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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
4
The government tests a new standard yard made of ninety parts platinum and ten iridium. It withstood heat and cold and will be examined yearly for ten years. any variation by a millionth inch will discard it as a standard.
The piece argues that when men and women freely meet beyond business, society evolves in architecture and manners. It suggests that concern over inviting men signals growing understanding of social interaction and rejects viewing men as marriage prospects or women as mere commodities.
At Cost. All of my millinery will be disposed at cost. Also many suitable Christmas presents at low figures. Open till 9 p.m. at Wenatchee Hotel. Woman's Exchange. Mie. Wiffany.
A short promotional note mentions Little Wetsel Company and a new line of pipes and Wenatchee scenic postcards at the Mascot. It endorses The Daily World as the best advertising medium in Central Washington for merchants seeking quick returns from columns.
The article discusses moving Pacific Northwest wheat to bulk handling to cut unloading time and costs. It notes farmer opposition to sack costs, examines bulk risks on sea, and outlines needed facilities, bin storage, elevators, and port reconstruction. John A. Gellatly offers 10 percent loans on securities.
Rev Mr and Mrs J W Berger return from a week on the Sound and will immediately begin housekeeping in the Presbyterian manse.
For sale at Wenatchee Drug Co. Calf Zona advertised as a remedy addressing kidney and liver ailments and stomach troubles. The brief notice highlights availability through the Wenatchee Drug Company.
The list names travelers and cities associated with The Chewawa and The Great Northern hotels including W E Dwyer Emmett Harris Spokane S O Jayne Spokane Ed Putz Spokane A C Hoffman St Louis Fred Welch Spokane H P Switzer Seattle S A Huntley Tacoma D H Mass Seattle George A Dunham Portland E P Coleman Seattle George R Fisher city Frank Morris Starden Minn W M Hardin Minneapolis Also noted are offerings of oysters fish and frog legs at the Little Wetsel market.
Kamloops, B. C. December 9. A Chinese man named Jam Wah who married a white woman in Swift Current was dragged from his honeymoon shack by indignant citizens and hanged from a tree as community tensions over the marriage ran high.
V. D. Parr, brother of the Parr boys of this city, is here from Norton Kansas. His mother will accompany him home within the next few days.
A small odd listing notes J E Sarp at 25 Wenatehee Avenue next to Eth and Wetzel's Martest. The terse line places a business or person in a neighborhood context with no further details.
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