Bold thieves blow safes in multiple Tacoma firms
Last Friday night experts blew open safes at the St Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co office and Bartlett Foote Co result in about 37 and 25 dollars stolen. Northwest Improvement Co and W C Campbell lost 75 to 100 dollars plus coins. Mikkleson left 50 in his safe but recovered valuables. No clues. deputies call it like needle in a haystack.
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St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co
Bartlett, Foote Co
Northwest Improvement Co
W. C. Campbell
Campbell
Jasper Mikkleson
Mikkleson
Hulse
Sindall
Herald
Peach thief flees depot mob after daring cream heist
A hungry tramp grabbed two boxes of peaches and two cans of Jersey cream at a depot on Wednesday night. He confronted night operator Mr. Peck with a knife, fled as a baggage man joined pursuit, and escaped into a box car with angry locals in pursuit.
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Mr. Peck
Front Street
Banner Salve Cures Chapped Hands and Rough Skin Fast
Advertisement asserts Banner Salve as the most health ointment in the world speeding healing of cracked lips and rough skin with quick results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner
Weekly Crop Bulletin from Seartie Washington 1902
The week ending August 11 1902 was dry and hot with droughts in northwest counties causing dried pastures and poorer oat yields. Potatoes look excellent and Yakima region reports strong harvests. Wheat and barley harvests progress with variable yields. spring wheat may be lighter due to heat but some districts report heavier crops.
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Seartie
Wash
Yakima
Harvests Vary as Hot Weather Impacts Yakima Wenatchee Areas
In Yakima and Wenatchee counties apples and peaches are shipped while corn suffers from too many cold nights. Harvesting proceeds in Yakima County with favorable weather, though extreme heat and dryness. Potatoes are dug with a yield better than last year and alfalfa is largely cut. A large volume of fruit ships out as warm conditions destroy hop vermin.
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Yakima
Wenatchee
Parker
Reardan Farmer Seeks Pay After Calf Killed by Train
An Odessa Record appeal from a Reardan farmer to Northern Pacific requests compensation for a calf worth about 18 dollars killed by a freight train along the Central Washington road. The farmer claims no payment due to delays by local officials and asks for prompt settlement.
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Reardan
Northern Pacific Railway
Central Washington Road
Wich
Realon
West
Peat
Enaea
Smith
Hillman
Odessa
Latent Fate Drives Heroic Duty Across Lives
A reflective piece describes a dormant force in every person that awakens under stress to shape good or evil. It contrasts a plowboy, student, tramp, and a rabid dog threat with a hero born from rags facing danger, arguing fate or kismet governs moral outcomes beyond training or teaching.
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Patriot
Goodwin
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promises Health Boost
Slogan touts a sprightly step and rosy complexion for women. Claims include active organs digestion relief from headaches and blues. Encourages readers to try the pills at Yakima drug stores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Yakima
Man Is a Chump of the First Water in Health Parable
A writer denounces the average man for neglecting basic health. He mocks garbed winter gear misfit for cold, improper clothes and drink choices, and mocks indulgent habits. The piece questions how Adam and Eve would fare under modern self neglect.
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Peter
Paul
Nature
Adam
Eve
Solomon
Ruth
Red Sea
Rebecca
Cured Paralysis Claim for Ballard's Snow Liniment
A Texas testimonial by W. S. Bailey praises Ballard's Snow Liniment for curing a five year paralysis in his wife's arm and cites use on sores frost bites and skin eruptions. The ad promotes 25c 450e and $1.00 bottles via Fred L. Janeck and urges laundering services meanwhile offering shirt collar and cuff cleaning locally.
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W.S. Baily
P. O. True
Texas
Ballard
Fred L. Janeck
Bids Sought for Schoolhouse Addition at Simcoe Station
Bids will be received for an addition to the school house in district 54 Simcoe Station Yakima county Washington based on plans and specifications at Heraup office All material furnished on ground Bid submissions to J M Richardson Toppenish WA R F D No 1 by August 30 1902 Directors reserve right to reject any or all bids J M Richardson Clerk
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Simcoe Station
Yakima County
Wash
Heraup
J. M. Richardson
Toppenish
New Assistant Cashier Arrives at Local Bank
Mr E E Streitz of Casper Wyoming arrives in town to take the role of assistant cashier at the new bank. He is about 35 with ten years experience at a bank window and comes highly recommended as a good citizen. He is not married.
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E. E. Streitz
Casper
Wyoming
Streitz
Kodol credited with curing stomach troubles in Iowa man
George W. Fry of Viola Iowa touts Kodol as a miraculous cure for months of stomach distress and dyspepsia. He claims it improved his health and that a neighbor with similar issues also recovered after using Kodol.
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George W. Fry
Viola
Iowa
Yellow Drug Store
Conversation Excerpt Reveals Tense Kiss Incident
Sibyl recalls fear during a kiss, saying she asked him to stop and feared he would not. Beryl questions the moment, highlighting embarrassment and the emotional impact of the encounter.
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Beryl
Sibyl
Elks Carnival Seattle Excursion Tickets On Sale
Excursion tickets for the Elks Carnival in Seattle August 18 to 30, 1902 go on sale August 19, 23, 25, 27, and 29 at 6.50 for round trip. Tickets valid for travel on sale date and return within five days, not after August 31. Agent M. Meeks.
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Seattle
Meeks
Auto mastery sparks Daisy Dolly dialogue
In a light exchange, Dolly asks about controlling the vehicle's auto mode while Daisy replies she can perform all tasks except stopping and steering the car. The dialogue hints at near total automation capability with limited manual control remaining.
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A. Schindeler
Yakima Ave
F. H. McCoy
Sunnyside Canal
Sunnyside
Fawcett Bros
CHAS
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
North
Lim
Portland
Olympia
Pullman
M. S. Meeks
North Yakima, Wash
Foley's
Yakima Stamp Works
A. J Miller
Mor
No Front St
No Yakina, Wa
North Yakima
Thompson & Allen
Miller Block
City
North Third Street
Basil
Old Stiller
Zeke
Yeas
C. Unger
Maple Street
Champaign
Foley
Egbert
Dolly
Daisy
Aaa
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