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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
2
February records show a high of 60 degrees on the 20th and 23rd and a low of 112 above on the 3rd. The mean max 54.14 and mean min 30.82. Total precipitation 98 inches with 5 percent from the 3rd and 4th snow. Chinook winds caused damage after the snow. Ground moisture higher than last year prompts farmers to plow and prepare gardens.
The Northern Pacific Railroad paid 20 237 34 in taxes on the right of way and rolling stock. County taxes total about 110 000, so the railroad pays roughly 18 percent. Tax on railroad lands adds about 5 000, with notices mailed by Treasurer Walker. He reports about 10 000 in other taxes collected, over a fourth of the county total. Three tax warrants calls since January amounting to about 9 000 save the county 6 percent interest instead of keeping cash in banks.
A motivational meditation urges letting go of past failures and embracing a daily chance to remake one's life. It compares the future to a fresh block of marble and warns against dragging the past into present work, urging a new start for all.
An advertisement asserts Mary-Dark circles indicate sluggish circulation and torpid liver and kidneys. It promotes exercise and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or tablets priced at 385 cents, from Columbia Pharmacy.
A New York Press quip about dating manners in penny arcades. A girl chides a young man for pairing a slot machine outing with a shared earphone, noting the stunt tests propriety even as it mimics attending opera with one ear.
A humorous exchange at church pits a wife accusing others of improper dress against her husband who quips the finest garment is the man the charity, prompting a sharp retort about what husbands want their wives to wear.
A tale recalls Ralph Waldo Emerson on a voyage to California when he meets a chatty companion named Sackett from San Francisco. Sackett guides the journey, and Emerson accepts his invitation to dine, only to find the next day a local paper notice reveals Sackett as owner of a Bush Street Dime museum hosting curiosities and matinees.
A nurse notes small routines like hair brushing and washing the hands and face offer comfort to invalids. Colgone or toilet waters refresh the patient and may provide real or perceived physical benefits, similar to waking effects of grooming.
The London Standard praises Thomas Carlyle for unmatched influence on British literature and religious thought in the mid 1800s. It notes his unwavering belief in his work and his rise from a village schoolmaster to a leading literary figure. A second piece recalls a hostess asking for a favorite recitation with Mr Blykins replying Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight, highlighting changing tastes.
A fragment shows a dialogue where Small Johnny resists a slipper exercise and asserts he would be ashamed to grow into a girl who punishes boys, prompting a maternal reaction about gender roles.
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