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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
2
Toppenish offers large prizes and free pony pasture to attract the annual Indian potlatch, outbidding North Yakima. Negotiations favor Toppenish as locals expect a big economic boost from races, games, and celebrations during the visit of the president.
The North Yakima Business Men's association offers $30 in prizes for the best decorated windows in city stores and business houses during President Taft's visit. Two awards are $20 and $10, with no restrictions on artists. judges will determine merit and select the best and next best windows.
The piece warns against poorly matured trees sold for planting. It explains improper growth leads to unfit stock that fails in winter and costs the buyer, while advocates proper maturation, hardening, and ripening to ensure healthy top and root growth and profitable results. It invites readers to visit the plant to verify quality.
A Yakima fruit grower compares two orchard heater makes, noting price differences but finding the more costly model, the National heater, outlasts the Troutman heater in an oil-fuel test. He urges growers to evaluate frost protection options for strawberries peaches pears and other fruit.
Roosevelt steamer carries Commander Peary toward Sydney as he refuses to disclose his proofs against Cook until Cook’s direct claim is submitted. Whitney on Jeannie nears Greenland. Cook vows rapid NY arrival with strong rebuttal to Peary’s charges.
City council splits over a proposed tax levy and fire apparatus funding as Mayor Armbruster warns a $50,000 cut in next year’s estimates. Chief Dawson notes two years of equipment neglect and contemplates auto fire rigs if finances permit.
Postmaster W L Lemon and local observer Albert Bender plan daily government forecasts for farmers on rural routes out of North Yakima. The scheme would equip each rural wagon with weather signals and deliver the forecast from Portland each morning, aiming to be ready by 8 30. The project seeks to benefit fruit growers and set a nationwide example.
A Ravena Michigan letter from June 1908 praises Peruna Tablets noting deep cough relief in a daughter once suspected of consumption after four years of illness. The writer’s son with stomach issues also improved after using four boxes. The testimonial claims travel use and scarlet fever in three children was not worsened by the remedy.
Mr Lemon proposes a system using large colored flags on rural mail wagons to signal weather on routes. White indicates fair, black for cloudy, white with black center for frost, black and white for local rain, with triangular signals for warming or colder trends. If successful locally, plan could expand nationwide to aid frost aware farming communities.
The ad extols Electric Bitters as the world’s greatest health builder. It claims the tonic purifies and enriches blood, tones the system, and supports stomach liver kidneys and bowels for a vigorous body and keen brain. Priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by C. Case.
Brigadier General Frederick Funston commandant of the army service schools at Fort Leavenworth fractured his right shoulder last night after stumbling on an uneven concrete walk. Initial reports said the mishap was minor but X rays showed a fracture.
Advertisement asserts Pinellels cure kidney troubles and related pains including backache neck of the bladder and rheumatic discomfort. Claims pills aid weakened disordered kidneys and notes sale by C. Camp.
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