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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1905
Page
4
A Washington newspaper poem recalls a wartime romance in autumn and their pledge to endure. The soldier falls wounded yet hears his wife’s whisper You shall win guiding him to a distant, shining summit. The piece honors loyal women who sustain brave heroes and names Alfred J. Waterhour as the author.
Joseph McCabe of the Washington & Columbia River Railroad predicts the 1905 wheat crop in eastern Washington will approach 30,000,000 bushels, with a 10 to 12 percent yield gain over 1904. At current prices, the state could gain about 18 to 20 million dollars from the harvest.
The Indian affairs commissioner instructs all agents in Washington to enforce state liquor laws against Indians. Following a Supreme Court ruling that allotted Indians are citizens, saloonmen and Indians alike assume liquor sales to Indians may be lawful. The attorney general advises coordinating with county prosecutors to issue warrants or informations against violators.
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY promotes a finer lot of fruit trees than last year with strong growth and high quality. The note invites large planters to visit the nursery at 3% miles west of town to compare stock and discuss prices, guaranteeing top inspection standards. Signed YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY 24-11 W. D. INGALLS.
A public school teacher drew a volcano on the blackboard to teach boys about geology. She asked the class what it resembled and a quick witted boy named Joey replied it looked like h-1l, ma'am, startling the room with his promptness.
Propagandized claim denies curing consumption in advanced cases while asserting success in early stages and comfort in severe cases. Sanctioned as a lung remedy, the ad warns against substitutes and promotes North Yakima Drug Store and A. D. Sloan as proprietors.
Northwest town merchants face mail order competition as one third of money orders route to mail order houses. Experts urge merchant cooperation, strong advertising, and clear local price messaging to counter buyers drawn by mail order bait. Also notes a “Diamond Cure” from Paris for consumption and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery and Yakima Hardware Co. for cutlery.
The late Joseph Jefferson fell ill during a visit and a religious host offered to pray, but he humorously refused the prayer and asked to keep the poultice rather than spiritual aid.
The article notes white spruce is the only odor free fruit box material on the market with no taint or pitch and no tendency to split. It costs no more at J. M. Perry & Co. warehouses in Wenus North Yakima and Toppenish than inferior materials.
A dramatic tale recalling Jim Bludsoe in the Mississippi riverboat disaster. The Prairie Belle burns after Belle and Bean race the Movestar, Bludsoe stays aboard to save the crew and passengers, perishing as the others escape. His daring, rough code and sacrifice are celebrated as a moral vigil.
Granger Washington on an elevated Yakima river plateau near the Sunnyside railway line offers irrigated lands. It notes good business and manufacturing openings with inducements for substantial buildings. Lots available on first appraisal July 1 1906. address Granger Land Company Zillah WA.
The Chicago News notes a humorous anecdote about a stranger at St. Peter’s gate and previews a new atlas issued by Northern Pacific Railway with Burlington Route and Great Northern Railway. It covers boundaries history population schools farms industries railways post offices minerals and state governments with maps. A.M. Cleland promotes the atlas for $1 from St. Paul Minnesota.
A Cleveland Leader quip describes a porter explaining sleeping car space. The joking porter says he carries quarters in a suitcase until the trip ends, then invests them in real estate.
Mrs. Annie Hunter of Pittsburg recounts four weeks of sickness from typhoid and kidney trouble. After a doctor and bed rest, she was bent double until Electric Bitters restored her health and strength, enabling her to walk upright. Sold at C. C. Case's drug store for 60c.
An advertisement extols Dr. King's New Life Pills as a pleasant surprise for stomach and liver pain and discomfort. They claim to relieve headache dizziness and constipation and are priced 25c at C. C. Case's Drug Store. A dramatic Chicago Tribune blurb contrasts a tragic game loss with a bar strike.
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois reports twenty years of bronchitis relief after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The ad credits North Yakima Drug Store and A D Sloan as proprietors.
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