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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1907
Page
7
The Yakima Herald lists subscription options and prices for one year at $1.50, six months at 75 cents, and three months at 60 cents. The edition is dated Wednesday January 16 1906 and notes N Tuersley as manager.
The Herald asks subscribers in arrears to settle accounts within the next thirty days. It notes many have unpaid balances and urges payment by check or postal note, adding the paper has not typically used dunning and trusts readers to pay when convenient.
The Chronicle reflects on two 1900s era figures named Jones of Spokane with mock seriousness. It compares their odd financial schemes wheat and silver theory and mint ore deposit proposals to today’s fast paced advertising driven news culture.
A quote from Louis Wiley argues advertising is the most natural home for news and that the public has learned to expect ads as part of daily newspapers. He asserts advertising informs while news outlets should balance content with commercial messages.
The Spokesman-Review argues for immediate districting of the state for congressional representation. It cites constitutional and federal statutes mandating districting and cautions against delaying until possible future reapportionment after the 1910 census.
An essay argues that merit and pluck can still lift an American youth despite poverty. It notes critics claim doors close early but highlights stories of notable figures who rose without a silver spoon at birth.
A reflection on George Cassatt’s ascent from rodman to president of the Pennsylvania railroad and on the value of effort over wealth. It notes James McCrea as Cassatt’s successor, also starting as a rodman, and contrasts opportunity with inherited wealth. Also discusses school funding and bond issues affecting district attendance.
The district plans for about one thousand more pupils next year. State funding at 90 dollars per day or 1620 dollars per school year funds the bond interest of 6000 dollars on 150000 dollars in bonds. Surplus funds of 10200 dollars would boost the general school fund, though a local paper criticizes the liberal state support.
Voters are told to remember the January 19 bond election date for school funding. The message urges support for the schools and to resist opposition rhetoric.
A vague reminiscence contrasts a memory of heat with a figure who recalls colder times. The piece hints at an upcoming moment for both a nostalgic storyteller and a record keeper to share past seasons.
At a Stockton federation of labor session a resolution urged speedy Boise trials for Moyer Haywood and Pettibone and funding and publicity. The amended measure calls their seizure a conspiracy against organized labor and demands fair trials plus support for the Western Federation of Miners.
Tokyo reports the government has ordered the training squadron to stop at Honolulu only, citing anti Japanese agitation on the Pacific coast and altering planned Pacific coast visits.
An advertiser claims holes Honey and Tar prevents pneumonia from colds and heals lungs. Dr C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan endorses its use after treating three severe pneumonia cases with good results. North Yakima Drug Store promotes the product through A D Sloan, Prop.
F B Sanford recounts the wreck of the steamer Alice Gertrude off Neah Bay. Eight passengers, including Sanford and fellow Yakimans, survive after abandoning ship in lifeboats and rafts as the vessel crashes on rocks amid a 25 foot sea and blizzard like conditions. The Alice Gertrude is a total loss.
The ad warns against cheap flimsy building paper and urges choosing thick, substantial paper that keeps out cold in winter and heat in summer. It promises to meet needs without overspending and invites customers to inquire at H M Helliesen, Cor B and R. Tracks, phone 2101.
A collage of reminiscences and snippets. Burglars invade Guthrie home while pa is absent bidding back memory of battles with Japan and Waterloo. Pa would have faced them, ma muses on Wellington, and a medical ad promotes Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup from North Yakima Drug Store.
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