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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
3
Two lots on Mission Street 50 by 110 feet priced at 225 each. Six room bungalow near town with lawn, cheap at 2600. Orchard tracts eight acres each from 6000 to 9000 dollars. Good hotel with 20 rooms cheap rent ask 1200 for furnishings. Hotel with 23 rooms fully furnished, steady trade, 3700. Concrete house with bath and pantry in prime location 3000.
An electrical salesman recalls a Maine town barroom debate on local conditions. A self proclaimed observer claims the windy outage arose from slack wires causing short circuits, challenging the expert and highlighting practical knowledge over theory.
The piece argues ballooning is a safe sport in good weather when passengers stay calm and the basket absorbs shocks. It notes ascents cost 35 to 75 dollars per passenger in the US, less in France, with uncertain landing spots and flexible return trips.
A captain recalls a sea voyage where troop horses were sacrificed to lighten the ship and the horses swam after the vessel until they sank. The narrative is paired with a note on presidential crossings of the Allegheny Mountains, listing presidents who traveled the range and a humorous aside about Van Buren.
The piece explains Almack's origins in London, tracing its start as a tavern by McCall the butler who resisted using his name due to Scots unfavorability and notes the present Almack's club adopting the historic label. It ends with a quip about a lawyer and a case at home involving beer.
A list of local social events and construction updates in Wenatchee Heights. L C Bullock hosts a birthday gathering. Beacon Hill school fundraiser for library books raises 51.80 from tie sales. Local families consider relocating, and new houses are under construction. Christmas Eve program planned at the schoolhouse. weekly Sunday services and youth clubs noted.
Local column reports A Harriett passing through with a box of 30-30 rifle cartridges on a trip toward Stemilt Hill to seek a treaty with the Bruin family if necessary. Mentions upcoming bear encounters, hunting trips by Claude Keeney and J S Usher, and E H Merritt’s Wenatchee ranch plans. Also notes Balch family moving back to the W enatchee area, Totten leaving for Monitor, a 430 pound hog delivered to Smart Bros meat market, and local shop news including Harry Wykers at Wenatchee Produce and live rose pin souvenir pins at Howard Thomas.
The kidneys perform unceasing work filtering all blood every three minutes. When healthy they remove about 500 grains of impure matter daily, but illness allows impurities to remain, causing back pain and headaches among other symptoms.
Mrs. A H Witte credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing back ache and other symptoms after summer use and recommends them highly. Foster Milburn Co lists them as sole U S agents at 50 cents. The piece also highlights local jeweler Howard Thomas stocking Pickard hand painted china Hawk's cut glass and silver toilet sets with low Wenatchee prices versus larger cities.
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