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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
5
In Women’s Realm they wash dishes and serve breakfasts, North Yakima husbands praised for deference to wives. One merchant helps with laundry, another lights fires and serves coffee, while many men cook, clean, and even wash all dishes before breakfast. A anecdote recalls a loving husband who washed every dish and then dined out.
As Christmas nears the Consumer's League urges women to shop early to ease clerks' strain and improve selection. Merchants note early buying trends while some last minute shoppers persist. The piece also highlights Angell's humane work and Bands of Mercy influence through Massachusetts efforts and national spread.
The article instructs on enhancing coffee quality by using three heaping teaspoons per pint water and beating egg white into a cup of water before mixing with coffee. It notes grounds should be removed to keep coffee hot, and describes a method of repeated heating and resting before serving. Austrian coffee is described as strong with sugar and cream, cooled, then vanilla ice cream added per cup.
The notice chronicles George Thorndike Angell born June 5 1823 in Southbridge Massachusetts founder of the American Humane Education Society editor of Our Dumb Animals and leader of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It notes his early life with Christian parents and his first job in Boston, framing a portrait of his moral influence.
Yakima County beekeepers produced an estimated 40 000 pounds of honey last year worth about 40 000 at ten cents per pound. Windy weather hurts yields and a 1 50 tax per swarm exists. A Washington beekeepers association met in North Yakima but postponed due to low attendance. The next meeting will elect officers in January.
A critical portrait of Jose Santos Zelaya, Nicaragua's long time leader, describing him as an opportunist sensualist and autocrat. The piece details his bloodline, hate of Americans, corrupt elections, palace orgies, brutal repression, and flight from power amid a Central American upheaval.
Church study prompts on Tim iv 1 18 with Golden Text Phil 1 21 seeking reflections on preaching the word faithfulness to doctrine and the Christian response to temptation, with questions on prayer mortality rewards and steadfast friendship and the lesson for December 19 1909 review.
Poet Harry Graham proposes a labor saving scheme to curb verbose writing. He cites authors like Upton Stine Edith Wharton and Maurice Hewl urging condensations of long works. The piece extols trimming syllables to speed readers’ pleasure and laments verbose captions.
A poem by Edna S. Valentine in Success contrasts medieval prayers for strength against death with modern longing for strength to live. It notes peasants, clergy, and knights once sought courage in faith, while today people seek resilience to face life’s challenges rather than death.
Mature fruit trees must be deeply matured before freezing weather to avoid damage. The article argues strong root systems build a solid top and highlights the Spokane Apple Show where sales records and diverse stock impressed orchardists and nurserymen from the Northwest. Agents everywhere and more wanted.
Local agent A J Miller lists Washington Nursery offerings with contact details at 6 South First Street and phone numbers for office and residence in Topp enish Washington.
An old advertisement urges readers to remember Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, recommending North Yakima Drug Store as the supplier and warning against substitutes.
North Yakima women cast votes in a school district No 7 election. W W Robertson led with 379 ballots, O A Fechter had 340, and A E Knerr 300. about 825 counted, some ballots destroyed and others mis marked. Robertson elected for one year, Fechter and Knerr for three years.
In Cairo the circuit court term opens amid race riot tensions. Arthur Alexander and a lynched man named James face trial for the murder of Miss Anna Pelly. Officials anticipate little chance of convicting mob leaders as local sympathy favors vigilante action. Citizens regret the terror but prefer to move on. Also a Help Wanted notice from J. Atwood of Toppenish Washington seeks a live-in helper.
In Yakima a group of six teens tested throwing a gravel filled leather glove from the Miller building roof to measure impact. They moved to observe the effects rather than hurt someone but fled when a police officer arrived, avoiding detection.
In Yakima County Washington probate notice to creditors of Wilhelm Regelmeier deceased. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to administrator de bonis non at McAulay Meigs 516 Miller Building North Yakima within one year from December 7 1900. Otherwise barred.
Department of the Interior notices George Frendworth of Yakima Washington will prove final commutation to claim land described se 1-4 ne 1-4 section 14 township 14 N range 20 E W M before the Register and Receiver January 21 1910 Witnesses are George Sherwood Ambrose Sherwood Arthur Harris and Rufus W Harris all of North Yakima Washington Registered Harry Y Saint Dec 1 1910.
United States Land Office notice from North Yakima announces Northern Pacific Railway Company of St Paul Minnesota filed on October 29 1909 to select the east half of the southeast quarter of section 20 township 14 north range 19 E W M under the 1898 act. Adverse claimants or objectors must file affidavits of protest by December 29 1909 with Harry Y Saint.
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