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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1903
Page
7
The Paseo Express announces relocation of operations to new quarters because heating facilities failed. The move leaves the paper, its creditors, and debtors unsettled as of October 7, 1903 in Yakima.
Larson defeats Lewis in a three fall bout at the Armory on Wednesday evening. Lewis takes the first fall in twelve minutes, Larson secures the second in eleven and a half, then the final in fourteen minutes to claim victory. Attendance was disappointing though the bout showcased technical skill.
The annual report by Henry A. Castle lists North Yakima seventh among state cities for postoffice gross receipts. It reports $15,979 for the fiscal year ending July 1, 1903, up from $12,970 the previous year, underscoring rapid population rise.
Pulsifer, held on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses through bad checks from a Seattle bank, was liberated last Saturday after Sheriff Grant's Boise trip and financial backing by friends. They covered sums, sheriff expenses, board bills, and related costs from his temporary custody.
Yakima Public Library project faces delay as Rev. M Bartlett awaits a response from Andrew Carnegie regarding the $10,000 endowment. Carnagie’s absence in Scotland delays decision on the library’s new building and funding.
Land blocks his inspection but Mr. Bartlett expects approval once papers are reviewed. The library gains patrons and expands in literature as the push continues.
The Herald reports amended rules allowing Yakima Reservation allottees to lease allotted lands for agricultural use for up to five years, with a ten year limit for unimproved tracts. Provisions cover disabled or aged allottees and prescribe terms by the Secretary of the Interior.
Boschee's German Syrup is promoted as the sole remedy on the market that relieves and cures consumption. It contains tar and gum extracts and is claimed to ease coughs and colds, with the patient needing rest, fresh air, and good food. Small bottles cost 25 cents, regular size 75 cents, at C. C. Case's.
A livery stable keeper cites a passerby who swears that tame horses via scent. He says three smells horse castor cumin and rhodium compel gentleness and lasting obedience. The method, if true, enables handlers to approach and control dangerous horses by scent alone.
Mrs W S Haviland of Armonk New York says her daughter survived a near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis after trying Dr King’s New Discovery. Her niece with advanced consumption also recovered. Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to this medicine, with trial bottles free and guaranteed.
Sadie aged 11 and Alice aged 7 discuss what part of an animal a chop refers to. Alice suggests the leg but Sadie corrects with the jawbone, noting the phrase licking their chops as a clue.
Rev. Jno S Cox of Wake Arkansas writes of twelve years of Yellow Jaundice and relief after Electric Bitters. The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for liver and stomach disorders, guaranteed by C C Case and North Yakima Drug store, price 50c. A race track gossip line follows with a brief cartoonish exchange between Towne and Browne about a supposed sure thing and a rabbit’s foot.
Otto Dodd of Powder Missouri writes that a year long sore was cured by Bucklen's Amica Salve. He calls it the best salve on earth and notes it is sold for 25 cents at C. C. Case's and North Yakima Drug Store.
Cavendish Vermont resident S Le Quinn faced chronic constipation until Dr King’s New Life Pills were used, promising a cure. The ad claims quick relief and urges purchase for 25 cents at C C Case’s store. The piece also includes unrelated mock dialogue about college and gambling.
A Plainview resident reports his wife suffered fifteen years with lung trouble and spent over $1000 with no relief before Foley's Honey and Tar saved her life. The note credits dramatic health improvement and urges avoidance of imitations from North Yakima Drug Store run by A. D. Sloan.
Missouri observer notes a resident named Yount has drafted a liar's bill and sent it to the governor. The proposal would punish people who tell more than five lies per day, a statistic framed against the backdrop of St. Louis political lore where honesty is scarce but few would accept such limits.
The article argues against cosmetics and local treatments for facial skin and promotes Green's August Flower as a liver stimulant and blood purifier. It claims benefits for complexion, constipation, biliousness, nervousness, and sleep, with trial and regular bottle prices listed. It notes hunting girls and eastern maids sometimes carry arms.
Cough warning urges avoiding unproven cures and recommends Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe throat and lung remedy. North Yakima Drug store operated by A. D. Sloan promotes this product as a quick cure for coughs and colds.
A sultan asks why to grant a position and the grand vicar replies that he can be useful in emergencies because he can say we apologize in every modern language. Washington Star quotes the exchange.
A Benton Ferry West Virginia man says kidney and bladder trouble forced nightly awakenings until Foley’s Kidney Cure cured him after two bottles. A North Yakima Drug Co. note confirms the medicine. A church prank ends with a pigeon and a talking cat baiting the preacher about the Holy Ghost.
Dr. Abernethy warns kidney disease endangers life. Foley's Kidney Cure advertised to restore kidney health at North Yakima Drug Store, with A. D. Sloan as proprietor.
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