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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
6
Local notes list residents leaving for Entiat Wenatchee and Scenic area trips to Spokane and Chelan. Several to Seattle Oregon and Was cashmere, with social events including a G I A farewell for Mrs Meath and a Great Northern staff appointment. War film preview features Canadian boys targeting slackers at Scenic theater August 5 and 6.
Pessimistic readers compare U S and German finances outlining U S wealth and debt postwar versus Germanys shrinking resources and rising war costs. The piece notes U S gold reserves nearing 2 5 billion while Germanys gold stock is far smaller and warns on long term debt burdens and pensions.
Practical antique kitchen cabinet in near mint condition offered for 30 dollars. Contact Mrs A R Brown or call 99. Aug 2. War effort note urges true patriotism and sacrifice, calling for public servants to put country first and remove those failing office requirements.
Dairy expert Karl B Musser and F M Colcord demonstrated a wooden hoop fifty ton silo at Wenatchee for Chelan county dairy owners. The 11x30 silo used common lumber and cheap materials to show a low cost builds option and potential savings.
A wartime cartoon contrasts soldiers enduring three days of service with a loud street agitator. The bystander notes the overtime workman is paid and questioned if workers should sacrifice more for frontline support. The piece argues soldiers endure danger while work leaders protest overtime hogs.
A clipped opinion piece mocks wartime ambitions and Germany's claims while noting Britain and Russia. It jokes about peace terms, transport contracts, and luxury taxes, and it comments on Lenine Trotsky Mirbach and front line singers wearing gas masks as a domestic quip.
The public is urged to see themselves as participants in America’s wartime achievements. Buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps to support France operations, fuel gas and shelling campaigns, and the broader war effort.
Every time you place a Thrift or War Savings Stamp on your card you mail money to yourself to be received later with interest. Cashing in stamps helps fund the victory and serves as a reminder of contributing to the war effort.
The family of Phelan Chambers thanks friends and Modern Woodmen of America members for kindness and many floral offerings during their bereavement and loss.
School district invites bids on August 10 1918 at the schoolhouse Peshastin Washington for transporting pupils by wagon or auto during the 1918 19 term starting August 26 1918 and for a janitor position. The board reserves the right to reject all bids. Inquire J M Kir Clerk. July 24 to Aug 9.
In Chelan county Washington the estate of Jane Cromwell deceased seeks an order authorizing executors Elston Cromwell and Charles Cromwell to mortgage real estate. A hearing is set for September 4 1918 at 9 30 AM in Wenatchee to show cause why the mortgage should not be granted. Publication four weeks in Leavenworth Echo.
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