Pen Sketches of the Week from Yakima Herald
A compendium of local items notes Attorney Carroll Graves in court, Ira Englehart in Olympia, and L. A. Ash visiting. Reports on hops prices, tax certificates, a cantata at Larson’s Theatre, and the Northwest Home Finding association. Ground Hog Day weather, smallpox recovery, and community visits round out the week.
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Larson’s Theatre
St. Joseph’s Academy
Briggs & Dam’s
The
Northwest Home Finding Association
Whitson
Yakima
Mr Campbell's Lecture On China At Baptist Church
Rev George Campbell a former Colfax and Spangle resident and South China missionary gave a free lecture at the Baptist church titled The Present Crisis in China. He described Chinese customs and beliefs noting Confucianism relates to past and present while future is ignored and Buddhism is ambiguous. He praised Chinese industriousness and business rigor noting they outcompete foreigners, and supported limited Chinese immigration for mutual welfare.
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George Campbell
Colfax and Spangle
China
Baptist Church
Chinese education and missionary work debated at lectur
A speaker argues that educating Chinese in America is costly and less effective than preparing them within their own communities for mission work, noting many seek other paths. The event followed an Ellensburg lecture with strong audience interest. Mr Campbell headed to Spokane for a Sunday sermon.
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America
Ellensburg
Campbell
Thomson
Spokane
First Baptist Church
La Grippe Cough Relief Promised By Honey and Tar
G Vacher of 157 Osgood Street Chicago reports his wife suffered a severe la grippe leaving a bad cough. She used FOLEYS HONEY AND TAR and experienced relief with a 50 cent bottle curing the cough. Price 25 and 50 cents at North Yakima Drug Store. A Dayton church juniors group aids a blind man and a crippled girl by delivering dinners and acts to prevent the poorhouse.
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G. Vacher
Osgood Street
Chicago
North Yakima
Third Street Presbyterian
Dayton, O
FOLEYS HONEY AND TAR PROMOTES RELIEF FROM COUGH
An early 20th century style note extols FOLEYS HONEY AND TAR as a cough remedy that avoids straining the lungs while loosening phlegm. A schoolboy misreads a Biblical line, altering the phrase to humorously say keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from girls.
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Foley
Banner Salve Promise Sells Piles Cure
Ad copy touts Banner Salve as the ultimate cure for piles with a money back guarantee. A telegram style dialogue echoes a hurt child and a weary Kindleman reacting to the claim.
Laxitive Bromo Quinine Tablets Promoted for Quick Cure
An 19th century ad promotes Laxitive Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming one day cold cure with a money back guarantee if it fails. The box bears E. W. Grove's signature and is priced at 2 cents.
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W.C. R. Williams
Spanish Fort
Texas
Taft & Taft’s
W. J. Roaf’s
E. W. Grove
Hat joke swaps hair for hats in quick quip
A witty exchange reveals Minnie and another speaker debating why men are bald. The punchline turns on hats versus hair, delivering a light humorous moment in a domestic or social scene.
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Minnie
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Elder Stiverson
Ira P. Englehart
Olympia
L. A. Ash
Seattle Trade Register
Waterville
N. Y
Fastern
Englehart
Cadwell
R. A. Grant
Cascades
Committee On
Nelson Rich
Senate
Gold Hill Country
Buckley
Joseph Ditter
Portland
Salem
C. 8. Bilger
Tilton Phillips
Mabton
Messrs
Allen B. Dow
J. E. Ryan
Capt
Marshall Scudder
Edward Whitson
W. T. Clark
the Sound
Jno. P. Clerf
Bartholet
T. R. Fisher
Tree
Newbro
Thomas
San Francisco
Cat
Uitiam
Rowing Rapidy
Uly
Aly
Keita
Devisadero St
Mr. Campbell
Lucre
NORTH
Mulhollan
Grocers
Lincoln
Nature
Lincoln Proprietary CO
Fort Wayne
Ind
Quiett & Ayres
Yakima Ave
Frank Nagler
Reis Bros
Fine Pipes
GT Aumiller
Drayman
Pioneer Lumber Co
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Quiett & Ayres Drug Store
Coffin Bros
Mull
Taft and Taft
W. J. Roaf
Woodcock Academy
Ahtanum, Wash
Abtanum, Wash
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