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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1910
Page
4
The Wenatchee Daily World lists publication schedule and staff, with editors W. S. Trimble and E. Stohl and advertising manager credit. Subscription rates shown include five dollars per year by mail, two dollars and fifty cents for six months, and ten cents per week for carrier delivery.
The piece credits President Taft for securing key measures by the 61st Congress, notably the postal savings bank bill, while stressing that credit belongs to many researchers and leaders. It highlights Theodore Roosevelt's influence in shaping public opinion and urges appreciation for both top and lesser officials who contribute to legislative progress.
Bradstreet reports from 104 U.S. cities show May 1910 building expenditures at 76.3 million dollars, down 15.6 percent from April and 17.4 percent from May last year, with New York and Chicago driving the decline. Northwest cities buck the trend. Portland and Vancouver post large gains while Seattle and Tacoma fall.
Ten copies of the Daily World were mailed today to ten cities in England New Zealand Tasmania and South America. Mrs Schill nurse at the county detention ward arranged the dispatch. The move aims to spread news of the Big Red Apple to new readers.
Working girls in Wenatchee stores continue to work more than ten hours a day with no rest stools as required by law. Mrs. Mason, assistant state labor commissioner, departed June 14 after inspecting conditions and promising reforms, with workers hoping for a return visit.
O G France and a crew haul away old four foot square cement sidewalk blocks from a World building lot. He plans to place them at the bottom of the packing house ditch and line the ditch with slumber to prevent bank washout in future.
Washington correspondent James A. Edgerton surveys a rush to finish legislation, Dalzell’s primaries, and upcoming political shifts. He notes Graves’s praise of Pinchot, fears of eight hour days for clerks, a looming health department fight, Roosevelt and insurgent activity, a Lincoln memorial plan, and Senate telegraph and press rate provisions in the railroad bill.
A fashion item highlights a collapsible motor bonnet made from silk in brown tones, designed to match the car and fold to pocket size. It is set alongside a column of beauty tips for slender women stressing dainty appearance through grooming and proper attire.
An anecdote portrays General Israel Putnam detesting dueling as bloodshed but forced by public opinion to accept a challenge. He and his challenger faced each other. Putnam fired rapidly, reloading between shots as the other protested. Putnam declared his intent to kill and the challenger retreated hastily.
Fashion notes describe round and straight collars this season with no ear rests from last year. Dutch necks inspire many collaret forms, especially the plaited frill or ruff which is smart but hard to wear. A white batiste plaited collar with colored scalloped edges and a small turnover leads the new style.
The article notes Milady's Veil introduces wash silk lace varieties that are cobwebby and silky and drape better than cotton lace. It compares spider mesh and large octagon patterns, the latter said to coarsen some faces, and mentions Russian nets as staples selling well, with few black and white veils worn except in extremes.
A hostess seeking novel decoration ideas for a luncheon table can use dandelion seed balls, combined with maidenhair ferns in a delicate glass vase. The arrangement is described as artistic, original, and capable of lasting several days.
The advice notes blue complements a golden haired girl and enhances her hair, while it dulls gray eyed maids and may clash with a sallow complexion, suggesting color choices should fit individual tones.
Oscar Hetzel of Spokane died suddenly at Soap Lake Monday while en route to the depot. The German immigrant and widowed stage member of the Eagles' lodge suffered heart disease, dying after being assisted to a seat in the stage.
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