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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1911
Page
5
The article argues for returning youth to farm life. It notes government support via the federal department of agriculture and a New York state commission plan to train boys in modern farming. One hundred interested youths will attend the Syracuse state fair to spread gained knowledge.
As fall crops mature the Washington State fair is forecast to be the best ever. Counties unite in cooperative effort to expand displays with May districts planning exhibits and rivalry driving a more comprehensive showcase. The fair remains a premier means to promote state and district resources.
The article assesses Congress final actions including the Canada reciprocity treaty ratified despite a Democratic-majority House and a Republican-controlled Senate. It credits President Taft with securing the big achievement while noting veto threats and Democratic tariff revisions that may influence his reelection campaign.
Speaker Clark boasted of Democrats redeeming promises but highlighted party fault lines and pressures from Republicans. The piece notes vetoes, recalls of judges, reform bills, and Bryan influence, urging voters to back Taft era candidates and prepare for September elections.
Exhibits carry prestige and publicity far above their face value. Stock and manufacturing shows prove that strong displays at the state fair advance a district's publicity, drawing homeseekers and capitalists from a wide audience.
The article urges households to buy at home to support local industries and keep money circulating locally. It argues that spending locally boosts the community and per capita income, while shopping outside reduces local circulation.
Twenty years back in the Moxee valley near North Yakima residents report rising agriculture with 600 acres of grain pastures and fruit. Hops 44 bales shipped to Milwaukee sold for 11 1 2 cents. Shippers list 16 cars of sheep and several melon and fruit loads to Chicago Seattle Tacoma Helena Spokane Fairhaven Olympia and Roslyn with 3000 melons in case lots. George Livesley sells hardware store and home to Snelling and Maher of Grating.
The Yakima Hop Growers association offers a dollar a box for hop pickers and aims to recruit white men women and children. It is claimed that workers can earn from one to three dollars per day.
Robert Scott and family with B. B. Coombs and wife and Mr. Fry arrived home Saturday from Simcoe Hot Springs. An incident occurred during the trip when Mr. Scott had an encounter with a bear.
Messrs Leach Dunn and other producers arrange a twenty by eight foot glass front cabinet on the depot platform to exhibit Yakima products. The venture is expected to greatly benefit the region and earn support for the enterprising group behind it.
The president asserts independence from party, showing judgments rooted in principle. He is described as strengthened and prepared to let the future unfold, having met the issues as a patriot and statesman rather than a time server.
The piece argues education driven politics will grow with more public publicity and less boss control. It notes politicians must engage people individually and collectively, moving from ward heelers to heart to heart conversations in a regime favoring direct communication between office holders and seekers.
A number of communities were too busy or indifferent to observe Made in Washington day yet the spirit and sentiment behind the effort are highly commendable and likely to gain support.
The piece notes Americans spending large sums in Europe and hints at a See America first stance. It reports a Chicago judge inaugurating a baby check room for mothers testifying in court and suggests department stores may emulate the idea.
The direct primary is described as an elimination process that narrows a three to four candidate contest to two for the regular election, ensuring a final battle to be fought and won at the polls.
The aviator Atwood argues aeroplanes must prove practical transport value beyond demonstrations by specialists. He says the aircraft’s usefulness will move it from toys to industry and notes western states show the need for state funding in immigration, work, and publicity to attract homebuilding and opportunities.
The article discusses the globe spanning forty day trip highlighting advances in air travel and future Paris record potential. It mentions statehood votes and electoral college factors while urging the city to number houses in new districts to help strangers and residents locate addresses.
The Kansas City Star editor invites letters from farmers wives across nearly twenty states answering how to ease housework on farms. Christian Science Monitor notes the letters show plain sensible views, duties performed with no longing for impossible ideals, and a quiet contribution to social stability rather than unrest.
A newspaper editor claims the prominent citizen “met his death at the hands of a horse” in a fatal accident. The remark hints at a possible family relation, as the editor also notes another casualty phrase about Mr. Jones and a nurse in a linked account.
North Yakima nurseryman Brown told the Walla Walla Commercial Club that carrots planted between tomato rows may ward off blight. He noted his own carrots kept blight away, while plots without carrots suffered. He advised not pulling infected plants but cutting them off at the roots.
The notice lists numerous individuals and businesses with one cent due on each advertised letter. Signatory W L Lemon, Postmaster, directs payment by recipients to claim their mail.
The Aberdeen World argues Vancouver British Columbia uses no general property tax and taxes unimproved land while exempting improvements. It contrasts Chehalis county rates and notes Vancouver taxes vacant lots and incomes. It urges Washington adopt county or city local option for taxation rather than a statewide single tax.
President Taft plans to speak on tariff revision during his western trip. He began preparing speeches backing vetoes on wool free list and cotton bills. He may limit progressive Republican remarks to their own territory.
A lingerie dress features fine lawn with duny and Valenciennes laces over a ceil satin slip. Japanese embroidery with large roses decorates the lawn, while embroidered medallions adorn the skirt and epaulets. The front stays straight and scant, while the back drapes are full and flowing.
Major Jay Lynch, on the reservation two weeks, visited North Yakima Saturday and praised drainage work supervised by Engineer Martin. He said the government is doing the right thing in the right way and called Mr. Martin the right man, noting the progress and urging Yakima people to inspect the efforts.
A cowboy asks several girls for company at dances including a J B dance next Friday a LX blowout in July and a Christmas dance at Two Bit. The girls insist on their own engagements while the narrator notes love can override a woman's no with a yes kiss.
A satirical verse from the Chicago News laments a man’s old fashioned demand for a wife who must be wealthy, witty, wise, and obedient while praising women’s independence as he contemplates waking after twenty years. The poem ends with the narrator doubting the feasibility of such requirements and retiring back to sleep.
A young boy named Johnny performs daring feats on the ground and tight rope, drawing cheers from a youthful crowd while his mother watches anxiously. The poem captures a circus day scene with dangerous stunts and a wish for the child to tire of the thrill.
A Life magazine excerpt notes that Maggie and Mrs Rich discuss visitors downstairs while upstairs conversations focus on the servants. The exchange highlights kitchen and drawing room chatter as a social routine.
Washington offers diverse landscapes from snowy mountains to vast forests and prairies with high wheat yields. It cites ice production on Puget Sound north of timbered coastlines and a proposed capital at North Yakima. The piece forecasts a population of one million and compares eventual stature to Pennsylvania.
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