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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1902
Page
5
Published every Tuesday advertising rates upon application. Tuesday September 9 1902 edition details likely provided for rate inquiries and scheduling.
The piece urges Yakima County Democrats to nominate capable, honest candidates who stand for good government, arguing that campaigns should focus on individuals rather than party lines. It notes Republicans and Socialists have announced full slates while Democrats will convene to present theirs, stressing public interest over partisan issues.
Farmers in the region organized straw day to improve public highways by hauling and distributing straw loads at optimal points. The practice, once common in older states, involved communities setting aside a day for road maintenance led by local farmers.
The writer suggests Yakima County adopt a straw day or sagebrush day to improve roads. He notes local soil cannot form good foundations alone and proposes laying straw or brush thickly as a temporary solid bed until macadamizing is possible, urging farmer concerted action.
Senator George Turner spoke in Spokane on Labor Day endorsing the president’s push to curb trusts. He warned of monopolistic power, urged action by the American people, and praised reform efforts in Congress, claiming he would support a vigorous White House leadership and renewed representation for Washington.
Last week's Republic cited Tax Herap’s editorial to allege impure city water. The paper argues the quotation was partial, creating a misleading impression of Tre Herato’s motives in the issue.
The August 31 issue promises illustrations and half tone pictures of people who will be largely heard, signaling profiles and upcoming features that spotlight notable local figures.
A Butte mining congress program includes a portrait of Yakima native Fred R. Reed, now living in Idaho. Reed, once a boomer in Yakima, is remembered for his belief that irrigation rules the world and that Yakima’s red apples heat the globe.
Citizens demand a deputy marshal to curb white men selling whiskey to Indians before fair time. Agent Jay Lynch has written a sharp letter on the matter, printed on another page.
The Republic locates the well known Hotel Yakima in the Columbia river valley and asserts that no Anglo Saxon ever saw that valley until years after it had left the hands of the cabinet maker.
Miss Laura James returns to Whitman college while John Kurtz tours the west and Mrs. McCarty Michler visits her mother in North Fourth street. A real estate and insurance office opens in the block adjoining the land office. Congregational Church schedules services from 10 to 7:30. Ranch to Lease near Ahtanum seeks Ben Peters. Baptist church invites attendance to sermons on pilgrimage and time saving. Painless tooth extraction offered by Dr. Stephenson. A Cameron Mo visitor considers fruit ranch purchase. Harvey Young resigns from W J Roaf’s store to move to Seattle. Mennonite meetings include Lord's supper feet washing at 10:30 and Salvation at 2:30 with Rev Good’s farewell at 7:30. New store display advertises Striking Bags and boxing gear by D N Keene. Park scene joke about wanting to be president’s little boy.
A Chicago gentleman, amid the breezy social scene, enters a restaurant and is approached by a waiter who suggests specialty dishes. The man replies he came to eat, showing indifference to the possible ailments behind the menu.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay terms at 25 cents.
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