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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
2
Reporters and editors differ on Senator Ankeny’s Seattle speech with the Walla Walla Union presenting a smoother version than the Post-Intelligencer. Critics accuse newsrooms of bias and question who bears responsibility for the discrepancies.
The Daily World aims to stand up for Wenatchee as it grows and reaches readers across the Union. It plans to improve its makeup with community growth and serves as a news clearing house to keep Wenatchee connected and united through items sent by telephone or letter.
Eastern Washington is expected to decide the governorship at the September primaries as coastal candidates vie for support. Voters may favor incumbents with proven records, making Governor Meai likely to gain a larger Eastern vote and seek renomination.
The piece urges Lincoln county Republicans to support Wesley L. Jones for U.S. Senate and notes candidates pledged to vote with the party in the primary. It also reflects on Chelan Leader’s seventeen years, local prospects, and assorted notices about piano sales and local commerce.
A St James Gazette observation on eels that continue moving after decapitation. The writer recalls a Welsh incident where a severed eel head caused a boy to be bitten and notes uncertainty about posthumous eel activity.
An English solicitor defended a fruit broker in a £100 suit over figs alleged unfit for food. The broker refused to eat the figs despite pressure from the bench and counsel, and finally urged his lawyer to lose the case. The judge insisted on the experiment, the broker chose to concede, and the case ended with a loss.
An anecdote from Dartford recalls Dr Randall Davidson archbishop of Canterbury as a curate teaching a Sunday school class. Asked the difference between Solomon and other men a child answered Solomon was wise prompting the future church leader to smile at the simple insight.
The London Graphic reports curiosities in Kew gardens including blistering primroses, two-part leaves that trap insects, air plants with no ground roots, walking and sleeping plants, and plants that grow whiskers. All can be seen by visitors for free.
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