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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1899
Page
3
Ann E. Gridley credits Peruna as a grand tonic and woman's friend after using it during the Spanish American War era. The testimonial asserts catarrh as the root of many illnesses and claims Peruna cures catarrh wherever located, with an offer for a free book from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
Cripple Creek hodcarriers press for an eight hour day and wage raise to four dollars per day. New York city streetcars must run at least one closed car in four. The La Fayette dollar is to be minted in Philadelphia with Washington and La Fayette medallions and a two dollar price.
Mary Thayer and her sister uncover a crumpled paper bearing the amount 500 in a bird’s nest, proving Mr. Bent owed them the money. Bent grants full payment after verification, reversing his earlier refusal and teaching a lesson on leaving valuables exposed.
A man with a red mustache and German accent tries to deposit $500 at a bank and walks off with the signature book containing all depositor names. A well dressed woman attempts a signature but cannot, then signs with an X after being directed by the official.
In a tale from the Atlanta Constitution a deacon loses patience with a correcting brother amid an amen corner uproar. He dismisses the heckler with a swift shove and resumes the sermon about Moses and Joshua, the crowd unsettled by the exchange.
The text notes a Turkish law permitting marriage at age nine with a wife able to manage property and dispose of one third of her fortune. It allows leaving her husband’s house for cause and to be protected in doing so, while she cannot be compelled to labor for the husband. It ends with a social stereotype about gossip and work.
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