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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1905
Page
3
A poem from the Yakima Herald reflecting on a couple married in autumn facing war's strain. The husband falls in combat while the wife whispers courage, and the piece credits Alfred J. Waterhouse in Success for the verse.
Joseph McCabe of the Washington & Columbia River Railroad predicts the 1905 eastern Washington wheat crop will top 29 to 30 million bushels, a 10 to 12.5 percent rise over 1904. Resulting value estimated between $1.8 million and $20 million, depending on wheat prices.
The Indian Affairs commissioner directs agents in Washington to enforce state liquor penalties against sales to Indians. Following the Supreme Court ruling deeming allotted Indians as citizens, saloonmen and Indians may think liquor sales are legal. Attorney General advised to coordinate with county prosecutors to issue warrants or informations against violators.
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY proprietor W D Ingalls announces a larger lot of fruit trees for sale. He invites prospective planters to visit the nursery three miles west of town to inspect the young stock and compare prices, promising guaranteed quality and successful stock.
A public school teacher drew a volcano on the blackboard to show her boys a clear image. After finishing, she asked the class what it resembled. Joey promptly replied it looked like h-l, leaving the room in startled mischief.
Merchants in a northwest town face mail order competition as one third of money orders pass to mail order houses per the Minneapolis Bulletin and Trade. The remedy rests on merchant enterprise, unity, and strong advertising to inform farmers why they should buy locally, using vivid ads and practical figures to counter deceptive pricing.
The latest Paris news claims a diamond cure for consumption. W T McGee of Vanleer Tenn touts Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds as a quick relief and permanent cure. Available at C C Case’s drug store 50c and 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
An advertisement urges readers to visit Yakima Hardware Co for quality pocket and table cutlery. It emphasizes selecting reliable cutlery from a local hardware retailer.
The advertisement from Foley's Honey and Tar asserts it will cure consumption in early stages and comfort in worst cases, declaring it the greatest lung remedy. It warns against substitutes and is promoted by North Yakima Drug Store with A. D. Sloan as proprietor.
A rugged ballad recounts Jim Bludso and the Prairie Belle fire on the Mississippi river. The Belle fights to beach, Bludso orders stay and saves many as the boiler and flames erupt, his sacrifice framed as a rugged moral tale.
Midway townsite lies on an elevated plateau near the Yakima river where the Sunnyside branch of the Northern Pacific Railway enters Sunnyside. It promises extensive irrigated lands, business and manufacturing openings, and first appraisal lot sales set for July 1 1905 by Granger Land Company Zillah Washington.
A new atlas from the Northern Pacific Railway, in partnership with the Burlington Route and the Great Northern, covers Northwestern and Western states with maps of island possessions, Japan, China, and the United States. It details boundaries, history, population, schools, industries, farms, minerals, rail mileage and state governments, and is offered for $1. A. M. Cleland, General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn.
A Cleveland Leader quotation features a passenger wonder about sleeping car quarters. The porter replies that room is kept in a suitcase until the trip ends and then invested in real estate.
Mrs Annie Hunter of Pittsburg Pennsylvania describes four weeks of illness with typhoid and kidney trouble She was bent double and exhausted until Electric Bitters restored her health and strength Now she can walk upright The remedy cures stomach liver and kidney disorders available at C C Case's drug store for 50 cents
The late Joseph Jefferson falls ill at a friend's home and a hospitable hostess offers to pray and apply a poultice. He replies with wit, agreeing to prayer for many, but jokingly insists on the poultice being put on for heaven's sake.
White spruce box material is advertised as odor free and free from taint pitch and splitting. The firm says it costs no more at its Wenus North Yakima and Toppenish warehouses than inferior materials.
In a lighthearted Chicago News column, a reader from Auburn asks about dyeing hair red to match another, but the reply suggests choosing green to reflect personality. The exchange highlights playful style guidance.
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by taking Dr. King's New Life Pills. They relieve pain and discomfort, including headache dizziness and constipation. 25c at C. C. Case's Drug Store.
A Chicago Tribune report describes a gasped moment at a game where a strike at the bar left three on base and the home team lost, prompting cries of horror from thousands in attendance. Strong men groaned and women watched in shock.
Mrs Sinerva Smith of Danville Illinois says twenty years of bronchitis ended after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The North Yakima Drug Store run by A D Sloan promotes the remedy as a sure cure.
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