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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
2
Chelan shines with the Spokane apple show best plate exhibit and Wright Brothers win top prizes. North Central Washington gains regional prestige while North Yakima works to regain former glory, aided by generous nature and shared honors. A political column discusses municipal reform, direct primaries, and proposed governance plans across Washington and neighboring states.
Special to the World reports John D. Rockefeller contributed lines to Cleveland Moffett’s play The Battle now at a local theatre with his knowledge. Lines praise personal character behind business and a boast about a generation’s heritage. The play features Wilton Lackaye as a millionaire confronting socialists on New York's East Side.
A review notes Frederick A. Stokes Co. editions Monarchs of Merry England and More Monarchs of Merry England with comic images of kings. It praises The Black Prince After Crecy as a bloody yet triumphant caricature and Matilda as a fat figure amid snow prints.
Twenty eight Wright aeroplanes have been sold at the Aeronautic salon in Paris to rich amateurs at five thousand dollars each. The French society of Aviation will build them at Dunkirk with a delivery promise by March 1. Wilbur Wright warns the volume may strain supply of suitable spruce. The event draws crowds and supports plans for aeroplane races later in spring.
All members of Wenatchee lodge No. 83 are urged to attend Friday evening January 8 for installation. Visiting members and their families are specially invited to be present.
Weather records show degrees below zero the coldest in ten years with a warming trend and new snow. Community notes list ongoing meetings at Stemnilt Hill schoolhouse and visits among locals including Mrs. Orph McMullen and Miss Mable Lawless, plus several local trips and social calls.
A discussion on dreaming and sleep, noting that some people claim to sleep without dreams. The article explains how senses fade during sleep, yet some inner perception may persist, allowing dreamlike experiences and responses to external stimuli even as outer awareness dulls. The Bohemian Magazine.
The article argues that youthfulness comes from the mind rather than cosmetics or dress. It asserts that eliminating aging beliefs is essential, claiming a perpetual youth mental attitude can halve the battle against aging and that true youth begins with feeling young.
The text argues age is expressed by the body and mindset, urging perpetual youth through optimistic thoughts and buoyant imagination. It cites conditions of modern life as draining, stressing maintained mental freshness to keep youth’s vitality.
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