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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
4
North Yakima Washington weekly publication details the Herald Publishing Company with manager Geo N Tursley and a notice of second class mail registration. It lists contact phone 1361 and advertising rates upon application.
Massachusetts women have long organized fundraising for youth and conventions. Washington's Yakima valley women aim to raise 10000 dollars for Y M C A furnishing fund led by local teams meeting Monday at 2 pm to review progress and plan further work. The piece notes the new building and the hoped-for community support to furnish it and aid men and boys.
The article condemns exploiting human frailties like gambling vanity and the lure of something for nothing. It notes price-cutting as a modern retail tactic used by large stores to crowd out small merchants, arguing such methods profit from consumer weaknesses and undermine fair competition.
The excerpt argues that building a business entirely on a part of human nature that should be eliminated is a very low conception of mercantile life. It contrasts practical commerce with a flawed moral stance.
The editorial warns against radical anti saloon petitions calling for immediate abolition. It argues such a sweep would harm workers and violate licenses, urging gradual removal as licenses expire while maintaining fairness and propriety. It emphasizes that saloonkeepers have rights and that a measured approach suits the issue.
A reader reprints Bill Nye's affectionate tribute to a work of art in prose form about a young girl’s life. The piece uses a dramatic trunk allegory to reflect sorrow, wealth loss, and a family’s mourning as she returns home in tragedy.
In a reply to Ankeny press assertions, S J Gameron defends Congressman Jones’s record. He details Jones’s 74 bills and resolutions in the fifty-eighth and fifty-ninth congresses, with multiple laws and one-state wide reach, contrasting Ankeny’s limited success and lack of progress on key measures.
An advertisement promoting Herbine as a liver regulator and remedy for constipation and dyspepsia. It includes a customer testimonial from Mrs. F in Ft Worth Texas and notes druggist Dr Fry sells the product.
After voting as Alaska’s Republican delegate, George A. Shay of Name reached North Yakima yesterday. He plans a Northwest fruit country tour after returning from Chicago and will stay several days as the guest of O. B.
Delegate Shay reports general approval of Taft and Sherman among Republicans from Alaska to the East. He calls the party platform one of the strongest, suited to current conditions, predicting sweeping victories and little for the Democratic candidate. He notes Chicago heat and downplays Yakima warmth in comparison.
A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo, Ohio reports kidney and bladder trouble for years with gravel and pain. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he says brick-dust passing disappeared and pain ceased, calling it worth a thousand dollars and recommending the remedy. Sold by North Yakima Drug Co. and A. D. Sloan, Prop.
Miss Edith E Bolles and Harry R Humphrey wed at noon Wednesday in the home of the bride's mother Mrs Edith L Bolles 20 South Fourth street. Rev Maurice J Bywater officiated. A small wedding breakfast followed. The couple will reside at 20 North Fourth street after July 15 both being popular residents of Yakima.
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