Prosperity Seen Far Ahead From War Demand
The article argues that within eight months Europe’s ring nations will pay the United States over a million dollars daily for food clothing and war materials. A half billion in foreign gold will boost the monetary supply, jobs will rise by about two hundred thousand, and prosperity is forecast through 1915 and beyond as demand grows and factories and transport expand. Farmers will boost production, wages rise, and prices, especially food, are expected to advance. Readers are urged to prepare rather than wait for opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Fake Oil Stock Schemes Target Suckers In Promoter Ring
A newspaper analysis warns that oil stock promoters use inside information to fleece investors. It likens the practice to Barnum style deception and urges readers to beware selling of worthless shares.
Promoter Schemes in Oil Stock Trades Warn of Foreclosures
The piece exposes foreclosures sold for a nominal sum to insiders who reorganize and profit, leaving old stockholders squeezed. It cautions that oil prospecting may yield prints of profit only for insiders and paid newspapers, while most investors lose money. The author recalls a broker’s confession of insider split profits and urges readers to burn stock with a stovetop heat metaphor.
Get Ready for 1915 In Leavenworth
Promoters envision a prosperous year as local business leaders plan for a bigger Leavenworth. The piece notes thousands of Eastern travelers will pass through Washington en route to the San Francisco Exposition and many may settle nearby, signaling growth.
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Leavenworth
Washington
San Francisco
Washington Society of California
Washington Commission
Moore
Ralph
Go West to Washingtons fertile Wenatchee Valley
The article urges eastern migrants to relocate to the Upper Wenatchee Valley in Washington State. It claims vast opportunities for workers and prosperity if people advertise and embrace westward growth, recalling Horace Greeley's go west motto and urging a shift from wartime concerns to regional development.
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Far West
Horace Greely
Washington
Wenatchee Valley
Europe
Creamery Investment Urged for Wenatchee Valley
The Echo urges a cooperative creamery in the upper Wenatchee Valley as profitable for ranchers with 250 cows or more. It notes high butter prices, calls for farmer collaboration, and highlights regional dairy potential and investment risk avoidance. Also mentions state oil leases and the Panama-Pacific exposition Washington activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Valley
Washington
Tenino
State School for Girls to Open Near Grand Mound This Winter
The state board of control plans to open the State School for Girls near Grand Mound in Thurston county by month end so girls can have Christmas dinner in their new home. The state certified over 9,000 names to county prosecutors for potential charges under the eight hour bill initiative and referendum act for signing petitions more than once or without voter registration.
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State Board of Control
State School For Girls
Grand Mound
Thurston County
Lost and found and ads offered in Business Paragraph
Notice invites readers to write or call the office to place ads for lost items found articles buying selling renting or information. Rates are five cents a line for subsequent insertions with a minimum charge and a promotional line highlighting quick results.
For Sale Nice sound cull apples three boxes for a dollar
For sale are sound cull apples three boxes for one dollar with boxes to be emptied on delivery. C Grade apples 50 cents per box. Mixed lots include King Davids Jonathans Winesaps and Black Bens. Contact L S Ailes Box 694. Cheaper than growing them.
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L.S. Ailes
For Sale Ford Runabout 1913 Model In Good Condition
For sale a 1913 Ford runabout in good condition with electric lights and extra attachments. Priced at $250 cash, buyer takes it. Inquire at Echooffice.
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Ford Automobile
Echooffice
Po Do Lax Promises Clear Complexion and Health
Advert says Po Do Lax cures pimples headaches biliousness and constipation by correcting indigestion. Claims it tones the liver purifies blood and prevents deranged stomach with regular use. Sells a 50c bottle with money back guarantee. All druggists carry the product and Echo want ads are recommended.
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N. A
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N. A. Nelson
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