The Echo Advertises its Value as a Newspaper Medium
The Echo claims advertising space is worth three to ten times more than any local paper, based on legitimate paid subscribers. It denounces nonpaying readers as illegitimate and urges advertisers to test public opinion. The piece links advertising value to subscription legality and hints at war financing and class critique.
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Echo
The
Leavenworth
Wenatchee Valley
Seavenworth
Upper
Will Back Firing End the Great War Soon
A 1915-era discussion notes that the war began a year earlier on a Monday in late June with Germany declaring war on Russia and France. It cites early backfire predictions and German socialist calls for peace overtures, plus Germany’s reluctance to appear first to concede, including suspending a newspaper.
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Germany
Russia
France
Austria
Servia
Belgium
Turkey
England
Portugal
Italy
Echo
Subscriptions in Arrears Warned with One Cent Stamp
The notice reminds Echo subscribers behind one year that a one cent stamp on the paper signals arrears and potential stoppage. It warns that the postal rules prohibit sending weekly papers to delinquent subscribers without the stamp and urges renewal to avoid interruption.
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Postal Department
Optmist Proclaims Faith in Dr King's New Discovery
A confident speaker urges readers to embrace Dr King's New Discovery for illnesses. He asserts optimism and belief in relief from ailments like colds by addressing the root cause and using the remedy to clear throat irritation and germs.
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Dr. King
Ten Years Ago in Leavenworth and Surroundings
The article notes ten days of heavy rainfall surpassing local memory. A Wenatchee river ferry is ready for Cascade Valley crossings. G S Merriam sprained his ankle from a fall at a Mercantile shop. A Fourth of July celebration is expected to succeed with a log rolling contest across logging camps. Lamb Davis Lumber Co plans reduced hours for the holiday and Petrel Davis Jr. buys Bliss Bros. Mercantile stake with G H Moore taking charge. The mill pond holds 15 to 20 million feet of logs. round-the-clock operation planned. John Blacksedge visits his son George, then returns to Orting.
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Petrel Davis
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Bliss Bros
Bliss & Moore Bros. Mercantile Co
G. H. Moore
Lamb- Davis Mill
State inmates rise with eight month totals and liquor licenses
State reports show 6 021 inmates across state institutions eight months in, up from 5 352. Insane asylum counts lead at 2 974, with 808 convicts in Walla Walla and numbers in several schools and homes. About 400 liquor licenses have left business early, while 104 checkers tally petitions challenging initiative and recall limits and related measures, with July 9 expected for completion.
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Board of Control
Walla Walla Penitentiary
State Institution For Feeble Minded
Monroe Reformatory
Training School
School For Girls
School For Deaf
School For the Blind
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
I. M. Howell
Ernest Lister
Attendance falls short as receipts total five dollars
Last Sunday saw weak baseball attendance with gate receipts totaling just $5.25. Five dollars were paid to the entrant labeled as "Amps," while Monitor did not draw a large crowd.
Leavenworth Bank Ledger Announces 1915 Financials
The clerk of the school board records a June 23 1915 close of business ledger for a Leavenworth Washington bank. It lists loans 94615.56 overdrafts 130.95 cash items 242.64 and total assets 130060.82 with capital stock surplus and deposits. Clarence A Campbell cashier signs and notary N Arthur Pearson certifies oath.
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Washington, c
Chelan
Clarence A. Campbell
N. Arthur Pearson
State of
Wash
Leavenworth, Wash
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Post Office of
Deed H. Mayar
Julian Mayar
Leavenworth Echo
the Echo
Creation
Echo Office
Wenatchee River
Cascade Valley
G. S. Merriam
John Blacksedge
George
Orting
Veterans’ Home
H. B. Smith
Merritt Wash
A. G. McCoy
H.N. Briskey
M. Rumohr
F. E. Bailey
N. Patterson
Leavenworth State Bank
State of Washington
Total
L. F. Bullis
B. Field
Charles L. Gordon
J. Nelson
Wenatchee
L.J. Nelson
Mutual Mercantile Co. Price Makers
F.S. Jacobsen & Co. Inc
Charles Eckhart
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