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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
3
The article advises careful treatment of colds and recommends a medicine of known reliability for quick cure. It highlights Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as having a world wide reputation for effectiveness.
W M Rice of Leavenworth prepares to furnish rigs saddled horses and pack trains for Chelan County and transient trade. One of town customers can phone or write. Rice the Liveryman.
The advertisement states the remedy cures the common cold by supporting nature, aiding expectoration, and opening secretions. It claims no opium and safe for babies and adults, with frequent use over years and no pneumonia cases when used. For sale by all druggists.
Jerry La Follette, cousin of Wisconsin's Bob La Follette and Whitman county fruit king W. La Follette, toured Brays this summer and is in the city on business. He may consider settling here as he travels the country.
President Samuel Gompers told the convention that if found guilty and fined in contempt in Washington he would go to jail rather than pay the fine or have the federation pay it. He spoke during the American Federation of Labor session in Denver.
Invitations issued for a grand ball and supper tomorrow night at Jean's Cafe Chenawa Hotel. Crollard's orchestra will provide music. Although described as public, it is a private affair and invitations must be shown at the door.
Guests at Jean's Cafe are invited to visit the kitchen to confirm first class cleanliness. The kitchen features modern facilities and is kept scrupulously clean. A Polite Turn Down. Sir Algernon West recalls Browning's tale of a famous meeting and the guest monopolizing the poet. Soda and Water. An old lady questions whether soda water is written as two words or with a siphon.
A father praises a suitor as a man after his heart while the young man insists he seeks the daughter. The exchange, filled with light hearted humor, appears in a London Answers column snippet.
A tense dialogue features a villain suggesting a plot might leak and an accomplice assuring secrecy. The exchange hinges on whether the plan has thickened, with the pair debating disclosure and containment.
A remark credits wealth to the number of things one loves and is loved by. An unrelated note claims no Oriental help is used, with white help in the kitchen and colored servants in the dining room.
A recipe outlines a magic mirror using chalk and a silk handkerchief to reveal a future wife when breathed on, then wiped away. It also describes an odorless disinfectant recipe with potassium manganate in water to treat plumbing and purple staining, calced with oxalic acid for cleanup.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a letter carrier being half an hour late due to hindrances from dogs on a suburban street. The carrier explains dogs along the street restrict his movements because of the stovepipe sections he must wear in his trousers.
Mrs. Willful insists she kept the brooch despite her husband urging an exchange. A jeweler confirms the item drew interest from four ladies in her social circle, who wished to purchase it.
A quotation from Exchange remarks on the rare trio: a man who desires something, is suited for it, and a large public that believes he should pursue it. The line highlights the tension between individual drive, qualification, and collective pressure.
The Globe prints a witty back and forth where a suitor asks a father for permission to marry and the heiress weighs their odds. A humorous aside about parents and turkeys being valued before Christmas adds light local color.
Mrs Potter told a ladies convention that her doctor asserts good coffee properly made will not hurt anyone. She urged buying Folger's Golden Gate whole roast and asking the grocer to grind it at home.
House members mock a congressman known for hot air in debate. An opponent quotes his ornate views on a financial act as a swan gliding on sea, lofty yet unaware of the unfathomable depths beneath.
A teacher asks pupils to define an island and a peninsula. A bright student uses two glasses of water and milk with a fly to illustrate that a fly in water is an island while a fly in milk becomes a peninsula, then claims the top of the class.
Robert Fulton possessed a remarkable power of concentrated thought. He studied French Italian and German attaining proficiency in the three languages. His studies in mathematics physics chemistry and perspective demanded his attention as he advanced in scientific research.
A wry London Telegraph quip mocks the bridal procession. The girl in blue notes the bride was not led but eager to marry, while the friend jokes that once she began down the aisle no force could stop her, even a regiment of cavalry.
A stranger notes the city has changed little after three years, while a waiter collects the remaining dime from a dollar bill, highlighting a quiet moment of routine in urban life.
A Chicago Record-Herald clipping portrays a palm reader telling a man he will receive a long life and a salary increase much larger than his current pay. The vision hints the raise will reflect his wife exaggerating her friends’ perception of his income, prompting the man to depart with $2 in hope of forthcoming triumph.
The article outlines sail handling tips for small sailboats including proper hoop sizing to allow close setting to the mast, lowering order of throat then peak, and shaking the sail when lowering. It describes lowering a centerboard with the helm up, quick helm trims to stop a small boat, getting free from stays by lowering and raising the peak, and drifting off by stacking the main sheet. It recommends going to the lee side of a dock and using a good painter when towing, especially at night.
A poemized vignette from Harper's Weekly shows Colonel Kern reproving Uncle Eph for drinking. Eph denies the accusation but admits he has taken up drinking and stopped lying about it. The scene dramatizes a stubborn denial followed by a candid admission in rustic dialect.
A dealer explains a crab found in an oyster is a distinct species not the bine crab offspring. It serves the oyster by catching and crushing food, benefiting the oyster. All crabs found inside are female. the same variety’s mate has a hard shell.
A three year old Freddie asks if they are going to heaven. His mother answers yes and he doubts his father can go because he cannot leave his business. The exchange highlights a gentle family moment and a quiet moral about priorities.
A barber explains an unusual bump on a customer’s head during a haircut. The patient asks if the barber is a phrenologist. The barber replies he is a Swede, not a phrenologist, and apologizes for the pinching sensation.
The quotation asserts that nature rewards human effort, making toil productive by linking greatest labor to the largest rewards. It frames toil as a path to achievement and moral character, reflecting Montesquieu’s view on natural justice and human industry.
Quotes show a back and forth about legal fees with a playful jab at how the lawyer charged both sides. The exchange underscores mounting tension in a courtroom banter between attorney and client.
A woman struggles to hold her skirt hat and tongue on a windy day as the Philadelphia Record notes the scene. The quip ends with Al’s to be feared where all’s to be gained byrea.
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