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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
7
A Western Railway club proposal argues lowering freight train speeds can cut wages and fuel use, reduce track wear, and cut accident losses. It contends slower, steady speeds may improve overall efficiency and profitability without sacrificing service.
An advertisement urges customers to secure the highest cash prices for hides fars and pelts by selling at the Columbia Meat Market run by H. J. Rand. The note references a 47-If policy phrase.
A poem narrates a farmer's wife describing their modest five acre hold near town. She recalls hard work, livestock troubles, a vanished brood, and rising egg prices shaping plans to sell the small farm. The piece closes inviting others to buy the land.
The Tacoma Ledger notes that if Buller lost 4000 men in relief of 8000 at Ladysmith, the cost is steep. It remarks that salvage at fifty percent is a high price. The snippet shifts to a joke about an employer and a collector asking a lady typewriter to leave the room while discussions occur.
An old药 ad for Shilohs Consumption Cure claims a money back guarantee if two thirds of the bottle are used and no benefit is felt. The price options listed are 25, 50, and 1.00 dollars. Druggist L. O. Janeck is named.
A girl who has just inherited a legacy says yes to a marriage proposal. Her friend reacts with astonishment and asks if he needs money to justify the match. The exchange hints at social pressures and motives behind engagements.
A local drug store advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough cure. It claims the remedy clears phlegm without causing strain, promoting healing of irritated lungs. Store: North Yakima Drug Store. Proprietor: A. D. Sloan.
The ad touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the original remedy for piles and skin diseases. It warns against counterfeits and urges customers to seek the product at Janeck's Drug Store. It also references Dan Rice as a public entertainer and notes genealogical claims about ancestry.
The passage mixes dialogue about where cigars were bought and a joke about a one‑armed man versus an octopus. It references DeWitt's Little Early Risers from Janeck's Drug Store and mentions people like M. B. Smith, Ara bella, and a Cuba veteran in uniform, illustrating casual, humorous exchanges.
Advertisement advises women to achieve a beautiful complexion through pure blood from proper digestion and healthy liver bowels. It touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as aiding bowels liver and kidneys, claimed to keep them in perfect health, priced 25 or 50 cents from L. O. Janeck, Druggist.
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