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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1914
Page
3
Do not drink is our advice. If you cannot abstain completely then use the best and purest, least harmful option. Also avoid tobacco. If you must, use the best and avoid excess. Do not eat too much. Our wines and liquors are pure and wholesome for cooking. Our cigars are superior to others.
Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin shows 211 killed and 4011 injured in train accidents for the quarter, down from 1912 figures. Non train accidents totaled 2830 killed and 19,753 injured, with industrial railway injuries rising to 32,878. Total derailments and collisions numbered 3913, causing $3,239,159 in damage. Broken rails caused 13.3 percent of derailments and defective equipment 25.1 percent.
An interstate farmers information bureau will be set up in Spokane around April 1 with offices in the Majestic hotel building. W K Mitchell explains the bureau will connect buyers and sellers for livestock, city property exchanges, insurance, steamship tickets, and other commodities in carload or parcel post quantities, without handling commodities itself. A year book with addresses and information is in preparation.
Rich ore discovery on the Littleton claim near Chelan Butte yields a four inch ledge and ore samples report 25 percent copper and $400 per ton in gold. Free milling gold abundant. with new railroad transport Chelan Butte is set for increased mining development and activity.
Governor Earnest Lister of Washington will throw the first ball symbolically opening the 1914 Northwest League season in Spokane on April 14. Mayor Hindley assists last year. The Spokane Baseball Boosters Club plans a civic opening with a downtown parade and a half holiday to draw crowds and Indians supporters. J J Davis seeks reduced railroad rates from Inland Empire to bring in out of town fans.
The Canadian and American beef trusts unite to block shipments of Canadian beef and hogs into the United States, aiming to protect their markets from independent packers. Canadian growers seek better prices and independence, while alleged disease claims seek to condemn imports. Also reported: $16,191,498 in net premiums paid in 1913 with $7,232,199 in losses, per Insurance Commissioner H. O. Fishback. Want ads in the Echo bring results.
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and lung irritation with claims of soothing throat and chest inflammation. It cites J T Davis of Stickney Maine as cured after other remedies failed and offers a two price option with money back relief. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is also advertised for sores.
Notice of sale on April 7 1914 at the Chelan County Court House in Wenatchee Washington of the NW quarter of section 16 township 4 north range 18 east W M containing 40 acres more or less appraised at 400 for not less than the appraised value with terms including one tenth down and annual payments with interest six percent until fully paid timber and mineral reservations and other legal conditions apply issued by the Board of State Land Commissioners and the Commissioner of Public Lands with publication dates February 27 and final April 3 1914
Plans for an All Northwest Rose Show in Seattle aim to showcase top regional roses with a grand prize cup and numerous awards. The Northwest Rose Society formation boosts interest as major cities compete for prizes and cultivation begins now. Also notes a health ad for Dr King s New Life Pills and Bucklen s Arnica Salve.
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