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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
5
Readable text fragments describe a brief local notice or column item with limited details and no clear events or names to identify. The fragmentary nature prevents precise characterization beyond noting a possible civic or community reference.
Alfalfa yellowed items record Sunday and Thursday trips by residents to Idaho Prosser Spokane and Outlook plus social events. Names include Berg Ide Lambert Page Du Molin Welter Harrison Lacey Pirce and others with club meetings and church activities noted.
The season's first snow covered the ground last Monday. Mrs. Will Thompson visits North Yakima with Mrs. J. D. Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Dunn travel to Nex Perce Idaho to be with Mrs. Dunn's mother in her final hours. Deep sympathy is extended to them from Parker friends. Benjaman hosts a Sunday dinner with decorations fitting the season. Rev. Lewis delivers a temperance talk at the church and later at Wapato Presbyterian. A. J. Piland visits North Yakima on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Hummell move to Wapato to assist with the Wapato Independent.
Eighty year old Joseph Bankson of Bethany testifies Vinci cod liver and iron tonic rebuilt his health after years of weakness and chronic lung trouble. He recommends Vinci to old people and others in the region and notes a money back offer. Fred L. Janeck, North Yakima, hosts the testimonial.
Miss Hewitt relocates her dressmaking parlors to Sixth and B streets. The Improvement club plans a Saturday meeting with Mrs. Geo Reese. Miss Mabel Lichty clerks for Cline Young. Presbyterian ladies meet with Mrs. J. A. Hedges on Thursday. Mrs. McDonald leaves for Spokane to live with daughters. Mr. Mark Emery rents and will move this week. Miss Roxanne Sherman returns home for holidays. Mrs. Daisy Pearne from Tacoma arises in the text.
An old advertisement describes a tonic for female weaknesses causing aches and pains from pelvic organ displacement. It cites symptoms such as headaches dizziness eye spots and dragging in the lower abdomen and claims the product relieves these issues. It promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Recipe with testimonials and endorsements.
Holiday delicacies arrive daily as North Yakima markets reflect lively trading. Hay, potatoes, and apples hold steady while ranch eggs remain weak with unchanged prices. Fresh eastern and storage eggs show brisk demand, and bananas and oranges are plentiful as Yakima valley rabbits are mentioned.
Plentiful poultry appears in local markets with a wide range of varieties on display. Farmsteads and downtown stalls show roasters, hens, and capons, indicating strong supply and consumer demand across the region.
The notice catalogs apple varieties and prices for December 15, listing Ben Davis, Baldwin, Jonathan, Spitzenbergs, Rome, King, and several others with prices per box or per pound and condition notes. It reads like a wholesale or market price sheet with numerous typographical errors and garbled sections.
The document shows per unit prices for hay alfalfa poultry hens spring chickens and vegetables in Eastern Washington. Listed figures include alfalfa per ton fourteen to fifteen dollars and others such as onions potatoes dill per dozen and various produce prices.
A compact classified list shows fresh produce with prices per unit. Items include cucumbers at 16¢ per dozen, green corn 8 for 10¢, onions green eight for 5¢, potatoes and peppers with assorted prices, and summer squash and pumpkins priced per unit or by weight. Readers should check local stalls for exact weights and varieties.
A large party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kelso on South Naches avenue honors their tenth anniversary with decorated rooms, games, and a luncheon. The event features a tin word contest, orchestra selections, and a guest list of North Yakima friends.
Town reports circulate about a home-made blend of Dandelion Fluid Extract, Kuargon compound, and Sarsaparilla syrup claimed to purify blood and soothe rheumatic, urinary issues. Drugstores say ingredients are readily available and easily mixed at home with no diet change required.
Washington reports farm property now valued around 250 billion dollars including land buildings and machinery up 75 to 80 percent from 1890. Farms rise to about 6.1 million with 623 million to 39 billion acres reached by 1900 and improved acres up 15.9 percent. Agricultural production in 1908 hits a record 7.778 billion in farm product value, about four times the 1900 level.
The Rev. Francis A. Poole of the First Congregational church in Barre Virginia claims advertising boosted church growth. He says a switch to large newspaper ads drew attention to sermons and attendees and led trustees to plan a church expansion to twice its size.
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