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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
7
A local house finishing firm invites bids from contractors to complete finishing work on new homes. The notice emphasizes competitive pricing and timely completion to win a steady stream of projects in the district.
The Wapato school graduates include Goldie Maxwell Ethel Young Ray Campbell Raymond Bilger Minnie Volo Vivian Smith Edith Bowdish Stella Lawrence Stella Dorsett and Claude Walker. Commencement is set for Friday June 21 at the Wapato school house. Principal Meclivanie will teach in the summer school at the Barge school in North Yakima. The graduates have done excellent work reflecting credit on themselves the school and instructors.
Peter James Leslie was arrested Wednesday evening by Deputy Sheriff Roland Grant for attempting to pass a forged check at the Phillips Gallant store in Yakima City. He pleaded guilty before Justice J A Taggard Thursday and was bound over to the superior court in a $1,000 bond but could not secure a bondsman and remained in the county jail.
A severely injured horse found south of the city after a week without water was shot by Humane Officer Logan H. Roberts during an investigation by the humane society. Ownership is unknown while officials review Roberts position and authority.
At 908 East Yakima Avenue Miss Jeane Groeselma hosted a farewell party for her Sunday school class. The eighteen month Presbyterian teacher received ice cream cake and a Bible for each member and urged faithful letter writing to her new teacher.
A window display at the H. H. Schott Co department store attracts much interest as a painter in oils works daily on new pictures. Engineer Snodgrass of the coal train wreck at Toppenish resigns from Northern Pacific. C. M. Hauser leads Knight of Pythias picnic planning in Cle Elum Friday.
Washington lawmakers grant women over twenty one the right to be notaries public. Assistant Attorney General E C Macdonald endorses constitutional validity and advises the governor to commission feminine notaries, arguing state officers are not all defined in article three and citing precedents like State ex rel Stearns vs Smith and Russell vs Guntill.
In a civil money case a plaintiff claimed lifelong financial stability. Under cross examination he denied bankruptcy and admitted stopping payment after paying all he owed prompting a sharp courtroom exchange.
Burlington passenger ad touts round trip rates slightly above half with summer excur sion fare options to New York Philadelphia Boston Jamestown and Atlantic Coast. It lists travel dates June to September and promotes liberal stop overs and routes via Denver Billings and St Paul for educating travel.
The article compares carpet types noting body Brussels is long wearing and economical over time, ingrain carpet costs slightly more but lasts longer, and loosely woven straw matting endures years with less dust. It also suggests center room rugs with matching borders tacked at corners and recommends Japanese cotton rugs for bedrooms bathrooms and living spaces.
To clean matting sweep along the grain of the straw then across it with a soft broom dipped in warm water. Wash in warm water with salt to brighten and prevent fading. Light colored matting uses borax in water. Cover grease spots with chalk turpentine mix for two days then brush away. If grease sinks in, add washing soda to the mix. Sweet milk preserves matting, used about once a year.
Colonel John C. Boyle known as Yakiman, a newspaper man politician and philosopher, returns to North Yakima after four years in Goldfields Nevada and a brief stay in Texas. He was secretary of the Goldfield chamber of commerce and is ill at home but hopes to visit friends soon. He arrived Friday night from Nevada.
A collection of home cooking recipes includes Cabbage in Cream, Creole Dish with rice and ham, Split Pea Soup, Potato Cakes, Poached Eggs with Creamed Celery, Browned Parsnips, and Banana Custard. Each directs ingredients and steps for flavorful dishes.
A home remedy suggests breaking up a cold by drinking hot lemonade at night. Mix juice of two lemons in a pint of hot water, boil a minute, sweeten to taste, and drink as hot as possible before bed.
To make one tablespoonful of boneset in a pint of hot water draw for fifteen minutes. Sweeten with molasses. When cold take two tablespoonfuls every half hour. Hourhound tea is same as boneset and also good. These herbs can be found at any drug store.
A simple preparation using minced onions a tablespoon of cider vinegar and half a cup of boiling molasses. Described as an especially good remedy for hoarseness and sore throat with emphasis on home use.
Instructions describe burning camphor in a small saucer to produce fumes. After lighting and extinguishing the flame, inhale the resulting vapors to ease a congested head.
Instructions describe removing ink from colored fabrics by warm milk and gentle rubbing, furniture stains with vinegar or sour beer and salt spirits, paper stains with oxalic acid and potassium cyanide, and silver inkstand marks with a lime paste.
McNeff Poole and Co bought almost 1000 bales of hops last week. The sellers were H B Scudder James Harvey Demaris Bros and L L Barbee.
An office advertisement cites an X ray laboratory connected with the office. It lists contact details including a Sloan Block office phone and residence numbers, with references to Dr Wagier and locations at 81 North Residence and 1904 dates.
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