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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
4
Patrolman Webb has resigned from the city police force. The piece notes his portly frame and memorable presence on the boulevards. Battling Nelson succeeds him, marking a change in patrol leadership.
O. S. Sampson won the Leavenworth mayoral race on the People's ticket defeating L. J. Nelson the Independent candidate. Anderson was chosen city treasurer with C. A. Wallenberg and Charles Ruth elected councilmen on the Independent ticket. Rafe King won on the People's ticket. The contest focused on proposed moral reforms including removal of objectionable resorts. Sampson formerly served as mayor of Wenatchee.
A court house mix up lands County Clerk Campbell in a comic water crisis. A mistaken call leads him to believe the Water Department cut off his home supply, prompting him to haul two pails of water up a hill to his wife who denies making the call.
The Little-Wetsel company met Friday and elected W. M. Little president and manager Nic Peters vice president Lewis Little secretary and treasurer. Ben Cohen of Salt Lake City has joined the Wenatchee staff of the new corporation.
A writer criticizes selfish behavior in women travelers who occupy two street car seats, leaving others standing. The piece laments lack of gratitude toward those who offer seats and contrasts social manners in women with expected politeness observed in men.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. Dora Hall on Washington avenue on Friday afternoon December 13 at 2 30. The gathering will discuss local church and reform topics and plan upcoming outreach events.
Wenatchee shoppers are urged to visit Parshall's to take advantage of large reductions on men women children and home goods. The store aims to move all current stock before spring stock arrives and promises better values and customer satisfaction at the clearance sale.
An all ages appeal claims Doan's Kidney Pills cure backache and kidney ills from youth to the elderly. A Everett Washington mother Testifies three years ago her child recovered after two boxes, with no relapse over years. Sold by all dealers price fifty cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doan's.
Instructions advise washing delicate cotton blouses with dissolved soap, drying briefly, then dampening and rolling before ironing. It notes cotton requires care unlike flannel or silk, suggests using a sleeve board, and explains how to handle gathers by drawing them backward and forward to avoid creases.
Nathan Lebn, a Russian refugee boy in Wichita, learns English and American life through baseball. Initially unable to speak, he adopts signs but quickly masters outfield play and batting, earning the nickname Nuckle as he reaches first base reliably.
The article traces belief in witchcraft beyond the Salem era, noting executions and trials from 1807 in France to 1890 in Russia. It cites Nevada cases of torture, drownings, burnings, and late judicial actions in England Mexico Prussia Poland and Austria-Hungary, underscoring enduring superstition.
The late John T. Morgan of Alabama, aged fifty three at his Senate entry, had a storied career before joining the upper chamber. He joined in 1877 amid a wave of changes as most colleagues from that era had moved on, leaving only Allison as a continual presence.
A brief quotation from the London Lady's Pictorial extols the Haven of Rest as a space where men and women briefly retreat for rest and private company, praising separate gatherings for each sex to refresh the nerves and enjoy their own society.
A lighthearted dialogue about motto signs for a home. Mrs Dagg jokes about buying a motto while a husband enjoys a cheerful wall inscription. The humor centers on a witty misquote about punctuality and prudence.
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