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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1905
Page
13
A Washington State College bulletin on the housefly explains its life cycle from eggs to adult, how it breeds in manure and excrement, and the risk of spreading disease including typhoid and cholera. It urges screens, fly paper, and eliminating breeding sites to control the pest.
An isolated farmer bears fault for pest problems while a community must unite to reduce houseflies bred in manure and excrement. Flies spread disease, possibly causing typhoid, dysentery and cholera, and a neglected stable can spark a plague. Nature of the issue and a call for effective control are presented, then a note on nursery stock and a local contact.
In a brief, humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press, Mrs Newlywed-Gracious teases Tom about nightly snoring while Mr Newlywed cautions not to trust all rumors, ending in playful disagreement.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway runs the Pioneer Limited from St Paul to Chicago along with the Short Line and South-West Limited. The line owns its own sleeping and dining cars and provides unmatched service with longer, higher, wider berths. Trains are protected by the block system and connect with all trans continental lines in Union Depots. H S Rowe is the general agent in Portland Oregon at 134 Third Street.
A humorous ad notes a man with constipation or indigestion may have escaped worse, but can be cured with Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Claims a quick pleasant and certain relief for headache and constipation, 25 cents at C. C. Case’s Drug Store, guaranteed. E. G. Peck, Broker.
A memorial tribute to a brave pioneer praises endurance and faithfulness, and notes gratitude for his memory. The Illinois Central touts reliable service from west to east and south with connections to Chicago Louisville Memphis and New Orleans. Travel agents B H Trumbull and J C Lindsay along with Paul B Thompson invite inquiries for lowest rates and best routes.
A Pacific Monthly excerpt in September is quoted with dialect humor. The speaker mocks the idea that smoking harms the brain and claims frugal living, home tending, and simple pleasures like watermelon and mint julep define contentment. The piece quotes Hugh H. Herdman.
The Denver and Rio Grande adopts through Pullman Standard sleeper with the O R N schedule from Portland leaving 8 15 p m to Salt Lake arriving 8 45 a m the next day Salt Lake departure 3 50 p m arriving Denver 4 20 p m the following day Passengers gain a seven hour Salt Lake stop over and a daylight ride through scenic views Print official notice invites reservations and scenic booklets from W C McBride Portland official.
The philosopher Diogenes strolls a cemetery with a lantern and notes all the inscriptions show that no honest men remain alive, concluding why he cannot find any.
Coffin Bros. window display features $100 in gold and bills to be awarded on Christmas Day. For every $1 spent, customers receive a numbered ticket placed in a sealed receptacle, and a blindfolded party will draw the winning number for the prize. See ad for details.
Dr. Ingalls eye specialist and refractist will visit Yakima around the 11th for one or more weeks offering vision aid to those with hopeless eye conditions. He claims a 90 percent cure rate for headaches and diseased eyes and grinds glasses while you wait. Consultation is free and testimonials arrive from many satisfied patients.
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