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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
2
Wenatchee Washington newspaper issue dated May 16 1907 lists subscription rates with one year five dollars six months two dollars and fifty cents and carrier delivery ten cents per week. The names Rufus Woods and Fred Simpich appear as likely editors or contributors in the bygone item.
The Wenatchee public urged for open air band music as the Daily World raised 55 dollars from less than 20 contributors. The council allocated two hundred silver dollars from city funds to provide free concerts, with costs shifting to taxpayers. some residents objected as sourballs. An unrelated note mentions a Great Northern train arriving on time.
Fruitgrowers who skipped yesterday’s lectures missed valuable instruction and lost money. State experts, paid by the state, offered free guidance to improve fruit yields and cut costs. The piece argues that scientists with practical experience can teach home-made farmers to manage crops and increase profits.
In various nations proverbs often portray women unfavorably. The text argues that relying on such sayings would mislead a man about the true nature of the fair sex, especially among orientals where stereotypes are prominent.
The article surveys sweeping maxims from diverse cultures about women, noting harsh Arab, Hindu, Chinese and French sayings alongside gentler English and American lines. It highlights enduring stereotypes, contrasts with literary tributes from Pope Shakespeare Gay Otway, and ends with a local Codlin moth epidemic report as a jarring shift in tone.
The Pomeroy East Washingtonian highlights A. A. Owsley, Garfield County’s seasoned farmer, on a 3000 acre ranch. It details alfalfa yields of seven tons per acre from three cuts, netting about $26.95 per acre plus home feeding value, with a $1900 cattle shipment to British Columbia. The piece argues farming offers strong, ongoing profits and urges entry into diversified agriculture now.
The article argues farming need not be large to be successful. Five acre tracts devoted to intensive horticulture yield good profits, but rising land prices may push ownership beyond young or less capitalized buyers, causing slothful hopefuls to miss agricultural opportunity.
A Paris newspaper bought adventure lines from a famous novelist who hired an unknown collaborator. The collaborator later died, and the manuscript was altered as the task passed to a third writer. The scheme ended with the altered tale published safely.
The article explains that injury damages small blood vessels causing blood components to leak and swell. White blood cells migrate to the area, dilating nearby vessels and increasing blood flow to aid repair, with tissues forming in place of the breach.
A Glasgow observer notes a old wedding custom where guests pay per head for entry and a wedding feast. In Cowcaddens a notice announced a soldier’s forthcoming marriage with admission two pence and sixpence for attending the feast. The practice, though rare, is still seen in country towns and mining villages.
A reader omits parts of a poem or novel harming the intended harmony and missing the artist's labor. The text compares this to skipping scenes in a play and urges appreciation of how every word or episode contributes to the whole.
A stranger snatched a note destined for a officer amid a fierce engagement, rode through the heat of combat, and delivered it. The outcome for the rider remains unknown, while the duke proclaims it one of the bravest deeds without expectation of reward or recognition.
Samuel M. Robinson of Montclair New Jersey proposes a cooperative service to cook meals at a central plant and deliver hot via specialized automobiles. Subscribers order a day ahead, meals are kept hot in insulated boxes, and a board would run the operation with a hotel manager in charge. The plan also envisions poultry and farm produce to supply butter milk and vegetables.
A hazy blue sky invites a languid mood as the sun shines bright. The narrator muses on finding rest and simple pleasure while the air carries a summer warmth and a gentle burnish.
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