250 others with balances from $1 to $2 and more, noting the aggregate will help cover current expenses and likens the money to a weekly wage. It urges timely payment without formal mail notices.
Local reporter visits busy classrooms decorated in red green and evergreen. Teachers prepare afternoon program as pupils display drawings and wreaths. School closes for holiday vacation until the Monday after New Year. several staff travel while others stay in Leavenworth.
A sarcastic exchange quoted from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a physician’s assessment of a daughter’s brain being normal. The dialogue reflects concern about hereditary traits and the phrase We’ve never had any thing of that kind in the family before.
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times piece recounts Mr and Mrs Eastend failing to locate a key leaving on an evening engagement. After door attempts and neighborly chatter a locksmith arrives, fits the knob with simple tools and the door opens, prompting a lingering quip from onlookers about having the key.
In Rogers era a duel nearly ends before it starts as surgeon Humphrey Howarth appears stark naked to prove clothing would cause festering gunshot injuries. The challenger accepts the absurdity, and they part without further fighting.
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