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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1906
Page
3
The piece argues that farming cultivates youthful vigor and a scientific mindset, urging a shift from mere work toward embracing agricultural science. It envisions farm life shaping future leaders and promises vast social and economic benefits from the agricultural sector.
In London a sobbing small boy searches for a farden after misplacing a coin. A good spirited group helps him retrace his steps and recover the item, only to discover it is a half qu id. The boy scolds them playfully before dashed off.
A Wide World Magazine report describes an Aruislsader hunter in a tree wicker cage waiting days for a shot at a living birds of paradise. An attendant at the tree foot collects birds that fall or are stunned using barbed pronged arrows aimed at the birds legs.
A tale of a doctor and a prospective second wife unfolds in curiously cautious humor. The doctor, aged 93 and poor, speaks of sins and respectability while courting the woman, who replies with tempered philosophy and a caution about relatives. The exchange ends with a chaste kiss as Providence and philosophy meet.
An American in a Paris cafe tries to pay a 30 franca bill with a counterfeit franc. He counts the change and offers a tip, but the waiter returns the note and gently rebukes him, calling it counterfeit. The anecdote appears in the Argonaut.
A distressed elephant with a severe toothache nearly toppled her caravan. She was felled and roped to stakes while two men used ice tongs to pull the tooth. A pair of dray horses pulled the tongs to relieve the pain. the tooth measured sixteen lunches long by three inches across.
A scrambled dialogue notes a patient’s complaint about the amount of a medical bill. Dr Price questions the severity while Ivy cites trouble over charges, highlighting a billing dispute from last spring and current friction.
A crude note questions how a boy is treated, suggesting he may be broken and possibly married off. The speaker laments harsh attitudes toward youth and warns against breaking his spirit. The fragment hints at family or social pressures influencing a boy's future.
Mrs. Clara Wise moves residence along Yakima Street. J B Mooney Co sells four Ensineers addition lots to S H Hamilton for 1709. Hamilton, Kentucky arrival, second Wenatchee real estate investment. Mr. and Mrs. William Verner and two sons return from Moses Lake visit with John Henderson and Milo Drake. pleasant weather reported. Miss Violet Turney, daughter of Mr and Mrs Turner, visiting uncle in Chicago.
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern railroad, will retire from active management on July 1, 1907. His eldest son Louis J. Hill will succeed him as head of the vast empire spanning 6000 miles of rail, lakes and Pacific connections with Hill’s wealth estimated around 100 million.
Delegates from western universities at the Modern Language Association of America convention in Chicago adopt unanimously a simplified spelling code. Only one vote against. The Publications journal will adopt the 300 word code. no reformed words outside it until approved. Editorial committee includes Grandgent, Thomas, Wilson, and Bright. John Hopkins not to use reformed words outside the code yet.
In Chicago on December 31 Mrs. Augusta Gardmann of 2960 Farrell Street awakened on an undertaker’s slab where she had been prepared for burial after swallowing carbolic acid. She scolded the undertaker, clothed herself, and walked home as police arrived. Her death certificate had been signed by two physicians hours earlier.
Rediscovered tale reveals Nicolai de Rivian born as a woman, known as De Raylan, longtime guest of Baron Sellenbach’s circle in Chicago and Russia. Admissions by her two stated wives confirm a fifteen year disguise, with motives tied to early romance, revolutionary ties, and a child dispute settled by birth records.
North Yakima reports 650 freight cars shipped in 1906 with about 109 cars from the express office, and estimates total Yakima valley fruit shipments at not less than 2000 cars. At least 100 North Yakima cars of winter apples remain to be shipped, with over one million boxes moved valued around 750000 dollars.
A historic note emphasizes surrounding fruit orchards with a high barbed wire fence to preserve production and deter theft. The article discusses fence construction and its role in safeguarding crops.
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