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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
4
H W Russell moves to new business quarters at the corner of Orondo and Mission street with a full line of paints and wall paper. He invites old friends and customers to visit the new location.
Tacoma visitor F W McCandless stayed with Chas B Reed and family while Rev A J Adams conducted Sunday services at Malaga schoolhouse. Frank Frankfort from Wenatchee returned Monday to address Farmers telephone line issues. Marysville’s Mr Rodey visited his son at Perry ranch. Real estate prices rose sharply as buyers were priced out. Ellensburg’s Hayman and McKay explored forming a stock company to purchase a Percheron horse. Mrs J C Corcoran returned home to Stemilt Creek after ten days in Seattle. Orondo Cafe touted as best two bit meal in town.
A brief travel advertisement touts connections through Salt Lake City and Denver to Spokane. It invites readers to learn more, highlighting the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company and service quality. Signed by WM. McMURRAY of Portland and J. M. Nagel of Seattle.
A critic notes husbands underfund wives while endowment life policies rise, contrasting American practice with European dot traditions. The piece surveys policy coverage, estate burdens on widows, and lingering gender inequality, urging cautious social reform andcknowledging gradual legal improvements.
An Exchange essay extols dust as essential to rain making cloud formation and sun protection. It argues a dustless sky would worsen rain moisture, rain would drip surfaces, and twilight relies on a dust layer reflecting sunlight, with broader claims about sunburn and atmospheric behavior.
The article argues that Panama must generate returns within its lifespan, detailing the costs of operation and the need for government planning. It warns against allowing rival routes to dominate and cites Tehuantepec as a model for a shorter oceanic passage, urging proactive state action.
A story recounts a weaver punished for not stopping a cow from eating muslin spread to dry, mistaken for a spider’s web. It also notes a Mogul princess whose father rebuked her for skin showing, countered by her claim of seven sultans in her attire.
W C Gates known as Swiftwater Bill arrives in San Francisco to arrange a new Rawhide milling plant. He states the present mill handles 0 tons daily but aims for about 100 tons. First ore run from the Truett lease yielded 14 1/2 tons with gold value about 423 dollars at 20 dollars an ounce. Easter novelties and pastry sales announced for Buckeye Grocery on April 17 18.
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