Wenatchee Post Office Notice Fragment
A brief line indicates entry as second class matter at the Wenatchee post office in Washington reflecting a mailing status note likely from an archival page.
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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
2
A brief line indicates entry as second class matter at the Wenatchee post office in Washington reflecting a mailing status note likely from an archival page.
One year by mail in advance costs five dollars. Six months by mail in advance costs two dollars and fifty cents. Delivered by carrier per week costs ten cents.
A compact compendium displays brief quotations from multiple papers dated August 3 1906. It remarks on Russia’s crises, a Chicago kiss incident, Stoessel’s defeats, appendicitis versus auto injuries, agrarian politics, Thaw trial coverage, Venezuela’s Castro, and political favors in ads.
A humorous meditation on Independence Day revelry from Portland to Woonsocket. The speaker notes that anticipation builds before July while the holiday unleashes noisy, carefree joy. He cites crackers and rockets as symbols of youth’s exuberance and a national urge to celebrate with unrestrained sound.
The dialogue reveals Mabel's reluctance to perform as guests press her to sing. She prefers silence, imagining others binding her to the piano and compelling a performance despite her resistance.
A fragment discusses a young doctor’s role in Wilson’s recovery and hints at financial motives behind the medical care. The dialogue questions whether the doctor can keep Wilson alive and who gains from the arrangement.
A fragment quotes a joke about why men marry, suggesting the act might be the only way to end a specific form of misery. The line reflects a witty, cynical view of matrimony often found in period humor.
A fragmented dialogue discusses income and selling to so-called suckers. The garbled text hints at a question about how to earn without income and a statement about selling something to deceive sellers. No clear people, places, or events are identifiable.
In a playful comparison a dog is said to differ from a buwmen bela in two ways: the canine has fellows and never abandons friends. It recalls a time when dancers paid the fiddler, now they receive a pimola and touch the union. A coy woman feigns ignorance of baseball to boost her escort’s vanity.
Spring and summer fashion revives cape wraps resembling boleros with shoulder capes extending to short sleeves. Linen lace and contrasting braids, including silk radiums and burlingham trims, feature in coordinated capes and skirts. Caps, vests, and jacquard jackets showcase new shapes and lace combinations for modern outfits.
A reader note praises a clever sewing project by Amy Varnum detailing a charming dress cape in Apple green. The item features large decorative dots and dense embroidery with scalloped edges and buttonhole stitch work. The piece is notably costly when commissioned but affordable if the owner sews it herself.
A pastor cites a biblical line while a man in the rear pew jokes about David and five kings before Jim. The room reacts with humor as the crowd riffs on the matchup and last night’s play.
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