Northwest items cover tax totals and regional plans
Washington state taxes for 1912 totaled 31 204 820 48 with 1911 at 23 030 234 55 an increase of 2 174 585 per capita tax about 27 32 and an average family tax of 136 60 based on five people Seattle Chamber urges Congress to maintain duty on grain to protect local mills from Western Canada Japan and other competition the Northwest hosts a National Conference of Charities and Corrections May 5 12 in Seattle with notable speakers Graham Taylor Edward Devine Ben Lindsay and Jane Addams more than 2 500 will be distributed as cash and farm implements at December corn shows in Colfax and Pendleton the O W R N reports free seed corn and acclimated seed for a one acre plot Oregon Washington Idaho farmers to benefit provincial markets in Victoria Vancouver and New Westminster face competition from U S produce and pressure to improve English agricultural training to lower production costs.
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Washington
State Tax Commission
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Canada
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Seattle
Graham Taylor
Edward T. Devine
Ben Lindsay
Governor West
Jane Addams
John M. Glenn
Oregon
Idaho
Colfax
Pendleton
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Co
Territory
Wells Fargo
Portland
Royal Agricultural Commission
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Vancouver
New Westminster
Woman of the Snows on Deming Glacier Mt Baker Washington
The Woman of the Snows on Deming Glacier at Mt Baker Whatcom County appears as a perfect ice profile topped by a fashion hat. Each season the figure shifts only in the hat style with April bringing an automobile veil while summer removes it. Many photographs exist, all capturing a face with human-like character and individuality.
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Deming Glacier
Mt. Baker
Whatcom County
Washington
Look to Your Plumbing Prospects and Digestion Remedies
Look to Your Plumbing. You know what happens in a house in which the plumbing is in condition everybody in the house is liable to contract typhoid or some other fever. The digene the organs perform the same functions human Tod y as the plumbing does for the house, and they should be kept in first class condition all time. If you have trouble with your digestion take Chambe any or lain's Tablets and you are certain too quick relief. For sale by all dealersvertisement.
Farm Advice for Poultry Care by Lillian Blanchard
The column outlines practical tips to prevent vermin and chills among baby chicks, maintain balanced rations, avoid overcrowding, and ensure steady feeding with green fodder. It warns against hatching late or too many chicks, dirty eggs, sitting hens on nests, and improper rooster management after mating season.
Vocational Conference Highlights Women’s Career Options
State College staged a vocational conference led by Miss Rhoda M. White with eight women speakers from interior decorating photography librarians pure foods journalism stenography and business teaching and vocational directing. They urged broad education as key to women succeeding in well paid vocations and White plans a follow up at W S C with data from over two hundred women in the region.
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State College
Rhoda M. White
Miss White
Northwest
Will Celebrate Swedish Midsummer Day in Spokane
Swedish residents in the Pacific Northwest plan a Spokane observance on June 24 led by a Swedish American League committee. UW professor J E Wickner will give the address while events include a morning parade, Natatorium Park activities, baseball games, athletic contests and music with a queen contest to select the royal.
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Sweden
Spokane
Pacific Northwest
Living Costs Reach Peak After 1896 Low in 1912
United States investigators chart living costs from 1896 to 1912 across five regions. A working family’s yearly food bill rose from 300 dollars in 1896 to 466 dollars in 1912 in the North Atlantic, while the West saw 277 dollars in 1896 and 429 in 1912. The 17 year span shows price gains of 166 dollars in the East and 152 dollars in the West, with 1912 marking the highest level in 23 years.
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United States
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Central
South Central
Adler-i-ka credited to Leavenworth druggist King
E H King, a Leavenworth druggist, praised for introducing Adler i ka a simple buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture. The German remedy reportedly cured appendicitis and now claims to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation in a single dose.
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E. H. King
Leavenworth
Diversified farming rising in Washington Inland Empire
Spokane Chamber of Commerce reports a trend toward diversification across the Inland Empire with more chickens cattle and hogs. Dairy expansion follows with more cows per farm faster cream production and growing demand for dairy products. A Spokane firm notes rising cream separator sales and a new silo company plans thousands of silos, indicating strong future agricultural growth.
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Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Inland Empire
Gordon C. Corbaley
Chamber
Spokane
Corbaley
Washington
Nebraska
Great Northern Plans Snow Proof Cascades Line
Construction begins on the Cascades to shield the Great Northern from snow slides. Major firms Grant Smith & Co and Guthrie McDougall & Co win large contracts to build miles of snow sheds, adjust grades, and bore tunnels, including a 1200 foot tunnel at Windy Point. Work must finish by October 15 to prevent another costly winter disruption.
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Cascades
Great Northern
Washington
Grant, Smith & Co
Hudson River
New York City
Guthrie, McDougall & Company
Dr King's New Discovery Praised by Local Druggist
C Lower, a local druggist, endorses Dr King s New Discovery as the best throat and lung medicine. He reports it cured his wife’s severe bronchial cold when other remedies failed and urges keeping a bottle home for family use. Prices are 50 cents and 1 dollar with a guarantee by E H King druggist.
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C. Lower
Dr. King
E. H. King
Logan and Son dissolves partnership in Logan firm
Notice states M. O. Logan and RR Logan dissolved their Logan & Son partnership. All accounts payable to the firm are to be paid by M. O. Logan and all receivables are payable to M. O. Logan. Dated the 28th day of April.
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M. O. Logan
RR. Logan
Logan & Son
M. O. Ofey
Iga
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Beauty Benefits
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a beautifier and health aid for skin and eyes, claiming it brightens the eye, softens skin, and purifies the blood. Also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children, touting safety and effectiveness, available from all dealers.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
City Drug Store
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Chumstick Dairy
Cedargreen Bros., Prep
Frank Ranch
Lilly’s Ration Food
Rutherford & Burns
Cascade
Wm. C. Roach
Front Street
Leavenworth State Bank
Hg PT A
Ile Way
Nenworth
The
Don
Lillian Blanchard
G. N
Cough Medicine
Violette
Pacific Beer
J. B. Violette
F. H. Hutchings
Churchill & Ritchie
Leavenworth, Wash
Opera
J. E. Tholin
Fountain of Healte and Happiness
Seattle Brewing & Malting CO
Seattle, Wash
Lee Howerton
Olds
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