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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1902
Page
4
The Zillah saloon license renewal sparked a county commission vote after a strong remonstrance from residents. Officials declined to issue renewal without a bona fide petition, delaying action to assemble proper signatures. Final tallies showed 47 against and 26 for the saloon as legal disputes over district land taxes loom.
A Chicago arrived chemical engine and hose wagon was delivered to the fire department HQ. Chief Hauser led the parade of assistants as residents praised the new unit as a fine addition. A test for city council members showed the tanks charged twice and functioning well, with contractor E. Burlingame holding the Northern Pacific contract.
The Improvement Company will upgrade the old Kennewick canal aiming to deepen and strengthen 23 000 acres of land for spring planting. Work should start once details are arranged and completed by April if possible, with earlier work welcomed.
New shaving parlors advertised by Jackson, featuring fine bathing apartments and porcelain tubs. Proprietor Jackson promotes the new establishment offering a comfortable grooming and bath experience.
A health claim denounces fad diets and asserts a balanced diet nourishes all body parts while indigestion ruins nutrition. It promotes Green's August Flower as a remedy to aid digestion liver function and blood purification and notes availability at North Yakima Drug Store with Dr G G Green's remedies and almanac.
Notice of a mid winter eighth grade examination to be held in the North Yakima courthouse on Thursday and Friday January 29 and 30. Sessions start at 9 30 a.m. Paper pens and ink provided free. No other exam until May. S A Dickey Supt Com Schools.
An 1899 advert promises value from 10 cents to 50 cents for Ely's Cream Balm with mail order and druggist supply. Letters praise rapid relief from catarrh and nasal discharge, noting quick cures and long-standing relief, plus social notes about sunset parties in Philadelphia.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic with the claim Every tablet bears the famous C. C. C. It warns against bulk sales and urges buyers to look for the genuine product. Drugstores are the source, urging consumers to accept no substitute.
In a playful exchange, Mr. Henpeck asks what he would do with a husband like Prince Henry. His wife retorts she would not seek outside help unless it involved the doctor, pushing him gently back into the corner.
A dock department captain recounts a raid to recover 40 to 50 piles swept away by a swift tide from East Twenty-fourth Street to Gravesend Bay. Eight to ten piles were found near Governor's Island, then about half were recovered near Gravesend Bay, ten miles downstream, amid remarks on why drowned bodies are often unrecovered. Also notes on chicken feed, a winter sale at The Wonder Millinery, and a horse sale by Wyman & Fraser.
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