Not Damaged Peach Crop in Yakima Valley Believed
Letter asserts that bitter cold in January and February 1906 did not injure Yakima valley peaches. Horticulturist Paul Kruger confirms fruit in excellent condition with minimal damage. Article references 1906 conditions and prior reports, and compares to later fears.
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Yakima Herald
Yakima Valley
The
Herald
M.S. Meeks
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Paul Kruger
Kruger
Antisaloon Territory Bill Splits Legislature Across Nation
The proposed anti saloon bill creates anti saloon territory where liquor sales are banned after a petition by 20 percent of voters. It outlines elections, penalties, medical exemptions for doctors and druggists, and rules on shipping and enforcement. It also notes penalties for petition fraud and outlines implementation costs and local business growth expectations.
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U. S
United States
Bed Dispute Lands Couple in Police Court
In St Louis on January 30 Judge Tracy heard Phillip L Roemmich and his wife Ella dispute whose bed occupied more space at their Preston Place home. Phillip argued the bed was divided unfairly. Ella maintained she stayed within her allotted space. The case drew attention to domestic tensions and prompted a court intervention.
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Mr. Roemmich
ST. Louis
Phillip L. Roemmich
Chouteau Avenue
Ella Roemmich
Grattan Street
Tracy
Clark Avenue
Preston Place
Phillip
Keeping Open House Sign off by Dr King’s Pills
A vintage advert proclaims digestive health with Dr King's New Life Pills. It claims the pills regulate stomach liver and bowels so readers feel good, pricing 25 cents at C. C. Case's drug store.
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Dr. King
C. C. Case
Gas capacity to be doubled with new container and mains
Yakima Gas Co announces 1909 improvements costing about 100000 to double plant capacity. Plans include a 100000 cubic foot container a new retort bench and six miles of steel mains inside city limits. Contracts for the container will be let Monday in Portland.
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Brown
North Yakima
Tieton
Yakima Gas Co
J. J. Brown
Portland
Kidney Tonic Claim Appeals to Home Use
An ad urges mixing Finid extract dandelion half ounce compound karyon one ounce compound syrup sarsaparilla three ounces with water and taking teaspoon doses after meals and at bedtime. It says local druggist offers ingredients cheaply and claims the recipe cleanses and strengthens congested kidneys, relieves backache and urinary trouble before Brights disease.
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Bright
Chief of Police Orders Women to Leave City
Chief of Police Storey ordered all women of disreputable character to quit the city on Saturday afternoon and evening. The U S hotel on Chestnut street was targeted as the main location, with residents packing to move out. Matsui remains in jail after a $600 fine for immoral use of rooms, awaiting funds or a Seattle proxy to aid release.
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Storey
U. S
Chestnut Street
Matsui
S. Matsui
Seattle
Foley's Honey and Tar Cited as Cough Cure Advice
The ad claims no pneumonia cases after using Foley's Honey and Tar. It warns against unknown preparations with opiates, urging customers to ask for Foley's and refuse substitutes at North Yakima Drug Store, A. D. Sloan, proprietor.
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Foley
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Richland's Rapid Rise as Industrial Town in Washington
Richland grows from sagebrush to a bustling hub as the United Industries Co of Chicago plans orchards and subdivides lands into five and ten acre plots. The Richland Land Co irrigation project spans 16 000 acres with a 15 mile canal. schools and churches expand amid new two story buildings and dozens of homes under construction.
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Richland, Wash
Richland
United Industries Company of Chicago
Richland Land Company
Richland Nursery Company
Benton Water Company
Purchasers from the Greater Part Arrive
The record notes that the majority of buyers hail from the greater part of the region, indicating a strong turnout from nearby districts. Details on exact locations or numbers are not provided in the readable text.
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Northwest
Women’s Club Incorporated in North Yakima
Incorporation papers for the Wo man’s club of North Yakima were filed Saturday with the county auditor. The first trustees are Miss Sue M. Lombard Mrs. Grace B. Robertson and Mrs. Nona W. Snyder. Capital stock is set at 5000 dollars for purchasing a site and building a club house. Plans for construction are pending with steps to build a fine club house soon. The club meets at the Yakima Commercial club rooms one day each week.
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Woman’s Club of
North Yakima
Sue M. Lombard
Grace B. Robertson
Nona W. Snyder
Yakima Commercial Club
Swigart Promoted to Reclamation Supervising Engineer
Washington announces D. C. Henry resigns from the reclamation service after which C. H. Swigart, already in charge of the Tieton project, will assume supervision of reclamation works in Washington Oregon and parts of Idaho. The change takes effect February 1 and Henny will pursue private engineering work with occasional consulting.
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D. C. Henry
Loral Reclamation Office
Washington
D. H. Swigart
D. C. Henny
Henny
Thas
Northwest
Oregon
Idaho
Swigart
East
Washington Dispatch
Reclamation Service
Washington and Oregon
Henry
Pacific Coast
Washington State
C. H. Swigart
Man Zan Pile Remedy Promises Quick Easy Relief
An advertisement touts Man-Zan as a painless, affordable treatment for piles. It comes in collapsible tubes with a nozzle and is sold by C. W. Camp, West Side Druggist, promising suitability for all forms of piles.
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C. W. Camp
West Side
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West Side Druggist
Roemmich
Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Board of County Commissioners
ITP
North
Yakima
S. van Vliet, Prin
J. H. Stenson
Womens Club Incorporated
Nona W
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