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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
2
A Leavenworth businessman argues locals buy from home merchants, yet admits some out of town sourcing. He challenges the insistence on buying locally, noting cheaper Seattle and Chicago options for goods and printing. The piece critiques hypocrisy and urges universal practice of the Golden Rule in trade.
The claim that the Bible remains the most widely read book ever written is noted as contested, despite its enduring prominence and vast readership. The statement grounds discussion in historical reach while acknowledging differing perspectives on readership metrics and interpretation.
The Echo recalls faith in local apple growth and marks a boast by Upper Wenatchee Valley growers. Apples in town windows include Delicious Old Winesap and Rome Beauty, with a standing dollar prize at the State Bank for anyone who brings a better specimen.
Bible school at 9:40 a.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. Evening preaching at 7:30 p.m. All welcome led by Rev. Snowden. Next Sunday evening Rev. Thompson will give an illustrated lecture on Seeking the Lost with soloist Miss McIntosh from Cashmere Washington.
Regular morning and evening services at the Congregational church. Afternoon preaching at Dryden at 3 30. Christian Endeavor at 6 30. All are invited. Rev. Davis, pastor.
Lutheran church posts a schedule with Sunday school and Bible class at 9 45 a m German preaching at 10 45 a m and English evening service at 7 30 all are welcome Pastor A J Ave Lallemont signs the notice
A local editor buys a printing press and learns editors warn him to run a Baptist friendly paper with free subs and locals. He heeds the advice but pleases no one, shelves the project, and leaves the paper to fail. Meanwhile Wenatchee Lake figures send Nelson and partners to buy winter supplies as a shingle mill struggles for shipping.
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