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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
3
The piece argues Canada hosts a beef trust with higher domestic meat prices while US prices rise for imports. It notes US duties on Canadian beef and hogs were removed to foster free entry and predicts Canada may welcome American meat, undermining Canadian packers and ending the beef trust.
The Public Service Commission reports about two informal complaints daily alongside formal cases, with many resolved by correspondence. A new attorney general ruling imposes a 90 cent per ton state tax on all fresh fish except cannery caught fish, supported by the fish commission to raise 100000 to 300000 for the current biennium. The commission also ends retroactive rate reductions to curb railroad discrimination.
Mrs Laura Gaines of Avoca Louisiana reports four doctors had given up on her yet Electric Bitters restored her health after one dose. The antiseptic tonic is offered at 50 cents and 1.00 by H E Bucklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
A Waitsburg Times view extols local newspaper ads as the most effective form of advertising. It argues newspapers reach broad audiences at leisure, with flexible formats and frequent updates, outperforming outdoor signs historically used to attract customers.
The column explains how seed potatoes should be selected in fall during harvest, with emphasis on choosing large uniform tubers, evaluating hills by yield and maturity, and discarding overly small or irregular tubers. It discusses storage and the impact of poor seed storage on stands.
In the Superior Court of Washington Chelan County the estate of Charles John Anderson deceased. Executor Lewis J. Nelson invites creditors and claimants to present their claims with vouchers within one year from first publication to his Leavenworth office for probate administration. First published October 1 1913. Last publication November 7 1913.
A Chelan county table shows five year trends with property valuations up 46.73 percent while taxes rise 78.85 percent. State taxes up 113.53 percent and municipal levies up 134.88 percent, with county taxes up 37.22 percent.
W D Magli, a well known Whitemound Wisconsin merchant, bought a stock of Chamberlain's medicines to supply customers. After receiving them he fell ill and says one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than his entire stock. For sale by all dealers. Butter wrappers at the Echo Office.
Shoes Ave announces new fall and winter line including SELZ Shoe in work and dress styles and the greatest school shoe in the world. Visit soon for boys next footwear needs.
Repairing shop advertises all kinds of repairs with quick service at reasonable prices. Customers encouraged to call and visit to see offerings.
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