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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
3
An old newspaper fragment lists subscription durations one year six months and three months with a date line THURSDAY DEC 18 1900 suggesting a promotional offer or renewal timing. The note emphasizes period choices for readers.
The city council should buy a rock crusher and heavy roller to improve streets. Puget Sound weather makes streets nearly impassable, and with spring conditions likely to worsen, local rock is plentiful for speedy paving at moderate cost. Public spirited citizens and avenue property owners are urged to act quickly.
Senator J K Jones chairing the Democratic National Committee outlines the minority program in Congress for the current session. It calls for opposition to large standing army, the Hanna shipping subsidy bill, all measures letting corporations drain the treasury, support for a US controlled Nicaraguan canal, rejection of the Hay Pauncefote treaty, tax reductions from the Spanish-American War era, and honoring Cuba’s pledge to govern itself.
The Roslyn Miner has enlarged to an eight page, six column quarto, a sign of the paper's growing prosperity in Roslyn. The expansion underscores the publication's strong local engagement and financial health amid the community.
The annual report shows postal receipts of 102 million 354 thousand 579 dollars and expenditures of 107 million 740 thousand 267 dollars, leaving a deficit of 5 million 385 thousand 888 dollars for the last fiscal year.
Yakima shops display seasonable goods for the holidays and claim no need to ship gifts elsewhere. Local merchants urge residents to patronize home institutions to keep Christmas money circulating in Yakima and avoid losing value by sending money away.
The note describes Andrew Carnegie rivaling John D. Rockefeller in a popular race for fabulous incomes. It hints at strong wealth comparison and public interest in their fortunes.
The remark notes that while one could accumulate forty to fifty million, living on an annual income of that size strains imagination, suggesting something fundamentally odd about Denmark.
Richard Golden, creator of Old Jed Prouty, enjoys joking with kids. On the way to the opera house, a Herald reporter overheard a playful exchange between Golden and a member of his company, with lines like Hello Jed and gimme a ticket to the show. The dialogue continued as they moved along the street, leaving whether the kid got a ticket unresolved.
Frank Rathbun of Zillah serves as caller at The Herato office. D A Hanna tours Roslyn selling holiday stock. J J Macdonald offers free gifts with purchases as a holiday promo. Prof John A Balmer of Cle Elum visits for farmers institute and manages greenhouses there. Richard Golden, as Old Jed Prouty, drew a good crowd at Larson's Theatre with a tale set in Bucksport Maine where Jed runs a tavern and foresees hose shortages in the Bucksport Fire Department. The Bucksport unit plans to extend hose length to 15 feet amid past shortages. The show faced early doubt due to business friction with theatre owners but proceeds were secured.
The Grand Guardian calls Emma Harris's family to mourn as Rustle Circle No 268 Women of Woodcraft passes condolence resolutions. A copy will be published in weekly papers and Pacific Echo, and entered in Circle minutes. Dated December 4, 1900 in North Yakima.
The article extols Viavi as the only rational system for treating diseases of women, claiming centuries of success and testimony from thousands of ladies including top American and English figures. It notes the product as purely vegetable, supplying nourishment to muscles and nerves, and acting as a prompt remedy for common female ailments.
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