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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
4
Local items report residents returning from outings and visits, with travel to Sound points and Seattle. A Habits of the town note mentions remodels at the Cady Hotel and new matron Mrs Rearback. Prosser beet factory officials plan 1500 acres of sugar beets and a railroad link from Prosser to Alfalfa to haul the crop.
Mrs Lyons has been sick the past week in Toppenish. The second hay crop is being cut and stacked as farmers seek help. Cucumbers prices have fallen sharply. Mr and Mrs Fleming and children Mae and Paul visit friends in Flensburg. Mrs Harold Lawrence went to Hot Springs with pneumonia. Jerome Milton, paralyzed two weeks ago, is said to be recovering. The Ladies Aid plans an ice cream social to fund church repairs. Rev Callaway preached Profit or Loss with a well attended service. The Sunday school has dwindled to a handful.
Tra C Fuller reports his niece Ivy Campbell of Corvallis is gravely ill with rheumatism. School opens Monday September 7 with three rooms ready. Harold Lawrence principal and Kate Hitz as first teacher. Many local notes follow including travel, land interests, and a schoolhouse addition contract for 425 dollars.
Miss Minnie Dorsett and Bessie Rock with Hiram Rock spent Tuesday on the reservation en route to Simcoe Soda Springs for a ten days outing. Richardson turned twenty one dollars into the district treasury for coal rope and rent.
Zillah residents and visitors are noted in brief items. Mr Jeager is in Alaska. Mrs Perry’s baby is ill. Mrs L Bryan visits Montesano. Mrs Jeffers shows a fine new house. Mrs Potter visits from North Yakima. Mr Sprague and family enjoy Sotus. Granger family heads to British Columbia. A youth party camps at Nadhes. A B Cutler oversees fruit packing in North Yakima. Senator Jack Splawn and engineer Mr Brown were in Zillah hoping for a railroad progress.
Mrs Dillon, mother of Chas Dillon, is very sick at her son's home. Miss Carrie Young stays in camp at Soda Springs as guest of Mrs EK J Wyman. Mrs Jas Young left Tuesday for Sun Nyside to visit her son Edward. Mr and Mrs A Chandler left Thursday for a sound trip planned to last about three weeks. Mrs Geo Grist is convalescing after a serious illness.
Nob Hill residents report Herman Halmick completing a fine residence. Mrs. James Gano of Moxee visits W. T. Clark’s family. A Clark recovers from typhoid fever. T. W. Chak and son expect a large, quality fruit crop. Wm. Brackett’s melon field promises a large yield and early September market. L. D. Humphrey moves with hay crew for a large second-cut yield. Brackett’s corn proves profitable in Yakima valley. W. C. Wimner road supervisor improves Nob Hill access with trader help. roads to the city will improve after rain to dust-free condition.
The article urges Yakima residents to visit Ahtanum Soda Springs for rest and health. It notes clean grounds free of livestock and pests, bracing mountain air, and a beneficial spring. Manager Baylor plans improvements to attract more visitors and enhance facilities.
The Herald offers a money back deal for new subscribers at the regular price of 1.50 per year. It is not a lottery or gift enterprise but a bona fide offer. Also included are small ads for local businesses and services such as Tickner studio portraits and Hat sales.
An old newspaper ad promotes Dr Gunns Blood and Nerve Tonic as a cure for nervous weakness and related symptoms. It claims strong red blood, weight gain, and lists price at 75c per box or 3 for $2. Also mentions Dialysis and other medicines and a rally day at North Yakima Business College with scholarship offers. It includes drugstore listings and a soda drink advertisement Iron Brew.
A Nashville mother reports her three year old boy cured of indigestion after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The ad asserts 99 of 100 stomach disorders in children stem from indigestion and promotes Kodol as digesting food and sweetening the stomach. Sold by C. C. Case.
The New York Sun denounces reporters for calling men of sixty aged and prints a classification scheme. Infant birth to 21, boy, youth, adolescent 21 to 71, middle aged 71 until further notice, with guidance for usage.
The piece criticizes fad diets and promotes Greene's August Flower as a remedy for indigestion and sluggish liver function. It claims the product purifies blood and makes one feel buoyant, available at C. C. Case's for 25 or 75 cents. A later note mentions new shirt waists at Macdonald's.
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