Apple growing thrives in Yakima Valley with strong demand
Yakima Valley apple growers report a healthy harvest outlook with red varieties leading demand. Buyers in eastern markets seek reasonable prices, while large orchards target $1.25 per box for fall shipping. The region plants mostly red apples like Ben Davis and Missouri Pippin, with shipments reaching China and Japan.
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Ben Davis
Yakima Valley
Kansas
Missouri
San Jose
Washington
China
Japan
Northwest apple industry shows strong irrigation yields
Apples from Sunnyside Parker Bottom and Yakima valleys reach high quality with low cull rates under thorough cultivation and arsenical spraying. Irrigated orchards on the Snake River and Asotin county command high prices, while Riverside orange shipments surge. A leading grower once planted 3000 trees and earned 14000 dollars on fruit sale with 4000 dollars in costs, signaling profitable investment for farmers nationwide.
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Orient
Hong Kong
China
Sunnyside
Parker Bottom
San Jose
Wenatchee Valley
Yakima Valley
Snake River
Washington
Asotin County
Great Northwest
Riverside
Cal
State Fair President Senator Splawn Praised
The State Fair and its president receive high praise for Yakima County credit. Senator Splawn is credited with much of the fair’s success and prosperity. Born in Missouri in 1845, he moved to Yakima in 1860 and became a major cattle dealer before ranching 3000 acres and raising Herefords. His son is noted as a young breeder of thoroughbred cattle.
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Splawn
Yakima County
Yakima
State Fair Association
Missouri
Plains
Oregon
Wash
British Columbia
Washington
Idaho
Senator Splawn
United States
Forum
Tacoma
Dr Gunns Blood and Nerve Tonic Promises Quick Flesh Gain
An advertisement touts Dr Gunns Blood and Nerve Tonic as a cure for weakness and thin blood. It claims 1 to 3 pounds of solid flesh weekly, enriched blood, better sleep, and renewed strength, with pricing 75 cents a box or three for $2. Also notes a Philadelphia address and local drugstore availability. It ends with a joke about lightning rods and a lightning strike restoring a voice.
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Dr. Bosanko Co
Philadelphia
F. L. Janecke
Foundation of illness start with stomach, doctors warn
A medical guideline warns that when there is a sense of disease in heart lungs blood liver brain or nerves, immediate attention to the stomach is essential. It claims stomach problems are the foundation of trouble in most cases and urges early intervention by doctors.
Dr Gunns Improved Liver Pills Promoted for Digestive Health
An advertisement touts Dr Gunns Improved Liver Pills claiming they cure stomach based diseases by improving all digestive organs. Sold by druggists for 25c a box with one pill per dose and a post paid offer for a 25c box or two free pills. Also listed is sale at PL v. Janeck's Drug Store and a separate ward tax inquiry exchange.
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Dr. Gunn
Dr. Bosanko Co
Philadelphia
PL v. Janeck’s
Local Advertisements and Retail Offers Snapshot
A collage of ads shows veterinarian G. MacL. Richards at Sloan's Drug Store, Osborne and Hodges mowers for 55 dollars, Iron Brew drink at soda fountains, Boys linen suit and straw hats at 25 percent off, Cettin Bros second-hand goods wanted, D. B Fox advertising at 23 South Second Street, and Kuppenheimer suits for men at 12 dollars.
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G. Macl. Richards
Sloan’s Drug Store
Cettin Bros
Fox
South Second Street
Feed for Little Chicks at Flour Mill Warehouse
Cracked wheat and hen food available at Flour Mill warehouse on West Yakima Avenue. Phone number listed as 321 18 tf.
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Flour Mill
West Yakima Avenue
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H. L. Young
Propr
Yakima Ave
Ioods
Sessions
Gilbaugh
E. L. Sessions
J. H. Gilbaugh
S. Second Street
H. W. Frieling
Southern Pacific
Imperial
Southern
California
Bartholet
Osborne and Hodges
Cotfin Bros
Kuppenheimer
Coffin Bros
Foley
Jayne
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