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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1914
Page
3
The bill is criticized as a farce since it would not prohibit but allow importation of one half gallon of whiskey and twelve quarts of beer every twenty days, with the revenue leaving the state. The stance calls for voters to scrutinize the measure ahead of election day.
The bill aims to shut down breweries forming the state's third largest export sector. It notes the industry brings money into Washington and supports labor, barley, hops, supplies, and many other uses with a single concern dispersing over a million dollars annually in the state.
The message warns that if Prohibition Bill No 3 passes, taxes would rise by 50 percent and property values would fall. The sentiment claims current times are hard and would grow worse under the bill.
A roster of Wilson era officials names the President and Vice President along with cabinet posts including Secretary of State Bryan and McAdoo, Secretary of Treasury McAdoo, Secretary of War Garrison, Attorney General Reynolds, Postmaster General Burleson, Secretary of Navy Daniels, Interior Lane, Agriculture Lane, Labor Redfield, and other federal officers. Senators Jones and Poindexter and Congressman LaFollette are noted among state and federal leaders.
A 1914 critique explains how mail order catalogs mask true costs with shipping and minimum freight packages. It exposes leaders priced below local costs and warns against overbuying and deceptive farm to farm salesmen. The piece urges shoppers to compare locally before buying.
Fall cough or cold warning urges immediate care to avoid serious lung trouble. Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey advertised as pure and harmless, soothing throat and lungs, loosening phlegm, antiseptic, and vitamin boost with a 25 cent price at the druggist. Also mentions baby use and ad services for selling or trading.
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