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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
Flaharty Bakery has moved to 26 North Wenatchee Avenue opposite Wiester's Department Store. The Gem Cafe advertises a 25 cent meal as the best in the city.
Rufus Woods as editor and manager at the Wenatchee World office outlines post office status subscription rates and delivery terms. Notices to advertisers require ad copy arrival by 11 and 1:30 p.m. for display and classified ads respectively. R. J. Rockey is named.
The article discusses how husbands often neglect wives financially, noting that life insurance and endowment plans influence widows' burdens. It highlights legal and social shifts since the woman suffrage era, urging continued reform while acknowledging progress is uneven and due to thoughtlessness rather than malice.
The article discusses canal traffic growth and the need for government action to compete with rival routes like Tehuantepec. It warns subsidies may be required to preserve trade, notes Britain’s vigilance, and urges broad public turnout for a Taft club meeting, with 175 invitations sent to outlying precincts.
A spoofed roundup notes guests of the Duke of Westminster burglarized his house as a joke. An eagle on the new twenty dollar gold piece is pictured in flight symbolizing money. A bank reserve is mocked as cashier’s coldness. A rope-throwing exhibition by Blacky Chambers stirs town lore. Yakima lashes out at Jim Hill over a defective depot lavatory. chatter rises about a second electric company and power costs.
Russia granted an Australian firm a concession to harvest 30,000,000 feet of timber annually from Siberia 900 miles from Vladivostok for shipment to Melbourne, eight thousand miles away. The plan highlights global timber shortages and transport challenges as lumber retains value across distant markets.
At a Washington reception Mrs. Roosevelt dispenses flowers as a graceful gesture to attendees. She frequently presents a bouquet to wives of cabinet members and designates a young girl to receive a boutonniere, with orchids and other blooms forming a notable display.
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