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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
4
Publication details for the North Yakima newspaper dated Wednesday August 14 1912. Includes postal remarks second class matter and subscription rates up to one year six months and three months with pricing.
The piece argues the stay-at-home independent voter remains unpredictable, noting low primary engagement in both major parties and the difficulty in forecasting November outcomes. It also highlights the Yakima valley harvest and the push to showcase crops at the Washington State Fair as a key promotional opportunity.
An article notes Germany increased soil productivity by about 16.6 bushels per acre while the United States rose only 2.6 bushels. It credits crop rotation and extensive beet sugar farming for Germany’s gains and suggests beets could boost U S cash income by 1 5 million annually.
The article argues land value hinges on lasting fertility and income. It calls for scientific farming to conserve soil, imitate Germany's campaign, and ensure land remains a productive, investable asset. The emphasis is on long term production and national effort.
The report states the potato crop is 87.8 percent normal with an average yield of 100.7 bushels per acre on 3,689,000 acres, totaling about 371,000,000 bushels. It ranks among the largest crops since 1909, promising to remove potatoes from luxury status as abundant harvests arrive.
The Herald presents Mr Speyers interview on marketing quality fruit. It highlights packing pears, grading, and branding as keys to top market prices, noting California orchards prize packing care and the benefit of building a reliable brand. It emphasizes sacrifice of time and energy to achieve success in fruit growing.
An interview stresses boosting pack size and expanding cannery facilities to handle surplus crop portions not sold on the general market. It warns growers must compete in future markets to avoid price drops and reduced returns. The piece also notes Roosevelt and Wilson differing paths in the 1912 era, with Wilson backing local option and women's suffrage to appeal to key states.
The November ballot offers an unprecedented spectrum of political faith options. Voters may select from conservative, constructive statesmanship to radical vagaries developed over twenty centuries of civilization.
The article describes a sweeping reform wave with the platform of a new third party, capturing years of political currents and changes. It portrays a transformative shift, portraying the party as encompassing a quarter century of political flotsam and jetsam.
Oregon wool growers face a ballot in the fall on a proposed democratic revision of the wool schedule. They are reminded to consult Cleveland era price lists to compare what they would receive with the changes, including the approximately 3 million dollars in payments this year.
Idaho progressives say the primary loss was a stolen victory and plan a third ticket to run. The move echoes a Roosevelt era square deal idea already sanctioned from Oyster Bay.
A Kansas idea proposes professional jurors with a two year state university program in jury law. Appointments would be for life or good behavior, jurors travel with district judges and work in limited numbers. Proponents claim lower costs and quicker decisions though bias and integrity remain concerns.
The piece reflects an optimistic, resilient view of life by Berton Braley. It speaks of facing fate with belief, trusting humanity, and finding value in toil and strife, concluding the life choice is worth living.
Paris Aug 9 The Infanta Eulalia aunt of the king of Spain plans to renounce Spanish citizenship and become a French citizen. She has lived in Paris for years and her relations with Spanish relatives soured after her recent book drew King Alfonso's ire.
The article stresses choosing seed from the healthiest, best formed plants after digging. Select and set aside uniform hills for seed, plant seed in separate rows if large acreage, and establish a variety field to test strains. J I Stahl at Horticultural Experiment Station, Puyallup, Wash.
Robert W. Herter of Lawrenceville Missouri credits Foley Kidney Pills with a permanent cure after three bottles. The pills are advertised as healing, strengthening, and quick in producing benefits with no harmful drugs and never sold in bulk. Genuine bottles come in sealed yellow packages. North Yakima Drug Store listed.
The Spokane Fair premium list shows over 30000 dollars in prizes with entries rising from 1581 in 1904 to 7404 last year. Railroads offer low fares and special rates for Fair week September 30 to October 6, and the old time county display prize of 2250 dollars is highlighted for new producing districts. Anyone can obtain a free copy of the premium list by writing the Fair secretary.
In Walcheren, the Nieue Kerk tower nicknamed Long John rises 280 feet crowned by forty one bells. It chimes a fragment of a familiar melody every seven and a half minutes and signals standard time for Middleburg from the hour. From the tower one sees across Walcheren to Antwerp, with the town hall nearby and its own chime. The town hall facade features twenty five statues of Holland’s counts and countesses. The piece notes the clash with the town hall bell F ook Betsy as time cues differ.
Travelers describe Columbia River bread baked from moss on fir trees, dried and fermented, formed into large balls and cooked in stone pits. Californios gather cattail pollen for a staple, but grasshopper flour bread remains the favored delicacy.
In Londor Tit-Bits style the warden asks the new arrival what he can do best. The forger replies he can sign official papers after a week of practice with the warden’s signature. The anecdote portrays a humorous jailhouse exchange about forgery skills.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item questions whether a local lawyer is truly of the type people suspect. The column discusses reputation and proof, with a skeptical tone about the claimed figure in town.
Fechter Ross sold the A F Diteman ranch to E P Sanford for 6500 dollars. Spokane delegates to the Olympia convention will halt in Yakima Saturday for a Republican ratification meeting with Edward Parker of Kentucky among the speakers.
A year ago Henry Villard sent Yakima apples to Prince Bismarck. The ex-chancellor praised the fruit and expressed a wish to be favored with the unequalled fruits of the irrigated lands of Yakima.
Edward Parker, brother of Fred Parker, reached the town from Kentucky on Saturday with the intention to help his brother. The visit follows Parker family discussions and signals possible local plans.
A selection of Confucius maxims on knowledge sincerity humility and virtue. It emphasizes correcting errors avoiding cowardice keeping mindguarded goodness and intelligent discernment amid slander or shocking statements. The tone mirrors a moral extract from a periodical.
San Francisco authorities quarantine and treat laborers mainly from the West Indies due to hookworm infection. Uncooked vegetables from their market gardens are barred until infection risk is eliminated, as eggs or larvae may contaminate produce. The San Francisco plan may set a precedent for similar cases elsewhere.
A Washington Star cartoon quotes Miss Cayenne arguing men have advantages in hair and costume that reduce risk of real damage if political debate grows heated.
A Kansas City Journal quip recalls a prisoner who escaped by scientific means. He was smuggled a pair of trunks and after exiting, observers believed he was running a marathon.
A Kansan slept in a church pew in Mark Hanna era days and woke to a sermon about give and take. The minister pointedly said to the sleepy man that the line echoed Mark Hanna, sparking the joke that it sounded like Hanna.
A state senator joins the Yakima delegation in Olympia to study how politics are conducted in Washington. The visit aims to observe legislative processes and practices in the capital.
J T Foster received a letter from Walter Burbank reporting hay at 90 dollars and oats at 100 dollars per ton in Wenatchee country. Burbank moved to Kititas county seeking a contract on the big ditch. Capt J T Kingebury reportedly filed notice of water appropriation at Bumpins Lake though N P and Y K L Co claimed rights expired by limitation while work continues and James Stuart supervises dam construction.
A humorous gender reflection on marriage and female wit. It riffs on male vanity and female versatility, suggesting women govern culture and homes while men stumble with pride and economy. The piece uses paradoxes and quips to argue feminine insight.
A wife earns budget justification by making a hat and prompts her spouse to accept purchases. The list includes a new suit a front room rug a leather library chair a sealskin sacque and a smoking jacket for him.
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