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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
4
A civic notice urges residents to improve appearance as a public virtue. It stresses bright clothing, neat dress and personal presentation as a contribution to city welfare, recommending the "R&W" West option as the main requirement.
The piece argues home making relies on love and cash with a flexible view of affordable furnishings. It suggests budgeting about a hundred dollars per room as a guide, making sacrifices when funds are low, buying secondhand goods to avoid cheap quality, and starting despite a small bank balance to create a treasured, planned doméstic life.
A New Idea Woman's Magazine feature praises fruit and vegetables for skin and eye health and blood nourishment. It cautions against overly sweet fruits and notes summer substitutions for hot desserts save time for housewives without sacrificing family enjoyment.
A Spectator note cites F A McKenzie claiming a globe circumnavigation in forty days using comfortable trains and ships. Route outlines London to Moscow two and a half days Moscow to Vladivostok thirteen days Vladivostok to Yokohama two days Yokohama to London via Vancouver twenty one and a half days with one day for connections and Russian rail travel praised for comfort.
Commercial Club discusses funding a water pumping plant at Fifth Street with a $55,000 cost and a $100,000 bonding limit from a $1,000,000 Wenatchee valuation. Two Entiat power franchise options are considered, with M. E. Conference and future U S Marine Hospital prospects noted.
On April 14 at 2 PM Miss Tillie Gavin wed Fred Berry of Wenatchee at the bride’s parents home. The groom, a rising engineer who worked for County Surveyor Navarre, met Tillie while surveying the Red Mountain road project. A W M A Dramatic company performance followed and a prewedding shower was held for Tillie.
Miss Ruby Webb expresses gratitude to supporters who helped her clinch first place in the World's Alaska contest. She thanks sponsors judges and fellow contestants for the successful effort and bright result.
In Pasco a plea from the Pasco Commercial Club urges President Roosevelt to pass the Mill bill to dam the Snake River at Five Mile rapids. The letter cites past irrigation efforts failing and begs the veto question, asserting the arid land must blossom.
G S Thomas cashier and stenographer at First State Bank of Newport Washington killed himself with strychnine at the Colonial hotel in Spokane on Saturday night. Officials cite domestic troubles and bank stringency as causes. His 21 year old son is in a sanitarium near Portland.from Milan wreck injuries. Bank negotiations with Spokane capitalists were completed last week and the new company will take hold tomorrow.
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