Revival of religion in public life sparks a new social order
A Yakima Valley discussion argues for no price revival in potatoes as markets soften. George Youell of Tacoma warns against expected value recovery while indicating ample supply. The piece shifts to Churchill’s view of religion guiding modern governance and urges workers and capitalists to unite for social justice without class warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Atlantic Monthly
Churchill
Largely Attended Yakima Valley Dental Banquet
The Yakima Valley Dental association held a banquet at the Commercial hotel Saturday night May 4 with Drs Banks Wight Ramaley Lemieux Stanley Walthow of North Yakima and Dahiman Dasher of Toppenish plus Dr Kridell of Ellensburg president who was ill. A paper on The Cast Gold Inlay was read by Dr Dahiman and discussed. Members plan to attend the Washington State Dental society meeting in Spokane on May 27 28 and 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley Dental Association
Tok
Commercial Hotel
Banks Wight
Ramaley
Lemieux
Stanley
Walthew
North Yakima
Dahiman
Dasher
Toppenish
Kridell
Ellensburg
Washington State Dental Society
Spokane
Pointing the Path of Duty on Women Voting
Washington Star quotes Mr Growcher arguing women’s suffrage, claiming men are oppressed by economic conditions women understand and urging women to unite to legislate against hat shops charging $40 for straw and feather hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Growcher
Wcmen
Washington Star
Making it All Right Lady at Fashionable Bill
Dialogue sketch shows a polite confusion as a lady mistakes a stranger and then discovers he is her partner’s brother. The scene highlights social awkwardness and humorous exchanges in a stylish setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashionable Bill
Night Visitors Haunt My Sleeping Spirit
A reflective poem about inner agitation as the speaker labors by day to tend their spirit. After work ends, they are visited by memories and sorrows that intrude upon their restful night, leaving the speaker longing for a childlike, peaceful space. The voice, attributed to V. H. Friedlaender, contrasts quiet daytime labor with nocturnal intrusion.
Stern Chase Gink
A dialogue notes a father asking about a son's college pursuit and a judge noting the youth falls behind. The exchange hints at concern over academic progress and a looming judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dink
History of finger rings through time and power
The piece traces rings as ancient symbols of power and authority, notes early seal use, biblical references such as Joseph and Mordecai, and describes varied ring forms from Egypt and Etruria. It mentions papal signets, episcopal rings, and a Venetian tale of a doge casting a ring into the Adriatic, with ancient Babylonia and Assyria lacking ring use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Athens
Pharaon
Joseph
Egypt
Haman
Ahasuerus
Mordecai
Venice
Adriatic
Osea
Babylonia
Assyria
Unclaimed Advertised Letters at North Yakima Post Office
May 4 1912 list of unclaimed letters includes W F Raiken Milton Akers Zibba Barr Ed Armstrong Everett Axtell Altie Bacus Wilson Berch Juanita Boone Rebecca Bram Marek Brock Zena Brown C E Burckhardt Marie Burns Bobby Burns Edward F Calvin Alick Campbell Mrs C B Campbell Mrs J Cidd Bertha Clark Cox Ed Curtis Amos Cutt Blanche Cyre A A Carr Lierardo Dawson A Dee Eaton William Ellis Edwin Emerson G A Fallon William P Farris Alice Farris M W Fletcher Lizzie Folsom Don C Gaines F W Gilbert Harry Gill Edwin Godell Annie R Gowin Max Griffin P H Grimes Hair L M Houston A C Hayes Billy Hays Isaac Hilton George B Bitton J 8 Hinton Hook A L Husted C F Jones Harold R Juell Katherine Knapp Frank Sable Alice Marriman F D Melville Lora Milian Wm Mitchell Master Jas Moon A C Murphy Lavata Myers Winnie Nelson N B Nichols Carrie Padrick H N Palmer Mrs B F Panhorst Roland Pardy Nellie Phillips Claude Pierson Rudolph Pratt Dooley Prosser Mrs Wm F Purdin Lloyd Richards Mrs E C Riggle M J Sammyre Grace Seward Alfred Scott Ellen Smith Amy Smyth Sniver L H Sokol Geo Spear Roy G Straud Mildred Tunney Mike Wadkins Sarah Willett Minnie Wheaton B J. Due on each letter. W L LEMON P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Raiken
W. F
Akers
Milton
Zibba Barr
Alexander
Armstrong
Everett
Axtell
Altie
Bacus
Wilson
Berch
Juanita
Boone
Rebecca
Bram
Marek
Brock
Zena
Brown
C. E
Burckhardt
Marie
Burns
Bobby
Edward F
Calvin
Alick
Campbell
C. B
Cidd
Bertha
Clark
Arthur
Cox
Curtis
Amos
Cutt
Blanche
Cyre
A.A
Carr
Lierardo
Dawson
A. Dee
Eaton
William
Ellis
Edwin
Emerson
G. A
Fallon
William P
Farris
Alice
M. W
Fletcher
Lizzie
Folsom
Don C
Gaines
F. W
Gilbert
Harry
Gill
Godell
Annie R
Gowin
Max
Griffin
P. H
Grimes
Hair
L. M
Houston
A. C
Hayes
Billy
Hays
Isaac
Hilton
George B
Bitton
Hinton
Hook
A. L
Husted
C. F
Jones
Harold R
Juell
Miss Katherine
Knapp
Frank
Sable
Loutee
Singer
Marriman
F. D
Melville
Lora
Milian
Mitchell
Jas
Moon
Murphy
Lavata
Myers
Winnie
Nelson
N. B
Nichols
Carrie
Padrick
H. N
Palmer
B. F
Panhorst
Roland
Pardy
Nellie
Phillips
Claude
Pierson
Rudolph
Pratt & Dooley
Prosser
Wm. F
Purdin
Lloyd
Richards
E. C
Riggle
M. J
Largest Granger warehouse destroyed by fire
Granger Imple ment & Produce Co warehouse owned by Peterson Bros. burned Friday at about 1 am. The building and contents valued around 40000 were largely uninsured. Firefighters arrived to find basement doors open and a strong draft aiding the flames. A. P. Peterson and A. M. Peterson, early Granger settlers, ran successful local enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granger
Wash
Peterson Bros
Granger Implement & Produce Co
Petersen Broa
A. P. Peterson
A. M. Peterson
Hidden coffee spill prompts office timing remark
A fragment notes a character warns about spills on a tablecloth and mentions being in the office by a certain time. The quote implies a careful observer will notice stains during cleanup and hints at an office setting. Meggendorfer Blaetter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meggendorfer
New Yakima Valley Book Seeks Promoting View of West
The Northern Pacific issues a new 50 page pamphlet titled Yakima Valley Washington detailing irrigation, orchard and dairy life, with city and country scenes, a basin map, and notes on future reclamation projects. It lauds irrigation as key to western development and praises practical farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima Valley
Washington
Northern Pacific Railway
Yakima Basin
Northern Pacific
Pacific Coast
United States
West
Moving Day Disaster in a Grand Household
A humorous poem recounts a chaotic moving day. Father bleeds after breaking a mirror, furniture and treasures suffer damage, and the family endures frayed tempers while packing. Mothers fears rise as crashes echo, and the moving crew battles wreckage and lost time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
School District Bills Totaling Ten Thousand Dollars
School board Friday evening approved bills totaling about 10 000 dollars with over 8 000 for salaries. Items include superintendent and staff wages, teachers, janitors, and various supplies and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
School Directors
Isee
Ubme
Eevanss
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertise Cure for the Blues
A vintage ad claims a sluggish liver poisons the system and that Dr King’s New Life Pills expel billions of poison. It promises improved mood and health for stomach liver and kidneys. Sold for 26c at Red Cross Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Red Cross Pharmacy
Digging a Guatemala Palace for San Diego Exhibit
Dr. Edgar L. Hewett heads a digging party in Guatemala to uncover a Maya palace buried under centuries of silt and forest near Quirigua. The project, backed by the Smithsonian and the Archaeological Institute, will send findings to the Panama-California Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Guatemala
Edgar L. Hewett
The
Archeological Institute of America
Hewett
Coilier
San Diego Exposition
Quirigua
Smithsonian Institute
Archiveological Institute
The Why of Baseball by April Metropolitan
The piece argues baseball’s grip on Americans stems from efficiency and visibility, enabling fans to grasp action from pitcher to fielder. It emphasizes sustained suspense, democratic appeal, and the link between watching and playing, noting the broad appeal across ages and social levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Camp
United States
City Boy and Farm Lesson From Uncle Jackson
Comic exchange from Puck shows Uncle Jackson teaching a city boy farm smarts about milking a cow with a witty retort about the correct side. The gag reflects rural humor and the clash between urban and farm knowledge in a single-page illustration reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jackson
City Boy
Sonny
Puck
Flag Day plans and city monument proposed in Spokane
Spokane activists from the Grand Army of the Republic Spanish War Veterans and others outline plans to organize a city flag association observe Flag Day June 14 with parades programs and decorations. They seek a large outdoor venue or amphitheatre for thousands and a Sumner avenue monument with a viewing station to overlook the Spokane valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Sumner Avenue
Washington and
Bernard Streets
Grand Army of the Republic
Spanish War Veterans
American Flag Association
Daughters of the American Revolution
Flag Association
Spokane Valley
Hog Raising through Rotating Fenced Pastures for Cheap Pork
The article outlines building versatile hog proof fencing and movable inside fences to rotate hogs across several small fields. It recommends six fields planted with sequential crops rye vetch oats soybeans cowpeas peanuts rape then summer and winter crops to provide continuous green grazing and cheap pork.
Chicks Raised Without Hen Teach Practical Brooder Tips
A reader shares experience on rearing chicks without a mother hen. Emphasis on using a good brooder and accurate temperature control with a reliable thermometer. Mentions trying two brooder styles, settling on both an inside and outside setup for better results.
Quiet Hour for Women Suggests Daily Self Examinations
The Monitor notes a professor's recommendation that women take an hour daily for quiet, reflective thinking rather than mere rest. It argues the core idea is self inspection and self correction to rise above daily cares into unselfishness and kindness, applicable to both women and men.
Anchored to the Infinite Poem by Edwin Markham
A poetic meditation on building courage to bridge chasms from fear to faith. The speaker recalls a pioneer who spans a gorge with successive cords and a final cable bridge. The metaphor expands to human thought and love reaching toward God.
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Niagara
Gulf
Edwin Markham
Nautilug
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Pacific Fruit & Produce Co
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George Youell
Tacoma
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Wisconsin
Avésop Ca
Poung
Dental Association
Commercial
Lady
Ion
V. H. Friedlaender
W. L. Lemon, P. M
Father
E. A. Brininstool
Dodgers
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