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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1906
Page
2
Entry notes business mail status as second class matter at the Wenatchee Washington post office under the issued postal designation.
An excerpt discusses macadam pavement in towns and villages, advising on curb and gutter design, cross slope, and layering. It emphasizes proper soil and drainage knowledge, adequate curb depth, four foot gutters, and careful finishing to prevent frost damage and surface failure.
The article describes water flow in full gutters, compares gutters to bridges, and advocates cross street culverts with openings large enough. It specifies vitrified pipe drains up to 24 inches, six inch fall, masonry head walls, and macadam grades no less than six inches per 100 feet. It outlines tile underdrains for spongy subgrades and suggests all stone roads for durability.
A fragment from a story collection recalls Raymond Brombaugh and Alaska’s mix of romance and hardship. It portrays a Klondike death conveyed to a New Hampshire mother with stark, compassionate notes as a Klondiker reflects on his comrade's end and the angelic image observed in death.
A collage of maxims and social quick takes on marriage honesty family roles and politics. The notes poke at human faults praise wifes opinions and public figures with quips from a New York Press item about a House civil rights debate and a Butler Randall exchange.
A fragment from a humorous dialogue and anecdotes. Butler and Randall clash over Sabbath law and honesty. A dinner quip recalls Dr Emil Reich and a Baltimore lady, while a traveler learns news of Jeremiah Thompson through a Maori elder who reveals he once “ate him.”
A west Philadelphia financier famed for “large affairs” is described as absent minded yet highly guarded, with offices in a Broadway building. He waits at home in his library when a nurse delivers a visiting boy, prompting the man to test the nature of the youngster’s business as newsreel narration cautions about constipation and Dr King’s New Life Pills.
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