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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
3
The Luxembourg princess linked to a Prussian suitor is described as very beautiful, amid chatter of Luxembourg’s famed European peaches. Wartime morale notes compare peacetime habits to the war effort and joke about supplies as American troops surprise German lines.
Mrs H A Anderson and Miss Ruby Boblette walked from the Anderson ranch to town six miles to show patriotism during wartime. They urged others to walk instead of using horses, arguing walking is healthful exercise and strengthens service to the country.
A 1918 subscription offer pledges The Youths Companion at $2.00 with no price rise. New subscribers may add McCalls Magazine for 12 months at $2.25, doubling McCalls volume with April 1918 issue. Reader orders go to The Youths Companion in Boston. The Kaiser is accused of war profiteering and stock gains from Krupp gun works.
The American Tobacco Co. claims foods taste better cooked and tobacco tastes better toasted. It cites a historic shift from raw to cooked foods and presents toasted Burley as delivering a mellow pipe-like flavor in Lucky Strike cigarettes.
A published list honors local youths who have joined the colors to aid in world security. The compilation aims for completeness and invites readers to report any missing names for addition.
A new bank organized at Ephrata with capital stock of 25000 dollars. E F Stowell, longtime Cashmere banker, named cashier and general manager. Also notes a 1914 wartime employment figure rise and a bond repayment notice for Local Improvement District No 4 due April 17 1918 with interest ceasing after.
Corpral Stelzig recalls service guarding a canyon power house with Oregon soldiers and shares a boyish wartime tale. Mother writes back contrasting wartime rations with home economics and thrift. The piece ends with a comic telephone conversation between Kaiser Bill and the Devil predicting a Yankee victory.
The Leavenworth Mercantile Co oldest Leavenworth store enlarges its quarters by finishing basement space and adding a sky light. Under manager J C Smith the ground floor now displays goods in glass cases with an office on the balcony. Ladies ready to wear and men’s suits are featured with a ladies rest room available. spring and summer stock is arriving and the public is invited to inspect the upgraded store.
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