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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1914
Page
5
A bustling community notes column with vendors Carlquist's sales pitches for rings and neck pendants, plans for Mrs. Laura Lemance speakings, political organizing in Wenatchee, weather hints of an early winter, and assorted notices about residents traveling, business moves, and local concerns. The item includes awards for insurance claims, a sheriff arrest, and updates on marriages, relocations, and council attendance.
Lloyd Robinette returned from Topeka Kansas after three months away and praised the western country. J L Foss came home from four months in Norway noting little war impact. Frank Shell and family moved into the Gosslee residence. Apples are being loaded daily from the warehouse. A dance with the Cashmere Orchestra is planned for Saturday Oct 3 with a large crowd expected. J D Day of Seattle is in town.
State Labor Commissioner E W Olson reports nationwide inquiries about Washingtons proposed eight hour law. The measure would limit work to eight hours daily and forty eight hours weekly for all labor groups including housemaids nurses and reporters. Treasury Secretary McAdoo orders national banks to extend legitimate credit to support business during the war era crisis. The move follows reports of money hoarding restricted credit and high rates while reserves exceed legal requirements.
Fred J. Fine, once co proprietor of the Oroville Gazette and now an inspector at the state land office, was in town this week and paid a call on the Echo.
An warning ad urges avoiding constipation as backed up waste poisons the body. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a safeguard and prescribes a single nightly dose, costing 25 cents at the druggist.
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