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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
3
A rancher announces a $5 reward for an ear of corn that has thirteen or fifteen rows. The prize is for seed use and open to all, regardless of age color or sex. Tacoma issues permit for a $6,000 frame apartment house.
The Wenatchee valley will gain a grain separator next fall enabling local farmers to thresh spring wheat. O B Robertson arranged for a thresher to handle all grain in the Wenatchee valley, aiding ally needs for bread grain.
Washington describes free discussion in Congress exposing navy neglect cases. Madden urged care and transport for ill enlisted men discharged abroad. Lewis urged peace talk. calls for strict loyalty and speedy war production across ships and planes.
The piece urges sacrifice over self interest and unity between farmer, manufacturer, financier, and worker to form a national machine. It notes American Japanese steel cooperation in the Far East, rising utility costs, strikes causes, and government directives on sardine packs and coffee imports. It also covers shipbuilding records, poultry expansion, timber for ships, and rewards for riveters amid high wartime practicality.
The Northwestern division of the American Red Cross met at the University of Washington May 6 to 11 attended by delegates from Alaska Idaho Washington and Oregon. Mrs. Chas. G. Smyth attended the morning session of the Washington University event that aimed to set future Red Cross plans and highlight growing needs from wounded Americans in Europe.
Mrs Richards heads the National Department of Labor's new women's division in Washington and urges moving men from shop and shopfront roles to essential war work. She argues men belong in farms, shipyards, munition plants, and military service, while women should keep industry running in suitable fields.
A man giving the name Earl Wright was arrested on a slackers charge after public attention and two days in jail. He claimed not to be of age, but observers doubt his statement. He was moved to Wenatchee last Friday and a woman claiming to be his wife followed. If detention on the idle charge fails, another offense may be pursued against him.
A vintage advertisement touts toasted tobacco as creating better taste. It credits The American Tobacco Co. with toasting Burley tobacco for Lucky Strike Cigarettes, claiming a mellow, pipe-like flavor distinct from regular tobaccos.
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