This Store Supports War Effort with Groceries
A local store encourages customers to shop before 6 o clock to aid the war effort. It promises wide grocery selection and near margin pricing with satisfaction guaranteed.
Leavenworth Echo in Leavenworth, Washington
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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
5
New Furniture Store Opposite the Depot Opens
Calder Herring manages Naxle Sales Company as Mrs. J E Cullen returns from Whitefish Montana to sell the family household goods and move to Montana. Local residents note her three year stay in Leavenworth and anticipate her departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAXLE
Calder Herring,Mgr
J. E. Cullen
Whitefish
Mont
Cullen
Mr. Cullen
Montana
Leavenworth
Local notes record town life and regional ties
Leavenworth updates show C S Sampson en route to Wenatchee for Elk's meeting, J McDaniels (Seattle) underwent hernia surgery, and A S Newell sells a North Side home to John Calder before moving to Spokane. Community clubs Kumtux and Ladies Aid host sessions,erecting support for Red Cross, while Shown agricultural output highlights Pomeroy's lead in wheat and barley shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Newell
John Calder
Newell
Great Northern
Spokane
End of War Rumor Chain Spurs Quiet Gossip
A labyrinthine rumor chain passes through many hands from a washerwoman’s son to a circus clown claiming a Greek letter from a Chinese worker in Timbuctoo. The tale traces via a Klondyke rumor to a South African Jewish source and a Texas town to a supposed end date, while Mr. C F Johnson marks a new daughter with a cigar celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timbuctoo
Leavenworth Retailers Preserve Saturday Evening Hours
A Leavenworth correspondent clarifies a misimpression about stores closing at six. He notes that local merchants, driven by wartime needs, often stay open to nine to aid workers in mills and lumber camps, while some honor six o'clock closures for Red Cross efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Martin Olsen
State Board of Defense
Red Cross
Advertising your town paper to attract business
The Puget Sound Mail argues every business should place ads in the local paper at a fair price to deter outsiders from entering the market. A strong, well priced advertisement program helps attract capital and signals representation of a business line in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pugett Sound
Peshastin Notes Social Links and Naturalizations
Mrs. Louis Arbogast visits Wenatchee for a few days. Nels Larson and Walter Smith receive U S naturalization papers in Wenatchee with Chas Wright Chas Wallace and Ted Grey H H Kelly as witnesses. Several locals visit Seattle Leavenworth and Wenatchee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Arbogast
Wenatchee
Geo. Hauber
Leavenworth
Nels Larson
Walter Smith
Nels
Chas. Wright
Chas. Wallace
Walter
Ted Grey
H. H. Kelly
U. S
John Wingate
F. A. Wingate
Seattle
H. W. Otis
Madge McCoy
Otis
Otis, Jr
Fryberger
Louis Arbergast
H. M. Goff
Lyle
M. W. Starks
Leavenworth Red Cross Adds 600 Members and Knitting Drive
Over 600 names were added to the Leavenworth Red Cross during the Christmas drive. Peshastin and Blewett auxiliaries contributed substantial amounts. Red Cross buttons are available at the High School Red Cross room 2 to 5 PM. Knitters urged to finish sweaters by Saturday. a box will be sent to headquarters Monday. A night surgical class meets Mondays 7 to 10 PM led by Mrs. Geo. Hitchcock with 31 attendees last week. 100 pounds of yarn ordered to supply knitters. A Red Cross card party is planned February 7 at the Masonic Hall, 25 cent tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Red Cross
Peshastin
Blewett
Geo. Hitchcock
Masonic Hall
Chas. Eckhardt
Sec’y
Wheatless biscuits use parched cornmeal and peanut butter
Parched cornmeal is browned in an oven then combined with peanut butter water and salt to form a hot batter. The mixture is stirred until thick enough to drop from a spoon and baked in small cakes yielding sixteen protein rich biscuits. Mrs E Mohler was honored at a farewell party hosted by Eastern Star attendees who gave a set of salad forks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiem
Burke
E. Mohler
F. T. Motteler
The
Eastern Star
the Star
Mohler
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U. S. Employment Bureau
Mrs. Ross Irwin
Tye
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Geo. Sterling
Will Little
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Leila Snyder
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