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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
11
Brief quote from Dallas News urging parents to teach sons to earn and daughters to cook to curb divorce, framing economic self sufficiency as a remedy to marital breakdown. The item reflects era moralizing on gender roles and social stability.
Trainers compare Corbett to an antelope and Jeffries to a bull as the public readiness for the bout remains high, while the crowd is described as eager yet soft in tone. The LA Times notes the forthcoming match generating strong interest.
The North Western Lumber Co of Hoquiam has shipped spruce timbers 16 by 16 inches and 60 to 80 feet long to New York for Lipton’s yacht Shamrock II. Washington timber may crown the American Cup winner regardless of the water.
Reflects on ambitions from farmer boy to school teacher editor banker and trust magnate ending with a cycle returning to farming and livestock in a Saline County Kansas Index edition.
A 38 year old widow from Henry County MO asks readers to place a notice for a husband in the local paper. She notes she can cook and play the accordian, has two deceased husbands buried with care, and seeks a loving man over 120.
Chicago justice will decide whether a husband may spank his wife under certain conditions after Carl Roessler drew his wife across his knee and spanked her with a slipper following a coffee dispute. Mrs. Roessler sought police aid at West Chicago avenue station.
A country schoolboy offers a humorous essay about newspapers describing editors as knowers of all things and printers as the hardest workers underpaid. He notes a hypothetical paper named Umbra ella and ends with a street scene of a man walking with a child, illustrating a slice of everyday life.
A child cries out as the editor's arrival is protested by a father who warns against mocking the poor man. The exchange hints at social tension and risk to the editor's future.
About six Yakima shooters traveled to Ellensburg for the two day gun shoot on August 9 and 10. Yakima competitors held their own with several top placers. Stacy and Walker paid their expenses, and Stacy had things his own way Monday. Dee, Fisher and Mark Pennington also took part and gave creditable showings.
W. H. Code of the United States Geological Survey arrived Monday from Montana and will open sealed bids from contractors at Fort Simcoe for the proposed ditch just below the gap. He confirms the ditch is to be constructed but declines to share department information.
Reports from Ellensburg Cle Elum and Centerville cite visits by A. T. Davis Elmer Stewart and I. H. Dills from North Yakima Dills Brown & Lodge and James Leslie of Richmond Paper Co. The piece includes a financial metaphor about not overworking a dollar and warns against reckless bets on high returns.
A leading citizen defends a cherished town landmark before a foreign visitor. The visitor questions whether the tree was planted by a president or marks a site of mob violence, highlighting local tensions and historical memory.
An advertisement promotes Herbine as a remedy that makes bile fluid to aid blood flow and relieve biliousness indigestion and headaches. A testimonial from G L Caldwell of Cheeotah Indiana Territory dated April 18 1903 claims cure after two years of liver and spleen enlargement. Also notes 50c price and a doctor patient dialogue ending with dubious statistics.
A fragmentary chat reveals talk of Miss Bond with a wealth claim of thirty thousand a year and no incumbrance. The query wonders if she is seeking a match, reflecting society's dating expectations.
An advertisement proclaims Banner Salve as the guaranteed healer for cuts wounds sores piles and all skin diseases. It cites North Yakima Drug Store with proprietor A D Sloan and includes a quip about patience and understanding from a character voice.
A Champaign resident C Unger reports a yearlong hacking cough and suspected consumption. After taking Foley's Honey and Tar under medical care, he claims a full cure and no further troubles. North Yakima Drug Store run by A D Sloan advertises the remedy.
North Yakima Drug Store promotes Foley's Kidney Cure claiming cures for Bright's disease diabetes stone in bladder and kidney and bladder diseases. Rally day set for August 31 at North Yakima Business College with special inducements for early scholarship purchases.
Save the Children reports that 99 of 100 childhood diseases stem from indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Care is claimed to aid both children and adults, improving digestion and growth. Mrs Henry Carter of Nashville endorses it after her three year old boy recovered from chronic indigestion after one bottle. C C Case sells it.
Salt Lake City readers praise Ballard's Horehound Syrup for coughs and colds. The Andersons credit immediate relief and pleasant taste after years of use. Sold by Fred L. Janeck's Drug Store for 50c and 1.00.
A voice claims Colonel Blue Grass forged a signature on a check and urges silence. The speaker warns the colonel is a deadly marksman and always ready to defend his honor.
A promotional note claims unbearable pain from organ distress ends with Dr. King's New Life Pills. The ad touts gentle relief for dizziness backache liver complaint and constipation and warns of guaranteed results at a price of 25e from C.Case and North Yakima Drug Store.
Cuba New York preacher W L Riley reports fifteen years of sciatic rheumatism improved by Ballard's Snow Liniment with first relief on application and complete relief after repeated use. Available in 25e 50e and 1.00, sold at Freelandaneck's Drug Store. Clarence deemed suitable for marriage after family inspection. no Postal Department connections found.
Farmers are asked to deliver additional vegetables and berries to Greene Mercantile Co early in the morning to ensure handling capacity and stock. The notice emphasizes early drop offs to aid distribution and sales.
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