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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1902
Page
7
A Klickitat settler leaves home to buy Christmas gifts, a blizzard traps him on the mountain, and a band of Indians from the valley find, revive, and escort him back to his family. Their kindness is rewarded in a Christmas reunion narrated as a true tale.
Hiller questions the night procession by college initiates in nightgowns. Dow nes-Oh explains the march as an initiation ritual. The exchange mocks the display as an embarrassing public stunt.
H. Jacobs, George L. Brown and John Brown of Whatcom Washington visited last Thursday with their wives to study starting an artificial stone and brick factory in this city. They secured suitable homes and will return early next year to begin operations.
An extensive list presented to Supt. S. A. Dickey last week shows those who passed the last quarterly teachers examination. The names include Anna Argent, Bessie Aumiller, Lottie Bedker, Ethel Burns, Norman Burgher, Rena Blood, Mae Conrad, D. L. Dutton, Ruth Dutton, H. C. Eaton, Maude Ferguson, J. A. Jacobson, Mrs. Alta Jones, Margaret Mullen, E. M. Mulholland, Florence Merritt, Mrs. H. H. Nagle, Jessie Parrott, Estelle Carson, Ella Howland, Lydia Frum, Beulah Gilman, Maggie Watenpaugh, Kate Brown, and Grace Snyder.
Frank Riggle, a local sports figure, and 18 year old Eden Howard fought in a cigar store over a long owed debt. The dispute caused ducking and sidestepping for a few minutes before others stopped the altercation.
Last Friday at the Rectory of St. Michaels parish Mrs. Bartlett hosted about thirty guests. The evening featured cantata Belshazzar chorus led by Charles Jones, vocal numbers by Miss Kimball, a trio with Meigs Jones and Erwin, and piano by Miss Daisy Boyle. Refreshments included chicken salad and pineapple sherbert. Also a notice from E. L. Sessions offering a 20 day discount on caskets and robes at 18 South Second Street.
A weather warning warns of sudden temperature drops and a hoarse voice with coughing entering homes. An Edinburgh Street ad cites One Minute Cough Cure claimed to treat coughs colds la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and lung issues and credits E H Wise of Madison Georgia for health benefits. In a separate dialogue scene Gladys and Ethel discuss a rejected suitor who may propose again.
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is advertised as a cure for piles eczema and skin wounds. The company claims the salve treats blind bleeding itching protruding piles and other skin maladies with genuine DeWitt’s amid counterfeit warnings.
Ballard's Snow Liniment has long been the constant family remedy for burns cuts sprains and bruises. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes at Fred L. Janeck's store.
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