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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
4
The photograph shows Enterprise a detail of Nations of the West to crown the Arch of the Setting Sun at the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The arch stands opposite the Arch of the Rising Sun which bears Nations of the East. The West group is designed by A Stirling Calder Leo Lentelli and Frederick G R Roth.
Panama-Pacific Exposition sculptors work in progress at San Francisco warehouses. Notable artists including Stirling Calder Jaegers Piccirrilli Lentelli Aitkin Weinman Konti Longman Whitney Tilden Borglum MacNeil Fraser Rumsey Patigan Manship Roth Neihaus French Adams and others shape colossal figural groups to honor the opening of the Panama Canal. The site will showcase dramatic scenes of exploration effort and maritime achievement. The gates open February 20 1915 with a fully finished spectacle awaiting visitors.
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes the fool killer remarking that dull seasons occur when the boat rocker and the unaware operator quit. He says he then pursues the man who knows it all as the trail to trouble begins.
A cough signals danger of consumption and Dr King’s New Discovery claims to stop coughs loosen chest banish fever and aid sleep. A Glen Ellyn Iowa reader reports six weeks of failed treatment before curing coughs with it. Available 50c or 1.00 with money back. All druggists or by mail H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis. Echo want ads bring results.
A man sought 5 shillings from Thackeray claiming to convert it into 20000 pounds. He offered a bizarre plan he would marry a woman with 20000 pounds, having pawned his teeth to redeem them for a bold proposal.
A Washington Star quip contrasts genuine bibliophiles with bibliophools. Miss Cayenne defends fervent book lovers while noting a man who paid lavishly for an alleged rare book.
A Chicago News quips about a pamphlet titled How to Call Down the Jani tor found in a bookstore. The exchange features a bright clerk and a curious customer in a playful scene.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist notes that every person carries private sorrow and even the most jovial individuals hide a personal skeleton. The remark frames a philosophy on human hidden pains.
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