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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1910
Page
4
An appeal against morphine prescribing by doctors as causing addiction and harm. The piece urges the medical profession to curb morphine use, noting even leading physicians overrely on the drug and calling for remedies to protect patients and restore trust.
A reform plan dubbed the Milwaukee system proposes using city owned freight cars on streetcar tracks to relieve traffic, extend pavement life, and improve delivery service. Operations would occur mainly after midnight before dawn, with the city owning and operating the cars on municipal tracks.
RS John Hopp of Webster Ave Glendale Long Island reports ten years of illness including catarrh and indigestion. After using Peruna he sleeps better and gains weight. He urges others especially women to try Peruna and notes Manalin aids constipation. Miss Malisa Jolley of Parmele North Carolina says Peruna cured her catarrh and thanks the company.
Teeming with bold plans, Milwaukee socialists propose establishing ttebons in city districts to reroute heavy traffic onto steel rails. The shift would clear streets of drays and delivery wagons for local service, a program some call visionary yet grounded in practical aims.
The Puyallup Tribune contrasts Roosevelt's urging to hunt out office holders who break promises with opposing views from the Tacoma Ledger and Tacoma News. It argues officials should be judged by outcomes and integrity, predicting Sept 13 elections will reveal the press’s bias and the public’s stance against suppression of truth.
A historical analysis arguing that progressive Republicans and insurgents reflect a nationalist spirit dating to Jamestown and the Revolution. It rejects standpatters, defends reform, and predicts the insurgent movement will prevail by aligning with independence and equal opportunity against corporate influence.
The speaker contrasts a timid virtue with a vigorous moral force, arguing that reform requires an eager, aggressive I that can threaten and compel. The colonel appears reluctant yet committed to a difficult duty, embodying the bold, mobilizing leadership described.
The article notes over 60,000 applied for municipal relief in 1909 alongside 100,000 seeking lodgings. It links poverty to high living costs and immigration, warning that influxes drive native workers to relief programs while urging immigration port entry tied to land settlement.
The passage portrays Poindexter as a leader among insurgents and a progressive Republican who opposes reactionary wealth influence in Congress. It argues progressives seek equality and reform, including reorganizing the Senate and House to reflect public opinion, plus stronger anti monopoly measures and impartial federal justice.
The Chicago Tribune calls the greatest living moral force a moving Ego passing across the western states. It depicts him as a militant omni-supervisory force and an omni-percipient actor delivering castigatory judgments to his admiring fellow countrymen.
Observers say removing John L. Wilson from the contest will hardly alter the outcome. With primaries a week away, the change is deemed too late to shift the race’s complexion.
The piece frames a choice in the United States senate race between Miles Poindexter, advocating independence from corporate influence, and two railroad-funded opponents aligned with Hill interests. It urges voters to back Poindexter for representative government and Roosevelt policy alignment.
An evening contemporary denounces Lee A. Johnson as lacking integrity in politics while praising him in all else. The same editor backs John L. Wilson for U S Senate over the lien land bill transfer of half a million acres to the Northern Pacific. He cites Wilson as best for Washington without clarifying his record, showing personal politics over policy.
Governor backed by Samuel Gompers says Miles Poindexter has official union labor support for the United States senate battle. State labor leaders unite in praise of Poindexter and criticize candidate Burke and "Slippery Jim" Ashton.
The approaching marriage of A. H. Sasse of North Yakima to Miss Mary A. Godfrey of Finley Wash is announced. The ceremony will take place at the Finley home at 2 PM with Rev F L Fraser officiating. A bridal luncheon will follow. The couple will reside at 707 South Fourth Street after a brief eastern Washington trip.
The Yakima fruit exhibit may be missing from the Inter-State Fair after Spokane officials demand all displays be in place by October 1. Yakima organizers argue this timing conflicts with the state fair's closing and would prevent setting up before opening, risking no partner booth 14 at the fair.
Legh R. Freeman candidate for the United States Senate sent a telegram to President Taft regarding the state race. He directed it to Beverly Massachusetts instead of St. Paul where Taft attends the conservation congress. The error could cost time if Freeman loses in the primaries.
The article notes Roosevelt chants the insurgent war whoop at major cities with large crowds. It asserts evidence he will align with current campaign issues and hints he can return to active campaigning if desired.
Registration in North Yakima with primaries only five days off prompts a call for good men to be nominated. City Clerk Brooker will be available evenings before registration closes next Monday night to help workingmen register. If you have not registered, do it today and bring a friend.
An ad states that HER BINE relieves bowel discomfort within hours, with a morning effect if taken at night. It claims a two hour relief window and a next day benefit after breakfast, price 50 cents. Sold by D. H. Fry at 10 Yakima Avenue and Co. W. Camp, West Side Druggist.
Commission men ignore peaches as farmers bring in crates. buyers push 25 to 30 cents a box. Apples flood in with dealers paying 1.25 for Jonathans and 1.10 for fancy Grimes Golden as North Yakima peaches appear in market reports.
Gifford Pinchot remarks on a national surge favoring aiding the small man over assisting big profits and questions whether authors of the Payne Aldrich tariff bill shared that aim when framing the measure.
The people along Roosevelt's journey through the Dakotas and Minnesota refused him quiet Sunday seclusion, prompting more Sabbath talks than other days. Some predict the colonel will be a dead one in popularity within six weeks.
Governor M. E. Hay is in St Paul championing state conservation efforts with support from J. J. Hill and other backers. The visit signals backing from business leaders for preservation initiatives and public lands policy.
Denney & Company's report details a September 2 auction offering sixty cars including Elberta peaches Italian prunes Tokays seedless Muscat Cornichon and apples. Prices ranged from 45c to $2.80 with Bartlett pears and various inventory showing mixed conditions and heavy overripe effects on the peach market. Ohio Idaho Washington Oregon figures show per car averages and notes on condition and demand.
Stockton Sept. 6. The Democratic state convention faced a clash over pledging support for the Panama Pacific exposition bond issue. C. Bell, candidate for governor, proposed sending the question to voters via a special state tax of 5 million dollars and allowing San Francisco to bond the same amount. The platform denounces the Payne Aldrich tariff and urges a Pacific coast steamship line to the Panama Canal terminals.
Sickly children need White's Cream Vermifuge as a worm destroyer and stomach tonic. Price 25 cents per bottle. Sold by D. H. Fry at 10 Yakima Avenue and C. W. Camp, West Side Druggist.
A petition signed by 350 Grandview Mabton and Zillah residents was filed with Commissioner W F Meloy to place a township organization question on November ballots. Prosecutor Ward will review it. law requires only 100 petitioners for an election, and the county voters are expected to decide this fall. Each township would elect a supervisor and an assessor and assume much county board work.
Check a cough or cold in the lungs before it develops a serious case. Ballard's Horehound Syrup is an effective remedy for soreness or congestion in the lungs or air passages. Price 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by D. H. Fry 10 Yakima Avenue and C. W. Camp West Side Druggist.
Democratic members of the Ballinger Pinchot committee expect a vindication of Ballinger with a minority report backing Pinchot, Garfield and Gravis. insurgent Representative Madison will back a separate report supporting Pinchot. An emergency appeal to Denby and Olmstead seeks aid to push a decisive vote tomorrow.
Registration falls 1200 from last year as 3500 was projected for enrollment though opening day shows 2083 students. Supt. Reed urged starting classes immediately amid crowding and no new buildings. Additionally an ad notes McGees Baby Elixir soothing sick babies with 25 and 50 cent bottles sold by local druggists.
R J House president of the Duluth and Iron Range railroad stopped in the city during a San Francisco trip from Duluth to inspect Tieton land. He said peaches' low prices puzzled him noting Duluth prices ranged from 1.25 to 1.35 per box and no peaches are grown locally. He questioned distribution and market methods.
The city council last night repealed the 1902 franchise previously granted to the Christian Cooperative Telephone company, reacting to a petition by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph. Attorney Englehart spoke for Pacific, arguing the old franchise could be sold and carried unfavorable concessions the council would not grant now.
Classified notice seeks sale of a grocery and general merchandise business in Moxee valley. Inquiries directed to Herald office care C, B, with address details provided for contact.
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