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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
A brief page from the December 2 1908 Yakima Herald lists publication details, advertising rates by inquiry, and subscription options while noting the paper is published weekly with North Yakima postal service.
The suggestion by W L Steinweg to spend a few hundred dollars from the Yakima county road fund to improve the road between Yakima and the White Bluffs and Hanford country on the Columbia is praised as timely. North Yakima could become a buying center for Columbia district trade if wholesale firms supply and prices attract commerce.
Police face a lack of clear suspects as a spate of recent robberies appears staged by young desperadoes under the influence of drugs and whiskey. Citizens worry over safety while authorities contemplate watching drug stores for youth purchases of cocaine and dope.
The mayor appoints four men to investigate the city’s unsanitary conditions and water supply amid growing illness in North Yakima. The task is demanding but deemed necessary by informed residents.
A railroad industry shift toward using telephones instead of telegraphs is driven by cost, efficiency, and staffing needs. The American Railway Association endorses the change as more economical and swift, while telegraph operators face gradual displacement and should seek alternative work.
The piece extols Yakima Valley orchards and Washington as leading in apple markets and urges North Yakima to seize visibility at Spokane’s National Apple Show. It warns local orchardists against complacency, noting Yakima’s strong pack, color, and keeping quality and calling for broader promotion to win world prizes.
The speaker argues delaying a status upgrade until after the city reaches 20 000 population and absorbs suburbs. They suggest waiting a year or two and then elevating the city to first class once the growth threshold is met, questioning if further action is needed now.
Merchants have set aside items to aid early buyers. Clerks will provide better service and shoppers gain selection while avoiding the crush of near Christmas crowds. Early buying is presented as humane, sensible, and reasonable.
Judge Whitson presided Monday afternoon as most citizenship applicants failed to qualify. The court found their understanding of American government vague and grotesque, casting doubt on their ability to participate in elections. Washington state honors a judge who grants citizenship only to those with a proper grasp of rights and duties.
L O Meigs gains momentum in his bid for speaker of the Washington House during the January February session. Reports from eastern Washington indicate he faces a strong challenge from Representative elect Slayden while garnering support from the Anti Saloon League in Yakima County.
The proposal to change the city’s class is criticized as unnecessary. Advocates claim benevolent aims for public health, while opponents warn the city already has sufficient powers and warn against adding a $6000 salary budget next year for no real gain.
Meigs appears to secure votes from Yakima Benton Whitman Spokane and other counties in the First and Second districts as anti saloon league influence grows. Spokane delegation favors Meigs over Slayden with several unpledged and one Democrat while Eastern Washington canvassing continues.
The National Association reports a surge in anti tuberculosis efforts with 16 new associations 10 sanatoria and 5 dispensaries started in Sept and Oct. By 1909 over 250 associations are expected nationwide and Massachusetts New Jersey New York Michigan and Pennsylvania lead in counts.
The article praises Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for its lasting popularity and proven merit in treating weak stomach liver and blood issues. It contrasts it with faddish preps, notes printed ingredients on the bottle, warns against substitutes, and mentions Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as other noted products.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a painless cure for constipation headache biliousness and malaria. The copy urges readers to buy the 25 cent remedy at C C Case’s drug store and warns against surgeries.
Police search the San Francisco Bay from the Golden Gate to Hunters Point for Chief Biggy who vanished from a police launch last night. Officials meet with the mayor to name an acting chief as the investigation continues. chances of recovery grow slim as the body remains unfound.
Newton Riddell, lecturer at the Methodist church, argues that sowing wild oats in youth is not necessary for future happiness. He contends that experiences in dissipation strengthen nerve paths of vice and make indulgence easier, urging character building through higher sentiments.
An 80 year old resident of Lewiston Pennsylvania describes severe debility lung trouble and cough improving after using the cod liver Vinci preparation. She reports rapid strength gain after three bottles and the ability to walk a quarter mile. A North Yakima dealer offers refunds if not satisfied.
The 1910 census director reports the cost of the thirteenth census plus four annual investigations and two biennial reports will total 14.117 million dollars. He urges a lump sum appropriation not less than 14 million for the next fiscal year.
Advertises Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a daily aid for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Claims prompt relief gentle laxative action to purge poison and phlegm with immediate results. Sold by C W Camp West Side Druggist Herald want ads promise results.
An ethical remedy praised by physicians and the Well Informed of the World, Syrup of Figs in Elixir of Senna is recommended as a wholesome family laxative. Buyers should insist on the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product available at leading druggists.
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