Subscriber notice on failed World delivery and phone request
Upon failure to receive World by 7 00 p m subscribers should phone 1131 before 7 30 for a copy delivered by special messenger.
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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
2
Upon failure to receive World by 7 00 p m subscribers should phone 1131 before 7 30 for a copy delivered by special messenger.
Tacoma newspapers react to a sensational plea from a Wenatchee area story affecting local interest. The Daily News reprints the Pathetic Wail with responses, stirring young men and suggesting aid for overlooked Wenatchee spinster figures. The item ends with a stray note about a June magazine.
A humorous call invites residents to enter their babies in a beauty contest on July 4 with a prize and prize money to go toward a teething ring or a future rail fare. The quirky notice blends playful hype with local color.
The article argues that newspapers reveal events as they occur and that public figures attract attention for better or worse. It contends editors safeguard reputations by omitting names of exceptionally odious individuals unless court action, accident, or death occurs. The piece, attributed to the Bellingham American, notes the cachet of a big story and the role of readers who seek sensational detail.
A fragment recalls a decree stressing proper attire for female workers including neckties belts and prohibition of rings and bells on toes noting women should not be barefooted nor forced to wear adornments.
A critical column denounces William Ellis Corey's latest marriage as immoral and decries the wealth that failed to shield him from social condemnation. Preachers and public opinion condemn his actions, arguing home and family ties are sacred and argue for punishment of the rich. The piece also quotes associated remarks on labor, public policy, and the controversial use of discipline in child-rearing and social reform.
Special to the World reports a tramp arrested for drunkenness threatened a store with rocks. He vanished after a brief detainment leaving a note on a rake handle claiming he had drowned himself. A separate item notes Stanley Francis, promoter of Story Cotton, begin a five year sentence for mail fraud in Philadelphia.
Springfield June 5 Lieut Governor Lawrence Y Sherman defends a concentrated life over the strenuous life as he declines a seat on the Spanish claims commission. He likens his philosophy to an old farmer’s caution against spreading molasses too thin, preferring focus and restraint.
A Tangier dispatch says the foreign affairs board offers Raisuli a pardon if he leaves Morocco and lives away from Tangier on a government pension. A friend suggests he tour British and American music halls, a plan Raisuli reportedly favors.
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