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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1907
Page
8
A tale contrasts two mothers, one constantly busy and older, the other young at heart. The youthful mother engages with her children, using chores as teaching moments and sharing stories, earning lifelong admiration from her family and friends.
Advice on handling elaborate hats without damaging their shape and on brightening sunless rooms. The text warns against placing delicate hats on flat surfaces and suggests practical lighting and curtain choices to dispel gloom in interiors.
A kitchen table covered with zinc stays neater than plain boards or oil cloth. Iron the clothes that need mending separately to avoid forgetfulness. Some reduce washing effort by boiling with kerosene. Cheerfulness becomes a habit and aids in handling unpleasant experiences. Prepare extra salad dressing and cool it before mixing with cream. Wear heavy gloves for dirty tasks and take pride in the appearance of hands. Hot water better than cold for dampening clothes before ironing. Use a clean whisk broom to sprinkle.
Advice for children to prepare their own lunches and learn cooking skills. Practical household hints cover dishwashing aids, wearing replacements for chilblains, collodion for skin, hemming with a sewing machine, nurse’s gingham dresses, ankle length kitchen dresses, baby night bag from a blanket, and greasing kettle rims to stop boiling over.
Instructions describe creaming butter and sugar, folding in sour cream and egg, then adding raisins, corn starch, flour, mace, cinnamon, and cloves. Bake in a leaf pan and finish by dusting powdered sugar with cinnamon after melting on the top.
A period recipe lists ingredients for a ginger cake: butter sugar flour eggs molasses spices and sour cream with soda nutmeg cinnamon and a moderate oven bake about an hour. Serve warm cake slices with hot custard poured over and cream and sugar.
Ice jam has washed out about 60 feet of the Moxee bridge cutting travel to Yakima. The contractor will start repairs as soon as pile driver arrives from Wapato. A temporary ferry may be considered, with next meeting deciding. Post says mail delivery via Old Town will run every other day until fixed.
A high Northern Pacific official on the witness stand shared striking figures on traffic between Pasco and Ellensburg for July September 1905 and 1906. He noted loads and net tons rising, as many as 44 trains per day on single track, 25 engines with 15 percent in repair, and a need for more sidings to improve movement.
Principal W E Wilson traveled to Tacoma with Miss Sabelwitz returning to school Monday. A lively gym game had Ellensburg high school vs training school with a 14 to 12 training school win. Jacob Riis lectured on New York tenements with stereopticon photos and Roosevelt ties. Crescent Literary society presented Les Miserables related programs. Students elected faculty for Students' Day with Charles Guiber as principal and Newton Henton as vice principal among others.
The speaker notes 13 sidings between Ellensburg and Paso Robles while conceding up to 96 cars may be moved in passing. He asserts Northern Pacific operates faster on single track than any other U S railroad, with Ellensburg as a reference point.
Special notice from North Yakima Drug Store states Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults.
OLYMPIA Jan 25 Senator Ruth proposes a state funded 35000 residence for the governor to be built immediately. A special commission may call for competitive plans and award the contract for a permanent charac ter building.
Representative S. J. Cameron returns from Olympia to head the Bobbie Burns banquet. He notes lawmakers aim to pass large appropriation bills for state institutions, the Alaska-Yukon exposition, and a two to three year levy to aid the state fair and university, plus a Chehalis reform school building plan and farming program for boys. Mrs. Cameron stays to attend the governor's reception.
The president sent Alfred C. Steinman of Ellensburg to the senate as receiver of public monies in the North Yakima land office. The Ellensburg appointee clears doubt on filling the post and will bring a steady income to Yakima by relocating duties and office business to that city with his wife. The Ellensburg Capital notes merit and calls the move welcome for local business tied to the office.
General Booth plans to sail from Seattle to Japan on April 1 aboard the Minnesota. Eva Booth and Commissioner Kilbey will lead a large demonstration. Training candidates from the state arrive in February in Chicago, including one from North Yakima. Local corps attendance improves with Captain and Mrs. Munton guiding Sunday meetings at 11 am 3 pm and 5 pm aboard.
The interior is being completely remodeled with tinted walls and ceiling to blend colors. A balcony will add floor space. Mr Listmann reports strong business since arriving in North Yakima and anticipates a large increase next year.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and lung trouble. Dr. C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using it in three severe pneumonia cases with good results. North Yakima Drug Store endorses the product.
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