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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1903
Page
10
Readers discuss city water purity with Horse Heaven references and better supply ideas. A road feasibility note favors the oil road trial between the city and old town. Yakima apples are praised for size color and price, with Walla Walla observations and street layouts.
Mrs Ida Briggs of Spokane is the guest of Mrs Geo Zook in town. Walter Tuesley recovers from illness and plans a trip to Kendrick Idaho. J W Peck injures knee in wagon accident but improves. Mrs John S McClure hosts a Friday gathering with Kinney of Seattle and others. Five Hundred game winner Mrs A F Diteman. Rev O B Whitmore to lecture on Mammoth Cave at Moxee Riverside schoolhouse next Friday. George Hards reports second strawberry crop with two weeks more fruit. A telephone link project to connect Goldendale and Yakima is proposed. Alfalfa sale offered by M B Campbell Morrison place southeast city.
A local Herald column praises the high school for hard drills in cadet exercises football and basketball prep, society activities, excursions, and upcoming entertainments. It argues for stricter discipline and essential learning to prepare youth for life, stressing education as essential business, not entertainment.
The city purchased three acres from H. E. Angel for 300 and secured a right of way to extend Yakima Avenue to the river. The site lies on a direct line with the avenue extension and will serve the dumping needs. Disposition of the old dumping ground farther south is yet to be decided.
Bale hay offered at lower prices by Yakima Produce Company located opposite the depot. Damaged only slightly and available for quick sale.
Potatoes sold in first class sacks by Flour Mill Co located west of the depot. All grades offered for sale.
Advertisement copy touts Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with No Cure No Pay pricing of 25 cents. A child asks about the term antithesis and Pa explains it as a contrast of extremes, referencing a family motto over the piano.
Rev Jno 8 Cox of Wake Ark says two years of yellow jaundice followed failed treatments. He reports using Electric Bitters cured a twelve year disease. Advertisement claims benefits for liver kidney stomach and debility and guarantees purchase through C C Case and North Yakima Drug store at 50 cents.
Notice states a special meeting will be held at the court house art room in North Yakima Washington on Saturday October 103 at 2 oclock to decide whether to engage with Yakima Water Light and Power Company to obtain all water from them and transfer its appropriation as directed by the Board of Trustees and President John Rodakin secretary.
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