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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1902
Page
3
Readers discuss block 108 on Natchez avenue as a future upscale residence. Officials urge reporting dead bodies promptly. Kennewick canal progress and a Columbia ferry are noted. George Turner support and Republican views dominate letters from Yakima area. A Lake Caches camping highlight and Seattle trip impressions close the batch.
A Simcoe correspondent offers two corrected methods for measuring hay in a stack. One adds over and width then divides by four and squares the quotient before multiplying by length and dividing by 612. The other subtracts width from over, halves, then multiplies by width and length, with final division by 412 to yield tons.
The Milwaukeee Sentinel prints a letter from the Billposters and Distributors Association proposing harmony between publishers and billposters. It urges balanced publicity and notes the value of advertising across media for large campaigns.
Prof G Stanley Hall of Clark University urged that boys and girls 14 to 19 should be allowed slang as a natural and essential form of expression during adolescence. He argued slang aids fluency, helps convey emotions, and reflects a healthy civilization when parents and teachers overlook it. The remark drew astonished reactions from educators attending a Chicago summer school.
A Missouri reader from Puxico, Wayne County, reports using White's Cream Vermifuge to treat her twin girls with intestinal worms. She cites rapid worm removal after doses and praises the medicine for aiding growth and health. The item notes 25¢ at Fred L. Janeck's store.
Notice invites bids for an addition to the school house in district 54 Simcoe Station Yakima county Washington. Plans and specifications at Herrato office. All material furnished on ground. Send bids to J M Richardson Toppenish R F D No 1 before August 30 1902. Directors reserve right to reject any or all bids.
An advertisement offers a ten acre apple orchard twelve years old and twenty acres of alfalfa for sale within three miles of North Yakima. The listing cites Thompson and Allen as attorneys with offices in Miller Block North Yakima.
W S Baily of Texas reports his wife’s paralysis lasting five years was cured by Ballard’s Snow Liniment. He notes success on sores frost bites and skin eruptions and lists 25c 40c and $1 bottles at Fred L Janeck’s. Also mentions wedding stationery and calling cards at The Heraco office.
The speaker notes the difficulties of laundering with dust stains and perspiration, yet emphasizes they handle the work diligently. They claim to perform most of the town’s laundering through hard work and precise service.
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