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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
5
A humorous piece laments the editor of a country newspaper who writes lavish society notices about births weddings journeys and deaths. It mocks the editor’s extravagance wealth and self importance noting costly gifts and polished prose while the public responds with ads cancellations and protests.
John A. Gellatly intensifies campaign trail efforts aiming for the governor’s chair in Olympia next winter. He was recently in Cle Elum where local press praised his tour and message in the Echo.
The Douglas County Press mocks eight years of GOP exclusion from office and jokes about the Republicans becoming vehemently angry, calling the situation a trivial provocation that inflames party passions.
The Oroville Gazette apologizes for incorrectly stating that the Penticton Herald editor attended a Sunday baseball game. The correction suggests the Herald editor would have smooth sailing if no greater faults are found.
The Stanwood Tidings editor muses about Manhattan cocktails connected to Gov. Edwards of New Jersey. He laments a nationwide desire to return to “the days of real sport” as a broader mood of the era.
Chelan residents gear up for a four day celebration starting today under Wilkinson-Beeman post American Legion. The event features music baseball horse races and various sports with a religious observance on Sunday and a sacred concert in the evening.
The article notes that newspapers often withhold certain information to avoid adding misfortune for innocent people. It suggests readers should not harshly blame publishers for not printing every detail that could cause distress.
The nonpartisan league faced a setback in Minnesota primaries last week with a single nomination for a major post. O J Kvale received the party’s nomination for congress as the slate fell short in other races.
The defeat of Volstead follows district displeasure at the enforcement act named after him rather than league strength, signaling public rebuke of the drastic prohibition policy.
A reflective quote compares a newspaper’s difficulty in staying apolitical to a duck’s ease in staying out of water, implying pervasive political expectations and pressures on media.
The Cle Elum Echo argues John Stringer has the broadest platform and would need the entire U S Treasury to fund it. It favors fewer planks and more strength, contending a few well planned policies beat a jumble of unfunded ideas.
Herbert Hoover urges ratification of the Versailles treaty but seeks to strike Article X removing the right of League members to use troops to enforce mandates. He questions the League’s survival without force and asserts American priorities with an "America for Americans" stance.
A verse piece depicts workers and tradespeople marching for higher wages in a circle of self interest. It mocks collective action as a futile chase while noting rising living costs outpacing gains. The poem ends with a cosmic joke about a circular pursuit that never ends.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Hellman spent Sunday on the Bjork ranch. Miss Margaret Fredrickson visits her folks here. Miss Edith Peterson left for St Paul Tuesday night. A farewell party was given her Monday at Aunt Mrs Bjork's home. Peterson expects to return here.
Local notes from Peshastin include visits between Wenatchee and Leavenworth residents, hospital calls, bank opening attendance, a new baby Leonard Herbert at Pete Larson’s, and community events. Attendees travel to Soap Lake and Portland for social and Shriner events, with new telephone poles being installed to Curtis farms and a Woodmen hall picture show promoted for public amusement.
Sabbath School at 9 45. Epworth League at 7 00. Topics Our Duty to Our Country Our Nation s Birthday and The Voyage of Life Preaching at 11 am and 8 pm Leader Olive Blankenship and Vona Green Pastor WM Hoskins
Bible school and communion scheduled for 2 30 at the West residence back of the Masonic Hall. Efforts underway to distribute Bible school material to every home not connected with church or Sunday school.
An American visitor recalls a comical old hen that hatched a tennis ball and a lemon, while an Irishman retorts about a club footed hen fed on sawdust producing eleven wooden-legged chicks and a lone woodpecker hatchling.
Wenatchee business visits and weather tips frame a roundup of local items. Topics include a $100 Pitschow Brunk case settlement, a state university fisheries survey, Dryden drugstore success, Nazimova film at the Grand, Ed Horner visiting from Fargo via Portland Shrine, surprise birthday party tributes, and a large ladies luncheon with a lengthy guest list and midnight repast.
Mrs S P Smith arrived home last Thursday from a Wenatchee visit. R C Daly holds a Blewett hauling contract and was ordered his Echo mailed there. Albert Stephenson family moved from Peshastin to Blewett for a time. Mrs FE Ball nears hospital for appendicitis. Wm Brender drayman on sick list. Jim Haughton traveled to Wenatchee for a warm day and returned, noting locals’ view on heat.
In Chelan County Superior Court probate the administratrix Nancy C. Allen filed a final report and petition for distribution in the estate of Barton B. Bolton. A hearing is set for August 4 1920 at 9:30 AM in Wenatchee Court House to determine debts heirs and distribute the estate, with interested parties invited to attend.
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