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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
2
The article discusses lumber demand in Chelan County for fruit boxes, with logs selling high on the west coast and prices rising. It contrasts western individualism with eastern social norms and predicts stronger, more permanent community life in the Wenatchee Valley as electric lines, schools, churches, factories, and culture expand.
A Friday night party for Mr and Mrs Harry Crowl included a poem and depot staff presenting a sterling silver tea set and carving knife. The verse tells of shy love and a couple who wed quietly the prior evening at eight, with details traced through town chatter and station life.
A late trainfire brings Harry Crowl and his bride Katherine together in a leap year wedding. Friends gathered in a well sheltered home to celebrate the marriage noted as a race well worth running, despite a delayed start and a morning special.
Mrs. Robert Best of Roslyn Wash credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing severe backache and kidney pain after a spring-summer flare. She reports four months free of pain and urges others to try the remedy sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents.
A vivid report from Illustrated London News recounts the danger and skill involved in catching devilsfish or manta rays in the Gulf of Mexico. The piece describes immense size, 12 to 16 feet and 1500 pounds, extended struggles, and the use of harpoons cables and rifle shots to secure the carcass amid late night shark feeding.
A humorous note quotes the Catholic Standard and Times about social reporting and rivalries. Mrs Johnson endorses Folger’s Golden Gate coffee advising to buy the whole roast and have it ground at a medium coarseness.
The London Gentlewoman notes the Royal Yacht squadron as the epitome of secrecy and privilege where money cannot guarantee entry. Candidates must own a yacht and endure a periodical ballot, with social access remaining closed to the wealthy few despite affluence.
A fourteen year old consumptive boy improved dramatically after learning deep breathing and proper chewing. Within weeks his flesh firmed, chest strengthened, and his eyes cleared of syes. within three months no sign of consumption remained. He was seen weekly for half an hour, per Pall Mall Gazette.
Beach Haven Georgia features a rustic bridge across fifty acres with fifty six kinds of wood and vines listed including pines oaks poplar beech magnolia and cedar. The text catalogues species and vines used in the bridge design and notes a plant diversity emphasis in the park.
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