Watermelon and peach market woes stir Yakima fury
A Tacoma News piece questions Yakima growers profits as watermelons rotted unpicked in fields and peaches dropped to ground. It cites rail freight rates, car shortages, and distributor margins, prompting Pacific Fruit & Produce Co to defend prices while Nippon Pacific rail upgrades loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma News
North Yakima
Tacoma
Yakima State Fair
Yakima
Northern Pacific
Ellensburg
Kennewick
Kennewicks
Prosser
Pacific Fruit & Produce Co
Yaki
California
Commission
Northern Pacific Railway
Seattle
Settlers Grow In Moxee Area As Artesian Water Fuels Growth
Chet Hovey visits North Yakima and notes artesian water has helped settlement around the Moxee and Columbia slope, with farms expanding and bearing orchards forming near the divide. The artesian wells water about 1000 acres, while a new canal waters 5000 acres. Also includes brief drug store notices and local commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Hovey
Yakima
Moxee
Artesian
Columbia Slope
Yakima County
Divide
Ellensburg
Hovey
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for the Change of Life
A promotional piece extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for perimenopausal symptoms. It includes testimonials from Mrs. Charles E. Thompson and Mrs. S. E. Whalen describing relief from weakness, headaches, and digestive issues after using the medicine with accompanying products. It advertises the product’s safety and invites women to consult Dr. Pierce via mail, noting privacy and prohibition of narcotics. It promotes the doctor’s Common Sense Medical Adviser as forewarning against disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Thompson
Georgetown
Eldorado, Co
Cal
Dr. Pierce
S. E. Whalen
Holden, Johnson Co
Golden Medical Discovery
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Backache warning and remedies in early ad style
An advertisement style notice warns that backache signals kidney disorders risking Bright's disease and other fatal conditions. It promotes FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE and cites testimonials from J Odgers of Frostburg and Mrs. Editor alongside cautions about counterfeits and related products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Foley
North Yakima
J. Odgers
Frostburg
Foley’s. North
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Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
North Yakima, Wash
Whitson & Parker
Edwd
Whitson
Fred Parker
Boste & Rigg
Yakima National Bank
Washington
I H. Mason
Fish Market
South Second Street
H R. Wells, M. D
Asbury Methodist Hospital
Diusenpelte Minn
Kershaw Block
R. David Rosser
U. & Pension Examiner
Ayres
Chestnut
D. P. Frank
R. A.S. Hayley
Yakima City
E. Banks
Schindeler’s
Jewelry Store
Yakima Avenue
T. G. Redfield
Yakima Ave
Viavico
North
Alex Bowman
AL Bank OF North
M. Ladd
W. L. Steinweg
Char. Carpenter
H.b.scudder
W.B. Dudley
J. T. Foster
A. N. Short
Liggett & Short
DeWit
Yellow Drug Store
Santa Barbara
W.T. Wesson
Pholsonville, Va
Illinois
Canada
New York
San Francisco
S. A. Ingalls
Crown Point, N. Y
Invalids
Burgical Institute
C. M. Phelps
Forestdale
DeWitt
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Loyal Ford
Palmer
Portland
Pacific
P’ts
Spokane
Butte
Paul
Neapolis
Walla
Pendleton
Lewiston
Helena
Billings
Venur
Kansas City St. Louis
Spokane Limited
Pullman
G A
Graham
Agt
A. D. Chariton
A.G.P.A
Wash
Ore
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