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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1920
Page
6
Forbes warns a calm response outperforms a stampede when danger arises. The piece notes wartime price collapses, production cuts, and the risk of overreacting to market fears. Teddy the dog saves a child, earning a new home after his brave act. the farmer praises his loyal rescue animal.
The article notes peat’s extensive use as fuel in northern Europe and as fertilizer in the United States. It explains European by products, substitute uses in dressings and textiles, and U S usage as fertilizer filler, stable litter, and absorbent for refinery residues. It discusses nitrogen content and advantages of black decomposed peat for fertilization.
San Salvador faces repeated disasters as Izalo volcano looms near the city. The 5000 foot cinder cone belches smoke and steam, with brief flame displays and offshore glow, earning it the coast’s lighthouse nickname in Central America.
Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews described the goral a mountain goat of extraordinary ability seen during his Farther China expedition for the American Museum of Natural History. He recounts the goral racing down cliff faces, landing on rock and bouncing to narrow ledges as if made of rubber.
Deer swarmed the three mile concrete lined flume feeding the Cherry Creek power house on the Hetch Hetchy project. Up to forty deer were pulled from the flume monthly before wooden ladders allowed escape. Ladders extend above and below water to give deer footing and exit routes. Since installation there has been no further trouble.
Edward P. Warner notes the contrast between a fully enclosed transport aircraft and a fast American fighter reaching about 185 mph. In the transport cabin ventilation was modest. in the fighter, wind shear threatened hair and required careful head positioning to avoid getting torn from the scalp.
A Parisian housekeeper hired a promising new maid who began work in the morning and cooked an excellent dinner. By 8 30 she returned with her hat on to say she must leave to perform in a music hall chorus and risk a fine. The mistress did not approve of the dual schedule.
War produced cures such as the sleep-bath at a thousand acre estate in Enhium Hampshire where many disabled men are treated. Patients lie in hammocks as water flows over them and bodies are kept at body temperature. the gentle motion soothes nerves and may help any non incurable veteran apply via his local pension committee.
Polley the human fly who scaled 37 stories of the Woolworth Building says tall building climbs are safe balance tricks. He spent nine years mastering it and has never fallen except once when a fellow worker fell and knocked him down. He avoids habits, says he never gets dizzy and takes no foolish risks.
A brief Florida anecdote captures a departing guest rushing for the train and quipping that he has no further use for his item while a bystander warns him with a humorous misquote at the station. The exchange highlights a brisk, informal moment.
The Peshastin PTA meeting featured Mrs Bradley on How Parents Hinder Their Children. Local social updates include travel, dinners, and visits by residents and relatives, with several moves and family news. A pie supper at the school funded Domestic Art and other items, and a fatal accident affected the Hobson family.
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