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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
2
Farmers at Orondo plan a private pumping plant and a valley wide irrigation system. A new company will be formed with 50 000 capital and 1000 shares at 59 par value to bring water to the land for under 50 per acre, potentially boosting land value and housing. The project aims to unify the valley's irrigation before next year.
The candlefish oil is described as a universal cure for consumption by Alaskan natives. Oil is produced by boiling putrid fish and collecting the surface layer, then given to consumptives in pint quantities and through baths. Observers say weeks of this treatment revive failing patients, though the practice is described as repulsive. Also mentions Lowney’s chocolates and Wenatchee Business College night study options.
The tardy husband claims office delay for a dinner engagement. He returns to a locked house, breaks in for the paper, and only then recalls the dinner as guests wait. The wife’s embarrassment mirrors a common blunder noted by the Kansas City Star.
The piece recalls how five early presidents George Washington to James Monroe ate pie with knives until John Quincy Adams, influenced by France, switched to forks. Mrs Adams notes his habit persisted after returning home. It contrasts with a weather note urging umbrellas for rain and a local repair ad for J. J. Eyer at 2 Mission St.
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