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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
2
The Echo states that condolence cards, entertainments with admission fees, and fund raising notices must be paid at regular advertising rates. Free use is granted for moral beneficial community efforts. Back issues cost 25 cents each beyond the current month.
A reading of the I W W version of Onward Christian Soldiers at the Wenatchee trial provokes strong condemnation of the organization. The piece assaults pulpiteers and urges violent acts against outsiders while claiming divine sanction for theft, arson, and murder.
A reflective editorial questions whether society should swing toward harsh blue laws or radicalism and urges a middle course to prevent national disruption. It contrasts old New England restrictions with modern inquisition tendencies and cautions against class-based policies and widespread dissension.
The article notes no shadow for the local groundhog and anticipates an early vernal season for Washington. It reflects on mild weather since October and mentions Faster on April 4 as an unusually early spring cue.
Reports say Great Northern Railroad has fallen under eastern ownership led by Ralph Budd as president with L Hill ousted from management and C O Jenks replacing General Manager Gruber. J H O Niel named assistant general manager as plans for dams water powers electrification and a thirty mile tunnel surface amid tight finances and slow progress.
The newspaper style sheet now capitalizes Army when referring to the democratic peace time force. Gallantry in action will see OUTS become uppercase Army, reflecting service and humanity shown by soldiers.
The piece notes that Soviet Russia has adopted a 12 hour work day, signaling a move away from the No Work All Play policy. It warns that many higher-ups may still push for shorter hours, maintaining a split in labor norms within the government.
A chaotic humor column features a series of reader questions ranging from farming and cooking to personal life. The editor jokes about illness and plans a ball game while advising on topics like hog feeding, hair loss, hog fattening, baby bath temperature, and a farmer seeking a wife.
The Springfield News-Republican notes Henry Ford's $10 million gift to employees and compares it to John D. Rockefeller's $100 million Christmas philanthropy. It frames Ford as a modern captain of industry promoting fair labor treatment and higher wages, while Rockefeller’s action is seen as a historic, ruthlessly competitive era gesture.
The piece traces Hiram Abiff as a figure tied to legend more than fact, noting Luther and Swedish Bible readings render the name differently, Calmet’s note on Huram meaning high intelligence, and old Masonic lore about stones from a Red Sea island used for temple works.
A new boy from an unnamed state joins a public school class and, though physically fine and bright, his speech is hard to understand. The story invites belief in heredity and urges readers to consider the idea through his difficulties in articulation.
Chilean contributor Ultimas Noticias recalls his visit to the United States and lists reasons for admiration. He highlights manners in public, respect for lines and police, cleanliness, surnames, rail travel, low drunkenness, education, and democracy alongside cultural freedoms and social order.
The New York World reports a claim that base metals can transmute into gel with a simple formula attributed to Sir Ernest Rutherford. The article notes detaching alpha particles from bismuth or lea atoms and adding a beta particle would yield gold, a premise presented as astonishing and potentially world changing.
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