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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
8
An OCR fragment recounts the tale of the Laird o Cockpen wooing Mistress Jean at Claversha Lee with rich dress and a test of fortune. Jean rejects him, he departs, and later weddings are hinted with a humorous note about poultry. Included is Emily Dickinson’s Success is counted sweetest poem fragment.
R H Harris and his brother J M Harris raise deer on a Clarksville farm in a shaded park. They began with six deer, now have twenty, and have shipped stock to other states. The animals reproduce well, eat diverse vegetation, and cost about ten cents daily to feed. They warn deer may disappear from the wild without domestication.
The correspondent supports deer husbandry as profitable with low upkeep. He notes deer thrive in woods, require a six foot fence, live long, breed twice yearly, and provide meat valued as a luxury. Horns skins milk add value. he urges farmers to start small herds for home use and market sales.
A new process, praised by Sir William Ramsay, claims to extract gold from sea water. A syndicate has acquired foreshore rights along English and Irish coasts to build facilities away from ships to keep sea water pure. Estimates note minute gold quantities in oceans, warning that overproduction could affect markets.
The piece praises Tibetans as a blend of British traits, noting their devout religion, shrewd business sense, humor, and Irishlike sentiment. It recalls a Christmas festival parade led by a Father Christmas figure, mocking dignitaries, with mentions of Lassa and imported goods seen in shops.
A brief, humorous remark features Uncle Eben declaring that a man with real information is born to stand and give advice, reflecting a Washington Star style with a folksy wisdom tone.
Practical household hints include lean beef cooking guidance, quick oven methods using sheet iron stoves, rhubarb prep using only the red portion baked with sugar, and silver tarnish removal with ammonia and whiting paste. Advice emphasizes simple ingredients, small fires, and step by step care.
A jumble of notices quotes an Egyptian official in Philadelphia on lightning rods for pyramids and teething remedies for children. It cites Coal history in 1808, Parisian style quips, a pugilist’s weight loss, temperance books, and Grover Cleveland's age as 69 among other brief items.
Instructions describe Castoria for Infants with a brand line and directions for making a pineapple filled pastry. The recipe uses butter salt flour eggs and pineapple while detailing browning and oven steps and finishing with a pineapple filling and icing.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty testifies in Washington opposing giving a federal rate making power to a commission or court. He argues railways should set their own rates and that a rate is railroad property, with fairness and reasonableness guiding any orders without confiscation.
The piece honors volunteers in the Union cause led by figures such as Nathaniel Banks. It notes Banks as Illinois Central Railroad president and former Massachusetts governor who rose to major general, distinguished at Winchester, defended the Shenandoah Valley, repelled Stonewall Jackson, won at Cedar Mountain, and commanded the New Orleans expedition capturing Port Hudson.
The death of Mrs. Mary A Livermore at Melrose Massachusetts ends a life that for decades affected public affairs. Born in Boston in 1820 she worked as a teacher reformer writer and abolitionist and held a leading role in the Illinois Woman s Suffrage Association.
The deceased led the Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage Association and served as president of the Massachusetts Woman's Christian Temperance Union for ten years. She was active in anti slavery agitation, the Washingtonian temperance movement, and the U S Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. Lectured across the United States and in Britain and authored many books. her death is a distinct loss to the causes she championed.
A young King of Spain earned a reputation as an enfant terrible. On a walk with his mother they visited a reading room where the queen claimed to read seven or eight papers daily. The child corrected her, saying she only looks at them and reads ten each day.
A Philadelphia Press editorial quips on love and enmity within a family, with a reverend father and his wife debating snubbing someone while reflecting on teachings to love enemies. The dialogue turns to dog metaphor, noting a small dog attacking a larger one and vice versa as a playful aside.
From Puget Sound cities the eye reaches to the Olympic Mountains at Washingtons edge. Mt Olympus stands about 8150 feet with many peaks 7000 to 8000 feet. The great northwestern forest and rugged valleys host giant trees and thick undergrowth. wildlife includes black bears panthers wildcats and wolves. The area offers near virgin ground for scientific study.
Dialog shows Dick admitting kissing Helen twice and defending her reserved reputation to Tom. The exchange highlights jealousy and implied romance.
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