State Fair Aims for Year’s Best in Washington
The twelfth annual Washington State Fair is set for Sept 23 to 28 in North Yakima with a premium list of prizes for farm and craft products. The legislature has allocated 30 000 for two years to fund premiums and promote exhibits, urging counties cities and organizations to participate and show crops machinery and handiwork. The fair aims to boost producer and consumer awareness and attract homeseekers while highlighting irrigation dry farming and regional goods. The event stresses patriotic and educational value alongside commercial interests.
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North
Yakima
Ann
Washington
Unwritten Law Defended in Murder Trials Sparks Outcry
The article denounces the unwritten law defense after two trials in La Plata Maryland and Virginia where mothers and sons acquitted for murder and a judge were discharged. It argues the defense erases constitutional protections and could justify slaying based on hearsay and personal hate rather than truth.
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la Plata
Bowies
Posey
Miss Bowie
Virginia
Loving
Harry Thaw
Bowie
The
Kansas City Journal
Unwritten Law Prompts Calls for Vigilante Murder
The passage asserts that the unwritten law excuses killing in revenge for insult to a woman, presenting murder as a simple and cowardly act if violence is sanctioned by this code. It frames vigilantism as a moral justification for homicide.
The New School Directors elevates Yakima board
The school board selection under the new law is praised. W M Watt and E J Haasze are cited as prominent local business men shaping the city’s growth. B F Kumler, the new clerk, is lauded for honesty and thoroughness in Yakima valley duties. The article endorses the current board highly.
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W. M. Watt
E. J. Haasze
B. F. Kumler
Yakima Valley
North Yakima Sees City Grow as Summer Dullness Lifts
In warm days in North Yakima, business men remain active and the city’s population grows as never before, signaling fresh vitality amid the season’s dull period.
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Yakima
Railroad Gates Remain Delayed for Yakima Avenue
Local agents report gates for Yakima avenue have been ordered for weeks but are still unseen, highlighting ongoing supply delays affecting railroad safety at that crossing.
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Yakima Avenue
Spanish class offered in North Yakima around August
A Spanish course will be organized in North Yakima about August 15 using the West Point Annapolis method with pure Castilian pronunciation. The program emphasizes practical and commercial language skills and inquiries may be sent to Language Study care Yakima Herald.
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Espanol
North Yakima
West Point Military
Annapolis Naval Academies
Yakima Herald
Fire in Pullman destroys $40,000 in buildings
A blaze from a warehouse in Pullman south of Spokane destroyed $40,000 in structures and damaged a Standard Oil depot with a 10,000 gallon oil tank explosion. L E Wenham, editor of the Pullman Tribune, helped fight the flames as victims hoped to ruin the oil firm’s property. Insurance covers the rest of the losses.
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John D
Spokane
Wash
Rockefeller
Pullman
Standard Oil Company
Trust Company
L. E. Wenham
Pullman Tribune
The Smile Never Leaves Baby After Vermifuge
A Blackwell Oklahoma mother reports her baby grew well after using White's Cream Vermifuge and has remained healthy. She notes the medicine kept the infant peevishness away and eating normal. Sold by Col'on Fry Drug Co.
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Baby
Blackwell
Okla
White
Col
Fry Drug Co
Ankeny Faces Re election Fight in Washington State
The Seattle dispatch notes Levi Ankeny’s bid for re election and his strong base in King county Seattle. It cites his role in backing the Piles Sweeny alliance and his influence in eastern Washington, with emphasis on organization plans and regional support shaping the 1910 race.
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Seattle
Portland Oregonian
Levi Ankeny
United States
King County
Ankeny
Piles
Squire
Senate
Washington
Northwest
Mead
Walla Walla
Whatcomb
Cushman
Jones
Pierce County
Pierce
Portland
Chittenden
Columbia River
Electric Bitters touted by 82 year old resident
Mrs. E. H. Brunson of Dublin Georgia proclaims she feels young and strong at eighty two after using Electric Bitters. The tonic is advertised to cure dyspepsia liver trouble inflamed kidneys and chronic constipation with a guarantee from C C Case druggist priced at 50 cents.
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E. H. Brunson
Dublin
C. C. Case
Glass Eyes and Eyewear Technology in the Era
An Olive street optician notes that commercial glass eyes are not quoted but demand is steady with liberal offerings. Surgeons remove damaged eyes to prevent nerve damage and blindness, while glass eyes now match color and move with the natural eye. Lifespan is six months to a year, as secretions roughen the surface. families soak eyes at night to extend life.
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Olive Street
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Seven Portland officers fire at door of lodging house
Acting under orders from Captain Patrick Brin seven policemen fired at random through the door of a room where Peter Olson a cook had barricaded himself Olson was fatally wounded Olson resisted arrest for threatening other residents and had fired two bullets through the door before the shooting
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Portland
Ore
Patrick Brin
Peter Olson
Cook
Olson
For Sale Young Jersey Cow and Calf
Jersey cow and calf offered for sale by V Quimby of R F D 1. Buyer to arrange pickup quickly.
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Jersey
V. Quimby
Noah's Wonderful Wife a Biblical Punchline
A clergyman recounts a Saturday mishap where his son glued Bible pages causing a read aloud error about Noah’s wife. The tale ends with the minister quipping that the misprint proves humans are fearfully and wonderfully made, as reported by Human Life.
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Noah
Clergman
No Tunnel For The North Coast
Attorney H J Snively refutes a Spokesman Review report claiming changes to road plans due to litigation. He says the notion of tunneling through hills near Union Gap is false and that the Northern Pacific would still operate the line.
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North Coast
Union Gap
H. J. Snively
Spokesman-Review
Snively
Spokane
Northern Pacific
Stevens County farm lands and mining stocks advertised
An old clipping lists Stevens County farm lands with details on climate soil timber water and health and invites inquiries. It also promotes mining stocks from J L Mullin & Co including Golden Gate M and Red Cross M and notes assaying values. It closes with Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy advertised as compliant with the Pure Food law and sold at Slo Drug Store.
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Stevens County
Seal & Hammond
Cor
Main and
Still Sts
Colville
Wash
J. L. Mullin & O.O., Inc
Bankers’ and Brokers
N. Y. Elk
Seattle
Columbia
Spokane
Golden Gate
J. D. Medill
Gallaher
Clipper M. Co
Hellen Synd
Red Cross M. Co
R. R
Foley
Slo Drug Store
Assessment Notice for North Yakima District 103
The assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 103 in North Yakima Washington has been certified for collection. If not paid within 30 days from July 24 1907 the assessment will become delinquent and collected as provided by law and city ordinances.
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North Yakima
Washington
Cit
Yakima
Washiton
C. R. Donovan
First National Bank
Aes
Scott's Lumber Sees Higher Roof Cost per Thousand
Brief notice notes carload stained materials and price rise to 8 per thousand versus 6 when on roof, with Scott's Lumber Y. involved as a reference point in local trade context.
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Scott’s Lumber Y. Seer
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North Yakima, Wash
Official Paper
British Columbia
Canadian
Whatcom County
Canada
Boston
Boston Store Weekly
A.C. A
P. H. Corsets
Canvas
Oxfords
Women & Children
D. H. Barnes
Mgr
Jamm
Best
Earth’ Mede
Foleys
North Yakina
A. D. Sloan
Bright
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