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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
2
Second class mail matter at Wenatchee Washington. Rates list annual $5.06 in advance and six months $2.50 in advance with carrier delivery at ten cents per week.
An official notice at the Young Women’s Christian Association in Philadelphia gives residents over thirty five one month to relocate. The 12 month grace period for finding new quarters has passed, and many elders have already left for reasons including meals, wallpaper, or the matron, while others stayed claiming not to be thirty five. A male visitor rule is noted, requiring a photograph and pedigree for eligibility to call once a month.
An unidentified passage discusses rules for keeping young people in a parlor past curfew and assigns blame to spiteful associates. It notes about a dozen suspects remaining in the building with no signs of leaving and mentions no proof they are past the age limit.
Local notes from Malaga on August 10 report residents at the county seat and traveling for business. Updates include sickness easing for Wm. Downing, visits from E. M. Gillette, and departures of Miss Freda Olsen and the Gnuiuieys. The fashion column advances the season’s short brimmed sailor trends with braid trims, ribbons, and newly styled gowns.
Captain Boyd Alexander reports a living okapi seen in Africa with skin as proof. The animal, giraffe like yet rainbow spotted, was first described in 1901 by Sir Harry Johnston after a dead specimen. The Alexander-Gosling expedition may mark the first white observers to witness a live okapi.
Senor Don Gorifalo de Quesada, Cuban minister to the United States and popular representative in Washington, headed the Cuban junta here during the independence struggle. Born in Havana in 1968, he studied in New York City public schools, the College of the City of New York, and Columbia Law School.
The Brother's War portrays Robert Toombs of Georgia as a shining example of private virtue and a master of government. It notes his long service in both houses of Congress, his later role as secretary of state for the Confederate government, and his witty repartee that delighted audiences. A rival candidate accused Toombs of frequent absences from court, but Toombs replied the district would be hurt more by his constant presence than by his occasional absence from the House.
The article recalls William Hurry who rang the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall to announce the Declaration of Independence. It notes the event occurred 130 years ago and references the bell and its historic ringing.
Sexton of Pine Street Presbyterian rediscovered a moss buried tomb stone at a grave. The Philadelphia based Daughters of the American Revolution take interest and plan a suitable monument over the resting place of the messenger who proclaimed the birth of the nation.
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