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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1908
Page
4
A unknown man’s remains were found by track walkers on the Northern Pacific line a few miles west of Ellensburg. He had clearly been run over by a freight train. The report notes the identity and fuller details remain undisclosed.
Six year old Dick prepares to go calling with his mother for the first time choosing between washing hands or wearing gloves. The piece contrasts boyhood reluctance with the formality of social visits. Five Landis brothers from an Indiana farm include two congressmen a Chicago judge a Porto Rico post supervisor and a Cincinnati physician.
A collage of quotes and captions recalling farm toil under daylight to dark, a real estate firm Ad urging buyers in a suburban addition, humorous lines about Napoleon and advertising, a family exchange on woolen undergarments, a Dublin cab tale with a near collision, and Mark Twain’s pun on drydock.
A collage of short sketches and jokes: a Colorado boy and New England Thanksgiving, a heroic verse on steadfast will, calendar quips from the British Museum, a Sunday sickness gag, a humorous funeral procession offer, a mother and daughter reunion anecdote, a hotel hotel misdirection tale, and a Glasgow train porter pun.
Miss Helen Scanlan the local nightingale impressed audiences with The Good Old U S A and Montana last night and returns tonight and the rest of the week. Miss Lillie Mullen wooed crowds with Spanish dances and swift wing work and also performs nightly this week. Glen Wells showcased violin in encores, and Upie Read headlines at the Wenatchee Theater with a lecture course tickets one dollar.
The athletic association voted after school to build a schoolhouse track for training this year and work will start soon. At assembly this morning Loren Bapta presented a research theme on The Resources of the Standard Oil Co. Miss Stella Zweight spoke on The Work of Elbert Hubbard. Walden Garton recited The Independence Bell and Grace Wiester delivered Sandalphon. Edna Miller also spoke.
Fresh supply arrives at Mrs. B. J. Tiffany of Wenatchee Hotel advertising corsets and hair goods for sale to customers.
Property notes offer corner plots and 60x120 and 90 foot lots on Wenatchee avenue with small houses and income potential. Listings include corner and warehouse lots, 50 foot and 90 foot frontage, 1000-dollar warehouse site with side track, and a modern house with improvements. Also notes 800 cash with 25 monthly balance and 1500-dollar two-lot opportunity across from Beal.
The Modern Woodmen Forestry team will give a grand ball at Bower Hall on Wednesday evening January 22 with music by Crollard Orchestra. Admission is $1 and spectators 25 cents. Mr and Mrs W G Stacey returned yesterday from the sound where they had been visiting for several days.
Opie Read headlines a one night show at the Wenatchee Theater tonight. The veteran humorist's appearance draws local interest and theatergoers are advised to arrive early.
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