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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1909
Page
3
Stage line runs weekly between Leavenworth and Telma with departures from Leavenworth Mondays and Fridays at 4 a.m arriving Telma at 4 p.m. Returns depart Telma Tuesdays and Saturdays at 4 a.m arriving Leavenworth at 4 p.m. Mail passengers and express service details via proprietor Joe Massie box 71 Leavenworth Wash.
Local items report people visiting Wenatchee from nearby towns including Gene Hamilton Jay Adams and M B Hake. Mrs J B Adams Frank OConner and Mrs Freytag are mentioned with health updates. Attend Eagles meeting and enjoy Palace of Sweets treats as social notices.
Local editor records visits and health concerns in Leavenworth and nearby areas. Notables include Master Howard Bloom and Miss Susie Smith honored at dinner, Benny Moore returning from Chicago, land sale by Green Kinney and Chas Erkman, infant paralysis treatment for Reynolds' daughter, Freytag’s Los Angeles visit for heart condition, Peshastin apple shipments, Dr Hoxsey’s medical travel, and a Congregational concert by the Christian Endeavor society.
Mr and Mrs Neeley visit with Mrs Wahlfel and depart for California to make their home there. H C Nichols promoted to train dispatcher with Spokane HQ and will be joined soon by his family. A H Leftwich arrives from Seattle to manage the Franklin hotel and overhaul the property. The Keating case is dismissed after the prosecutor agrees the sleds were likely his. T C Nye gains notice as window dresser at L D Store Co with a dramatic display of firearms, tools, taxidermy and cartoons drawing public attention.
Washing feet in potato water with jackets after boiling is claimed to cure chilblains. A hot borax or baking soda bath is recommended followed by alcohol rub and drying. A recipe stacks macaroni with browned walnuts in buttered dish, layering macaroni and walnuts before finishing.
A reader offers do it yourself tips including layering macaroni with Parmesian, a pimples remedy using epsom salts boiled in water, and a month long hair treatment with kerosene and soap jelly. The piece emphasizes nightly wetting for skin and sun drying for hair, advising against brushes to protect the scalp.
The Echo previews calendars wall pockets banners and other advertising novelties with sample prices for readers considering orders to cut travel costs. Dr Coventry the eye specialist will locate here and offer guaranteed treatments. Mrs LaRue receives new stationery at the post office store. A ladies gold watch and chain was lost on the streets of Leavenworth on December 31. finder should contact Miss McNett at L J Nelson's office.
A jumble of local ads lists valentines for sale at the post office window, band dance at the opera house on February 6, rooms for rent in East Commercial Street, a variety of goods at Pfeiffer's drug store, a Lincoln's birthday basket supper by the M E church Ladies Aid, land exchanges near Leavenworth, and veterinary services offered by J D Langdon at Joe Massie’s barn.
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