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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
4
Nicholson meets a library reader in a Dickens volume episode. A young woman offers Dombey and Son, they exchange a forgetmenot token, and Nicholson later discovers a visiting card left in the book. He later marries the woman, who had never read the book, and shares a surprising twist about the tale.
A famed big dog from the Klondike, once sure of his merit, leaves the Portland dog pound for White Salmon where he hunts coyotes and rabbits for exercise. The dog, staying hopeful, moves between caretakers at Canyon road as new masters arrive and others depart.
Milwaukee report says truck farmer John Rugowski found seven thousand dollars in gold buried two feet underground while digging in a Manitowoc area garden. The money was in an iron kettle left by former owner Huck or estate owner John Meyer. Heirs claim the treasure. Rugowski argues possession is nine points of the law.
Eastern relatives plan a $1000 monument on the grave of John H. Stowell the pioneer miner found in Shasta cemetery after a week long search. Stowell died February 11, 1901 and his grave, long neglected, is now marked with a wooden slab bearing his name and date. The mine creator had died in poverty after selling the Stowell mine for a quarter of a million dollars.
New York reports a surge of enlistment interest among men with trades. The War Department order conscripting men aged eighteen to thirty-five for one year active service and six years reserve has spurred applications at the 614 Eighth Avenue recruiting station. In demand are clerks stenographers auto drivers automobile machinists blacksmiths cooks bakers teamsters wheelwrights carpenters firemen farriers engineers and saddlers.
In Berlin amid heavy snow, circus elephants haul 35,000 pound iron boiler wagons through blocked streets. The huge animals move carts that would challenge eight horses, and even rescue stuck auto buses with a friendly nudge.
Chicago police crackdown ends months of roving vagrants sleeping in a night film house for a nickel. Seventeen sleepers were arrested as part of the investigation into the improvised lodging and on-screen villainy throughout the venue.
A dramatic exchange explores provincial dreams and a quest beyond life and love. He and Nju debate whether there exists a value greater than death, life, and love, hinting at a higher, elusive meaning beyond all human experience.
The New York Sun outlines lawn grass germination in 14 to 18 days, seed quantities for coverage, and acre requirements. It warns against sowing in hot dry months, suggests suitable species Pon trivalis for shade and Festuca rubra for hard wear, and recommends light sharp sea sand on clay soils. Regular watering increases fertilizer needs due to nutrient washout.
In 1822 Alastir Macdonell of Glengarry led a banquet at Holyrood for the first gentleman of Europe. He, the last chief to wear full Highland dress, set loaded pistols by his plate. The king arose in fear, only reassured that Glengarry meant no treason, per the London Spectator account.
A critic praises Mrs Stevenson with rich, wine red imagery and warm praise from her husband. The remarks compare her to a jewel and note kindness from Mr Stevenson and his wife. The sailor and King Tembinoke quotes illustrate admiration across voices.
The United States holds about half of the world’s coal supply with an estimated 3.59 trillion tons out of 7.40 trillion. China follows with 1.50 trillion tons, then Great Britain 180 billion, Germany 164 billion, and Canada 100 billion.
The office boy recalls telling the boss he would own the business someday, a remark tied to his firing. The boss counters that his attitude since starting work suggested he already acted as owner. The Birmingham Age-Herald records the exchange.
A humorous exchange depicts a waiter asking for forgiveness as guests quip about remembering service while one patron pockets the change, suggesting charity and memory differ among patrons.
Experts in Australia expect shearers to average about 90 to 100 sheep per day across all ages from young wethers to old ewes as a measure of efficiency and skill.
The aged should eat small meals every three to four hours as appetite and digestion wane. Fresh vegetables aid digestion and constipation relief with their fibrous content, while stewed or raw fruits and vegetables should be consumed two to three times daily.
In Vineland New Jersey Professor E R Johnstone and Harry R Lewis plan a test on two hen pens to see if friendly treatment boosts egg output. One pen will have a cheerful attendant while the other receives a grumpy keeper. identical feed and conditions apply.
Washington reports the Red Cross can care for an army of a million with 2,970 graduate nurses and over 1,000 doctors. Four thousand four hundred fifty women hold certificates as nurses aids, totaling more than 7,000 personnel. Twenty six base hospitals of 500 beds each cost 300000 to 400000 dollars. twenty are fully equipped and ready. Navy detachments of twenty nurses each are planned plus emergency detachments to relieve units or meet needs.
A conference at the Aldine club launches a drive to appoint several thousand block captains to aid the New York Anti Litter League in keeping streets clean. Officials and civic groups back the plan with initial captains likely drawn from participating organizations.
Sixteen Yale aviators arrive from New Haven and enroll under Commander Yates Stirling at the New London submarine base then return to Yale. Instructor William F. Sullivan, an aviator with F. Trubee Davison, will guide the group as they prepare at Palm Beach where ten aircraft await daily practice with David McCulloch assisting as veteran instructor.
Diamond Jim Brady ordered tortoise shell spectacles for Mickers Mallory the terrier owned by William Mallory. The pair was to be studded with chips of rose colored stones as a gift, after Brady noted the dog’s eyesight is affected.
Cripple Creek Colorado alderman Thomas Surber was chosen as Democratic mayoral candidate after a coin toss with fellow alderman Frank Vetter. Both men are noted as good friends and undecided leaders settled the choice by the flip of a dollar.
A Chamber of Commerce study urges dry farming as a wartime necessity and shows Missouri drought 1914 yields rose per acre with selective use. It explains methods to conserve moisture and sustain crops when rainfall is scarce, noting the approach fits humid regions during drought.
A set of naval training ships will sail the Great Lakes from the United States naval training station in Great Lakes Illinois under Captain W A Moffett. The fleet will mount guns from one pounders to six inch pieces and protect lake cities. The flagship will be the rebuilt Eastland gunboat formerly involved in the 1915 Chicago river disaster with 812 lives lost. Two former Spanish gun boats captured by Dewey at Manila Bay will also join the fleet.
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