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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1909
Page
6
Norris and Rowe, the circus that played here last year, will return on May 18 for an afternoon and evening performance. Despite prior financial troubles reported in California, the advance man said the show is better this year and nearer to success.
The diamond discussion highlights enduring value and signals of strong prosperity. The piece emphasizes quality gems as a measure of wealth and successful markets.
Dr Joseph E Winters and fellow pediatricians challenge the pasteurized milk fad. They argue it does not purify dirty milk and disrupts mineral protein union essential for growth. The piece cites higher infant diarrheal mortality, rickets, and malnutrition linked to pasteurized milk, urging raw milk as healthier.
Madrid authorities enforce a royal decree closing music halls and cafes after 12 30 a m and prohibiting cloaked student serenades. A new royal order bars women of the stage from public areas and lodging in adjacent buildings. Violations carry heavy fines and license forfeiture.
James J. Hill warns of a wheat scarcity spurred by anxiety on the Chicago exchange after James A. Patten trimmed crop figures. The San Francisco Call notes Hill’s memory of past scares and Idaho economist C Wood Davis from 20 years ago is cited as context for ongoing market fears.
Samuel Hill, son-in-law of James J. Hill, advocates road building studies at universities and West Point. He cites a nationwide demand for better roads and criticizes national administrations for neglecting highway construction despite private and state efforts and substantial expenditures.
No prize fighting will be allowed in Idaho as Governor Brady bans the sport and Sheriff Moffatt confirms there will be nothing doing within Shoshone county. The Spokane mill and Inland Empire effort for a $100,000 purse are moot as officials declare no fights in the region or state.
W A Grant of Grant and Cox announces a 50 acre commercial orchard to be planted on his property below Malaga. A pumping plant will supply water and is to be installed next season, leveraging Grant’s sizable local holdings.
F. F. Morris, an electrical engineer at the Great Northern power plant in Leavenworth, spent a couple of days there on business before returning home.
Berlin reports a humorous yet sharp sketch of German daily life showing a string of petty fines for minor infractions. The list tracks a merchant’s morning wake, window, servant notice, tram risk, window ad, name concealment, train ticket, riding license, slow response to bell, pedal and handlebar etiquette, card use without German stamps, and forgetting to draw curtains leading to a week in prison.
Longanecker and Triplett, the city bill posters, announce the erection of several new bill boards including locations on North Wenatchee Avenue Columbia Street and South Wenatchee Avenue.
Advertising blurb offering second hand bicycles from five dollars and up and new bikes from twenty five dollars and up. Claims to be an agent for Indian Motorcycle.
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