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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1905
Page
7
The Yakima Herald, official city paper, published by Yakima Herald Publishing Co. in North Yakima. Geo. N. Tuesley is business manager. Circulation rates listed for subscriptions. Publishes every Wednesday dated March 1, 1905.
The North Sea Commission at Par decides who fired on the Great Britain fishing fleet by the Russian squadron. The ruling pleases neither side and tensions between England and Russia rise as the dispute remains unsettled and potentially explosive.
An editorial argues for higher teacher pay in Washington, emphasizing the link between wages and quality, moral fitness, and future state prosperity. It cites a South Dakota study showing doctors and preachers earn far more than teachers after ten years, urging wage increases to attract and retain competent educators.
The piece questions entering teaching after college costs 1500 to 3000 dollars and asks why well prepared teachers quit. It argues higher pay is needed for training to meet the job’s demands and urges west side residents to secure parks, public buildings, and other improvements as the city grows into a larger, more attractive residence area.
The article predicts Roosevelt's first full term starts next Saturday. It notes the rapid impact of his partial term and suggests more achievements are ahead, forecasting a historic four years in U.S. history and many will remember his administration.
Washington dispatch reports strong support from the state delegation for E D Whitson of North Yakima to become the first judge of the new eastern judicial district. The endorsement, signed by Senators Foster and Piles and delegation members, will be sent to the president next week.
A man returning home from hunting encountered his neighbor leaving a house. In a fit of jealousy the neighbor drew a gun and shot the man in the leg. A lawsuit followed. the judge ruled the shooter had gone to borrow the local paper.
The passage extols the cow's all around value citing uses of horns skins hair hooves tail milk cream butter flesh blood bones paunch and even chemical processing for white cardboard paper and the production of false teeth.
Uniform Bank presents an auction sale of 80 head good young unbroken horses and a few broke ones at Dooly and Baker's barn South Second Street. The event occurs Saturday March 11 at 1 o'clock sharp with W A Kauffian as auctioneer.
The Brookly n Eagle reports thermit welds reach temperatures around 5400 degrees, far hotter than the sun heat. Doctor Hans Goldschmidt of Essen describes a mixture of aluminum and iron oxide that, when ignited, can weld heavy machinery, repair iron castings, and fuse rails miles long, offering industrial value beyond science.
Rockland Fish Warden N J Hanna cites Portland Press on dogfish damage to Maine fishing. He says whiplash dogfish swarm rivers and coast, judges them a major menace, recalls a Monhegan tragedy, and urges a five cents or higher government bounty to prevent annihilation of the state’s fisheries.
An eccentric patient with blood poisoning was to undergo amputation but vanished before the operation. He returned two days later in apparently improved condition, leading doctors to cancel the surgery as unnecessary. The attendant called it a strange case but true.
The article notes that almost all camphor for commerce comes from Japan and Formosa, a Japanese colony. Japan bans export to prevent Russia access and to keep its own powder mills supplied, giving the Mikado leverage over international conflict.
A Philadelphia man describes Korea's family hat as a rare and picturesque heirloom passed from father to elder son. Made from the hair of family ancestors, the hat is treated with extreme care to preserve it without wearing out despite generations.
A London cabman skillfully settles a three mile journey with a stern fare and a small gift. The irascible passenger calculates the distance, pays the fare, then receives a farthing as change. The exchange ends with the cabby blessing the old man and driving away.
A wartime quilt made by Queen Victoria and the ladies of the household became a famed Netley hospital coverlet. The center bore a grand V A initial and was prized for wounded soldiers. One story recalls a terrified patient begging not to be given the quilt, amid tales of its haunting prestige.
The salmon shows remarkable adaptation to its watery habitat. It moves through heavy water with powerful yet delicate fins and tail, can be killed without changing its shape, and a plaster cast can be made, yet no device can mimic its water movement or posture. Its simple construction hides a motion as unique as a bird in flight.
The father of M Casimir Perier found Corot painting a new work and offered to buy it. Corot refused unless the patron would cover the long unpaid butcher and baker bills of his poor friend Millet. The bills totaled about six thousand dollars and remained unpaid for twelve years.
An English cabman sues a woman for nonpayment of fare. He insists she is not a lady, claiming a past incident where a lady offered a sovereign instead of a shilling and told him to keep the change and get drunk. The judge prompts him for a proper definition of a lady.
A man enters a drug store and asks for morphine. The druggist refuses without a prescription. The customer asks why he would kill himself. The druggist retorts that if he looked like him he would be tempted.
A Philadelphia Press item records a tailor praising a suit and the wearer Slopay expressing satisfaction. The exchange highlights mutual appreciation, with a quip about the suit being a debit to the tailor.
A Chicago Tribune snippet records a jeweler asking about a watch's custody. The reply notes the watch has been held by a relative for five or six years and not carried much, with the uncle present.
Louisville Courier Journal notes a growing trend of weddings with many couples and mentions Hymen and Nordy as examples. The column hints at a flourishing marriage market and consumer activity around carpets and house furnishings.
An exchange claims the letter e is unlucky as it is never in case and is always in peace. The Danville Labor Herald counters that e begins existence and ease and ends trouble, noting without it there would be no meat life gospel Jesus heaven earth or delinquent members.
On March 15 Mrs L A Murray will assume management of Rainehart s millinery and suit house. She has lived locally for some time and built a wide circle of acquaintances.
Local Toppenish supplier Richey and Gilbert Co. urges customers to file orders for garden seeds and spraying materials to save money this season.
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