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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1920
Page
4
The Echo outlines advertising rules for condolence cards fundraisers and paid notices. It states free space only for community welfare but commercial or promotional content requires regular advertising rates. Back issues beyond the current month cost 25 cents each.
Complete returns indicate the nonpartisan league loses ground in North Dakota as Frazier secures a third term as governor and independents win multiple seats. Independents dominate the state House next session while all five Independent League proposed laws pass, signaling the fading influence of the nonpartisan and allied parties.
The State Chamber of Commerce session at Ellensburg featured speakers on regional crop adaptation and Washington’s potential resources. Dr. Holland outlined four farmer problems including labor and transportation, and urged farm bureaus and farmer employment of experts to coordinate and solve farm needs.
Mr Gilbert urged development of Washington state water power and irrigation as a great wealth. He claimed expansion would ease shortages and attract outside investment through utilities while noting active reclamation service programs.
Collier's Weekly notes New York commentary on building trust as the president of the Building Trades Council unveils a plan to fine someone’s purse, a provocative gesture aimed at signaling integrity in the trade.
The text argues mills are selling at a loss and lumber prices are likely to rise rather than fall. No relief is expected unless wages fall, which is undesirable unless living costs decrease quickly. A potential bright spot is productivity per worker, with higher job esteem.
The article notes many eastern manufacturers cutting output despite expectations linking a Republican win to prosperity. It urges factory whistles to shriek and workers to toil at full capacity and top wages, warning disappointment if mills reduce production.
The piece argues that restricting public service ventures to a fixed profit percentage is flawed. It notes that projects like railways, telegraphs, telephones, and electric plants are inherently expansive and require greater returns, challenging the belief that profit caps should apply uniformly.
The text argues that many promoters enter projects hoping for income but often see little or no profit for years. It notes that only after lengthy losses might a project yield small profits, urging patience and farsighted support for developing resources.
The article explains the President's Flag used when the chief executive acts as commander in chief. It describes design features a blue background with the coat of arms and four stars, and notes ceremonial salutes including 21 gun salutes on arrival and departure aboard ships. It contrasts past flag designs for the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy.
The Interior Department approves the Washington survey for the Columbia Basin project accelerating federal support. A Seattle firm seeks a preliminary permit for Priest Rapids power plant. state filing decisions.pending. Flour prices dip to 10.20 per barrel as hops yield 22 000 to 25 000 bales valued at over 1 million dollars. Reverend W S Turner dies at 94. Spokane fair hopes to become a major Pacific Northwest dairy cattle exhibition.
The navy flag may gain four corner stars to distinguish it from infantry colors. Current flags use a blue field with a large crimson star containing the U.S. coat of arms, and small stars mark states in the Union. The plan mirrors high command flags that bear four stars. The President approved using the coat-of-arms from the Presidential seal on his personal flag and colors.
The exchange parodies a cartoonish scene where Farmer Corntessel boasts about a productive afternoon while Jud Tunkins mocks him for sitting on the fence and whittling. Corntessel claims the carved piece becomes a family ouija board as a joke.
A Florida Times Union item quotes a college rivalry exchange where students shout a brutal chant. The excerpt depicts taunting and a violent direct line about injuring an opponent.
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