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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1905
Page
3
In Chicago on July 31 a 350 strong coal drivers union voted unanimously to persist in the strike, threatening to keep doors closed to re-engaged workers and extending the strike era with police guarded wagons amid protests from other locals.
coroner's jury in Sandwich ruled Fred Montgomery died from a hatpin wound inflicted by his wife Josephine in self defense after a quarrel in Detroit hospital two weeks earlier.
A new Freer Department Store Co. is organized to transact general merchandise in Cashmere and will absorb the old Freer store, one of the town’s oldest business houses. Also notes Mrs. John A. Prentis ill with typhoid fever, poll tax slow, and local business updates on mills, land sales, and new homes planned in the area.
In Calhoun Georgia Z T Gray reports his wife suffered a severe cough. Two physicians failed to help but Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds eased the cough and gave sleep and cured her. The ad promotes a bronchitis La Grippe remedy sold by U G Pogue Drag Co at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle offered.
Professor W A Davis of Unalaska alleges ongoing slavery of young girls in Alaska towns. He states he freed two girls and sought release for six more, reporting no official action despite raising the issue since 1903.
A forest blaze raged between Wellington and Alvin for days, with rocks and trees falling and danger to the railway. K C Johnston was seriously injured and hospitalized in Seattle but is expected to recover. The fire is under control though a strong wind could reignite it, burning about half the mountain slope between Wellington Alvin Corea and Madison.
The Columbia and Okanogan Steam Boat Company offers one way to Wenatchee at one and one third fare for round trip valid 35 days not after October 31 1905. Sale runs June 1 to October 14. Ten or more on one ticket get one fare for 15 days not after October 31. Photos discounted at Bixler's Art Studio Griggs Building. Take photos before August 1.
Tampa man Ralph F Fernandez describes a fearful near death due to liver trouble and heart disease. He credits Electric Bitters with a rapid recovery, claiming he felt like a new man in three days and is cured. Available at U G Pogue Drug Co for 50 cents.
In Chelan county Washington the Superior Court granted letters of administration for the Franklin Freer estate on July 31 1905. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to Cross and Corbin Wenatchee within one year from August 1 1905 or be barred. Administrator Enoch F Morris CRASS & CORBIN attorneys for administrator
King Menelik of Abyssinia eager for better trade with America is seen as an enlightened ruler. He favors jeweled robes for state functions and a broad brimmed straw hat for informal wear. The essay warns tailors of their moral duty and the consequences of bad tailoring.
A London extract notes American women treat jewelry as defining their wardrobe. It argues upper class U.S. women dress to showcase jewelry and tailor gowns to complement them. The piece contrasts Anglo and American approaches to adornment and fashion.
A writer on Norway links the familiar nursery friends Jack and Jill to Hjuki and Bil, the ebbing and flowing tides, whose tumbling crests inspire the rhyme and describe waves washing the shore.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Shopleigh-What! balking at a $14.99 hat before realizing it was marked down from $15. The salesman notes the reduction, prompting her to buy the hat. The scene reflects a lighthearted consumer moment in Washington Life.
Dallas Lore Sharp explains clipping a queen bee's wing to prevent swarming in Country Calendar. The method involves seizing the queen, removing one wing, and then letting the colony settle. It suggests keeping bees calm, providing shade, and shaking the colony to deter swarming while maintaining strong colonies.
A Youth's Companion note describes mesembryantherum plants that blend with story ground and hill pebbles, often mistaken for stones. One form near Karra bears two large eggsized leaves with brownish gray stonelike surface and green tint, flowering briefly in bright yellow. A third form resembles quartz pebbles among which it grows.
A fragmented note from Woman's Life reflects on human longing and kindness. It suggests Christianity desires cheerful souls and that the elderly crave love more than sustenance, framing these ideas as a social ideal.
London Telegraph notes that Clean Monday marks the start of Lent in Greece. Athenians take holidays and eat Lenten fare in city hills while shepherds and country folk dance ancient Greek rites in old temples. It is called cutting the nose of Lent, parallels with Shrove Tuesday and pancakes.
Classified ads call for correspondents across North Central Washington and nearby counties. Positions include traveling with horse and buggy to sell safes and telegraphy work with wages advertised, plus hiring boys to deliver papers and collect subscriptions in multiple towns.
Wanted room in private house for two gentlemen. Will pay good price for a good room. Address A. B. World.
Wanted female applicant with extensive experience and first class references for a stewardess role aboard a river boat. Respond with details to Box 174 Wenatchee.
For sale horse harness and buggy at low price. Apply B. B. at World office. Wanted to show ladies Chelan County the Famous 66 Singer Sewing Machine by B T Duncan. Encyclopaedia Britannica Werner Edition 28 volumes good as new, $53 cost, $20 cash or $1 down and $2 a month for 12 months. Address X at World Office.
A local ad lists multiple properties near city limits, including 10 acres with 400 apple and peach trees for 1800 and 10 acres one mile from a school with a barn and water right for 3200 half cash. Also 3 acres in Peachy Addition with water right and easy terms near liberal city edge. Bousquet & Holm handle listings including a 5 100m house near a church with two lots and city water.
Lease notice for a brick store building on Wenatchee Avenue. Good location. Fixtures for sale. For particulars apply Bousquet and Holm.
Will exchange a Seattle corner lot pair 30 by 140 feet at 24th Ave and E Heen St in Madison Park for farm or ranch property in Chelan County Wenatchee valley. Property includes a seven room modern house with gas and electric fixtures, valued at 2700 dollars. A B World office.
J. E. Stearns of Belle Plaine Minnesota reports a friend severely injured hand swelling with blood poisoning symptoms. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve drew out the poison, healed the wound, and saved his life. It is advertised as best for burns and sores priced 25 cents at U G Pogue Drug Co.
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