Leavenworth Claims Prime Climate For Ideal Fruit Growing
The Echo extols Leavenworth as the head of the Wenatchee valley fruit district praising its cup shaped basin wind protection and mild winters with rare subzero temps It argues the town's climate prevents ground freezing supports abundant snow and delivers exceptional pomological results while noting a remarkably low death rate for its size and requesting a counterexample.
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Leavenworth
Solomon
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Wenatchee Valley
Northwest
Cascade Mountains
Jack Frost
The Children's Holiday in China and Japan New Year
A description of Chinese New Year customs noting beggar children and festive dress, lanterns, and theater outings, with a brief contrast to Japan where New Year lasts from December 13 to January 16 and features a special stew of red beans, rice, fish, and konnyaku.
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Japan
Washington fruit shipments cited as state grows future in orchards
Prosperoous Washington editor Tonneson highlights that about 10,000 cars of apples pears cherries plums and berries have shipped from opening season to mid December valued around 10 million dollars. He notes two thirds of apples shipped, leads by Yakima valley, rising grape plantings near Kennewick and Praises Northwest orchards with strong orders and future prosperity.
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Tonneson
Northwestern Horticulturist
Washington
Yakima Valley
Puyallup Valley
Yakima District
Wenatchee Valley
Walla Walla
Snake River
Clarke County
Lower Sound
Orcas Island
Oregon
Northwest
Kennewick
California
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Mrs. E. B. Norell Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs. E B Norell who was mentioned as seriously ill two weeks earlier died Thursday at 7 pm. She leaves a husband and two young children and the community extends sympathy to the grieving family.
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E. B. Norell
Persuader Motivates Resolve After Social Evening
Miss Miami Brown asks about New Year’s goals. Mr. Erastus Pinkley says he persuaded Mistah Colli flower to make a resolution after a final parlor social, promising to stop stirring up disturbances henceforth.
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Miss Miami Brown
New Year Swear Off Shuts Down Bartenders in Saloon
On New Year’s Day in a grand beer saloon a lean owner informs two bartenders John and Harry they will be laid off for the first weeks of January. The boss cites the annual New Year’s pledge as the cause, explaining months of small profits and layoffs ripple to workers and families. John laments his lack of savings while his wife and baby face hardship.
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John
Harry
Broad Land
Philadelphia Bulletin
Lawsuit to Recover Eighty-One Dollars in Chelan County
The court in Leavenworth Chelan County Washington will hear a case on January th 1908 at 10 oclock AM. The plaintiff seeks eighty one dollars for wares and merchandise sold at the defendant's request with no payment made. Complaint filed December 20 1904 by Justice of the Peace F S Taylor.
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F. S. Taylor
Leavenworth
Chelan County
State of Washington
Michalitschke Bros. and Company
Corporation
Norris F. Gray
Pius Tolin
Gray and Tolin
William Herder
William M. Hobson
Herder & Hobson
Chelan
Gray & Tolin, Partners
Michalitachke Bros. & Company
Washington
F.S. Taylor
Justice of the Peace
Wash
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