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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
4
The Echo announces paid advertising rates for condolence notices, card of thanks, entertainments with admission fees, or any for public money-raising schemes. Free use is offered only for moral welfare or community benefit efforts. Back issues cost 25 cents.
The Echo urges the United States to join the League of Nations to avoid future wars. It argues public support favors peace, warns against repudiating the League, and criticizes Referendum No. 1 as a threat to road funding and state finances. It condemns the Referendum as a political device harming highway construction and taxpayer interests.
The Guemes Beachcomber bias against the measure is noted though not endorsed here. The piece argues bonding the state for thirty million dollars is a serious decision for voters. It calls roads a long-standing issue with ongoing poor conditions and questions the current system.
The report claims Bolshevik Russia intends to pressure Germany into a plot to seize France England and America. It cautions the plan may be untrue and notes Germany might fight alongside French English and American forces against Bolshevik expansion.
The Echo publisher denounces free publication of candidates views by mail and urges political advertisers to arrange payment. He compares courting publicity to paying for ads and calls for published rates in advance rather than trust.
The piece asserts the conflict in Ireland continues as Irish independence is deemed desirable from an Irish view but not from the English, framing ongoing tensions in the great war context.
The writer urges both nations to find common ground that ensures Irish independence with a shared defense against external influence. Old scores cannot be fully settled, but a clean record for present and future is needed. Both countries and their men are great, yet cruel conflict continues.
The North Dakota Nonpartisan League labels J W Brinton former Townley aide and J R Waters ex Bank of North Dakota manager as traitors. Waters allegedly mailed a resignation from a Miami hotel on April 4, a claim Brinton disputes as forgery. The Fargo Courier News portrays them as having inside knowledge of Townleyism but insufficient backbone to oppose Townley.
At the F L Barkee home near Cooperstown the marriage of David Byron Martin to Vinnie Regner was held Saturday at six with Rev. William Hoskins officiating. Both originate from North Dakota and reside near Leavenworth. Martin is cashier at Dryden State Bank.
A nostalgic poem recalling a boyhood market in a brown wicker basket. The speaker contrasts bygone prices for pork and other goods with today’s costs, noting eggs, meats, and produce were fresh and affordable. The basket symbolizes simple village life and daily dinners with friends.
From the crate to the doorstep the brown New York Sun is delivered fresh. Readers hear the rustle of news and the scent of ink as editions move briskly through the city streets. Local vendors stock early copies for morning customers.
In London Answers the couple Blake-Young Jobbes is discussed as spending money on a new car intended for a future house. The move is described as a spiteful gesture aimed at signaling no renewed marriage proposal to the girl.
Cantrell says she will not attend prom with a date while Cochran questions the choice. PrincetownTiger notes campus chatter about social plans and possible stag attendance.
A playful verse poses quirky questions about anatomy and body parts as a riddle. It asks where to buy a cap for a knee or a key for hair, and ponders eyes, crown jewels, bridge of the nose, and other oddities.
A compilation of brief witticisms and odd exchanges from various papers. A stout man boards a train and a boy asks why he is stared at. A misheard line about Oklahoma leads to a humorous exchange. A note about coal shortages hints at future woes and a plug for the Congressional Record.
A newspaper passage speculates a current editor will become president after March 4, noting editors may criticize the administration’s handling of the sheet. The text also touches on societal issues from insanity claims tied to an ouija board to wartime shortages and homebrewed alcohol.
Mr Windee was discussed as a musician who claims to play the slip horn. The slang term for trombone is explained as the horn a shop clerk uses, prompting curiosity about his singing and instrument.
Lee J. Howerton of Leavenworth through attorney Herman Howe petitions the superior court to annul his marriage to Ella Morgan alias Ella Howerton. He cites Ella Morgan’s prior divorce from Ralph Morgan on January 12, 1920 and their marriage on February 10, 1920 in Paul Idaho, arguing Washington law forbids remarriage within six months of divorce.
Amelia M Lindsay transfers lots 14 15 16 in Lindsay Addition to Leavenworth to Lewis J Nelson for 1 dollar Julius Stark acquires part of Lot A Varney Addition to Leavenworth from Charles Imbleau for 1 dollar Tra C Varney transfers part Tract C Varney Addition to Leavenworth to Lewis J Nelson for 1 dollar Regular conveyances recorded in the real estate notices.
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