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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1904
Page
1
The brief card notices list G. W. Hoxley and J. J. King in professional directories. Both entries present names and occupation style, likely announcing business credentials or contact listings. No additional details appear in the fragment.
A long meditation on living in the modern era, studying people, and valuing current life over the past. Examples include Lord Lytton, Guizot, Raphael, Napoleon, Walter Scott, and Abouiram Judson, all cited to illustrate how engagement with the living world sustains vigor and service.
The town welcomes eastward homeseekers while preparing for Panama Canal work starting mid April. Plans include a silk weaving company at Bellingham, wheat prospects in Big Bend, a new rail line Spokane to Canada, and a free hay transport offer from Columbia and Okanogan Steamship Co. Wenatchee builds a bandstand, expands rural mail routes, and hosts band concerts. Also noted are diverse items from political races to volcano myths and jokes by Mark Twain.
Lt. Randolph of the United States Navy entertained British officers at Gibraltar with witty stories and anecdotes that had guests roaring with laughter. A British officer praised his jokes as clever, and Randolph replied with a pun about being “by freight” as the meaning sank in.
Col Bartlett recounts a tale of a colored preacher who detests tobacco. He meets an elderly brother with a strong pipe and declares that the man cannot enter the kingdom due to his foul breath. He jokes that in heaven he will lead his breath behind.
Congressman Benton denounces a $90,000 request to improve the White House stable as excessive and notes earlier $60,000 seeks. He mocks the project as waste amid economic concerns and criticizes the handling of public building funds. A Sunday sickness anecdote follows with no clear relation to the debate.
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