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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1914
Page
3
The piece cautions against drinking and tobacco, urging moderation and avoidance if possible. It endorses using the purest products when necessary and warns against excess in eating and drinking, noting wines and liquors are suited for cooking and cigars are superior.
A Washington Fur Co letter proposes a large cat ranch near Anacortes Washington promising high profits. Promoters, including attorney L J Nelson, lure investors with a venture to raise about 100000 cats, skin profits, and a self-sustaining chain of cats and rats, amid doubts about the feasibility and ethics.
To clean teeth mix one pint of soft water with two ounces lemon juice and one tablespoon each burnt alum and salt. Boil in a porcelain pan for one minute, strain, and bottle. Apply with a sponge twice weekly to rub teeth, remove discoloration, and whiten teeth.
An April cough remedy testimonial promotes Dr King's New Discovery for sore throats and chest coughs with claims of relief including fever reduction. The ad notes a money back guarantee and mentions 50c to 1.00 priced bottles. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is also advertised for sores.
There have been many hog cholera outbreaks in the Northwest this past year and the disease will spread unless hog owners act to suppress it. Prevent introduction by avoiding new infected hogs. disease can spread via clothing, birds, dogs, coyotes, or streams. If outbreak occurs call a veterinarian, isolate sick hogs, burn or bury carcasses, disinfect pens and equipment with carbolic acid solution. A serum exists that can save many hogs if properly prepared and injected by a veterinarian.
The United States ranks behind Australia and Argentina in per capita dressed meat consumption. Australia and Argentina are cited at about 250 pounds annually, while the U S was about 172 pounds in 1909 and now about ten pounds less. Britain remains Europe’s highest at just under 120 pounds.
Estimated economic hydro electric capacity from Washington rivers and small streams tops 12 000 000 horsepower while current development is under 300 000 hp. Regional wheat output across Oregon Washington and Idaho may reach 70 000 000 bushels this year up from 65 000 000 two years ago due to expanded farming and higher acreage. A lighthearted item recalls a shopper who carried three chickens into a store and revealed the feet were tied when asked if they would lay there the clerk learning they were roosters.
A clause in the workmen's compensation act returns the widow's reserve upon remarriage, enriching the accident fund to 50576.44. Nineteen widows have remarried, averaging 11 months of pension. Lump sum settlements of 240 were made, with the fund keeping the remainder. The state still pays pensions for dependent children and a total of 215 widows receive state pensions due to industrial accidents.
The department releases Farmers Bulletin No. 572 titled A System of Farm Cost Accounting. It teaches basic bookkeeping for farmers to estimate yearly profits or losses. Tested over three years with 53 New York farmers under varying conditions. Free copies available from the U S Department of Agriculture, Washington DC, while supplies last.
The following letters remain uncalled for at the Leavenworth post office on April 7 1914 H R Carman Arthur Carter Mrs M DeMoss John Oltman H M King Mr W Jackson G A Hamilton postmaster.
About 900 men and 175 teams work on state highway projects today, figures from Highway Commissioner William R. Roy show. The workforce is expected to exceed 1,000 within a month, excluding contractors and engineers. Most laborers earn 2.25 to 2.50 daily, convicts at honor camps receive 50 cents plus board. The contractor daily labor outlay runs around 2,700 dollars.
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