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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
4
The Yakima Herald announces George N. T. Tuesley as manager and lists post office filing in North Yakima Washington. The paper is published every Wednesday with advertising rates available upon application.
Deputy State Dairy Inspector Adams closed five dairies and a creamery over two days for unsanitary conditions. The Herald urges rigorous milk supply inspection in North Yakima to prevent disease, urging funds for a proper jail and cleaner city governance to boost the town’s standing.
The Wenatchee car of fruit topped Yakima’s display at the National Apple show, though Yakima’s exhibit drew praise from many visitors. The piece notes Yakima’s strong reputation and calls for continued effort in the upcoming season. It also discusses a proposed city hall and jail site, urging careful consideration by the finance committee and criticizing inhumane treatment in prisons.
Yakima earns praise at the National Apple show with returning visitors raving about Yakima apples and the overall display. Advocates credit natural climate, specialized fruit culture, and local effort for the valley’s prominence and urge continued advertising to attract markets and residents.
The piece contrasts ministers who use newspaper ads to draw crowds with those who call such tactics sensational. It cites a Walla Walla sermon on hell, an Episcopal church in New York marching under electric cross lighting, and a Vermont church boosting turnout with page long display ads.
Leading pastors criticize sensational preaching and "Billy Sunday" style advertising as crowd pulling but worry it harms true conversion. W H Greistwit argues increased baptisms do not guarantee spiritual health, calling church a refrigerator of ecclesiastical form. Salvation Army praised only when sensational work leads to sustained Christian action.
Mike Horan of Wenatchee spent more than 2000 on his carload exhibit for the National Apple show in Spokane and edged Nob Hill’s H M Gilbert by a margin based on packing quality. Gilbert used his usual methods and costs, but Horan’s added expense secured the first prize and Wenatchee’s prestige.
Post Office Department invites bids to carry United States mail between this city and Waytona via Blackrock. Bids accepted January 1 to 25. Mail to depart twice weekly. Bond required of 1200 dollars.
The Coffin Rundstrom Furniture Co advertises a handsome Indian robe ready for mail or express delivery as a Christmas present option. The listing notes the item and provides contact details truncated in the ad.
Real estate notice offers a five room modern cottage near the high school with easy terms. Also advertises additional properties for exchange for a ranch at 109 Seventh Avenue South. 49-1tx
The First Baptist church building committee announced the arrival of a new pipe organ for the North Sixth street and Yakima avenue edifice. Professor Edwards of Seattle will supervise erection. Gift from Mrs. B. F. Barge, purchased from a Chicago firm for 5000 dollars, it is the citys largest and most expensive musical instrument and will feature the Christmas week dedication.
A county reports 387 marriage licenses issued in 1908, up from 1907, with June and December predicting high numbers and Yakima county residents most affected. Also noted is the McKeesport water filtration plant, started in October, delivering soft, impurity-free water despite a dry season.
Spokane columnist notes an article in Modern Sanitation on a McKeesport Pa softening plant designed by Alexander Potter. The plant uses quicklime and washing soda to soften water and reduce laundry soap costs, with Glasgow cited as saving $180000 annually in soap bills.
William Lee Jr of Fruitvale travels to White Bluffs on the Columbia River to establish an asparagus plantation. He plans 50 000 plants across about ten acres using two four horse teams. The project, a large scale venture for the region, will supply shipping and canning uses with immediate planting underway.
Mrs. B. A. Charbonneau, visiting Yakima, recalls moving to Dawson 11 years ago and building a string of ventures from a tent restaurant in 1897 to a $2,000,000 mining company, a bank, and utility projects. She speaks briefly about her Yukon days and early restaurant life.
The narrative chronicles Mrs Charbonneau’s Alaska career from mining and prospecting to hotel building in Grand Forks and Fairview in Dawson. She drove dog teams in harsh cold, managed the Klondike Mining company, and organized the Dome City bank near Fairbanks, later retiring to Yakima.
A reflective verse contrasts holiday shopping anxiety with quiet reward on Christmas day. A mention contrasts a dangerous operation removing the appendix and a nervous public mood with a sales pitch for Dr King’s New Life Pills at C C Case’s drug store.
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