Ice storage plans loom as Yakima eyes cold winter
Local ice dealers race to secure capacity for a feared shortage. H J Rand aims for 600 tons, while F B Shardlow and Lund plan storage expansions. Sinclair Ice Co expects 1800 tons with 385 workers, hoping to fill houses in three days if February brings solid ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Sound
H. J. Rand
Columbia
F. B. Shardlow
Dick Ball
Whitsons
Thomas Lund
Seattle Brewing & Malting Co
Sinclair Ice Co
Frank Sinclair
Sinclair
An Error in the Calendar Recounts Centuries Old Missteps
The Chicago Chronicle notes the millennium debate tracing Christ’s birth to Herod’s era, dating errors by Dionysius who set the calendar from March 25 rather than January 1, and the slow adoption of the Christian era through Italy and England. The piece suggests the century shift predates 1901 by several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Chronicle
Christ
Herod
Italy
England
Dionysius
Augustus Dionysius
Augustus
New Century Predictions From Tacoma News
The Tacoma News offers bold forecasts for the new century. Travel between Tacoma and New York could cost $1 and take one hour. Global communication becomes cheap and visible. Airships cross oceans and space weather becomes predictable. planetary details and planetary communication expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma News
Herap
Tacoma
New York
Venus
Mars
One Term Public Life and Global Communication Vision
A visionary program calls for one term service by leaders chosen through statecraft exams, public utilities control of transport and utilities, universal education and wages, compulsory arbitration, and radical social reforms including pensions, energy storage, and spiritual communication.
Advertised Letter List From Local Post
Names of residents and delivery recipients listed for letters advertised at the Richmond post office. Instructions urge those on the list to contact the office, with L. E. Sperry as postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Martha Beam
Beeks
Dellie Brooks
Addie Cross Chase Clark
Edith Cook
JB Foster
Nelson Fletcher
T Garrick Gorton
Frank Hall
Billey Hill
John A Jones
Alta Keller
A Keller
Lyam Cheat Myers
Mittie Mitchell
Nellie Norrier
Laina Phillips
Luke R Reed
Richmond
Robinson Bros
Robbins Alice Stewart
Irene Stevenson
W Sanders
Mary Sohrim
Andrew E Taylor
Low Taylor
Tidesaneis
Ida Vail
CE White
JA White
L. E. Sperry
P. M
Free Sample of Bochee's German Syrup Offered at North Yakima Drug Store
Advertises free sample bottles of Bochee's German Syrup to adults with cold bronchitis throat or lung trouble at North Yakima Drug Store operated by A D Sloan in Terry building First St North Yakima Wash. Claims historic wide distribution and physician endorsement. One 75 cent bottle required to prove value and sale where dealers also stock it. Also promotes Green's Prize Almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Terry Building
First St
Wash
Bochee
Miss Norma Munro Drives Four-in-Hand to Long Branch Record
Miss Norma L. Munro completes a five day coaching trip through New Jersey with four in hand driving, visiting Hightown Princeton Bernardsville Orange and Red Bank. Her party included her mother Mrs Norman L Munro and guests. no injuries occurred as the weather stayed ideal and roads were favorable. Miss Munro plans entries in the upcoming horse show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayly
Norma L. Munro
Norwood Park
Long Branch
Miss Munro
Norman L. Munro
Robert Osborne
Albert Twyford
Charles FE. Cushing
Benjamin F. Goodspeed
Hightown
Princeton
Henry H. Munro
Wagnerman
Baltimore
Bernardsville
Blair
Orange
New Jersey
Redbank
Airship line to open from Elmott to Waco in Texas
Custard Airship company plans its first craft built at Elmott Texas to be completed in a few days and launched on an initial 20 mile flight to Waco The 250 pound machine carries three to five people with a top speed near 100 mph The firm formed with 100000 capital by W D Custard and local business leaders aiming to connect New York and Paris during the exposition but delays push such lines back to future months
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custard Airship Company
Elmott
Tex
W. D. Custard
New York
Paris
Emott
Waco
Critics See Howe Hall of Fame Vote Backlash
The Chicago Times Herald suggests some chief justices opposed Elias Howe’s Hall of Fame admission due to his failure to fix his sewing machine to attach suspender buttons, a point raised as a rebuke of his invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Howe
Hall of Fame
Chicago Times-Herald
Credit Advice for Land or Debt from Yakima Agency
Land-poor sellers urged to find any buyer paying their price. Credit-poor individuals told to bring old bills to the Yakima Collection Agency, located over the First National Bank, for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima National Bank
North Yakima
Washington
First National Bank
Yakima Collection Agency
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxitive Bromo Quinine Ad
Advertisement notes that Laxitive Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with refund if not effective. Each box bears E. W. Grove's signature and is priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carroll B. Graves
Ellensburg
Ira P. Englehart
Raves & Englehart
Attorneys AT Law
North Yakima, Wash
Whitson & Parker
Edwd
Whitson
Fred Parker
Bosse & Rigg
R. Wells, M. D
Asbury Methodist Hospital
Minneapolis, Minn
Kershaw Block
David Rosser
U. S. Pensien
Janeck Bros. Drug Store
6Th and Chestnut
Tod
Frank
D. Frank & Dulin
J. E. Banks
Physicians and Surgeons
Schindeler
Yakima Avenue
R. P. Updike, D. M. D
W. A. Giddings
D. D
Dudley Block
Macdonald's
Mac L. Richards
W W. Felton
Chestnut Street
Cc. T. Dulin
AL Bank OF North
M. Ladd
W. L. Steinweg
Char. Carpenter
H. B. Scudder
W.B. Dudley
Geo. Donald
Hugh K. Sinclair
J. D. Cornett
Frank Bartholet
Capital
C. H. Bartlett & Co
St. Paul & Tacoma
Lum. Co
Erdina
Standard Oil, CO
United States
Court of Arbitration
God
Eureka Harness Oil
fFouer
Texas
O.r.gn
Oregon
Canda
Europe
F. E. Ellis
General Agt
First Avenue
Seattle
H. Hurlburt
P. A
Portland
Ore
Yakima County
J. T. Foster
2D St
Luesing & Ely
Partonee
Caldwell Block
Woodcock Academy
Ahtanum
Ahtanum, Wash
E.C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Quiett & Ayres
North
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Palmer
Bacots
St. Louis
Kaw City
Colorado
So. Pac
Spokane
Butte
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Lewiston
Tospokane
Helena
Billings
Kenyr
Omaha
Kansas City
Pullman
G A. Graham
Agt
A. D
State of Washington
Mary M. Kerle
Charles W. Kerle
Bogle & Rigg
Bocis & Rae
James Bricker
Jones & Guthrie
Washin
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