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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
2
In Waterville area farmers sold 175 out 61 pounds per bushel amid strong apple demand. The article notes a thirteen year trend of rising crop value with decreasing car shipments, praising Wenatchee Valley as a prime US spot despite political smears against Taft Roosevelt and McBride.
A humorous column reflects a man seeking an exotic vacation spot for two weeks to sweep maidens off their feet. It jests about finding an authentic report on such a resort and teases romantic escapades with townsfolk and summer pleasures in a playful Chicago News style.
In Central Florida a hardened packer forecloses if unpaid while a fading orange grower pleads. A frost threatens the Lee orchard but the family and a black coachman seed pine logs and oil to save the trees. The crisis ends with Carvalho agreeing to buy all fruit at $5 a box.
A brisk exchange reveals a social reencounter as Mr Brown and Miss Green meet, the conversation brushing past time and memories while avoiding further references to the past. The scene captures a genteel, humorous social vignette typical of town topics columns.
A transient guest confronts a waiter over an extra collar button found in his stew. The waiter dismisses it as a mistake and denies extras to non-regular customers, per the Catholic Standard and Times.
A Washington Star quip contrasts a veteran warning that success requires making enemies with a witty youth suggesting time as a baseball umpire as the cure. The exchange highlights blunt pragmatism and humor on ambition.
A lyrical meditation on ancient Greek poets and mythic imagery. The piece recalls Homer and Orpheus, celebrating beauty, love, and artistic memory as Greece’s spirit endures beyond its demise.
The report notes Jimmy Kane of the Pittsburg Nationals as a skilled boxer, Nap Rucker praising a Brooklyn pitcher as hard luck, Abbaticchio in Pittsburg hitting harder than last season, Peters possibly joining the New York Nationals next spring at Gardner’s urging, and Campbell of Cincinnati praised for holding runners close to the base as a crucial pitching skill.
Practical advice covers cleaning hats with turpentine and cleaning an india rubber hot water bottle. Directions for alum to stop bleeding, and using naphtha to soften old paint for removal. Includes a short humorous exchange about churchgoing and a Europe tour.
Eighty acres on the Squilchuck near Wenatchee described as 25 acres of rich black bottom soil 15 to 20 acres of timber and one acre set to fruit trees. Includes house barn good for dairy and ranch with water power and timber. Priced at 4000 dollars with range for stock and access via good road. Contact A G Holler Entiat Wash or visit premises.
A collection of aphorisms and quips from Chicago Record-Herald and Baltimore American. Commentaries on persuasive public taste and facial expression pair with a shopper anecdote about a waist purchase.
D H Mohler, agent at Cottage Hotel Wenatchee Washington offers 500000 Winesap apple trees for sale with all other varieties in proportion. Prices low and stock guaranteed.
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