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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
4
The American Tobacco Company explains that toasting or cooking tobacco improves flavor and quality. They toasted Burley, moistened it, and created toasted cigarettes named Lucky Strike, sparking record demand as a wholesome flavor enhancement.
Advertisement touts Diamond Briquets as ideal for furnace range grate and stove with warmth cheer and satisfaction. Claims Uncle Sam buys thousands of tons yearly for his own use and lists Newcastle and Issaquah coal supplied by Pacific Cast Coal Company with agent F. T. Moteller.
An exhortation to conserve wheat and rely on corn to feed France, England, and Italy during the war. It promotes corn as versatile, plentiful, and economical, claiming a 500 million bushel surplus and listing various corn based dishes and recipes.
Co. A. Harris and son advance logging method by installing a timber chute from the hilltop to the canyon bottom. The new feature aims to move logs directly to the mill site, eliminating the need for a donkey engine to haul logs down the slope.
William D. Marshall told the American Electrochemical Society that chlorine could not alone cause the severe agony and internal injuries reported in European gas attacks. He noted chlorine's wartime role was mainly sanitation and wound sterilization, not lethal gas exposure.
A Rome artist asked Pope Benedict for permission to paint his portrait for display in the Vatican. The pope allowed one sitting and completion by photographs. The artist forwarded the finished work to America, requesting the pope add a line to prove authenticity. The pope sent a Gospel verse instead, saying It is I be not afraid. Vancouver reports a large spruce mill opens with 800 workers. Seattle notes dredging planned for the Lake Washington canal from Balard to Puget Sound.
A long list honors local men serving in the war effort. The roster includes Henry Poepmueller Gus Harding Ralph Harris Billy Smith Harry Beam Cloud Hood Harry Maston Tom Featherstone Roswell McNett Harrison Woodrow R. F. Taylor and many others. Officials invite corrections to complete the record.
The food administrator Herbert Hoover seeks weekly retail price reports from responsible sources in towns across the country. National banks are asked to recommend patriotic women in each city to gather and forward prices of thirty key food items. In Richland oil drillers report a gas well in Rattlesnake hills.
New soles and heels are applied to old shoes with the same care as new work. The shop pledges to give any shoe needing service the attention required to make it serviceable and presentable when entrusted to them.
Department of the Interior notice states Alonzo Black of Merritt Wash filed March 12 1918 for a homestead entry to establish a three year claim on Section 6 Township 26 North Range 16 East Willamette Meridian. Witnesses listed. Hearing March 14 1918 at Wenatchee Washington before United States Commissioner R S Ludington.
A Notary Public solicits immediate fire insurance for all homes, warning that no place is exempt and past escapes do not guarantee future safety. The ad urges readers to stop in and secure continuous coverage.
A sergeant quizzes soldiers about marriage as a widow receives an allotment of 15 dollars with possible 4500 dollars if a husband dies in battle. The article notes a widow named Liza Jane and mentions Tacoma planning a two million dollar bond issue for a new power plant.
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