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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1922
Page
6
A nostalgic tale from Roy Chapman Andrews recounted in Natural History describes improvising engine fuel in the Gobi desert. After oil leaked, a Mongol caravan offered mutton fat to power the car, followed by cheese and cream substitutions later in the field. Our Dumb Animals.
The first American gold coinage including eagles half eagles and quarter eagles began in 1792 with later mint totals reaching 117 629 365 double eagles 49 611 280 eagles 74 860 570 half eagles and 15 580 208 quarter eagles One and three dollar gold pieces were issued but halted in 1800 The eagle name derives from medieval Ireland and ancient empires with symbols of the eagle used by Charlemagne Napoleon and various European powers.
A New York World column critiques etiquette rules in a Book of Etiquette ad. It ridicules strict social codes about post dance visits and argues the decision rests on the couple, not fixed rules, ending with the suggestion she invite him in to break fast.
The article traces how ancient rules kept to the right as oxen dragging ships required the driver to use the right hand. It notes Italian sailors made starboard the right side, while British usage derived from esta borde and larboard from the helmsman. In rough seas the terms were confused, larboard faded, and port prevailed tied to red light and port wine.
A lake island site on Lake Manitoba yields a bell like noise from waves striking pebbles and limestone fragments. An island cliff of fine limestone rings when struck, producing the chime like sound heard along the northern coast. The article notes Indigenous lore linking the sound to the province’s name and land.
President John Quincy Adams is described as an early riser who worked from five to eleven. During a Harvard visit, Justice Story lecturing to a new law school class noted both Adams and Harvard President Willard asleep side by side. Story quipped about the dangers of rising early.
A Penn State study shows psychology and academic results align. Freshmen over two years took Army Alpha Thurstone and Binet Simon tests and were compared with grades. Those with low psychology scores consistently earned low college grades. 67 scholarship doubts last year had an Army Alpha average of 118 versus the school average of 181. The Army Alpha proved the strongest indicator of college performance.
Brazilian senators favorable to a bill establishing two aviation routes between Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre to start before September 1922. One coastal route to be flown by hydro planes managed by the ministry of marine. the interior route west of the coast range to be flown by airplanes under the ministry of war. Routes to pass through key political industrial and commercial centers where feasible.
A Chicago Journal memoir recalls a misdirected moment in Brussels when a friend lost a five dollar gold piece in a dress. A Freechman nearby stepped on the coin but a quick tug by the storyteller reclaimed it, leaving all surprised and silent.
Refugees in Constantinople hire rooms on Grand Rue de Peru for cockroach races. A central track hosts five cockroaches under bets, with dramatic reversals as a lone roach sometimes shifts and overtakes the others to win. The scene is described by Kenneth L. Roberts in the Saturday Evening Post.
Dr. Eliot Blackwelder at a Toronto AAAS meeting traces earth’s evolution and warns that a future highly organized animal could rise from obscure ancestors. He notes civilization’s specialization may weaken human adaptation, potentially returning the race to a level near lower savages after exhausting advancement.
A moving picture producer edited and prepared a film en route from Los Angeles to New York to meet a booked opening date. The train carried 28 steel containers with film kept in the can while editors and cutters worked nonstop, delivering a finished product upon arrival in New York.
Gabe Gosnell recalls a lively stay in Kay Lee with danger from both robbers and undercover police. He says after four, any respectable man risks a holdup while those who look untrustworthy may be plain clothes officers who assault suspects. The account echoes the Kansas City Star report.
The passage describes Nick Slick, a new arrival in Little Lit ville, who secured credit but did not intend to pay. He left town after causing unpaid bills and dust while the grocer Wilkins laments the loss, saying harsher charges would have been fair if he had known the intent.
The text portrays a summer nuisance named the Tramp that appears at the kitchen door. It calls for Faithful Heetor, creator of the Baim's Rush, to guide the Tramp into the Alley and questions why vagrants roam freely while people work for their meals.
The article notes suspensions or revocations far exceed last year with intoxication accounting for a quarter to a third of license losses. In 1921 1412 licenses were suspended for drink, while 1922 figures drop to 1061, signaling punishment effectiveness. It argues fines fail and only license actions curb reckless driving, especially for drunk motorists, per Spokane S R.
American Petroleum Institute analysis of December 1921 data reports domestic production and imports exceeding total consumption by 165,859,505 barrels at annual rate, with exports of 14,087, SO and December 1920 excess of 7,115,051 barrels. Exports by month noted as 5,791,007 in December 1921, 5,657,466 in November, and 7,922,608 in December 1920.
A woman continues rehearsing grisly details from an incident three years prior, causing distress among friends who fear her approach. The situation prompts requests for a fresh recording by observers.
Massachusetts uses strict licensing enforcement to curb unsafe driving with suspension and revocation of licenses for vehicles. A motor vehicle registrar says the state has the highest rate of license withdrawals, with 1141 automo biles evoked or suspended by August 1 this year, compared with 2941 in 1920 and 4899 in 1921, indicating a strong ongoing enforcement trend.
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