Aerial performer killed in Campbell Bros circus accident
Orin Button, 30, fell 35 to 40 feet when a ring strap broke during a head downward walk. He was treated at Dr. Burns’ office, taken toward Tacoma for hospital care, but died en route. Button’s wife and Lamar Missouri parents were notified. he was highly regarded by his employers.
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Campbell Bros. Circus
Orin Button
Button
Ellensburg
Tacoma
F. Burns
Lamar
District No 7 Sells Bonds For West Side School
County Treasurer Peck sold 22000 dollars of School District No 7 bonds to fund a west side school building and an addition to the Columbia school house. The best bid came from The State of Washington bonds at four percent redeemable after one year. Work on the new structures will start once funds are available to ease west side congestion.
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Lim
Nichols
Dr. Gunn
Dr. Bosanko Co
Philadelphia
Janeck
Foreigner grocer failed deliveries to farmers prompts tax questions
The article warns farmers who dealt with a foreign grocery firm whose agents solicited orders but failed to deliver. It urges buyers to consider how much tax the firm pays locally and whether the company purchases potatoes butter eggs and other produce from residents.
Uniontown Press Questions Local Progress and Fair Trade
The Uniontown Press questions whether public works like roads churches and schools are being built for residents. It asks if home merchants have been allowed to settle on cash grocery pricing and whether they have been treated fairly.
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Uniontown Press
Whiskers and a Alaska Railroad Plan
Col James Hamilton Lewis joins bearded Russian capitalists to form a company building a railroad through Alaska under the Bering Straits to connect with Russia. Also notes a boy incident, and promotes Dr Gunn’s Improved Liver Pills as stomach cure, with price and free samples offer.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Alaska
Bering Straits
Russia
Seattle Times
Watches and dry goods ads from Seattle and Coffin Bros
If your plumbing is out of repair ring 1304 Longuet Kreader Abeling. The authority on watches. Goldmans Seattle. Wash goods for hot weather at Coffin Bros 23.
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Longuet, Kreader & Abeling
the Authority
Goldman's
Seattle
Coffin Bros
City News In Brief Highlights Local Doings
Fred Schott returns from mountain trip while Parker residents D A Bayle visit the city. Geo W Cary and wife vacation at Westport. Dr Hill reports a hearty outing on the Sound. Deputy U.S. Marshal Short spent ten days in the mountains. Tacoma News circulation reps Petille and Mrs Evans in town. Outlook farmer A H Yost notes fine crops. Thomas Kennedy travels to Minneapolis for his father’s illness and plans to return to Yakima. Attorney Snyder reports good health after outing. G A Graham returns from three weeks in New York and the East. Carpenter of Selover Carpenter Co. visits to discuss business. Log drive passes Selah bridge. logs dispersed as river runs low. Judge Rudkin restrains unrelated interferences with Washington Irrigation Co. canal. Sunnyside hay growers begin contracts for this year’s crop with several firms listed by tonnage.
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Fred Schott
D. A. Bayle
Parker
Geo
W. Cary
Westport
Dr. Hill
Sound
Marshal Short
A. H. Yost
Thomas Kennedy
Larson's Theater
Minneapolis
Tom
Yakima
Snyder
Rachel
G. A. Graham
New York
Graham
Carpenter
Selover-Carpenter Commission Co
Tacoma
Seattle
Selah Bridge
Teachers examination at North Yakima high school
The regular quarterly teachers examination will be held at the North Yakima high school on August 13 14 and 15. Pens ink and paper are furnished free. Sessions start at 9 00 a m sharp. Applicants pay the regular fee of 1 00 dollars. S A Dickey superintendent
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North Yakima
S. A. Dickey
Preventive Electric Bitters Promising Against Self Destruction
A newspaper blurb promotes Electric Bitters as a preventive against death by own action, linking despondency to self harm and claiming the tonic strengthens nerves and repairs the system. It highlights tonic benefits for stomach, liver, and kidneys and notes a 50 cent price at Case and North Yakima Drug Store. A brief piano scene follows with a light exchange.
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Case
North Yakima
C. C. Case
The Death Penalty Versus Cures and Claims
An advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as preventing death from minor wounds and skin conditions. It promotes the salve at 25 cents through local drugstores. Dialogues mention duchesses and a comparison of costs between two fictional women.
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A. B. Pearson
Yakima Ave
THE
Yakima Herald
Ered Luang
T Store
City News
N. R. Petille
Mrs. FE. Evans
Tacoma News
City
Rudkin
Washington Irrigation Company
Sunnyside
Dr. Chamberlain
Otho Burton
Hub Mercantile Co
W. H. Cline
E. J.young
S. J. Harrison
J. FE. Taylor
W. 8. McClain
C. F. Wheeler
Ralph
Marie
Mabel
Bessie
Phoenix
M. H. C. Wall Paper and Paint Co
F. A. Curry
South Second St
Frank X. Nagler
G. T. Aumiller
City Drayman
Rock and Sand
West
Yakima Avenue
Yakima Gash Market
L. W. Rogers
Buckrehye
Tiger and Hollingsworth Tiger
Fawcett Bros
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