Entertaining Travel Letter From E M Pents Describes Perilous Plains Journey
Chicago writer E M Pents detailes a rough trip from Washington through Wyoming Iowa and Illinois to North Yakima with severe weather including a cloudburst wrecks, 69 mph travel, floods and crop damage. He notes many travelers heading to Washington Idaho and Oregon and reports high water and crop loss across the plains.
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Chicago
Herald
Washington
Wyoming
Gillette
Plains
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Carroll
Idaho
Oregon
Spokane
Yakima Valley
Ugree
Yakima
Des Moines
City News in Brief Highlights Local Visits and Plans
Miss Georgia Cary visits Sunnyside while Alex Miller and William Taylor travel for business. Mrs Fay Fenton returns from San Francisco. Gertrude Hormeling visits from Vashon. MacKinnon family arrive from Chicago. Parks soil replacement planned near the depot. State fair exhibits and health trips noted. Clerks Patton and J H Carpenter linked to health hopes. Masons discuss legal suit issues in Ellensburg. Local church conference in Spokane. Hot Springs trip for rheumatism hoped to help Miss Dennis. Sunray and Prospect interest in Prosser boom and alfalfa seeding discussed.
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Robert Patton
Fawcett Bros
Webfoot
Be prepared beef roasts set to impress diners
A local establishment touts its meats and roasts as the centerpiece of any dinner, emphasizing high quality and a strong claim to excellent service. The ad-style prose highlights the restaurant's pride in offering top rated beef options.
Pendz Seeks Homeseekers for Yakima Area
E. M. Pentz writes of corn shortages reducing cash surpluses but ensuring plenty to spare. He plans to depart for Pittsburg and offers Pennsylvania distribution of Yakima literature if the Commercial Club will prepaid express to DuBois Pa. He expects a large Washington homeseeker crowd this fall and aims to direct many to North Yakima.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Commercial Club Express
DuBois
Washington
Yakima
E. M. Pentz
Piano Representative Wanted in Spokane Territory
Reliable man sought to represent Steger and Singer pianos in the region. Rare chance to start a profitable business with Hotel Victoria address. Also wanted to rent 15 or 20 acres of pasture. call at this office.
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Steger
Victoria
Spokane
Wash
Merchants carnival in Portland Sept. 14 to 26
The M A A C club carnival will be held in Portland from September 14 to 26. The N P will sell round trip tickets from North Yakima at 12.80 dollars including one carnival admission, with sale dates September 15 18 22 and 25 and a seven day limit. Children 5 to 12 pay half the rate. M Meeks, Agent. Helen George and Nellie exchange compliments on courage and heroism.
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M. A. A. C. Club
Portland
N. P
North Yakima
Meeks
Dakota hard wheat flour advertised for baking bread
An advertisement urges readers to call John Ditter for a sack of Dakota hard wheat flour suitable for bread making. The fragment mentions a phone-like cue but lacks a clear date or location.
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John Ditter’s
Abscess Cure Praised by Cleveland Man in 1902 Ad
W H Harrison of Cleveland Mississippi praises Ballards Snow Liniment in a 1902 letter after a nail injury caused an knee abscess. The notice notes abscess causes and that F N Janecke’s drug store sells the product. A short humor exchange follows about a shooting remark and a marriage joke.
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W. H. Harrison
Cleveland
Miss
J. F. Lord
Denver
Colo
F. N. Janecke
Dr Gunn Improved Liver Pills Promote Headache Cure
A remedy claims to cure sick headaches by addressing stomach issues from overeating drinking or abuse. It promises relief from bilious attacks dyspepsia belching bad taste in the mouth muddy complexion and yellow eyes. Sold for 25 cents a box by Dr Bosanko Co Philadelphia samples free. Also available at F J Janekes drug store. An unrelated dialogue ends with a brief literary jab.
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Dr. Gunn
U. S
Dr. Bosanko Co
Philadelphia
F. J. Janecke
Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs with Foley's Honey and Tar
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana recounts years of severe lung hemorrhages. After ineffective doctors he used Foley's Honey and Tar and now declares his lungs sound. He endorses it for advanced lung trouble. Available at North Yakima Drug Store, A. D. Sloan, Prop. An unrelated quip about a wet bathing suit is noted.
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A. M. Ake
Wood
Ind
Foley
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
Prop
Bargains in Farm Property Near City
Five acres two miles from city with fruit bearing trees and a six room house plus barn and outbuildings. Ten acres one and a half miles out with full bearing orchard, eight room house, stable and water right. Twenty three acres in Parker bottom with alfalfa and water access offering a cheap home. Forty acres three miles out featuring a nine room house and several outbuildings with hay and water right. Call or address this office.
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City
Parker Bottom
Local Trade Notes From Coffee To Cheese Ads
Short catalog style notices list John Ditter's grocery for coffee and Swiss cheese like Requefort, Coffin bros for wash goods, and Creene Mercantile Co offerings, with 27 and 31 references and 28 cheese prices noted.
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John Ditter’s
New Jersey Editor Praises Foley’s Honey and Tar
Philipsburg Daily Post editor M T Lynch extols Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. Sold by North Yakima drug store. Includes quips by Miss Welton and Miss Snappeigh and a note on Goldman’s Seattle watch authority.
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New Jersey
M. T. Lynch
Philipsburg
N. 4
Daily Post
Foley
North Yakima Drug Store
A. D. Sloan
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Yakima Tea CO
Spokane Grain CO
Seattle
Hay
Western Ave
THE
Yakima Herald
E. M. Pents
City News
Georgia Cary
Sunnyside
Alex. Miller
Mill Company
Tacoma
Fay Fenton
San Francisco
Gertrude Hormeling of
Vashon
Frank Edwards
Moxee
Bucoda
William Taylor
D. E. Mackinnon
J. H. Carpenter
Florence Dennis
Hot Springs
W. R. Shearer
Dawson
Mr. Shearer
W. A. Bowen
Parker
Ord
Ceci
Plas
Columbia River
Methodist. Episcopal Church
Hamilton
A. F P. Hawk
Colfax Church
Colfax
Messrs
H. J. Snively
Vestal Snyder
Ellensburg
Barnes Vs. Shagzell
Yakima County
Supreme Court
A. F. Shannon
Laws
Mason
Prosser
Moran & Siegel
Butchers and Packers
Second St
Rainier and Natchez Marts
Helen
George
Nellie
Blobbs
Kicker
Geo. E. Friesen
Phoenix
F. A. Curry
South Second St
FR NK X. Ngler
Creene Mercantile Co
John Ditter
Coffin Jros
the Authority
Goldman's
G. T. Aumiller
City Drayman
Rock and Sand
West
Yakima Ave
Yakima Avenue
Yakima Gash Market
L. W. Rogers
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