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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
3
A discussion on German domestic workers contrasts German and English service norms. The piece notes Germany’s less rigid labor divisions, intimate employer relationships, and the dienstbuch system recording a servant’s age and appearance. It warns how police oversight and a damaged record can worsen a maid’s plight.
Advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Liniment as a universal remedy for rheumatism. It claims pain relief and potential cure, helps sleep and rest, and encourages long-standing cases to try it. Ends with note that it is sold by all druggists.
The article lists state and local officials including Governor Albert E. Mead and Attorney-General J. D. Athkinser along with health officer A. T. Kaupp and district judges. It then describes the English Channel as a storied waterway separating England and France with Dover to Land's End on the English side and Ushant to Calais on the French side. It notes the Dover Strait width of twenty one miles and the channel's maximum 150 mile breadth midpoint, plus currents and winds that make crossing seasick.
The text recalls Lord Byron’s praise on Boatswain’s tomb, noting the dog’s virtues of beauty, strength, courage, and virtue without vices. It marks Boatswain’s birth in Newfoundland on May 3, 1803 and death at Newstead Abbey on November 18, 1890.
A couple quarrels over a missed train at Azcarraga station. The husband blames the wife for delaying, while the wife retorts that his rushing caused the long wait for the next train.
A New York hotel keeper mocks loud restaurant tales while waiters reveal sharper refusals. He recalls a guest insisting the fish is bad but a waiter corrects him by noting another diner’s fish. Other yarns involve shad complaints and a barber shop confusion linked to steak service.
A young Sunday school teacher faces a candid pupil inquiry about whether God created Adam as a baby or a man. The crowd reacts with a witty savings from Getty’s sibling Rosie. Curiosities include antique book titles and a quip on buttered bread labeled Epicurean wit.
A dialog shows Mme X testing a job applicant for carving skill and service in a dining setting. The man boasts long experience as a surgeon’s attendant and asserts competence. The exchange blends humor about service, skill, and era attire with brief gossip snippets.
A Kansas City Times excerpt quotes a terse exchange about burglars tied to a shoplifting incident. The dialogue hints at a larger crime scene involving an explosion and criminal suspects, with authorities investigating motives and identities.
The Herald notes a blunt exchange about keeping a cook, underscoring financial support as feasible while diplomatic backing is in doubt.
Chelan county Washington heard petition by Valley Power Company for a twenty five year franchise to erect maintain and operate electric poles and wires for power and lighting across public highways. The hearing is set for Monday June 29 1908 at 10 in the Wenatchee courthouse with details of route through Cashmere Wenatchee and Sunnyslope Farms. John Godfrey county auditor dated 1908 May 1.
Anyone seeking to learn the Fruit Packing trade should call or write James R. Atkeson Wenatchee Washington No 11 C street. June 27.
A World advertisement touts pure white lard with a guaranteed quality claim from L W Co. Howard Thomas, a Philadelphia Optical College graduate, promising glasses scientifically fitted.
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