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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1902
Page
6
The entertainment feature showcases a variety of ice cream and water ices to please residents and visitors. Spectators enjoy cold treats amid a festive atmosphere as vendors offer specialty flavors and seasonal favorites.
A new cushion scale like pest was found during A Van Holdenbeke visits to Walla Walla. It attacks locust trees and shows whitewashed limbs with white slime in advanced stages. The pest spreads rapidly and could cause extensive locust destruction if not controlled. It may be stamped out with effort.
The city plans a grand street illumination during the Knights gathering from August 11 to 20. The $30,000 effort will group lighting into seventeen courts of honor with thousands of bulbs including Market Street’s 3840 lights. Over 100,000 people are expected to travel by rail at reduced rates.
M S Meeks, agent, lists round trip prices and sale dates for Hot Springs Minneapolis San Francisco Chicago Westport Long Beach and nearby 200 mile trips. Fares range from 8.20 to 1020 with various sale dates in June July and August and limits through late September.
An ad notes Goldman’s Seattle offering eye fittings by specialists. The snippet mentions a trip to Kentucky and a character named Timothy eager to go, reflecting a杂 ad-like local business and anecdotal lines.
Robert R. Watts of Salem Missouri writes that five years of kidney disease left him wasting away. He exhausted doctors and remedies until Foley's Kidney Cure cured him in under two bottles, leaving him sound and well. North Yakima Drug Store owned by A D Sloan promotes the remedy.
The North Pacific Fair association publishes the 1902 schedule of fairs with dates and locations across the Pacific coast. The record item lists multiple events to guide regional agricultural exhibitors and visitors.
D. Scott Currin of Loganton PA says One Minute Cough Cure beats all other medicines for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. The remedy is described as safe and immediate acting with mothers praising results for children. It is marketed at Yellow Drug Store.
The mother asks what the tiger reminds Dorothy of and the child answers that it resembles a barber pole, suggesting a humorous misassociation between the tiger’s striped appearance and a familiar shop sign.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana describes ten years confined to bed with kidney disease and says Foley's Kidney Cure gave relief after doctors failed. North Yakima Drug Store run by A D Sloan carries the remedy.
In a playful exchange, two newsboys wager pennies on Skepter winning the Darby with one betting and another securing the stakes. A quick quip follows about who will support the bet, capturing a lighthearted street scene.
Chronic bronchial troubles and summer coughs can be quickly relieved and cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. North Yakima Drug Store owned by A L Sloan advertises the remedy. The dialogue includes a domestic quarrel between Mother Ethel and Papa about politeness and choice.
A brief item describes Jackson's tensorial parlors on Yakima avenue offering shaving hair cutting shampooing and baths with special attention to children's hair cutting. The page also notes a social exchange about voice cultivation for a daughter with Mrs Nexdore and Mrs Pepprey debating the idea.
Mrs. A. M. Shields of Chambersburg Pa credits six months of hay fever and asthma illness with nearly fatal decline but claims complete recovery after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. She calls it the safest cure for throat and lung diseases and notes guaranteed bottles 50c and 1 trial bottles free at Yakima drug stores.
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