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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
3
Paris reports a dramatic aviator tale of a fall from the clouds during combat. He describes crashing through shrapnel fire, losing his plane, being dragged to safety by soldiers, and witnessing a German bid for escape before another attack ended in a ground crash.
Report notes three bushels of jewelry and a hoop of purses taken from the Eastland wreck site. Police seek clues as investigators catalog items recovered from the disaster aftermath.
Lt Col Leiper of the London School of Tropical Medicine reports to the Royal Society of Medicine on bilharziosis traced to a worm in the human body. Eggs reach water, infect mollusks, then humans via skin contact during bathing. He suggests exterminating the disease by filling pools in the dry season.
A two year old boy from Ambridge named Thomas McCroy won 3100 dollars by a 10 cent raffle ticket at an Allegheny county orphan picnic in Kennywood. The ticket offered ten shares of Bethlehem Steel stock bought in the boy’s name by his father James McCroy. The stock, sold later to a Pittsburgh banker for 3100 dollars, was placed on interest in the child’s name.
Asbury Park New Jersey reports John L Sullivan delivering a temperance lecture to a large audience including many women. He recalls his drinking past, credits personal discipline, and urges young men to abstain citing boxing discipline and the dangers of alcohol.
The czarina and her daughters Olga and Tatiana trained three months in nursing under Princess Gedroye and now work at a Petrograd area hospital. They care for 200 soldiers and 30 officers daily with doctors and sisters, led by Gedroye, while the czarina assists during operations.
In Caldwell New Jersey Don a collie owned by John Miller lunged at a copperhead snake to protect six year old Agnes Miller from harm. The dog killed the venomous snake but died two hours later from the bite. Clara Miller credits the dog with saving her sister.
The entrance hall often gets excessive attention for visitors while occupants neglect its daily effect. The piece argues the space should promote rest and ease for family members after work rather than impress guests, urging a design balancing calm and practicality.
The text chronicles English efforts to curb profanity from James I’s era through the 18th century. It notes five early bills, the 1623 enactment defining the offense, a 1635 public department collecting fines, parish officials earning 2s 6d in the pound, and funds benefiting the bishops and the deserving poor. Penalties waned after the Restoration but were revived and increased under William and Mary and George II.
An optimistic voice extols Dr King’s New Discovery claiming absolute faith in its ability to relieve ailments. The ad argues cold remedies must target the cause, not superficial symptoms, urging readers to obtain a bottle today.
An old treatise declares rheumatism includes forms like acute and chronic rheumatism headache sciatica and lumbago and touts Sloan's liniment as instantly relieving pain by penetrating to the seat of trouble with a 25 cent bottle marketed for emergency use.
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