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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
12
Albert Hawkins suffered serious injuries when his horse stumbled and fell during a Tietan basin round up last Thursday. His brother Wid Hawkins arrived Friday to arrange transport to town and transfer to his sister hospital for treatment.
E M Churchill announces a modern business college to open August 31 in Wisconsin hall North Yakima. The school will offer commercial business shorthand and a farmers course with night classes if needed. Katharine F E Van Slyke named assistant principal and a special rate for the first fifty enrollees.
Professor J M Richardson of Wapato visits from the station and returns on the afternoon train. He notes crops in fair condition with corn acreage up and the potato crop variable. He predicts fine crops for 1903 and mentions Erwin ditch farming, 4000 acres and large profits if markets remain normal. Water flow and snowpack suggest ample supply.
A satirical list mocks strict health dicta by claiming every common vice or food leads to a disease from typhoid to gout. The piece argues that true health requires extreme restraint, including abstaining from air and water, highlighting public temperance humor.
The article notes D. T. Hunt and his wife leaving with friends, receiving rice and shoes. It reports Hunt, a well known traveling man on the Coast, arriving in the city and checking into the Rainier Grand under the name D. T. Hunt and wife, with misdirection about his marital status.
Mr Hunt and Daisy Boyle were wed recently at North Yakima. A large poster at the hotel announced the marriage with red hearts around it. Mrs Hunt, a Yakima native and musician, will reside with Mr Hunt in Tacoma where his headquarters are located.
A Berlin report by Consul General Mason describes sanosin a remedy for consumption. Trials in Berlin show gratifying results. Natives in Australia reportedly used eucalyptus decoctions with good effects.
Special round trip rail and boat fares offered for reunion travelers from North Yakima to San Francisco with return stopovers. Valid sale dates vary by route: via Portland August 11 12 13. via Seattle August 5 6 10 11. tickets sold August 8 9 13 14. Agent M. S. Meeks urges purchase in time.
A dialog contrasts women and men, with Mrs Nageys-Pshaw asserting women think as men, while Naggs-Possibly argues women dilute thoughts with words. The exchange highlights gender stereotypes in public discourse.
Advertisement touts Dr. Kings New Life Pills for headaches and nervous complaints. Claims to purify blood and improve health. Priced at 25 cents with a money back guarantee if not cured. Sold by all druggists.
On account of absence from the state a five acre tract with a new house and young orchard is offered at a sacrifice. Located one half mile from city limits. No agents. Address P.O. box 519 North Yakima.
An advertisement extols Dr Boschee’s German Syrup as a prompt remedy for coughs colds and bronchial troubles claiming it can arrest consumption in early stages and heal lungs and bronchial tubes. It notes availability at C C Case’s Price in 25¢ and 75cc sizes alongside a jokey Victorian cartoon caption about a railroad accident.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana recalls ten years bedridden with kidney disease. After trying various doctors with no relief Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and he calls it a Godsend. North Yakima Drug Store sells the product.
A doctor jokes about two quips for patients both priced at two dollars. One advises a different climate and the other tells a patient to stop dwelling on his ailment.
Dr Bo sanko offers a Philadelphia remedy for itching moisture and bleeding piles. The product absorbs tumors and stops symptoms at 50c a jar or by mail, with a free treatise. Also advertised at Fred L Janeck's drug store. Sailors chorus joke ends with stage manager noting pitch issues.
Special round trip sale by Illinois Central from Oregon and Washington points to Chicago Cairo Memphis and New Orleans at greatly reduced rates. Tickets valid three months with going limit ten days and return limit ten days after starting west. Stop over privileges allowed west of the Missouri river. Sale tied to national conventions in Boston Baltimore Indianapolis New York Saratoga Louisville and Indianapolis. Sixteen routes offered. Write for details to B H Trumbull Commercial Agent Portland Oregon. Fine white shirt waists cheap at Coffin Bros 23.
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