Enormous Profit In Three Years From Orchard Sale
Judge J. B. Palmer sold his ten acre orchard to E. H. Mulford of Ohio for 20500. Half the trees are four years old and the other half three years old with Winesaps Jonathan Rome Beauties Spitzenbergs and Delicious varieties. Palmer had bought five acres for 1000 and the adjoining five for 1700, yielding a 17800 profit on a 2700 investment in three and a half years. Mooney & company handled the sale. Palmer, 74, said the money would help keep his home paid and ward off hard times.
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J. B. Palmer
E. H. Mulford
Ohio
Rome
Mooney & Company
Palmer
Sheriff Ferguson
Poor on East Side Cut Meals As Living Costs Rise
The Charity Organization Society reports the East Side poor meet higher living costs by reducing food quantity and quality. Meat is eaten only once or twice weekly, vegetables largely vanish, and milk and butter reach minimal levels. Bread and tea or coffee drop to the irreducible minimum, with nourishment visibly affected including adults. A self supporting widow notes condensed milk rose two cents a can forcing only one teaspoonful per cup of coffee.
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New York
East Side
Charity Organization Society
Fabled Lemon Tree Grows From Doctor Story
In Washington a cafe worker Wilfred Barron cut his thumb while peeling lemons and sprouts of a lemon plant grew from the wound. Doctors removed the growth and more sprouts appeared later. Barron named the plant Tom Thumb and showcases the thumb wound and the plant to prove the tale. The piece blends rumor and fact about the unlikely botanical proliferation from a finger.
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Washington
Wilfred Barron
C. A. Snow
Barron
Tom Thumb
Digit
Drunks in Court Pay Fines as Judge Comment On Class
In police court Judge Palmer fines two drunks ten dollars each after guilty pleas to intoxication. The judge quips that a high class drunk causes more trouble, while ordinary drunks are a nuisance. The article ends with an ad for Foley's Honey and Tar from Wenatchee Drug Co.
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Daily World
Palmer
Foley
Wenatchee Drug Co
Clever Rascals and the Rome Robber Archipelago
A Philadelphia Ledger tale recounts audacious thefts in Rome led by a famed captain, detailing cases from a piano heist to a Neapolitan bishop’s vestments scam. A signor in elegant dress cons his way through church furnishing shops, ending with the marked, comic downfall of a would be bishop’s regalia buyer.
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Poi
Bellissima
Signor
Buon Giorno
Thief
A grotesque Brazilian toucan with a vivid beak
The New York Sun describes a Brazilian toucan with a half body length beak colored purple red green and yellow. Its bright blue eye rings and yellow chest outline contrast the black body and red white tail bands. It notes the bird as a pet for adults costing 25 to 50 dollars.
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New York Sun
Minnesota State University selects new president
Selected President of Minnesota State University in Minneapolis reports Dr. George Edgar Vincent of the University of Chicago was chosen to succeed Dr. Cyrus Northrup as president of the University of Minnesota.
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Minnesota State University
Minneapolis, Minn
George Edgar Vincent
Science
University of Chicago
Cyrus Northrup
University of Minnesota
Fairer Weather for State This Week
Fair tonight with occasional rain along the coast, followed by improving conditions on Wednesday. Temperatures remain mild as skies clear inland and coastal areas see decreasing showers.
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Washington
Santa Claus letter from Ruth Smith asks for big doll
Ruth Smith, rural delivery No 2 box 245, writes to Santa Claus via the Commercial Club secretary, requesting a big doll and nuts and candy. The secretary will seek a committee to confer with the donor, noting the letter was printed in large capitals to ensure readability.
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Santa Claus
Ruth Smith
Coburn
Commercial Club
Saint Nick
Board of Trustees
Little Ruth Smith
Minneapolis Asks For Apple Show In 1911
Minneapolis through its commercial club seeks to host the National Apple Show in 1911. The secretary asks Spokane Chamber of Commerce for details on expected city requirements and probable costs to hold the exhibit, to determine what funds are needed.
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Commercial Club
Mill City
Washington
Minneapolis
Spokane
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Hindu Wizard Puzzles Occidental Magic Master at Lucknow Club
An occidental master of magic recalls a Lucknow club demonstration by a Hindu wizard. A boy sits on a board, water poured into his hands turns to jelly then a snake, which is returned to the glass and the liquid reverts to water before the wizard drinks it. The feat leaves him awe struck and puzzled.
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Lucknow
Happier Days in a City Life Reminiscence
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal recalls a man who once moved among town life as a polished figure and later lived as a tramp, with a ceremonial, rueful exchange about his past.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
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Dolly
Red Wing
Aah
Amas Stationery
Owl Pharmacy
Wenatchee Hotel
Judge Palmer
High Class
and “Ordi
Clever Rascals
Naples
Domenico
Dolchinetti
Napoli
Bella Citta
Chicago News
Ashley
Beesling
Seymour
Goburn
Pearl
Chicago Tribune
Petrovits For
Marion Street
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Mada
Edward L. Gomnell & Co
Third Avenue
Wenatchee
Lake Chelan Country
Armstrong's
L. D. Lindsley
Lake Chelan
C. A. Ranch
Lakeside
P. Ow
Xmas
Sporting Goods
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