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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
9
William Jennings Bryan tours Yakima and Roslyn praising rapid growth and new depot works. He notes plans for north and south parks with a bandstand, urges shared funding for instruments, and lauds local farms, creameries, and hop markets while commenting on residents and local figures.
The article notes some farmers plowing under hops to avoid failed leases, with Pleas Bounds yard cited as the only sure example. It also lists local officials attending the Republican state convention from Yakima County including Lincoln Dilley and Miles Cannon, while Ira P. Englehart declines candidacy and Postmaster Sperry misses the event due to health and policy rules.
A new Amortizement Loan plan allows owners to borrow to build a home with payments similar to rent. With a $200 lot and $800 to $1000 house, a $500 loan at 7 percent costs about $35 yearly, ending in ownership after about six years. Equitable Saving & Loan Ass'n has capital for home building. contact W. L. Steinweg at First National Bank for details.
An advertisement by Rutter, a North Yakima photographer on Second Street near the Post Office, urges customers to choose reputable work and avoid double payments for inferior pictures, promising better value for honest prices.
An advertisement claims Karl's Clover Root Tea cures constipation indigestion and sick headache with a money back guarantee from L O Janeck druggist. It also promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers laxative pills praised by W E Lake of Happy Creek Virginia and sold at Janeck's Drug Store.
An early druggist offers Shiloh's Consumption Cure with a two thirds usage guarantee. If no benefit is felt, return the bottle to the druggist for a refund of the price. Available in 25, 50 cent, and one dollar sizes from L. O. Janeck, Druggist.
Ely Brothers promote Cream Balm as a cure for catarrh and cold in the head. The ad claims it cleanses, soothes, heals, and relieves nasal irritation without pain or sneezing. Trial size offered for 10 cents. 50 cent size sold by druggists.
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