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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
2
Quantico Vermont reports a Marine commander's order to abolish afternoon work. Marines may opt out of drills and police duties to pursue sports, rehearsal, music, or classes. The program aims to make Quantico a model post with many teams and courses in engines, electricity, math, English, stenography, and more.
The excerpt argues that consciousness may persist beyond physical death and transform after crossing a boundary into a higher plane. It compares personal evolution to steel tempered by struggle and cites Comte as an example of knowledge once deemed unknowable becoming clear through new methods.
Theodore Roosevelt notes Europeans dislike fresh air and prefer sealed rooms. He describes nailed shut windows in France, feather mattresses, and beds tucked into wall niches with dual doors. He recalls his own lodging exposing stark contrasts to American ventilated spaces.
The narrator recalls warm nights in a barnyard adjacent billet where a cow slept beside the bed and a door separated man from livestock. He notes restlessness allowed deep thoughts on past sins and future plans. In another town a billet displayed photographs of deceased residents over a bed, unused by officers.
The Salt Lake Tribune recalls Swiss sacrifice in World War I as 8,000 served with France, 7,700 killed or died, 800 returned under Captain Courvousier. Marshal Foch praised the Swiss leader, and 1,000 held Verdun with no survivors. A fund is raised in Switzerland to aid the families of the dead.
The piece surveys how seven recurs in biblical events from creation to Revelation and cites Harry Gullett on Palestine. It mentions sevenfold patterns in scripture such as the seven churches in Asia and seven seals in Revelation. It includes a foreign correspondent’s view on Palestine and a poetic line about Jerusalem and Bashan.
Lorérfzo Muniz Rivera and Paul Ca ban Sanchez of Puerto Rico write in Spanish to Sergt. Phillips in New York, expressing desire to join the Infanteria de Marina after reading El Imparcial. He forwards their letters to Headquarters, U S Marine Corps.
Rev William F. Barton of First Congregational Oak Park tells Methodist ministers that many feminine teachers and mushy songs foully soften boys. He argues schools should place boys with men and that military training may be necessary to preserve toughness.
New York physician Dr. Connor formerly of Johns Hopkins warns that many seemingly healthy smokers chewers or snuff dippers suffer progressive organic ailments caused by nicotine. He lists symptoms from throat catarrh to heart trouble and offers NicoTol tablets as a quick cure with a money back guarantee.
The Kansas City Star notes a fountain pen made in 1864 by Jean Benoit Mallatt remains in use in Paris. Mallatt patented the gold pen with a ruby point and later iridium tips. The device featured a self filling mechanism and side regulator, though ink flow proved prone to clogging.
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