Relief Drive Urged By Miss Wylie For Foochow Suffering
Miss Martha Wylie, a Foochow missionary, appeals to North Yakima readers for funds to aid victims of Chinese turmoil. She recounts battles, fires, and refugees, noting attackers, consular orders, and widespread devastation. The letter highlights urgent relief needs and the role of local contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Wylie
Letto North Yakima Friends
Yakima
China
Martha Wylie
Foochow
North Yakima
Yamen
Relief Efforts Urged as Manchus Suffer in China Crisis
A missionary describes severe hardship in Manchu areas amid war and revolution. Families face starvation and suicide risk as de facto authorities cut rice aid. He urges funding for training programs to build self sufficiency, noting widespread begging among Tartars and dire economic strain across banks and cities.
Douglasville Woman Credits Cardui For Relief From Ills
Edna Rutherford of Douglasville describes years of illness after a rainstorm incident and says four doctors offered little help before taking Cardui the woman's tonic. She claims she now feels better than in months and promotes Cardui as the secret of its fifty years of success.
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Douglasville
Tex
Edna Rutherford
Cardui
Missing Ruth E Godfrey Tracked By Taft Schooner
The barkentine James W Taft sails from Port Townsend to search for the lumber schooner Ruth E Godfrey last seen 126 days ago after leaving Tocopila Mexico for Seattle. G W Watson reported a dismasted vessel near the Columbia River on Nov 1, blamed on a tempest. Gulf Stream from Glasgow bound for Vancouver is 244 days out and likely lost, with collision theories involving Solway shaping speculation.
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Seattle
James W. Taft
Port Townsend
Ruth E. Godfrey
Tocopila
Mexico
G. W. Watson
Hullawash
Columbia River
Godfrey
Glasgow
Vancouver
B. C
South Pacific
Delicate Children Made Strong by Vinci Cod Liver Iron Tonic
A Canton Ohio mother testifies Vinci cod liver iron tonic restored her delicate child. The advert praises Vinci as a powerful body-builder combining cod liver oil and blood-making tonics. A money back guarantee is offered if expectations are not met. Druggist Fred L. Janeck in North Yakima Washington is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinci
C. W. Stump
Canton
Ohio
Fred L. Janeck
North Yakima
Wash
Counties on a Paying Basis in 1909 and 1910
In a state bureau of inspection compilation it is noted that thirteen county auditors in 1909 collected sufficient fees to cover office expenses while twenty two counties did so in 1910. Grant county led in 1910 by requiring only 55.98 percent of fees to pay expenses, Wahkiakum county had the poorest showing at 289.38 percent, and Yakima county collected 20 077 dollars with costs of 18 075 dollars, a 70.15 percent ratio versus 79.86 in 1909.
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Olympia
State Bureau of Inspection
Grant County
Wahkiakum
Yakima County
Foley Kidney Pills Patient Testimonial Claims High Relief
J. T. Shelnut of Bremen Georgia praises Foley Kidney Pills for relief from kidney and bladder troubles. The ad asserts the medicine cures any case within reach of medicine and is available at North Yakima Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Shelnut
Bremen
North
New Yorker Praises Yakima Valley and North Yakima
A New Yorker, Mr. Clogg of the Clogg Building, praising Yakima after visiting from New York. He recalls arriving via California and notes Yakima surpasses Imperial Valley and other valleys. He built here twelve years ago and would choose North Yakima again today.
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Yakima
Mr. Clogg
New York
Clogg
Yakima Hotel
Ten Commandments for Wives Circulated in Brockton
In Brockton Massachusetts a printed list titled ten commandments for wives from Rev Albert Hyde pastor of Porter Congregational church is circulated. The rules cover avoiding marriage for money avoiding fashion obsessions avoiding gossip and other household norms including behavior around alcohol children celebration and Bible location.
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Brockton
Mass
Albert Hyde
Porter Congregational Church
Positive cure for bed wetting described by Lovington parent
Charles Durham reports his boy was cured of bed wetting after two days on Foley Kidney Pills. He notes the change occurred within six weeks and none of the bed wetting returned since. Sold by North Yakima Drug Store.
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Charles Durham
Lovington
Lil
Foley
North Yakima Drug Store
See America First Mission Proposed to Europe
Washington reports that the See America First campaign seeks to send a high level government official to major European cities to illustrate America’s beauty. Officials believe part of the $600 million Americans spend abroad could be redirected to American railroads hotels and guides.
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Washington
America
Europe
Hooded cap with cross stitched motif and silk lining
A smart hooded cap described for women who motor skate or sleigh in cold weather. It features brown and white brown front white basket weave, cross stitched pattern in brown and pink, silk tied rosettes, and a silk lined interior.
New York Storm Sees Eleven Die as Cold Deepens
Eleven deaths from cold were recorded as New York faced the coldest day of winter. By 10 p.m. the temperature fell to eight degrees above zero while the gale eased. The sudden freeze drove thousands of destitute to shelters and even the morgue, prompting Bowery mission leaders to urge churches to open doors to the homeless.
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New York
Bowery Mission
Northwest Storm Isolates Portland While Tacoma Reports Snow
A severe snow and sleet storm disrupts telegraph lines in the Pacific northwest. Portland is nearly cut off, and Tacoma records seven inches of snowfall.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Tacoma
Chicago Sees Cold Wave Relief Efforts Rise
In Chicago and the midwest the deep freeze persisted with seven degrees below zero. Charitable actions in the city pushed to aid the homeless as the weather bureau warned of little improvement tonight and only marginal relief expected Monday.
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Chicago
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Day in Congress: Senate Idle as Parcels Post Advocates Testified
In Washington on January 6 the Senate did not convene while the post office committee heard parcels post advocates. The national monetary commission finished its report for Congress to submit Tuesday. The House sat in session as Democrats caucused on vacancies and the open caucus issue.
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Washington
Senate
Post Office Committee
National Monetary Commission
Congress
House
Armistice Extended by 15 Days in SHANGHAT
Jan 6 reports say the armistice will be extended by 15 days. Yuan Shikai requested the extension and Sun Yat Sen agreed conditionally.
Vera Prosser Again In The Limelight
Vera Prosser faces renewed attention after a sensational sequence of marriages and a divorce suit in Bloomington Illinois. She alleges jewel disputes with both husbands and accuses Lloyd E Scott of theft while detailing alleged affairs linked to a fatal quarrel with her first husband Reese Prosser.
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Vera Prosser
Vera
Reese Prosser
Montana
Prosser
North Yakima
Lloyd EE
Scott
Husband No. 1
Bloomington
Illinois
Germany Sends Troops on Patricia to Tientsin
The steamer Patricia sailed from Wilhelmshaven today bound for Tientsin China carrying 1200 troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Patricia
Tientsin
China
Foreign powers seize Pekin to Tientsin rail line plan
Troops of foreign powers occupied the Pekin to Tientsin railroad today under a plan developed by foreign ministers stationed there.
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Pekin
Tientsin
Hornet Sold for Neutrality Violation After Court Ruling
The steamer Hornet once a yacht Aldia and later a U S gunboat, was sold at public auction for 8300 to C A Barber of Franklin La. The vessel had been seized in Truxillo Honduras after being used as a gunboat by Honduran revolutionists under Gen Manuel Honilla, and the U S circuit court ordered confiscation for neutrality law violations.
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New Orleans
Hornet
United States
United States Circuit Court
C. A. Barber
Franklin
Truxillo
Honduras
Tacoma
Manuel Honilla
Washington horticultural association opens with over 300 attendance
Clarkston Wash Jan 4 The eighth annual Washington State Horticultural association meeting opens with more than 300 attendees. President G W R Peaslee urges funding for the state horticultural department and adds agriculture to public school courses. He calls for better railway facilities and improved grading and packing of fruit. Discussions cover standardizing apple boxes and reducing fruit varieties from over 300 to about 35. no final action yet.
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Clarkston
Wash
Washington State Horticultural Association
G. W. R. Peaslee
Peaslee
Horticultural Department
Northwest
Cardus touted in Wills Point letter
Victoria Stallings describes relief from womanly trouble and a dreadful cough after taking Cardus. She says she would have died without it and claims she is stronger and healthier now. The ad urges others to try Cardus for similar relief under its guarantee.
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Wills Point
Tex
Victoria Stallings
Cardus
Harmon Honor Guest At New York Dinner
Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio was the Lotus Club guest of honor in New York. He used his address to oppose sectional lines, urged eastern governors to return the visit, and said his trip had no political significance. He avoided commenting on a Democratic presidential nomination.
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New York
Jan
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Harmon
Croker Divorce Pending Public Trial Request
The pending divorce suit of Mrs. John J. Breen, formerly Miss Ethel Croker, was revealed by a motion filed in New York Supreme Court. Breen seeks a public trial and earlier sued his father in law Richard Croker and his son for 100000 dollars for alleged alienation of affection.
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New York
John J. Breen
Ethel Croker
Breen
Supreme Court
Richard Croker
Mrs. Sarah Ferry Dies in Seattle At 84
Mrs. Sarah B. Ferry widow of Gov Elisha P. Perry died today in Seattle at age 84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Ferry
Seattle
Sarah B. Ferry
Elisha P. Perry
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Blue Jackets
Methodist Missionaries
Red Cross
Tartar
Water Gap
M. Ferry & Co
Detroit
Mich
Tartars
Ahambica
Wany
NEW Yorker
Dodgers
Fatsy
Astoria
Patsy
Alsea
Tillamook Bay
Atlanta
Texas
Metropolis
Croker
Tammany
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