Real estate transfers from Leavenworth area deeds
Real estate transfers show A G McCoy trustee conveying to Paul Weig for $1 two lots in Leavenworth. J F Stafford to Carrie Huston $1 for two lots in Leavenworth. Nathan Coleman to Narcissa Patterson $1 for a lot in Fairview Orchards. John Heaton to Josh Gangler $1 for multiple gov and sectional lots. Lamb-Davis Lbr Co to J N O’Leary $1 for two lots in Merriams add. United States to Wm F Knowlton lots in sections 30 21 22.
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J F Stafford
Carrie Huston
Nathan Coleman
Narcissa Patterson
Fairview
John Heaton
Josh Gangler
Lamb-Davis Lbr Co
J N O'Leary
Merriams
Leavenworth
United States
Wm. F. Knowlton
Peshastin Residents Attend Wenatchee Circus
Peshastin residents and visitors share tales from the Barnes circus in Wenatchee on Monday. Several locals report travel, family visits, and summer plans, including J. Q. Gilbert returning from Seattle and Mrs. Morgan heading to Snohomish, with warnings about license requirements for Twin Lakes fishing.
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Barnes Circus
Wenatchee
Factory Employment Totals 47 993 in State Census
Labor Commissioner E W Olson reports a census of factories mills and mechanical establishments under factory inspection laws showing 47 993 employed 2 269 Orientals among them and a breakdown by occupation and sex across saw mill canneries laundries printing breweries and other industries. Also notes amputated finger incident and new pharmacist hire at City Drug Store.
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E. W. Olson
Liberal Education as a Trained Mind and Will
A passage attributes liberal education to a well trained body and disciplined will. It paints a mind like a steam engine: a clear logic faculty, vast knowledge of nature and its laws, passions governed by conscience, love of beauty, and respect for others. The ideal citizen is cultivated, not ascetic, and ready to work in any field.
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Thomas Henry Huxley
Trees and Fools by John Muir
A compact quotation: only fools destroy ancient trees while nature and God provide, and trees take millennia to regrow. The speaker laments human greed and short sightedness despite the forests enduring droughts and floods. It emphasizes enduring value of primeval forests and government protection.
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Sierras
Uncle Sam
John Muir
The Luckless Procrastinator
The piece argues that delaying life insurance is risky and costly. It notes a healthy person may become uninsurable tomorrow and that policy costs rise with age. It urges immediate purchase to lessen future premiums and protect the family. Published opinion cites Leslie's Weekly.
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Leslie’s Weekly
Wall Papers and Light in Room Illumination
Professor Silvanus Thompson of London explains lighting depends on lamp arrangement wall surface and wallpaper. He notes wall color and texture affect glare diffusion and that dark crimson papers can absorb light reducing room brightness.
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Silvanus Thompson
London
Paper types and wall finish affect light absorption
The text compares how different papers and wall finishes absorb or waste light. It notes that ordinary wallpapers waste large shares of light, while white cartridge paper wastes less. Whitewashed walls show a wide range of absorption from high to moderate levels.
Thumbs of the Apes Cannot Twiddle
The article notes apes resemble humans in many ways but cannot twiddle thumbs. It describes the gorilla thumb as short and non rotating, lacking a separate flexor muscle, with the webbing extending to the second joint and knuckle callosity for all fours locomotion.
Sitting Cross Legged Warns of Health Detriments
A London physician warns that about 80 percent of travelers sit cross legged on trains and streetcars. He says this blocks blood return at the knee, swells leg veins, and strains balance. Excess crossing may cause lopsidedness. the legs should rest limply to ease muscles and restore even blood flow.
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London
Hisses From the Stage A nervy truth for actors
David Warfield recalls his Wigwam night when an audience hissed and hissed again. He describes the terror of standing in the wings and the awful moment of stepping into the footlights as comments turned venomous and unkind.
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David Warfield
Dangerous Ground in Jolo Excerpt Reveals Harsh Encounter
A New York Times writer recalls learning local language in Jolo Philippines when a well dressed boy was grabbed by his mother and a mob with knives rushed in. The incident shows the risk and fear present in the area during the encounter.
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Jolo
Philippines
New York Times
No title to give. The fragmentary memory of barter in children
A narrator recalls offending a priest by discussing child barter among a datto's people. The priest explains such trade is real and notes men do not address women, highlighting that the child was the datto's son and that only the so called children of the law and enslaved were for sale.
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Datto
American astronomer提出 interstellar space theory on comets
A Popular Mechanics summary reports an American astronomer theorizing that interstellar space is not a perfect vacuum. He argues light bodies like comets experience friction in partial space, causing small drift and altered motion especially far from the sun.
Rough Training at Eton in the Early 19th Century
An old Etonian who left in 1834 recalls harsh routines for poorer boys. Rising at 5 on cold mornings, sweeping floors, washing at the pump, long walks to fetch water, minimal meals until 9, and days spent in crowded, bare cells with limited food or comfort. He likens their treatment to galley slave conditions.
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Eton
England
Ancient Egyptians race debate cited by Huxley
The New York American quotes Huxley arguing ancient Egyptians were not Negroes nor Semites. He compares them to Dravidian and Austro-Han groups and notes uncertainty about the builders’ true race. The piece reflects racial classifications of the era.
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Huxley
Central
India
New York American
Explorer's Remarkable Feat Mentioned by Sir James Barrie
Sir James Barrie praises ex explorers including Joseph Thomson and his Edinburgh Eleven. The Glasgow News with a witty note recalls Thomson’s pioneering Livingstone style and his feat of carrying a bottle of brandy into Africa and returning it intact.
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James Barrie
Edinburgh
Joseph Thomson
Dumfriesshire
How to Clean a Tarnished Silver Teapot
A jar of washing soda in boiling water cleans tarnish from a silver teapot. Boil for an hour over a spirit lamp and the interior shines like the exterior without damaging the silver. An old riddle asks how a window can double in size without changing height or width. It starts as a diamond and becomes a square.
Keep on Fighting
Quote from Thomas Carlyle on perseverance. The passage likens human effort to a swimmer in a vast ocean and urges brave fronting of danger. It emphasizes steadfastness, resistance, and loyal support as one conquers life’s perils.
Spring pruning for fruit trees informs timing and care
The Experiment Station notes spring pruning of apple peach and pear trees can be done anytime in spring with best results before growth starts but delaying to later in spring still acceptable. It warns bleeding wounds after rapid growth require painting and possible disinfectant use to prevent disease spread.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promoted For Regular Bowels
Ad claims Dr King’s New Life Pills keep stomach liver and kidneys healthy and flush poisons from the body. A Chicago man named C E Hatfield reports relief from one box. 25c at your druggist. Echo want ads bring results.
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Dr. King
C. E. Hatfield
Chicago
Ill
Cough Ends After Three Years With Dr King’s Discovery
A New Dover Ohio woman, Jennie Flemming, praises Dr King’s New Discovery for curing a cough of three years. The ad urges readers with persistent coughs to buy a 50c bottle, promising relief or money back. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is also advertised for pimples.
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Tam
Dr. King
Jennie Flemming
New Dover
Ohio
Bucklen
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Chelan County Abstract Company
A G McCoy
Paul Weigand
Peshastin
J. Q. Gilbert
Seattle
Wm. Stage
Mt. Vernon
P. G. Fryberger
Paul Gregory
A. H. Gregory
Wm. Leibole
W. J. Gerson
San Francisco
Furio Piccirrilli
The
Panama- Pacific International Exposition Co
Thomas Carlyle
F. T. Motteler
Telma
Winton
Wenatchee Lake
Neil Thompson
Prop
King’s City Drug Store
E. G. Wheeler
Lake Wenatchee
Great Northern Railway
G. W. Brown
Lessee
Tumwater Savings Bank
Pioneer Bank
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