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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
2
The fragment lists office business and editorial notes from the Daily World in Wenatchee Washington. It references Farmers phone 1132 and indicates second class mail entry with subscription rates by mail and carrier delivery terms for weeks or a year in advance.
The piece notes that prohibitionists meet every four years to field a national ticket yet never elect a presidential elector. It predicts a clash between straight prohibitionists and Anti-Saloon League followers, with the latter likely to falter. It argues unity would kill excitement and scraps fuel convention fervor.
Gov Mead backs funding for Columbia and Snake rivers improvement totaling 125000 under War Department direction. He praises the measure as a bridge for Eastern and Western Washington, boosting transportation, reducing freight costs, and benefiting farming communities and state prosperity. He argues a broader appropriation would aid all regions and cites rail and river links as vital.
A Spokane report describes a horse thief arrested within 24 hours and given an indeterminate sentence of one to five years. The piece contrasts swift U S justice with harsher frontier penalties and jokes about stealing from banks or state treasuries as a safer option.
An editorial outline discusses a race to polar exploration and the broader push to develop Wenatchee valley. It notes British and American efforts, the spirit of exploration, and future industrial growth in the region linked to harnessing the Wenatchee river, likening it to Niagara's impact.
Ward announces his candidacy for county engineer in Chelan County, declaring past service with the United States Reclamation Service on a dam project in Wyoming, and noting his civil engineering practice in the city. He states his readiness to serve in road and bridge location and construction and administration if elected in the Republican primary.
The piece recalls John James Audubon abandoning a Kentucky whisky and grocery venture after a failed business run with Ferdinand Rozier. They loaded a keelboat with 310 barrels and opened a store in St Genevieve, Missouri, achieving early success before Rozier’s withdrawal and Audubon’s switch to his famed ornithology career.
Recalled anecdotes show Susan B. Anthony answering critics with sharp wit. She parried Horace Greeley’s quip on voting with a quill comment tied to the Civil War, and retorted to A. D. Mayo that criticizing marriage mirrored attacking slavery.
The Ever Ready Battery line is advertised along with bicycle supplies for sale. J. J. Byer, known as the cycle doctor, offers repair services for all kinds of cycles and related equipment.
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