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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
8
A 1920s caption highlights Georges Carpentier with a hypnotic gaze in a publicity photo. It notes his upcoming October bout in New Jersey and mentions his manager whispering instructions as he trains in America.
A Kansas City Star reflection notes humanity’s impatience with wartime cruelty ignorance and disease and contrasts it with nature’s slow steady work. It describes how Rocky Mountain peaks formed gradually through rain snow ice and erosion outlining geology as a patient process.
London exhibit showcases Katie an automatic depth sounding float linked to a bottom instrument via wire and telephone. Depth readings come as Morse like buzzes and stutter if deep or current strong. It warns of water in hold after a collision and includes a floating ship’s safe that self detaches and signals distress hourly for twelve hours with a night light.
A downtown garage fire sparked rumors about a motorist who insured his car for 800 dollars and tried to sell it for about 100 dollars more than the policy. He boasted of luck as officials noted his car was among those salvaged from the blaze.
In dialogue, Norah tells her mistress she prefers meeting enemies to friends when dressed up, saying she does not want friends to be jealous. The Boston Transcript quotes the line noting Norah’s defiant attitude about social perceptions.
A Cambridge observer recalls a British ball game moment where a spectator quoted Hamlet as Larry O Rourke hit a liner down the left of first base in the ninth. The professor exclaimed a plausible bit as the crowd reacted to the near hit.
The report shows 151 518 marriages under five years old and 1250 married women in the same young cohort. Among husbands aged five to ten the counts reach about nine hundred million, while wives in that bracket outnumber men by more than two million.
A distorted OCR item notes alleged opium revenue gains during a political figure's tenure. The fragment mentions General Pao and a Chinese context with a lump sum of 3000 dollars cited as revenue. The text is garbled but implies corruption or economic remarks tied to tenure.
Charles Lathrop Pack, head of the American Forestry Association, laments the U S failure to conserve forests. He states new timber growth is only about one third of annual use and calls for cooperation between timber and forestry sectors on a national forest policy to prevent forest extinction amid rising pulp and paper costs.
The Cairo railway now offers a direct line from Ladd to Haifa passing Athlit ruins, simplifying travel from Peytnt to the Holy Land. Jerusalem gains easier access, with British discipline and reduced Turkish-era risks, including safer visits to the Omar Mosque and fewer threats to tourists.
Autumn scenes show Paris gleaners along the Avenue de Versailles hauling coal sacks as crowds rush to fill every sack. In London, tarred wood blocks are collected and stored in backyards ready for winter use.
A Birmingham Age Herald quip has a father explaining to his son that an impresario is a man who runs a restaurant in connection with a theater. The son wonders about theaters and the elder clarifies the restaurant theater tie.
A dialog on fashion notes that stylish people may wear old clothes. The tan with shiny sleeves worries that if old clothes trend becomes fashionable second-hand suits will become unaffordable for many buyers.
A short vignette from London Tit Bits depicts a strict father scolding his son for lateness. The father commands the boy to retreat to his room, lock himself in, and return with the key as a corrective measure. The exchange highlights a stern parental discipline approach.
Water iris provides high value fertilizer as it rots into a manure like material rich in potash. The partial drying before stacking leads to a well rotted product with similar composition to farm yard manure but with higher potash content.
Three-Finger Sam asserts the method to reform a man who lied to deal from the bottom is to be good and feared, offering a stark code of action. The remark frames reform as a blend of benevolence and intimidation in a tough moral landscape.
The Republican platform pledges to end executive usurpation and restore constitutional government while maintaining national independence. It calls for reform in education health and welfare, budget economy, tax reform, and a united citizenry to meet modern challenges and secure a prosperous future.
A Rotarian quote asserts money should serve God and man, and that learned people must use knowledge to aid others. Hoarding idle dollars is barren, as each coin could become light and cheer for those in sorrow and misfortune.
Charles Albright underwent cataract removal surgery at Deaconess hospital Wenatchee on Tuesday. Rufus Wood traveled from Wenatchee with A C Weiss editor of the Duluth News Tribune en route to Seattle. The Woodmen of Dryden hosted a gathering with guests from Cashmere Peshastin and Leavenworth and boxing bouts were held.
Advert reads dairy cows for sale at beef price, all cattle available from J W Teshera with herd complete, urging buyers to choose quickly while stock lasts.
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