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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1907
Page
2
Advertises ten acres with 115560 cu ft water per acre and sage brush removal for fruit tree development. Delivers in four years at 300 per acre with 1-3 down and three yearly 6 percent payments. or sells land with sage brush and same water allotment at 175 per acre with identical terms. Water guaranteed or money refunded. P O Box 69.
Local Wenatchee publication lists Rufus Woods as manager and Fred Simpich as editor with second class matter status at Wenatchee post office. Subscription rates shown: one year five dollars, six months two fifty, carrier delivery ten cents per week.
Frost avoids Wenatchee area as widespread frost damages hit other states. Washington losses estimated at a million dollars, but Wenatchee growers expect higher prices and record bearing trees ahead. News urges optimism and unity among valley residents.
A caricatured item notes Carnegie delivers a Diplodocus to the Kaiser. The dinosaur, described as enormous and fearsome in a Wyoming wilderness, supposedly roams the scene while the Kaiser strolls Unter den Linden with the creature, prompting caution about pedestrians.
A fragment states officials clarify that a large crowd of boys from the grades did not join in a salute. The piece says the editorial yesterday was not a roast but a reminder of the respect owed to the flag.
A column invites subscriptions to cover Wenatchee band concert expenses planned for May to August. The note follows an editorial explaining the concerts’ purpose and urges support for music and fresh air. The piece also highlights Crescent Bar colony plans with Neely & Young developing 417 acres in Columbia River valley, irrigation and fruit trees.
Readers propose a fruit inspector program for the valley and pledge $10 to start a fund. The column lists Wenatchee quotations on meats and produce including apples potatoes hay wheat flour and poultry priced per market listings from local dealers.
The land sale offers five acre parcels at 267 50 per acre 52500 per tract with families to occupy each tract. Buyers include William Brayton fruit inspector Lincoln county who bought ten acres for 2500 to plant peach trees and reside there. F C Mintin Seattle purchased twenty acres for 5000 to improve and live on the tract. George Gabbert Peach Wash bought ten acres for 2500 to plant peach trees. W R Grawford West Seattle bought twenty acres for 5000 to build a home and plant a grape vineyard. The Great Northern plans a survey from Columbia siding near the river crossing down the east bank to Pasco about 100 miles.
A home guide suggests remedies to curb nail biting in children by professional manicures and keeping nails short. It offers facial skin improvements via a glycerin orange flower water lotion with borax, and freckle prevention using lemon juice borax lotion applied at night. A whitening neck liquid powder combines zinc oxide glycerin rose water and essence of roses.
The Jamestown Exposition starts today with a Wenatchee girl entered to attend at the town’s expense. The World can supply more details to interested parties. Vote for her to see Wenatchee promoted and the Fair showcased.
A Sen ior class delegation visited the World to say they honored the flag by removing hats, countering yesterday's report that no High School boys did so during the flag ceremony.
Steamers run up river from Wenatchee to Orondo Entiat Chelan Falls Pateros Brewster and Bridgeport with daily departures from Wenatchee and Brewster and return trips. Special folders available on Okanogan irrigation project Lake Chelan district projects.
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