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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
2
A Wenatchee World front page headline denounces the Packers as thieves and grafters. The item notes the publication details, office location in Wenatchee Washington, and subscription rates including yearly, six months, and weekly carrier delivery.
New York reports that Upton Sinclair pins long running graft on Chicago meat packers. He asserts packers dominate city politics, steal water, hire police for workers, and corrupt federal meat inspection. Roosevelt aides plan shakeup after Neill Reynolds findings reveal lax inspections and by products from stockyards.
Leonard Fowler of The Republic denies aligning with the Law and Order league while critics accuse the paper and its editor of backing vice. The piece labels Fowler as a stalwart for a lawless saloon culture and calls the Republic a stumbling block to community decency.
A special grand jury indicted Mutual Life Insurance Company officials Vice-President Walter B. Gillette and Robert B. Grannis for forgery and false entries. Gillette appeared, pleaded not guilty, and posted $10,000 bail. Grannis was not present. Stop delaying ads and try new advertising approach.
Walla Walla June 13 Freshman stirred campus by kidnapping lead actor Arthur Morgan before the Whitman college class play An American Citizen. Three guards transported him for a daylong ride before returning him to town. the show proceeded as scheduled at the Kelso Grand theater.
A. L. Rogers files with Chelan County Commissioners for a franchise to lay water pipes and works in Entiat Fruit Lands and Millside plats, and along public roads. A hearing is set for July 2 1906 at 2 o'clock in Wenatchee before the county commissioners.
A dialogue sets a foreman and worker facing a looming deadline. The loafer asks about job danger while the foreman claims unfinished clothes and acknowledges not working all night. The scene centers on responsibility and delays in a shop.
An advertising note extols Electric Bitters as a universal remedy common to India and the United States. It claims to restore health for dyspepsia, torpid liver, chills, fever, malaria, biliousness, kidney and bladder issues. S. A. Brown of Bennettsville DC testifies to his wife’s recovery. Wenatchee Drug Co. sells it at 60 cents with guarantee.
An ad note from the Daily World stresses quick results for renting a host property through brief classified lines. It argues concise listings expedite notices and that simple want ads ease the process of finding renters or tenants.
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