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Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1921

Page

3

Proclamation sets Forest Protection Week by President Harding

President Warren G Harding proclaims May 22 98 1991 as Forest Protection Week urging governors to mobilize educational efforts. He cites annual forest fire losses of 20 million dollars and 12.5 million acres burned, and calls for citizen action to prevent waste and conserve natural resources. Secretaries of State certify the proclamation in Washington DC on April 7, 1921.

United States Warren G Harding Unis America United States of Ameri District of Columbia United States of America Warren G. Harding Charles E. Hughes

Vision of Heaven Dream in Pacific Retail Advisor

A grocer dreams of a Heaven on a busy corner Joy and Bliss with five star lighted windows, halos and wings hung up by clerks, perpetual price maintenance, no unions, and a cash register chiming. The dream ends as he wakes by a sudden roll from bed to a new day.

Frank T. Harrigan Pacific Retail Advisor Joy Bliss St. Peter

Rutherford’s Atomic View of Electricity Revealed

Sir Ernest Rutherford told the Royal Institution that electricity is atomic not fluid, with alpha particles driving universal structure. He showed magnets in water repelling to form a circle, then currents made corks move like dancers.

Aberdeen Scotland Ernest Rutherford Royal Institution Leyden

Forest Products Lab unveils 2-million-pound timber crusher

The Forest Products Laboratory at Madison Wisconsin unveils a giant mechanical tester with jaws 30 feet high. It can exert up to 2 million pounds to crush wooden posts one foot square and test large timber structures at variable speeds. Architects and engineers lack data the machine will provide.

Forest Products Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Madison Wis

Little Mary Ellen McKee Rides Tricycle Around Corner

Sympathetic note from Terre Haute describes Mary Ellen McKee, a four year old near Union Hospital, who rides a tricycle daily. Her early rides were limited to her block but she soon wished to venture farther, showing concern for other sick children nearby.

Mary Ellen McKee Union Hospital Terre Haute

Hospital ride plan prompts relief for bedridden

A girl named Mary Ellen tells her mother she will not ride past the hospital. She plans to hop off and push the cart so the staff can rest and lie in bed, avoiding hardship and unhappiness for the workers. The exchange reflects concern for hospital fatigue and care duties.

Mary Ellen Indianapolis News

Seattle Market Letter Reports Dairy and Grain Trends

The Seattle market report notes a steady butter market with a weaker undertone tied to San Francisco. California price drops could push Seattle lower. creamery stock is tight and retail butter has spiked. Egg market weak with rising storage, cattle receipts rise, hog prices steady, and sheep weak. Crop conditions in the wheat belt are ideal with strong export demand for Puget Sound and Columbia River deliveries. Grain carryover remains high as old crop grain is sold to clean state stocks. Potatoes show limited supply with Yakima Gem pricing around 30 dollars per ton fob shipping points.

San Francisco California Seattle Washington Puget Sound Columbia River Yakima Washington No. 1

Apple and livestock market update with cold storage notes

Large arrivals on Western Avenue remain in cold storage ahead of the final market jump and May cleanup. Desirable apple sizes hold strong with no price recessions. 125 Winesap not under 38 per box. Prices paid to producers cover eggs milk butter poultry hogs beef veal mutton and lambs with varied per unit rates for each category.

Western Avenue Puget Sound

Sale of Horses and Wagon at Leavenworth

Auction of two work horses two driving horses and one farmer on May 6 1921 at 2 p m at L Brender Blacksmith Shop Leavenworth Cash or bankable paper terms E C Carpenter.

L. Brender Leavenworth E. C. Carpenter

United Doctors Specialists Visit Wenatchee for Free Exams

Medical group from Minneapolis will be at Elman Hotel May 9 and 10 offering free consultations and examinations. They claim no surgery for chronic conditions and advertise extensive results in stomach and nervous diseases, urging those with long standing illness to attend.

Elman Hotel Wenatchee State of Washington Trent Boston Block Minneapolis Minn

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