Crude Petroleum As A Dust Allayer In Yakima
In Yakima the city tests crude petroleum to seal streets as a durable alternative to asphalt. A California method uses heated oil applied to graded soil, pressed with rollers, forming a near impervious surface. Costs are around 1200 dollars per mile in California, with oil priced about 5.35 dollars per barrel locally.
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Yakima
A. B. Cline
California
Cline
Californis
Meeks
N. P
Tacoma
South G
George Browne
South
G Street
Wright Park
Yosemite Valley
Browne
Washington
Park Commissioners
Park
Reunited Mother and Daughter After Six Years Apart
Mrs. Anna Longdon, formerly Mrs. Peter J. Herke, and her 9 year old Lena were reunited in Spokane last Thursday after six years apart. Herke had custody of one girl. the other child stayed with the mother who remarried and later found the daughter on a ranch in Oregon. The girl ran away, and through the homefinding society, mother and child were brought together in Spokane to joyful relief.
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Anna Longdon
Lena
Spokane
Longdon
John Morrisey
Peter J. Herke
Herke
Oregon
Chia
Unprecedented Herald Subscription Offer and Light Sunday Banter
The Herald announces a money back offer for new subscribers at 1.50 per year, claiming the deal is legitimate and not a lottery or gift enterprise. The piece ends with a light exchange about Sunday sleep habits depending on sermon length.
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Herald
Washington
The
Pure Linseed Oil 60c per Gallon from Curry
Classified ad notes Pure Linseed Oil offered at 60 cents per gallon by F. A. Curry. Listing appears in a small-town classifieds section dated 31-tf.
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F. A. Curry
Dr C J Bishop Advocates Foley Honey and Tar Use
Dr C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for three severe pneumonia cases with good results. He warns against substitutes. North Yakima drug store sells it through A D Sloan. Maggie quips about eating more cream and jokes about being a walking delegate.
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C. J. Bishop
Agnew, Mich
Foley
North
Maggie
Bedridden Soldier Finds Relief After Electric Bitters
J. J. Havens of Versailles once suffered kidney disease and debility. He credits Electric Bitters with putting him on the road to recovery and testifies they are best for liver and kidney troubles as well as stomach and bowel complaints. The ad notes the product costs 50c and is guaranteed by C. C. Case and North Yakima Drug Store. A market scene ends with a tea price joke about two dollars per pound.
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J. J. Havens
Versailles
C. C. Case
North Yakima Drug Store
Boy's Lifesaving Ride for a Medicine Miracle
A Leesville Indiana man W H Brown endures asthma agony 18 miles to obtain Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds The medicine brings instant relief and cures he sleeps soundly nightly He praises its power over throat and lung troubles with guaranteed bottles and free trials at local drug stores Also contains a jokesy local item about a barking dog and a boiled water quip
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C. C. Case
North Yakima
Beauty and Health Claim for Herbine Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts Herbine as a remedy for constipation bilious fever and malaria. Mrs Wm Stroud of Midlothian Texas praises its health benefits after eight years of use and notes availability at F L Janecke's drug store. The notice is dated May 31 1901.
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Wm. M. Stroud
Midlothian
Texas
F. L. Janecke
Coffin Bros Offer Cheap Fine White Shirt Waists
Coffin Bros advertises fine white shirt waists at low prices and notes ongoing hay contracting. The notice highlights sales and services available locally.
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Coffin Bros
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Portland Oak
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F. H. McCoy
Sunnyside Canal
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W. L. Steinweg
Chas. Carpente
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W.B. Dudley
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North Yakima, Wash
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