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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
2
A Kansas judge refuses a divorce on the ground that the wife searched her husband’s pockets at night and says it is an ancient privilege of wives. The article critiques this view, lampoons the idea, and notes the judge’s possible bachelorhood. It also mentions Roosevelt, Cobb county sales of slaves, and a Russian humorist quip in a satirical tone.
The Washington Supreme Court affirmed a $36,000 damages award to 13 year old Lee Kirkman against Wheeler Osgood Co for the loss of a part of his hand while employed there. The court ruled that Kirkman had lied about his age claiming he was 14 but that did not prevent recovery.
Portland reports the variegated cutworm, not the true army worm, damaging eastern Multnomah county fields and parts of Washington Wahkiakum county. Areas around Columbia Slough and Sandy Road suffer most. Episcopal services canceled next Sunday as Rev. T. A. Hilton preaches in Waterville. Sunday school remains at 10 a.m.
The article outlines Wilcox's belief that poetic talent is often inherited or sparked by personal circumstance. It traces her start at age thirteen writing for small editor prizes, driven by persistence and early successes, including a $75 payment after nine rejections.
The piece argues Japan will resist a three‑power peace dictated terms, recounts lessons from 1895, cites Adachi Kinnosuke on Togo, notes Russia and Western fears, and discusses Anglo American tensions and social change including women in business and Norway’s noble caste.
Coffeyville Journal recalls Bob Chestnut a gunfighter with a pocket Derringer. An Irish bully in a cattle camp faced Chestnut who fumbled the Derringer then drew it from his mouth in a flash to subdue the threat. The anecdote sits alongside old jokes and a cartoonish exchange about aging.
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