Beef Prices Rise Cattle Shortage Hints at Higher Costs
Northwest buyers report unprecedented difficulty in obtaining cattle at reasonable prices with further increases likely within sixty days. Factors include limited US beef supply and redirected Australian and Argentine beef to Europe, boosting prices as cattle numbers dwindle. The same issue spurs talks on Alaska rail development and a potential prosperity surge for the region if the bill passes.
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West
Northwest
Australia
United States
American Beef Trust
United States Department of Agriculture
John D. Rockefeller
Alaska
Interior
Congress
Pacific Northwest
Arnica Salve Heals Foot Ulcer After Four Years
H D Ely of Bantam Ohio suffered a four year ulcer on his foot. Doctors recommended amputation but he declined and tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a last resort. He reports the salve cured his foot. The ad touts the product as a remedy for burns cuts bruises and eczema. Available 25c from druggists or by mail H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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H. D. Ely
Bantam, O
Bucklen
H.E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Commission Fixes First Minimum Wage for Mercantile Workers
The industrial welfare commission will set the first minimum wage for mercantile women workers. It has engaged Miss Caroline J. Gleason of the Oregon welfare commission to lead conferences with three employers, three employees, and three public representatives. After reviewing labor conditions, wages, and cost of living, the panel will propose a minimum wage for the commission to adopt.
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Industrial Welfare Commission
Caroline J. Gleason
Oregon Welfare Commission
Mount Rainier 14408 Feet Official Height Now
Government survey confirms Mount Rainier's summit at 14,408 feet above sea level, surpassing the former figure and making it the second highest in the United States after Mount Whitney. The mapping team faced a blizzard and crevasse danger, retreating from the summit and later completing the survey with a final ascent.
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Mount Rainier
Washington
United States Geological Survey
United States
Mount Whitney
California
Mount Rainier National Park
F. E. Matthes
Mr. Matthes
George R. Davis
C. H. Birdseye
W. O. Tufts
O. G. Taylor
S. E. Taylor
Birdseye
Washington Leads Coast in Usable Farm Land
Washington has the largest area of land potentially tillable on the Pacific Coast, with about 50 percent of its 43 million acres considered tillable and 24 percent suitable for non tilling agricultural uses. In 1909 only 8 percent of the land was in crops, and 16 percent of tillable land grew crops, yielding 6.2 acres tillable per acre cropland. Oregon shows 38 percent tillable and 32 percent non tillable land of 61 million acres, with 10 percent cropland in 1909 and 4 percent of land in crops. There were 10.3 acres tillable per acre in crops.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Agricultural Department
Oregon
Do Not Drink Is Our Advice
Our cautious guidance urges avoiding alcohol and tobacco entirely. if unavoidable, choose the purest, consume in moderation, and avoid excess. It also warns overeating harms health while praising wines for cooking and cigars as superior in quality.
Idaho Tilled and Nontilled Land Shares Revealed
In Idaho 27 percent of 52,000,000 acres could be tilled, 23 percent suited for nontilled agricultural use, and 50 percent allocated to nonagricultural purposes. Only 3 percent of the area was in crops in 1909, with 8.7 acres of potentially tillable land for each acre in crops that year.
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Idaho
Dr Kings New Life Pills Advertises Quick Relief
An ad claims torpid liver constipated bowels and a disordered stomach cause headaches. It promises rapid relief by stimulating organs with Dr Kings New Life Pills. The product is promoted as the best regulator for liver and bowels with a 25 cent box available at druggists or by mail from H E Bucklen & Co.
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Dr. King
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
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Thos. Nolan
City Drug Store
Vienna Bakery
S. H. Knowlton
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Ee City Drag Line
Rainier Beer
Lee J. Howerton
Scientific American
Munn & Co
New York
F &T
Venworth
The
Echo
University of Washington
Banking
Transportation Group
Public Service Group
International Union of Shingle Weavers, Sawmill Workers
Woodsmen
Aberdeen
United States Assay
Seattle
Echo Office
Commission
MT. Rainier
State of Washington
Opera
J. E. Tholin
Cascade
Wm. C. Roach
Front Street
Leavenworth State Bank
Harper
J. B. Violette
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Lumber Co
Shannon
Pacific Beer
F. H. Hutchings
Churchill & Ritchie
Leavenworth, Wash
Seattle Brewing & Slattile
Wash
Lee Howerton
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