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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
4
Seven hundred farmers in San Joaquin County California now receive electricity to light homes and run farm machinery. The passage notes progress from the old days when farmers came to town to blow out the electric light and jokes about the grindstone heritage.
An old newspaper fragment lists post office notices with terms like second class and weekly ads. It mentions subscription rates and publication details dated Wednesday August 21 1912. It references individuals and locations in a fragmented manner.
The piece argues that railways drive national employment and wages, citing the American Car & Foundry Company. It notes a drop in net earnings from 6.24 million to 4.193 million, a narrow profit margin, and 138000 workers paid over 9 million dollars in salaries. The author asks workers and business leaders to heed these figures.
Dandelions spread when disturbed. dig out every root to remove clumps. Wild grape makes a long season foliage vine with fragrant early blossoms. Geraniums outdoors kept for indoor pots should be pinched to stop blooming and push growth into stems and branches.
Recent showers and cloudy skies slow picking and packing in the area. Mrs. J la Fullbright, previously ill last week, shows marked improvement.
Secretary Wilson predicts a large corn crop will lower beef and pork prices and reduce the cost of living next winter. The report argues the path to easing the high cost of living lies in expanding food production, with corn feeding hogs boosting supply and lowering market prices across states.
The Wapato decision to skip a state fair exhibit is seen as impetuous. The Wapato Independent urges backing display to showcase Yakima valley crops and boost Washington’s show window to attract investors and home seekers.
Judge Febster issues writ of mandate to spur Spokane officials to call a special election on amendments to abolish the commission form. The move reflects limited local discontent and is not framed as a verdict on the system, but rather as dissatisfaction from individuals seeking changes.
State report says 30 000 families needed in Washington to develop 200 000 idle acres. It highlights dairy product needs and argues the state must supply its own requirements, shifting shipments from Mississippi Valley states and Oregon and California.
The cost of living hinges on production and distribution costs. Distribution adds directly to consumer prices, making transport workers and carriers central. Solving economic distribution could lower costs, with river improvement and railroad rate regulation seen as paramount.
A long sought boost to apples notes eating them is good for the complexion. The recipe offers a safe test, promising no harm to complexion or overall health even if not suited to beauty.
A columnist questions police praise in New York and suggests reclassifying officers as the smoothest rather than the finest in light of recent criminal apprehensions. The piece implies public skepticism about law enforcement effectiveness.
The speaker asserts that the seizure of major Pacific coast cities by invading armies will push the army appropriation bill. He says foreign nations should note that the contest aimed at demonstrating strength rather than showing county vulnerability to invasion.
A fashion note links the 1830 costume craze with a likely revival of sidewhiskers. It suggests fashion and politics both fuel a sharp push toward this 4 Wistic trend from the past.
Colonel George W. Goethals, builder of the canal, is likely to be named chief of staff after the canal's completion. He has ascended to opportunity in a way that earns national compliment in offering him the position.
The text argues Juarez lives without government or allegiance to any authority yet remains peaceful and law abiding. It contends that reason and the people's belief in the rule of law supersede formal statutes, suggesting law lives in minds more than on the books.
A reflective verse arguing that the devil remains present despite modern atheism and free thinking. The speaker contrasts claims that hell is a myth with scenes of widespread poverty, crime, and social distress, suggesting hell’s fires burn where humanity suffers.
A cheerful poem praises a small brown cricket that sings daily from dawn to dusk. It contrasts life’s thorny path with hope in the figurative land of By-and-Rye where flowers bloom and courage rises for tomorrow.
A Colman’s Rural World guide notes that a cement-bottom pit with damp manure preserves nitrogen better than dry piles. Covering manure with marl or dirt in alternating layers reduces losses, enriches the manure, and provides a cheap absorbent material for stalls and heaps.
Indiana Farmer advises that small pigs in orchards do limited rooting, spread manure, and eat fallen wormy apples, reducing worm populations, while hens and chicks in a garden help control insects if confined near the garden. It notes risk to newly planted seeds when hens raid rows.
A Department of Agricultur bulletin No 44 reports on the Biologic Survey study of 83938 flycatcher stomachs. Insects make up 94.99 percent of their diet with 5.91 percent vegetation. birds like hawks and crows are deterred by their predation. Seventeen species are described with their insect prey listed.
Quotations from the Birmingham Age Herald reflect a youth’s claim of having done everything while challenged on practical street wisdom. The debate questions whether the youth has truly learned dangerous driving lessons at odd hours and implies further learning is needed.
The ad jingle traces Castoria use from infant illness to motherhood, noting patterns as a family medicine remedy across generations. It highlights The Castoria brand's enduring presence in home care and child wellness traditions.
In the morning cut roses with stems and foliage full of sap then place them in a deep vessel of cold water kept in a cool place until needed for decoration. Keep cut flowers away from sun and circulating air to extend their life.
The text explains removing seed vessels to preserve vitality and promote additional flowering. By clipping seed capsules early, plants sustain energy for new blooms rather than forming seeds, enabling flowers to rebloom within the season.
Yakima Valley residents and guests are noted in a string of social items. Families from Sunnyside Portland Seattle Toppenish and North Yakima visit hosts in the district. The Zillah Fruit District shipped five cars of fruit. John Chenaur loaded watermelons and is preparing his warehouse to demonstrate a fruit cleaning machine.
Frank Maher has been operated on for appendicitis and is recovering. Everett Armstrong travels to Seattle to take a bookkeeping post for his uncle’s business relocation from Portland. Charley Star visits Vancouver resident M F Cross. Harry Plath reports 240 boxes of Carmen peaches harvested from eleven trees with peaches remaining on the trees. Mrs H F Moore plans a trip to Central City Nebraska. Robert Johnson inspects Upper Naches orchards this week. Jim Fullbright returns home from Kiowa to work in the wheat fields for harvest. The Come and Help pub meets Emma Jackson and brother Radburn at the Charley Sherwood place on August 21. County workers finish paving Fruitvale boulevard and prepare for asphalt covering.
Topp enish residents and visitors keep to a steady Tuesday pattern as Topp enish locals T. J. Kern of Spokane and Frank Brown of Grandview run errands. F A Wiggins and C J Atwood also note travels while others return from visits in North Yakima Haston and Newport Ore.
A humorous item from the Washington Herald notes a gardener planted 40 kinds of seeds but only four sprouted, contrasted with a German exchange about Fritz in college where he plays halfback and excels in studies.
A fragment from the Catholic Standard and Times suggests the world enjoys romance reflected in court readings of a lover's letters. The remark ponders why public fascination endures when letters become evidence.
Wasp quip recalls a mock interview where Mr Romer admits once being captured by cannibals and nearly being on a wedding banquet bill of fare. The escape came when the bride broke the engagement.
A startled traveler asks a stranger if the city is Elizabeth. The woman responds sharply, and the brakeman calls Elizabeth before the man exits the car. The episode ends with the visitor leaving.
The United States files a civil suit in Philadelphia to dissolve the Moving Picture Patents company and General Film company. Ten major film concerns face charges of monopolizing the business and restricting theater numbers. Defendants include Motion Picture Patents, General Film, Biograph, Edison, Kalem, Lubin, Pathé Freres, Selig, Vitagraph, Armat, and prominent officers. The petition seeks cancellation of interlocking licenses and end to oppressive restraints on film manufacture and distribution. Edwin P. Grosvenor leads the anti trust probe into the industry’s practices.
E. C. Burlingame reports his saddle horse ruined Saturday when it fell and split the knee. General Miles offered $1000 for the animal. In Ellensburg Yakima watermelons sell by the pound and fetch $1.25 in the Wenatchee country.
On Friday last A. D. Eglin was offered 30c per pound for his early hops. Growers seem to think the price will advance to forty or fifty cents.
Harry Moran receives congratulations from friends after the birth of a son and heir on Monday morning August 15 in his family.
A provisional government was organized at Soda Springs with Sam Vinson elected mayor and Peter Herke chosen as marshal.
United States Attorney John C. Scarlet files a petition against the Motion Picture Patents Company and associates. Government says 2.5 to 3 million feet of film are printed weekly for thousands of exhibitors nationwide with more than 100 million dollars invested in the business. Defendants allegedly control 70 to 80 percent of the film market serving about 7400 exhibitors. MPPC, organized in New Jersey in 1908, is the holding company for the defendants’ motion picture patents.
Chicago market data dated Wednesday shows 22 cars incl apricots from Wenatchee and pears from California. Fruit quality varied with Washington cots larger and riper. Thompson Seedless grapes in good condition. prices ranged with Bartlett pears $1.45–$1.80 averaging $1.68 and Hilberta peaches about 60 cents.
In Santa Rosa, 15 year old Adam Clark of Windsor confessed to poisoning his mother Augusta Clark and father James Clark and a neighbor. Mrs. Augusta Clark, 50, died in a local hospital. details of the neighbor’s status were not disclosed.
Dell Hiscock Chas Marks and Henry Spencer returned from the Cowychee pass trip Monday. Bradford Hiscock and Geo Weikel went to the west side. Bradford Hiscock rode the train to Tacoma, Weikel to Yakima. Spencer bagged a large black bear and brought home the claws as proof of his marksmanship. Prof B F Barge of Ellensburg normal school visited the institute and spoke on English literature and the ethics of pedagogy.
Mrs Linnle Rowe left for Indianapolis to make final arrangements for moving with her family to Yakima to reside.
A 60 year old father and neighbor John Ruddle fall severely ill as a boy who joined a hay baling crew allegedly poisoned the family with Rough-on-Rats at visits. The mother fell ill during each visit, prompting suspicions and a hospital transfer. Adam Clark admits placing poison in the coffee pot to deter the baling crew.
T. W. Silvers will have ten carloads of commercial prunes handled by the Horticultural Union. Wet weather slows fruit, but expect strong prune and peach movement this week. P. L. Rawn visits Selah admiring Kloeber orchards and Yellow Newtown apples. Dr. Kloeber predicts lower shipment totals, estimating about 6000 cars for valley orchards and fewer pears than earlier forecast.
The auditor issued marriage licenses on Saturday to Joseph F P Kohis and Eva M Paradis to Wm O'Brien and Mrs Kittie Byron and to Henry B Pratt and Cecile Ken pedy.
Rudolph J. Prasch and Louise M. Lentz both of North Yakima secured a marriage license yesterday at the Office of County Auditor Newcomb.
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