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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
2
The piece argues the prohibition platform centers on moral issues over economic questions and predicts eventual legislation. It notes the president’s busy vacation at Sagamore Hill and hints at plans for a strenuous postterm safari trip with possible company from Taft or Bryan.
A statewide push for candidates to pledge to respect the people in November primaries for U S senator. The piece cites scandals and legislative interference, praises the direct election method now adopted in Nebraska, and urges Chelan county Republicans to sign the pledge. It recalls historic campaigns and warns voters to stay engaged through primary season.
An advertisement line rate note states five cents per line for each insertion with five average words per line and counting initials as one word. It mentions special rates for ads running one week or longer.
The article collates remarks on farmers optimism and crop fears, editorials from Aberdeen World and Cashmere Record urging local shopping and price checks, plus comment on Kentucky tastelessness and Henry Perkins’ city printing defeat in Tacoma. It notes Wenatchee’s city printing competition and local papers’ anticipation of a busy try-out period.
A parable about a deacon faulting a minister’s long prayer and a note on medieval belief in fairies. The New York American contrasts childlike faith in Santa Claus and Jack Frost with adult restraint.
A London Mail item mocks a railway board where Higgins serves as secretary, I as treasurer, and Spriggs, described as deaf to thunder, is said to listen to all complaints, illustrating divided duties and dysfunction.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote features a farmer joking about science and motion pictures capturing life on the farm. The exchange jokes about catching the hired man in motion and celebrates science's reach.
A. F. Estes reports broad local support after announcing his bid for county commissioner from this district. Letters from longtime residents fill his desk and his telephone buzzes with messages as supporters rally behind the candidate.
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