Outdoor movement advocate urges early nature education
Grace Gallatin Seton, wife of Ernest Thompson Seton, promotes outdoor education for both sexes to foster equality and responsible citizenship. She argues boys and girls should share outdoor life from a young age, linking wilderness knowledge to national character and American woodcraft traditions. Get buttery wrappers at Echo office.
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New York
Grace Gallatin Seton
Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton
Council
The
Woodcraft League
America
The Specter of Pauperism in America
S W Strauss argues in Leslie's that 66 of 100 die without any estate and only 9 of the rest leave more than 5000 dollars. Among those aged 65, 97 depend on others for shelter and clothing. He warns thrift as the European safeguard, noting 98 percent live day to day on wages and would face pauperism if unemployment hit.
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United States
America
Europe
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
S. W. Strauss
Leslie’s
Snow’s Snowslide Blocks Tracks and Power Lines
A large slide near Leavenworth blocked the track and tore out transmission lines feeding the Cascade tunnel’s electrical system. Another slide east of Leavenworth halted traffic between Leavenworth and Spokane.
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Leavenworth
Here
Spokane
Sand Springs built for widows by Charles Page
Sand Springs Oklahoma grew around widows who make up over a quarter of its 5000 residents. Charles Page, Tulsa oil millionaire, funded free gas rent factories and car service for widows, plus a nursery medical attendance and a vocational school. He even helps widows marry and adopted a bankrupt orphanage to relocate it locally.
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Sand Springs
Okla
Charles Page
Tulsa
Page
Woman Kills Eagle in Missouri Without Gun
Mrs J H Arthur of near Laquey Pulaski county reportedly becomes the only Missouri woman to kill an eagle without a firearm. A watchdog toppled the bird after it attacked the chicken yard. she then struck it with wagon tire breaking its neck and right wing. The eagle measured six feet four inches from tip to tip.
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Rolla
J. H. Arthur
Laquey
Pulaski County
Missouri
Two Drinks Two Years Fort Worth Liquor Case
Charles Pettigrew, tried in Tarrant county under the local option felony liquor law, was convicted and sentenced to two years. He sold two drinks to the same man, with prior indictments failing on technicalities before a third was sustained.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Charles Pettigrew
Tarrant County
Pettigrew
Geary School Claims Record for Twin Pairs
Geary Oklahoma reports seven pairs of twins enrolled at the school with another girl who has a twin brother likely to join after the new year, potentially bringing the total to eight pairs. The twins are spread from primary to senior classes.
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Oklahoma
Geary
Okla
Matthews Shipyard lands first motor freighter contract
The Matthews Shipbuilding Co of Hoquiam wins a $150,000 contract for the industrys first motor driven freighter for ocean trade. The report notes widespread industrial activity across Washington with mills expanding, new factories planned, and rail and road projects advancing amid upticks in earnings and commerce.
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Matthews Shipbuilding Co
Hoquiam
Great Northern
Hillyard
Cashmere Defeats Leavenworth In Slow Start Comeback
Last Friday night’s high school basketball clash saw Cashmere edge Leavenworth after a tense second half. Key players included McNett Fitzpatrick Wunder and Andresen with strong defense from Wunder and sharp shooting by Leonard, Esterbrook and Pollock.
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Cashmere
Leavenworth
McNett
Esterbrook
Roswell
Leonard
William Wunder
Carl Andresen
W.wunder
Andresen
Fitzpatrick
Joe
Cashmere Leavenworth
F. Babcock
Ninth Grade Girls Serve Cent Lunches This Week
Ninth grade girls are serving cent lunches this week with five tables daily. Senior class plays date pending as students rehearse for two weeks under Mr. Donald Lancefield. Two short plays planned a college farce and a Bernard Shaw comedy.
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Donald Lancefield
Bernard Shaw
Sloan's Liniment Proclaimed for Immediate Rheumatism Relief
A reader testifies that Sloan's Liniment stops rheumatic pain quickly after three to four days of use. The ad notes 25 cents at all druggists. Additional items mention a San Francisco worker, a Peshastin high school student visiting Wenatchee, and a letter about a wife dying in Los Angeles with plans to winter there.
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Sloan
Sload
S. F
Sloan’s
H. B. Smith
San Francisco
Cal
Charlie Arbogast
Peshastin
Wenatchee
Charlie
Wm. Payne
Los Angeles
Leavenworth
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Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
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E. L. Baker
N. A. Pearson
Elliot Elk
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Corbin
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Elliott Block
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Weeler
John E. Porter
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Wenatchee Wash
Knights of
Pythias
Valentine Franklin
O.D
A. R. Brown
Zarthan Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Jack Ruth
W.M
A. G. McKeown
Secy
Echo Office
Ernest T. Seton
G. N. Snowslide
Eagle
Geary’s Popular School
State Industrial News
Centralia Mills
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Tacoma
Dempsey
Canal Zone
Northwest
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor
Chamber of Commerce of
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Middle West
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co
Mabton
Ellensburg
Wantage
Napavine Mill
Napavine Lumber & Manufacturing Co
Sumner
Snohomish Co
Tacoma Smelting Co
Seattle
Sprague Lake
Winlock Creamery
United States Supreme Court
Raymond
Creech Bros
Hart-Wood Mill Co
Charles Smart
Lake Stephens
Everett
Hotel Franklin
Best Hotel
Harrington
Leavenworth. Mercantile Co
Seventh Ave
Pike St
E. R. Douglas
Fred Miller
Winton
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