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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
2
The article urges Wenatchee residents to support police efforts and stay vigilant as a fleet reception brings visitors. It notes the city’s strong police service has reduced crime but warns that traveling criminals may target the area. Citizens should increase precautions to protect property.
The World office invites boys and girls to earn a free ticket to see the fleet in Seattle. No parental money needed. Visit the World office to learn how to qualify and receive a free trip.
A short classified ad notice outlines pricing. It states five cents per line for each insertion and indicates five average words per line. It mentions special rates for ads running a week or longer.
Four year old Agnes Hildebrand and her sister Edith plead for their father Otto Hildebrand who was taken to answer a desertion charge from Governor's Island six years earlier. The children pray for his return with President Roosevelt’s help as they sit on their front porch.
A London exquisite in a West End restaurant complains that his cutlet is an insult to every self respecting calf in the British empire. The waiter apologizes, insisting no insult was intended.
W. M. Windham returns from Spokane praising Entiat fruit prospects. Mrs. Windham and Jennie plan to visit after school lets out around June 20. Entiat Power Company's ditch work advances with nearly a mile done and building to start once machinery plans arrive, about 30 days. Poles contract awarded and ready to float as river conditions permit. Gus Grants installs an electric pump at Howe ranch across the Columbia to irrigate his orchard, benefiting from Entiat power.
A. P. Kiser, deputy road supervisor, leads a gang that repaired the canyon road and is constructing a higher route to ease grades between here and town. A heavy rain fell Thursday night and Friday. Chas. Kuhlman conducted the School District No. 14 census with 32 residents and 22 enrolled. Miss Calla Vantleve is the teacher.
The origin of the cross bun is uncertain. A superstition tied to Good Friday baked bread existed early, with families keeping bread for a year and using grated pieces in water as a remedy for illnesses.
A Philadelphia Press item uses a wry exchange about a rug sale. Mrs Schoppen questions the bargain while the salesman jokes about a bug in a rug, suggesting cautious optimism about the deal.
A classroom exchange plays on the biblical figure Job to illustrate patient endurance. The teacher quotes a tortuous pun about Job's trials, while the student cites a Talmudic line about seeking a perfect brother and the impossibility of such a quest.
A steamer departs Wenatchee for Bridgeport on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings with return trips from Bridgeport that same night. Passengers may request special folders concerning Okanogan irrigation proffers and the Lake Chelan district.
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