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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
3
The ad proclaims foods taste better cooked and tobacco tastes better toasted, highlighting American Tobacco Co. and its Lucky Strike Cigarettes made from toasted Burley tobacco. It asserts toasted tobacco delivers a mellow pipe-like flavor, distinguishing it from standard cigarette tobaccos.
Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 10 and services at 11 730 with Epworth League at 630 and prayer meeting at 730 Thursday. Peshastin Church lists Sunday school at 9 - wait 16 a m and 11 preaching 930 class meeting 7 Epworth League. Oroville Headly reported very ill with typhoid fever.
The Junior Red Cross room sent a shipment of pinafores for Belgian and French refugee children last week. The Breezes notes the girls’ sewing has been strong despite misfortunes like absent teachers and missing cues. A full Breezes feature will appear next week with a preview of the Senior Jinks event.
A published honor roll lists local boys who have joined the colors to aid in the war effort. The compilation aims for completeness and invites corrections or additions of missing names such as Anderson Otto, Ahearn Harry, Altman A. W., and many others including Booth E. C. Brender Otto Brady Eldridge Beam Harry Betts Joe Coleman Shirley Cahill Martin Conway Frank Cahil Chas DeLong H Denniston Earl Dahl Louis F. Duncan Bertrand Doty Claire DeBlois Louis Davis Fred B Estes Archie Bracy Eldridge Featherstone Tom Franklin Valentine Freytag Carl Fromme Ted Getchman Fred Gregor Frank Gilbert Wm. N. Hardy Charley Hayes Clifford Hood Lester Hathaway Charles Harris Frank Hoxsey George Hoxsey Edwin Hood Claude Harris Ralph Harding Gus Helterline Lawrence Johnson Victor Kidd Geo Lamb James McRae Kenneth Maston Harry Merrill James McDonald Dominick Mahoney Jack Meineke A. L. Meredith Stanley Mischke Carl McNett Roswell Maston Harry Mayor Julian I. Nicholas Harry Nugent John L. Newell James Poepmuller Henry Potter Frank Ricker Sam Richardson Horace Ramsdell W. F. Severson Ernest Stevenson W. H. Simons Dick Stevenson C. E. Sharpe Ed Stahl Geo Swan Js. M. Smith Will Towne Clint Taylor R. F. Westcott Charles Wunder Will Wunder John Wilder Arthur Wilson Mayor Ward W. S.
An antique ad from Leavenworth promotes Lavoptik eye wash for strained or inflamed eyes. It claims two applications relieved one man and a single wash surprised a woman, offering a small bottle guarantee for every case. Druggist E. G. Wheeler endorses the product.
George Van Brocklin escaped a charging Holstein on his dairy ranch after a horse fall left him with a broken collar bone. His father and a helper subdued the bull with shotgun blasts and a fence, then planned to avoid further danger. The bull, renowned for breeding value, is said to carry the sire’s fighting instinct.
M G Thomas died last Saturday in Seattle after months of poor health. He passed the seventieth milestone and lived with his family in Leavenworth from 1901 to 1896. He spent most of the last nine years in Alaska and once owned substantial local property lost in mining ventures. The mine is now in litigation with a temporary six week federal stay granted.
Red Mountain Ole descended from his mountain lair last Friday and left six or more pelts valued between five and twenty five dollars ready for capture. He claimed no silver fox was brought but plans to trap any that appear when market conditions improve.
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