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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
6
The first full carload of applicots left Wenatchee for the coast with several more shipments following. Prices start at 75 cents. Wenatchee wildlife and civic items include acquittal of Wm. Lessinger on liquor charges to Indians, Mantell plans Potlatch parade advertising Wenatchee, and a 200000 dollar Quincy irrigation bond passage.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a cure for sedentary living poor digestion constipation torpid liver and anxiety. It urges readers to correct their habits and take the tablets and claims quick restoration of health. Sold by all dealers.
Mrs. Chas. F. Brown hosts a Saturday birthday party with a luncheon for guests including Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Wolden berg and Miss Rowena Woldenberg. A woodshed fire at Mr. Ahearn’s off the roundhouse caused nearby danger but no damage. The rest lists keep readers informed on society, travel, and local events including Potlatch attendance in Seattle and family arrivals.
The article notes the Begova mosque as Europe’s largest after Constantinople and Selim’s in Adrianople. In its courtyard a stone with a Turkish ell groove is linked to a pasha’s measure defense. Legends recount seven holy dervishes beheaded 200 years ago for theft, their heads tucked under arms as they walked into the mosque.
A London Tit-Bits snippet reports a man discussing Blims as badly married. He recalls a conversation in which Blims says his wife is good natured and clever for showing him how to fasten his trousers with a hairpin, a detail deemed pathetically telling.
The article notes fair haired people are less common today. It cites ancient Hebrews as fair haired but mostly dark now. It adds that among the Irish 150 years ago dark hair was rare, a pattern echoed in the present.
Floating gardens and natural rafts have long formed on rivers and seas, with examples from Kashmir and Xochimilco. Historical notes describe vast Mississippi rafts built from vegetation, later removed by state action, and a Red river blockage cleared by the U.S. government. A 1892 Atlantic sighting reports a drifting island near New Jersey. Also notices of travel plans by Mrs Geerds and Miss McKinnon to Seattle Portland and Salem, and visit by Miss Beam to Cashmere.
A newspaper note explains that tin corrosion from foods like fish and vegetables is often caused by amino compounds rather than acidity. Shrimp cans are iced before canning to reduce corrosive juices, and liners with paper prevent direct contact between shrimp and tin, improving can longevity.
Arthur Pepper, a West Derby laundryman, named his daughter born in December 1882 with a full alphabet of names from Anna to Zeno. The surname Pepper provides the final letter P, completing the lengthy moniker in a playful historical record.
A Paris court hears a witty exchange as a woman testifies age twenty five last August and her son, aged twenty seven, admits relation. The magistrate notes the mother must have married very young, prompting amused reactions in court.
Nathaniel P. Willis, famed wit, shines in a Washington dinner scene. Mrs Gates notes flirtation with Nat at the table while Mr Campbell engages others. Willis replies with a playful verse from the niece about romance and campbells.
Sealed bids will be received by the District Forester Portland Oregon for 2120 cords of live and dead Douglas fir live grand fir and dead western yellow pine cordwood or 1165000 feet B M live western yellow pine saw timber or both on a designated area in section 20 township 26 north range 17 east Wenatchee National Forest Washington. Minimum bids 60 cents per cord for live Douglas fir 25 cents per cord for dead Douglas fir live grand fir and dead yellow pine cordwood and 2 dollars per thousand feet for saw timber. Deposit with bid 200. Right to reject any and all bids reserved. Obtain full sale information from Forest Supervisor Leavenworth Washington. July 18 25 Aug 1.
George Dean of Telma Washington filed notice of intent to make Final Five Year Proof to establish his homestead claim on a parcel in Township 27 North Range 16 East. The hearing will take place before John Koerner A. S. Commissioner at Leavenworth Washington on August 26 1918 witnesses include Gee Silverly Oliver Bates W R Sears and N B Sears all of Telma Washington.
Ezra A. Wood of Leavenworth Wash filed notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish his homestead claim for section 4? 80 township 25 north range 18 east Willamette Meridian before United States Commissioner John Koerner in Leavenworth on August 5 1918. Witnesses named: B E Ritchie Edgar Lynold J H Sharpe and A L Mitchell all of Leavenworth Wash.
Bids will be received at the City Clerk's office for replanking the viaduct over the Great Northern Railway tracks. Bids must be filed by July 21, 1918. For details call the City Clerk, A. Potter.
Four friends of W. W. Hatmaker who was injured at Lamb-Davis Mill three weeks ago donated skin and had it grafted onto his leg. Donors D A Epperhart W D Stevens C J Tolliver and W T Muse are recovering well as Hatmaker’s recovery is expected to be rapid. Mr and Mrs Carl Tarlton and childrentook a trip to Seattle for a week or ten days. Echo want ads are good salesmen.
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