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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1922
Page
2
Farm women across counties cooperate with state and county extension workers to train local leaders who teach dress forms pattern alterations foundation patterns clothing construction and garment finishes. The program focuses on fabric selection hygiene millinery and ready made clothing quality to enable home remodeling and garment making.
The Agriculture department notes 143212 muskrat skins shipped from Alaska since December 1 1921 nearly matching the total shipped during all of 1919.
A noisy column from a busy office mocks the paper’s typos and jokes about ongoing errors. The piece keeps a light tone, noting that newspapers routinely err and will continue to do so without worry.
A report describes how a peregrine falcon preys on coastal birds such as peewits golden plover and racing pigeons. It captures by extending talons then lifts or drags prey to kill on the ground and devours it. The falcon nests on cliff faces in a rough twig and grass structure.
A Philadelphia Retail Ledger item recounts a florist’s humorous ad copy detailing playful flower choices to convey various emotions. The piece lists whimsical bouquets like tiger lilies for anger and four o clocks for courtship, using light satire to illustrate gift ideas.
The nationwide effort to eradicate cattle tuberculosis grows daily with Michigan leading and five counties already freed. County boards have allocated funds and arranged cooperation with state and federal authorities, encouraging others to join the campaign.
The New York Sun notes Ruth, nearing nineteen, defies curfew as she returns late from dances and keeps a diary. Her mother reads a page detailing late nights and after midnight activities including meetings with Al and a date with Flossie, ending with indecipherable shorthand.
Brander Matthews argues drama is inherently democratic as it speaks to the whole people. He cites Hamlet and Tartuffe as supreme examples, noting Shakespeare and Molière did not flatter audiences but offered their best work. He says most plays aim at broad or niche tastes, shaping modern dramatic form toward melodrama or problem plays.
A comparison notes that out of roughly 1000 tree varieties only 40 to 50 yield commercially valuable rubber sap. It warns that planting rubber trees in unsuitable varieties causes wasted effort, and that even well adapted trees may grow yet fail to produce sap. The piece stresses rubber culture needs expert knowledge.
The renowned coin expert Farien Zer be possesses perhaps the world's largest coin a 10 inch square copper plate weighing 64 pounds stamped with 4 Daler dating to 1780. It reflects Sweden’s monetary practice during the Charles XII era and is among a catalog of over 80 000 specimens spanning many countries and eras. total face value is tracked as trillions though no current valuation is set.
In Chelan County Washington Superior Court probate matter James S Smith is named executor of the estate of Joseph Samuel Smith. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to the executor or attorney Herman Howe in Leavenworth and file with the court within six months from August 25 1922 or claims will be forever barred.
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