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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1911
Page
4
The article argues modern publicity relies on credible sources and local networking. It cites Great Northern Railway plans to mobilize settlers by asking for eastern friends' recommendations, emphasizing neighbor endorsements over boosterism to attract home makers and investors to the northwest.
A Yakima valley grower urges formation of a cooperative cannery or preserving plant to handle culled fruit and reduce waste. With an 8 000 carload expected crop, only top quality fruit should be marketed while culled fruit is used for merchantable products to prevent losses.
The piece urges immediate action to save several hundred cars of cull fruit from total loss, arguing this is the proper time for orchardists to begin work that will pay off in the future.
The piece condemns violent and rash union leadership linked to the McNamara case, argues betrayal by leaders, and urges a clean house in union ranks. It notes Los Angeles municipal elections may hinge on this issue and suggests government stability has benefited from the case’s rapid end.
The article argues for promoting farming as a brainy, rewarding career and contrasts it with perceived occupational drudgery. It notes Yakima’s strong showing with a first prize at the National Apple show and praises local growers for not seeking additional firsts, calling it a generosity toward industry growth.
The piece argues that lawmakers are distracted by 1912 upcoming campaigns and by their relative campaign prospects, urging them to concentrate on governing now rather than clock watching.
With Christmas three weeks away the appeal urges early shopping and warns against eleventh hour bargains. Disclosures in the McNamara case hint at a higher figure behind the affair as the accused questions his own risk.
The column invites readers to share opinions while avoiding personal attacks. Signatures must accompany submissions for credibility, though not all may be published by request. The piece notes the right to express diverse viewpoints within the paper's policy.
A letter praises A. J. Cole who runs a rooming house and began a Mission Wood yard to employ unemployed men by sawing wood. He seeks four carloads of wood and about $400 in ready cash or credit, promising lodging and meals in exchange. The writer urges local support to boost orders and labor, reduce vice, and sustain this charitable venture.
Apples moving out of North Yakima at three to four carloads weekly with Kennewick buying a carload recently. Onion prices show a brief uptick but market stabilizes. Potatoes show more activity than hay, with spur price around 20 dollars per ton. wholesale alfalfa and timothy also listed. Grocers report steady prices on most items, with slight declines for ducks and birds and eggs rising slightly ahead of Christmas.
List of unclaimed letters dated December 2 in North Yakima Washington. Names include A E E Annie Adams Baker Barker Bartram Beau trow Belcher Carter Cavanaugh Clark Craig Current Debits Duffy Douglas Eaton Ekstedt Englin Erickson Ernest Foster Goldberg etc. One cent due on each letter advertised. W LEMON Postmaster.
A light exchange between Mrs. B and Mr. B about a nurse guarding the baby. They joke that no one would kiss the infant while she is near and remark on a brother’s poor health after risky play near a window. The dialogue then pivots to a quip about office hiring honesty and a cashier’s travel to Canada.
The saying notes that some folks insist life yields nothing to them while they contribute nothing to life. It reflects a skeptical view of effort and reward in everyday existence.
The verse gleefully praises a hearty president who traverses the nation by sampling cuisine widely. It casts the leader as a boastful figure who embodies a love of foods from coast to coast and enjoys sharing meals as a hallmark of character.
Dialogue capture in Har pers Weekly shows a rural scene with Father John instructing James over a syrup dispute. The exchange reveals informal speech and family dynamics. The fragment highlights everyday domestic interaction and regional speech patterns.
The Highbrow editor questions the poem's seriousness and purpose. The author replies the verse was written to pay a board bill, illustrating a practical aim behind literary effort.
A playful dialogue features Johnnie asking for a microbe to boost arithmetic while Papa doubts its value. The punchline notes microbes multiply rapidly, followed by a quip about enduring husbands testing a woman's endurance as a lighthearted aside.
Twenty years ago Yakima celebrated Thanksgiving with many closures and crowd events. Union services at the Presbyterian church drew a large audience, the opera house musicale was praised, a live pigeon shoot and horse raffle drew spectators, and the Bartholomew hotel hosted a dance. A. B. Ross and bride returned from their wedding trip to the Hotel Yakima. Pie social by the Woman's Relief corps surprised G. A. R. members. City tax rolls will be collected next Monday. Sheriff and deputies chased thieves after Chappell store break in. no clue found for the lars. loss around $200.
The article describes a blue and white challie dress for children with a peasant sleeve waist, two plain bands matching dark stripes, a skirt laid in plaits, and steel button trims. Charice in blue and white with a plain blue border completes the gown.
The Boston Globe notes Mrs Winnifred Cooley claims sour bread drives drinkers and Puritan New England watered milk and sanded sugar before prayers. It contrasts this with a sharp historic quip about Pilgrim fathers kneeling before encountering aborigines.
A St Louis era phrase from the Saint Joseph Gazette laments the tug of war between consumers and producers over high prices for meat wheat cotton oil coal and sugar. It questions whether a common ground can be found for all in the market.
Opinion from the New Orleans Times-Democrat urges Democrats to pursue tariff reform that helps consumers without crippling growing industries. It warns against abrupt tax changes and praises measured leadership, noting Tillman’s failed rhetoric and Moltke’s silence as lessons.
A humorous dialogue contrasts pre and post marriage, with one speaker noting life felt like constant pleasure before marriage and constant economy after, implying a wry take on domestic finances and happiness.
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