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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1907
Page
7
An editorial notes Yakima valley irrigated potato fields yield high profits with reports of twenty five tons per acre and incomes around ten thousand dollars from a twenty acre plot. Potatoes fetch about twenty dollars a ton and support strong markets in Seattle and beyond.
G S Clark of Westfield Iowa praises Dr King’s New Discovery for rescuing him from a deadly lung ailment. He reports the dry hacking cough ceased after the first bottle and full recovery after two more bottles. C C Case the druggist guarantees the remedy priced 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free.
The new high school likely won't finish by September with work stopping around November 15 at the contractor's discretion. Delays also stem from a ventilation switch proposed by Architect Newton C. Gauntt, moving the ventilator higher than the original plan.
The article notes a heating plant change to keep dust out and a plan to adopt a Seattle style system after Mr. Wise visited. It originally aimed to complete the High school by December 15 of this year. Also mentions Foley's Honey and Tar being unaffected by the Pure Food and Drug Law and sold at North Yakima Drug Store.
Senator Hansbrough telegraphed President Roosevelt urging $10 million in Twin City banks to lift grain embargoes in the two Dakotas and Minnesota. He cites 150 million bushels ready for market and says relief funds are needed locally to unclog shipments to Europe and ease eastern financial stress.
A local notice from Ernest A. Brown offers tree planting with a guaranteed full stand at standard prices and notes trees will be inspected and pruned before setting. Also advertised are Moxee Hardware Co promotions for firearms and smokeless powder, Coffin Bros dish sale, and Otto Nelson watch repairs on North Second Street.
A catalog of grocery firms and trading companies listed by city from North Yakima to Pasco. Includes Golden Rule Grocery Ellensburg Ellensburg Trading Company Wapato Trading Company Kalso Kelso Kion a Prosser and more with wholesalers by Yakima Grocery Co.
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