Health Bureau debated in Congress over food and public health risks
Secretary Wilson opposes a federal public health bureau fearing loss of control in agriculture. North Yakima club women push for stronger meat and food laws and broader health oversight, citing typhoid tuberculosis and adulteration concerns. The proposed bureau would absorb animal and food inspection duties, prompting stalemate over departmental boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Bureau
National Medical Society
San Francisco
F. M. Rossiter
G. Ellis
Tacoma
General Federation of Women's Clubs
California
Ron Biter
Congress
Department of Bureau of Public Health
Kansas
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
North Yakima Club
Federal
Bureau of Public Health
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Department of War
Department of the Navy
Department of Agriculturs
Wilson
Prices for Sheep Good in East as Yakima Shipments Arrive
North Yakima reports strong returns for sheep sent to Chicago by Coffiin Bros. for George Olney of the Yakima reservation. Olney earned 4.50 per head here, higher than local buyers offered, with lambs at about 4.00. A trainload of Pennie sheep, led by Forestr Wenner, departed North Yakima en route to Chicago, illustrating western business style as Wenner traveled by auto to oversee loading. Large eastern shipments are expected to boost local prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakoma
North Yakima
George Olney
Yakima
Chicago
Coffiin Bros
Yakima Reservation
Olney
Yakima Priday
Wenner
West
Ellensburg
Yakima Valley
Railroads adopt new sanitary cups under nationwide law
Railroads move to comply with new sanitary regulations. The Burlington system leads by installing individual paper drinking cups on all its lines with automatic devices in each car. P S Fustis, passenger traffic manager, notes Wisconsin’s death cup ban and outlines system wide extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Burlington
Hingis
Kansas
P. S. Fustis
Burlington System
Wisconsin
Rburington
In Praise of Dr King’s New Life Pills
Frey presents Dr King’s New Life Pills as a health necessity for every home. The message urges readers to try them if other remedies have failed and notes availability at Clark's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frey
DR. King
Clark
Berger seeks summer coatless mail carriers nationwide
In Washington on July 14 Victor Berger a Wisconsin socialist congressman asked Postmaster General Hitchcock to issue a general order allowing letter carriers to go coatless in summer. If denied he said he would introduce a bill in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Milwaukee
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Hitchcock
Berger
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promoted by Clark's Pharmacy
An old urban ad copy extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal healer for wounds burns boils chapped skin eczema and piles. It claims even car penters from Marilla New York carry it and never have a fit wound or sore it would not heal. Clark's Pharmacy is cited as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. & Lopez
Marilila
Clark's Pharmagey
Grandview Sees Rail and Water Expansion Projects
Grandview experiences rapid growth with North Coast and Northern Pacific rail activity. The North Coast plans 1000 feet drilling for irrigation water, potentially creating a municipal water supply. Pacific Power & Light wins a low-cost franchise, while Northern Pacific plans a new depot to rival O W R N, plus new brick and concrete buildings and housing for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview
North Coast
Northern Pacific
Grandview City
Creadview
Pacife Power & Light Company
Yakima
Vtois
Northern Pacific Railway
O. W. R. & N. Company
Division Street
Harriman Line
Ambitious man seeks notoriety via bold plan
Washington Stan quotes a quoted exchange where an ambitious man expresses a desire to be talked about and his wife replies that moving into a strange neighborhood will easily cause it. The line frames a possible social experiment or maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Captain Meigs Sets Record as Camp Commissary
Captain Leo A Meigs of the Second Regiment Infantry Washington National Guard returned from American Lake with a record for thrift and efficiency. He fed 800 men in ten days at about 25 cents per man per day, advertising tentative menus and saving funds while Governor Hay commended his work. The ten day camp cost about 1800 dollars daily for subsistence salaries transport and other expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lake
Leo. A. Meigs
Second Regiment Infantry
Washington National Guard
Meigs
Signal Corps
California
Thos
Bolles
North Yakima
Hay
Eight Hour Day Enforced On City Paving Work
The Warren Construction Company begins an eight hour workday on city street paving, with overtime needed only to protect materials. Union labor cites a June 17 letter from the company ensuring compliance, quoting the contract that workdays must not exceed eight hours except extraordinary emergencies. The letter asserts state law requires an eight hour day and warns against working beyond eight hours under both contract and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Construction Company
State of Washington
Lincoln girl praises Chamberlain medicine for quick relief
A Lincoln Nebraska girl reports she suffered chronic constipation and stomach trouble before taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Within three days she was up and about and feeling much better. The message ends with a note that the medicine is for sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Chamberlain
Lincoln
Child’s cry sparks class insult in Buffalo Express
A stern spectator questions a distressed child as a rival voices dismissive remarks. A second observer, seated nearby, defends the child while another comments on class behavior. The exchange captures public reacting to a noisy infant in a shared space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
Pre cooling fruit shipping method showcased in railcar plant
Fred Eberle reports U S Department of Agriculture movable pre cooling plant in a freight car at work to cool berries before shipment. First carload of 560 crates entered at 3:30 pm and reached 40 degrees by 5 pm, shipped to Minneapolis with experimental crates set aside for study of keeping qualities. The system uses 112 ton ammonia compression and 5000 feet of pipe, with air circulated through the car to rapidly lower berry temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Eberle
The
Horticultural Union Here
Puyallup
Minnneapolis
Dakota House
United States Department of Agriculture
Eberle
North
Yakima
Minneapolis
Department of Agriculture
United States
Former Secretary Dickinson Named Vanderbilt Law Chair
Nashville July 15 announcement states former Secretary of War J M Dickinson is appointed to a chair in Vanderbilt University's law department He will deliver a series of lectures on federal jurisdiction and procedure during term events planned on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
J. M. Dickinson
Vanderbilt University
BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT Offered for Back Pain Relief
A newspaper ad promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment for back strain and muscle soreness from bent or stooped work. It touts penetrating power as the remedy and lists a price of one dollar per bottle sold by D. H. Fry and C. W. Camp at 3rd and Yakima avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
D. H. Fry
C. W. Camp
Cor
Yakima Avenues
Summer lecturer laments press coverage of speeches in Congress
The speaker complains that newspapers published far less of his oration than expected while noting the contrast between addressing Congress and public print. Senator Soorghum counters that in Congress audiences don’t listen and outside print cannot grant leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Soorghum
Washington
Bold Hold Up of Mr Howe by Two Highwaymen
A North Yakima man named Howe was stopped by two highwaymen on Fourth Street near the city limits between 11 and 12. They robbed him of about $8 a gold watch and Elk’s charm, then returned the watch and charm and gave $2.50 for livery. Howe got a good look at the smaller man and believes he could identify him. the taller man’s face remained in shadow. Howe, a stranger, reported the incident Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tife. Howe
Yakima
Selah
Fourth Street
Mr. Howe
Howe
Sheriffs Office
Kidney Disease Remedy Claims Cure
Mr Perry A Pitman of Dale Texas says he lay in bed four months with kidney and bladder trouble and gall stories. One bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured him. For sale by North Yakima Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry A. Pitman
Dale
Tex
Foley
North
North Yakima Sees 99 Degree Heat Record
According to A Bender, North Yakima reached 99 degrees on Thursday the hottest day this year. The reading was taken in shelter to avoid reflected heat while street heat varied from 110 to 129 degrees. Citizens absorbed more heat as tap water bottles ran dry and business remained brisk on the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Ballard's Snow Liniment for Insect Stings and Bites
Poisonous stings and bites cause swelling and itching and require prompt treatment. Ballard's Snow Liniment acts as an antiseptic and healing remedy. Price 25c, 4M and $1 per bottle. Sold by D. H. Fry and CW Camp at 8th and Yakima avenues corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
D. H. Fry and
Camp, Cor
Yakima
Henpeck Chats with Path Finder Hero Honor
A humorous exchange features Mr Henpeck crediting Path Finder as a hero after a witty scuffle. Mr Scrapper admits involvement while and the scene hints at a lighthearted confrontation and mutual recognition.
Herbal remedy ad touts Bal" address as cure for stomach and liver
An old advertising notice claims a bad taste signals a disordered stomach with a torpid liver. It promotes HERBINKS as the remedy to correct the stomach and restore the liver, with price and street corner details in Bal" by 7. BL fre and c. W. Camp at cor 3rd and Yakima avenues.
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D. H. Fry
Je. W. Camp
Yakima Javenues
C. W. Camp, Cor
3Rd
Yakima
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Health Bureau
East
Parson
N. P
Flis
Mr. Henpeck
Wfe
Mr. Scrapper
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