This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
4
The Wenatchee Daily World, established July 4, 1905, is published each afternoon except Sunday by World Publishing Co. The note lists editors W. S. Trimble and C. E. Stohl, with contact and address details, and provides subscription rates for carrier and mail, plus a weekly edition, The Wenatchee Advance, issued Fridays with its own rate.
Washington readers are urged to push for three issues in the Wenatchee and Columbia valleys: good roads an open Columbia and a fruit growers association. The piece argues cooperation supersedes competition and urges legislative contact and local effort to advance these aims.
Discussion notes the need for improved ties between north central and south central Washington counties along the Columbia. Unnavigable river and poor highway hinder cooperation. Proposes forming an association to advance central Washington interests as a unified political and commercial region.
The piece condemns get rich quick schemes exposed by the post office department and warns investors against false promises of enormous profits from small stock purchases. It notes many duped by schemes claiming vast ore deposits or vast profits and urges skepticism, while affirming that safe investments exist.
A colored depiction of the new Y M C A building is in the Daily World window. The image, by the architects, will be a highly attractive addition to the city’s civic beauty and draws frequent comments of appreciation from passersby.
A meeting in New York formed the Eastern League Baseball Writers Association with Charles E. Sparrow of the Baltimore Sun chosen as president.
Up to date engraving completed at the World office with contact reference phone 1135 for inquiries.
Co B Halbert purchases the old Geyer residence at 529 Orondo Avenue from O B Fuller for 2450 dollars. Chelan Realty Company handles the sale and Halbert intends the property as an investment.
A National Geographic excerpt discusses how wealth supposedly dictates spiritual outcomes in Chinese belief. It claims that money can purchase rites and safety for ancestral spirits and even influence violent acts by enemies, noting drastic measures among the poor and a claimed exception that a son would not be sacrificed.
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Smith recalls a witty exchange with Earl Grey about a testimonial he wrote himself. The anecdote illustrates Smith's belief that a man must be able to advocate for himself and stand by a friend to deserve the position he seeks.
The excerpt contrasts a busy man overwhelmed by business with a college president who endured intense work by binding a cold compress and having two readers deliver different theses aloud. It reflects on balancing duties, financial strain, and the demand for scholarly work and public speaking.
Victor Hugo drafted his book advertisements for publishers and advised his Belgian publishers. He described Notre Dame de Paris as Gothic art and Les Miserables as a mirror of modern life. The London Globe called it an encouraging example for young authors.
Extracts from old records show how citizens earned the freedom in Canterbury. Read by Alderman Mason as mayor and ex-mayor were granted the freedom. Reasons include serving as cook at Michaelmas feasts, curing a leg, and marrying a widow with a large family.
A visitor asks the doctor about a patient in a hospital. The surgeon explains the man was struck by a speeding motorcar and now suffers from a rundown condition. The remark highlights the dangers of traffic injuries and the grim mood of medical care.
A Chicago Record-Herald quip questions Pittson's self view, suggesting his height of dignity is tied to his wife’s hats and implying he does little notable to merit it. The exchange frames social vanity with humor.
A light exchange centers on the two great wishes of a medical student. Pendleton jokes about placing Dr before his own name and after others, prompting Kefer to urge him to give it up.
A compact reflection cites Beecher to note how hardship reveals character in men, suggesting adversity tests moral fiber and resolves, shaping true manhood through experience and struggle.
A country theater melodrama ends in farce when Albert unveils a veil over a statue, revealing the father statue upside down. The audience roars, the lead actor explodes in anger, and the performance collapses into chaos amid manager’s fury.
A Paris slang note explains how shouting Ya done Collignon is the supreme rebuke for rude cabbies. It recalls Collignon, a coachman who in 1855 killed a professor over a fare dispute, was tried, sentenced to death, and guillotined. The line Va Collignon remains the final retort.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Gunn longtime Cashmere Presbyterian pastor and resident is expected to spend the holidays among old friends with Mrs. Gunn from Auburn. He will travel next Tuesday to officiate the Clark Fitzpatrick wedding nuptials.
A pact made years ago between the groom and bride-to-be anchors a quiet ceremony at the Presbyterian church. The wedding will be an intimate family affair with a few close friends in attendance.
Local lodges of Masons and Odd Fellows announce plans for new modern two story homes. The Masons will build on Cottage avenue east of Richards pharmacy with a 30 by 90 foot footprint. The Odd Fellows plan a larger 40 by 100 foot two story building.
The Cashmere Record reports a Baptist church site south of Division Street will feature two new structures owned by Maine and Odd Fellows members. The upper floors will house lodge rooms while the lower floors will be rented to business firms.
Delegates arrive in Toronto ahead of the Zionists of Canada annual convention set to begin Sunday. All sections of the Dominion will be represented and observers expect one of the most successful and largest gatherings in the organization's Canadian history.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.