Contentment and Bryan’s lifelong quest for purpose
The piece portrays William J. Bryan as content with simple prosperity whether on his Nebraska farm or in political life. It cites his Chicago 1896 nomination, early struggles, and parental wisdom, framing him as a principled, candor rich figure who sought to serve the people over personal glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
White House
Chicago
Bryan
United States
Navy
Army
Congress
General Washington
Virginia
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Thomas A
Hop Picking Season Expands Across Northwest Yards
Hop picking will begin in Yakima yards early next week with most fields not ready before the 9th, pushing the season into October and potentially hurting the state fair. Indians and Colville bands arrive to assist, while a 100-strong group travels from Colville county. Oregon sees earlier picking of Fuggies with good quality and vermin scarce, buyers offering 11 to 12 cents per pound. Japanese laborers also enter the market in Puyallup and other regions, competing for work with higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Colville County
Lewis County
Washington
Oregon
Wisconsin Central Bay Travel Service Notice
A travel notice urges readers to use the Wisconsin Central Bay for fastest service between St Paul and Chicago. It invites inquiries to James A Clock General Agent Portland Oregon for rates and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
St. Paul
Chicago
Portland
Oregon
Health cures and household remedies in old advertisements
A collage of 19th century ads and lines tout Mull's Pioneer Cure for liver and blood, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, and FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR for consumption. Also features a dialogue snippet, a famine contrast in India and America, and a local drugstore listing for North Yakima Drug Store with A. D. Sloan as proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mull
Nature
India
America
Land of
Quiett & Ayres Drug Co
FOLEY
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Local Telephone Changes and Expansion Plans
Workmen erect poles and string wires as the telephone exchange reopens in Engle block with Maud Palmer in charge. A new switchboard and large cable are installed and service is expected to start around the first of the month. Also notes California Consolidated Petroleum Company growth and a stock offer via W I Lince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleon
Roaf Drug
Engle Block
Wallace-Coburn
Mies Maud Palmer
Goldendale
Putin
Elleneburg
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
California Consolidated Petroleum Company
California
W. I. Lince
Outing Refocus Marks Employer's Turn of Phrase
A speaker notes that after the group's outings it is now the employer's turn to take an outing. The remark frames a shift in time and control with a playful jab about taking the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lefa M. Hoffman
Cardington
Ohio
S.S.S
Bargain Hints and Notices From Local Shops
A jumble of ads and notes lists shirt waists at 1.75 1.50 and 1.25 with bargains at Fairstore. A joke about punctuations follows along with a medical claim for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Sports and military items mention summer shirts and mounts at Vancouver Barracks with mules and horses bound for China. Removal Sale at the Golden Rule and watches at Schindeler's complete the clippings.
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Fairstore
F. A. Alexander
Vancouver Barracks
Oregon
China
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Edison
Phovian Howard
Columbia Market
Columbia Meat Market
H. J. Rand
Propr
The
Golden Rule
H. H. Schott & Co
Puyallup Valley
Little Brown Men
Japan
Judeon
Eben
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Baldwin’s
Quiett & Ayres Drug Store
Spokane
Helena Butte
Minneapolis
Paul
Points
Tacoma Ontiane
TLAND
Pan
Ska
Gway
G. A. Graham
Agt
A. D. Chariton
A.G.P.A
Wash
Twin City Xpress
Pacific Express
Ticke
Pullman
Dueber Hampden
Schindeler
Onmler
Sears, Roebuck & CO
C. W. Chamberlain
Foreign
Doi
Western Avenue
Golden Role
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Quiett & Ayres
Maple
Seaf Sears
Robbu
Hin Outfit Jp
Knvarius
Vuu, Sr
Roebuck & CO. (Inc
Sears, Roeb
Sears, Rokblof
IGK & CO
Tharpehte Et
Mai Pextpa
LENCO
Sears, Roebuck & GO
H. H. Schort & Co
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