Delegates From Yakima County Seek Congress in Seattle
W L Wright and Orlando Beck depart Monday for Seattle to attend the Trans Mississsippi Congress as Fruit Growers' Union delegates. Beck, fruit inspector for the county, supervised a 27 item exhibit of fruit vegetables grains and grasses. Illness of his father limited progress though the Yakima display is expected to earn recognition.
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W. L. Wright
Orlando Beck
Seattle
Union
Yakima County
Beck
J. W. Beck
Congress
E. J. Wyman
Vestal Snyder
Edward Whitson
Miles
Domestic science at Washington Agricultural College urged
The Spokesman-Review argues the new department of domestic science at Washington Agricultural College will empower women graduates to become skilled housewives. It contends many graduates lack practical housekeeping skills and will, upon education, secure stable homes and happier inland Empire households.
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Pullman
Washington Agricultural College
Agricultural College
Inland Empire
Spokesman-Review
Hay tolls on hay haulers near Zillah
A foreign gentleman living near Zillah charged tolls to all hay haulers passing the corner road. He profited from travelers hauling loose hay along the route.
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Zillah
Ingenious farm post turns road to feed cows free of cost
A Sunnyside Sun note recalls a farmer who placed a strong post at an abrupt road turn and dug a ditch opposite the corner. The setup prevents a wide turn and allows the post to pull hay from the roadside, enabling feeding three cows all winter, a true fact the writer admires though not exploiting it.
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Sunnyside
An Annoying Habit Spurs Divorce Suit
An Indiana farmer’s wife seeks a divorce over his insistence on sleeping in his boots. She recalls he took the habit as a boy and has not tried to quit, saying it ruins domestic harmony. The article notes possible courtroom replies but suggests the judge may mock the husband’s shoe fixation.
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Indiana
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Small Cap Shafter nickname sticks years after banquet
Gen Shafter’s old associates recall the nickname Small Cap Shafter from a Denver banquet where a proof reader’s lowercase name was misread as a military title. The error led to the nickname being printed and joked about by officers, sticking with him for years.
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Gen
Shafter
Denver
New house to Rent All screened best of water near school
Rental listing describes a new house to rent with water features and proximity to a school. Location given as 110 North Rai Nier Avenue. Contact details appear unclear.
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North Rainier Avenue
The Best Prescriptions for Malaria Tonic Story
A vintage ad describes Grove s Tasteless Chill Tonic as simple Iron and Quinine. It promises No Cure No Pay and a 50 cent price. A playful cartoon exchange follows about compliments and Harry s picture taste.
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Grove
Special Ten Per Cent Reduction on Refrigerators
Yakima Hardware Co offers a ten percent discount on all refrigerators on display to clear surplus from a double shipment. The Alaska Refrigerator line is highlighted as superior with no rivals.
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Alaska Refrigerator
Yakima Hardware Co
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Ad and Local Quotes
An advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure sold by C. C. Case at 19 Yakima Ave touts it as aiding digestion and blood nourishment. The clipping also includes a shop dialogue about a new worker and a brief patient testimonial praising King’s New Discovery for lung and throat troubles.
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C. C. Case
J.F. Hughes
DuPont Ga
Dr. King
North Yakima Drug Store
Viola and Myrtle Exchange Behind Closed Doors
Viola asks why they separated and Myrtle sighs that nobody knows. Viola describes the mood as dreadful and unsettling in the quiet exchange.
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Viola
Myrtle
Cure for Piles Promoted by Bo-sanko Remedy
Cure claims describe relief from itching moisture and bleeding piles including protruding and blind forms. It promises absorption of tumors and offers a 50e jar price via druggists or mail with a treatise free. Dr Hosanko of Philadelphia advertises, with local drugstore sales.
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Bo-sanko
Hosanko
Philadelphia
F. L. Janeck
Perrin
Dr. Perrin Medical Co
Helena, Mont Sting
Ramphlet
Feed for Little Chicks at Flour Mill Warehouse
Cracked wheat and hen food available at Flour Mill warehouse on West Yakima Avenue. Phone 321. Coffin Bros advertises hay contracting at 23.
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West Yakima Avenue
Coffin Bros
Milk quality praised by city health officials and commissioner
City Health Officer reports milk for North Yakima is well above average based on samples showing 4.2 butter fat and creams 23 to 37.5 percent above required fat. Pure food commissioner commends Springvale dairy as free of adulteration and notes inspector found no issues during an unannounced visit. Other ads mention products and local businesses.
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North
Yakima
McDonald
Springvale
Local classifieds from Yakima area trades and services
Grain and feed at Flour Mill Co ware house on West Yakima Avenue. Harness repair on Front Street offers all hand work and neat results at reasonable prices. Coffin Bros. advertise fashionable dressmaking, second hand goods, mens suits, fishing gear, and children’s footwear. Veterinarian info, mowers for sale. Elite fishing gear, Gladiator boys hose 15 cents. Shaving and barber services on Yakima avenue. Plumbing repair and coal wood delivery by Harmon Hill and others. Banking loan services offered by W L Steinweg at First National Bank with easy monthly payments.
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Butchers
S. Second St
PAC
Kers
Spokane Grain CO
Western Ave
Kitty
Harry Dix
Clara
Harry
Stacker
Yakima Ave
N. B
C. H. Denley & CO
Sessions & Gilbaugh
Washington
Jack
Stella
Creamarium
West Yakima
Yakima City
Hattie Laird
Scott
John Ditter
Chicago
South Second Street
Rae
W. W. Pettijohn
Flour Mill Co's
West
Yakima Avenue
Front Street
C. H. Barrett
Front St
D. B Fox
G. Macl. Richards
Sloan’s Drug Store
Osborne and Hodges
Jackson
Burt & Packard
Longuet, Kreader & Abeling
Harmon & Hill
West A Street
W. L. Steinweg
First National Bank
Schorn’s Paint Store
Defo
Bea
Perrins
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