Railroad Society Notes and Socials in Leavenworth
Rail workers and townsfolk share visits and illnesses in Leavenworth. E L Tucker arrived after weeks in St Paul. Mrs Tucker from Tye. C V Webb and C R Briggs visit a ill father on Whitman street. Spokane visitors join Mr and Mrs Bentley at the Franklin apartments. A sleighride and dance at the Firemen's hall draws rail workers. masquerade ball set for Feb 11 by L S of B L F E with home made costumes prizes.
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E. L. Tucker
Leavenworth
St. Paul
Mrs. Tucker
Tye
C. V. Webb
Bend, Oregon
R. J. Briggs
C. R. Briggs
Idaho
Whitman Street
C. H. Bentley
Spokane
Mr. Bentley
Will
Franklin
Fire Men’s Hall
Cassiday
Lang
Reynolds
L. S. of
Roy Cannaday
Cashmere Community Notes and Local Visits
Cashmere residents rent Jack Palmer’s ranch for the season. Hay Canyon visitors call on Mrs. S. C. Moe. Sophomore party at the gym with games, music, and chili supper. Local and visiting residents attend concerts, church events, and supper gatherings.
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Ray Bromfield
Jack Palmer
Hillyard
Hay Canyon
S. C. Moe
Hoston Burzh
le Ft
Ballard
Sims Drug Co
Percy Burrows
Dryden
Floyd Hall
R. N. Linkem
Lee van Kirk
Wenatchee
Oma Pickett
Geo, Paine
Archie Symons
Bend
Oregon
L. H. Titchner
Seattle
Wayne Skeels
Ed. Hite
Country Club
Town
M. A. Fry
James Morgan
Ed Hite
Mabel McCarthy
O. FE. Wallace
Asotin County
Lulu
Maud Wallace
R. M. Parrish
Grange
A. J. Murray
A. J. Geyer
Cottage Hotel
Joe Smith
Kelly
Vancouver B. C
Rev. Cooper
Arvilla Jones
Peshastin
Divorced Dead Wife Cures Chinese Merchant’s Second Marriage
A Soochow tea merchant named Lynh reportedly divorced his deceased first wife to save his new wife’s life. After the deed was burned at a temple the living wife recovered, ending the “curse” on her health.
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Lynh
Demand for Specialists Versus Versatility Leads to Focus
A London Daily Express writer argues versatility is a luxury with little market value. He contends progress comes from mastering one thing at a time, rooting deeply, and avoiding side issues to achieve happiness and meaning.
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London Daily Express
My Lady's
Dice Through the Ages and their Ancient Origins
Dice have existed in every era and region, with depictions from Egyptian monuments to Thebes and continued use in Greece Rome and Europe. Palamedes is credited with the invention around 1244 B C while cubes with numbered sides likely predate that. The Latin tesserae derives from Greek tesseres meaning four, reflecting the four faces.
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Thebes
Greece
Rome
Palamedes
Lone Beaver Prays and Faces Hard Times
In a mission scene Lone Beaver endures winter hardship while fearing the Hudson’s Bay post. A preacher urges faith and prayer but the hunter’s requests for flour bacon tea sugar and beans go unanswered, leaving him resentful and hungry.
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Lone Beaver
Hudson's Bay Company
Chicago Evening Post
Stove history traces modern heat to Teale of 1855
The piece notes Dr. Neil Arnott's 1821 heat invention and Dr. C William Siemes smokeless stove in 1850, then credits T Pridgin Teale with the 1855 advancement that defines the modern stove. It mentions Hamilton's 1874 compressed grass and straw system for burning with less smoke, aimed at wood-scarce regions.
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Neil Arnott
England
The
Detroit News
C. William Siemes
T. Pridgin Teale
Teale
Hamilton
Sacramento Delta Fruits and Vegetables Center of Nation
Sacramento claims world status as leading distributing center for deciduous fruit and the largest almond plant and canneries on the Pacific slope. The delta's pear orchards top world crops, with early fruit to markets each year, and the region yields asparagus, grapes, strawberries, hops, and rice.
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Sacramento
Pacific
Sacrameto Delta
Delta
Valley of the Nile
California
Louisiana
Biddy Farmers Best Bet At Washington Poultry Plant Dedication
Dean E C Johnson of Washington State College praises poultry on 86 percent of farms and notes eggs dairy milk bread as key farm products. New poultry plant at the college features isolation pens and advanced equipment for disease control and processing trials.
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Washington
Dean E. C. Johnson
Washington State College
Poultry Club
College of Agriculture
Exhibition of 30 judged birds draws crowd
An exhibition features 30 birds prepared for a judging contest with notable condition and a variety of breeds, though results have not yet been announced.
Apparent sky vault as a circular segment danger
A discussion notes the sky vault at the zenith appears distant from the horizon and suggests the vault resembles a circular segment with a central angle around 40 degrees. This view explains why the sun and moon seem larger near the horizon and why halos and coronas look oval at low altitudes.
Safety in Mid Air Lightning Study Finds No Fire Risk
A foreign investigator studying nearly one hundred airship flights observed storms and lightning. He reports no danger if the craft is not in the direct discharge path. Even when struck directly in 30 cases, there were no evil effects and no scorching or melting of metal when the machine fell during a storm.
Criminal’s Fatal Slip Preserves Evidence For A Year
A murderer killed a woman and hid the body in a dry cellar, covering it with chloride of lime. Believing the lime would destroy identity, he preserved the body poorly. instead the preserved remains enabled medical experts after 12 months to identify the killer and the crime. A drop of water with the lime could have spoiled the clue.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Natural thermometer gem reveals carbonic acid
A sapphire with a tube shaped cavity was noted by Doc tor Sorby. The liquid inside partially filled the bore at 50 degrees Fahrenheit and fully filled it at 80 degrees. Observers concluded the liquid was carbonic acid, using the gem as a thermometer.
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Doctor Sorby
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