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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1911
Page
4
The editorial lauds the election victory of a civic-backed ticket in North Yakima and urges ongoing citizen involvement. It argues local prosperity relies on spending at home, supporting local merchants, and active participation in governance to sustain community wealth and wards off weak, get-rich-quick schemes.
The article argues that spending leans toward big cities as goods are bought via ads and faster service. It cites bar gain hunting, improved mail, and neglected local advertising as factors eroding small town trade. Merchants warn against centralization and urge reasonable pricing and attractively marketed local goods.
The Commoner outlines William Jennings Bryan’s view that the Democratic Party battles to free itself from Wall Street control. He urges unpurchased, undaunted Democrats to unite behind a candidate representing rank and file sentiments and to rally against the so called plunderhand. He predicts a long fight through 1912 as he accuses party leaders of siding with predatory interests and tries to sway the faithful to defeat the ticket.
Toppenish citizens and boosters organized the main entertainment for Secretary Fisher during a Yakima valley visit. North Yakima attendees praised the banquet the secretary and his party enjoyed, and the friendly courtesies shown to all visitors reflected the city’s progressive spirit and pride.
The article notes a $5 000 000 sum linked to a prenuptial settlement and hints at possible divorce outcomes. It references early postal service experiments and the expanding role of aeroplanes for communication in wartime or strike scenarios.
The Business Men's association of North Yakima organizes an information bureau to help visitors find rooms and accommodations during fair week. Aims for fair prices and square dealing to welcome guests and boost publicity, urging city cooperation in listing available rooms.
The Fort Simcoe area in Yakima County Washington is described as an historic site from the Indian troubles era. It features block houses with loop holes, a mansion built in 1857 costing 60 000 dollars, and materials shipped around Cape Horn. The complex includes a post office office and council room, with Jay Lynch and Charles Lombard noted.
A Herald notice urges advertisers to include complete addresses and avoid blind ads to improve contact with buyers beyond the city. Readers in Mabton and other outlying areas read the paper, and many ads show only a phone number, making it hard to reach the advertiser quickly.
Public sentiment rises against Beulah Binford over a scandalous murder trial alleged accessory before the fact. Eastern women’s clubs unite to suppress her vaudeville and moving pictures contracts, deeming her actions brazen and unethical, potentially derailing her engagements.
Reclamation, begun in the west, expands to New England farms and old orchards. Scientific soil culture aims to restore depleted nutrients and productivity. Experts in New York and Massachusetts purchase and strip aging orchards to revive apple cultivation.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce urges the city to display street names at street corners in downtown areas to aid strangers. While outer districts are easy to navigate, visitors in the business district need clear signs, and relabeling names may be a modest cost if changes occur.
The people of North Yakima will not entertain President Taft this year but they have had a brief visit from the most important member of his cabinet.
Ezra Meeker visits the city with a combative air and locals discuss his round with Dr Black if provoked. Ahtanum Congregational academy cornerstone laid with Seattle and local ministers speaking. The new school year opens with 15 added recitation classes as mountain trips yield healthful trophies and stories of berries fires and game.
The men who won in the recent election face duties ahead and call for full citizen cooperation. They emphasize that victory brings responsibility and that progress depends on active partnership between the public and the new commissioners.
A frontier poem contrasts the loner life of a sheepherder with a rancher’s crowded existence. It notes the herder’s isolation while sheep wander the hills and the man only hears the distant kootes rejoicing. The city crowd overwhelms, but the sheepherder finds space to fill alone.
A fragment describes a beach hotel owner in Los Angeles amassing wealth from small water and sand ventures. It references the Los Angeles Express publication context.
Native Yakima leaders and Secretary Fisher discuss irrigation and water rights for the Yakima Reservation. Speakers allege unfair signature practices and demand full irrigation of 80 acres, support Wapato project, and protection of treaty rights amid cost concerns and proposed canal plans.
Mr. W. R. Parker traveled over 2000 miles through Oregon’s barren interior in a Chalmers Detroit, braving heat and altitudes of 8000 to 9000 feet. He demonstrated remarkable shooting feats with Remington and other firearms at each stop, drawing hundreds of spectators to witness the endurance and skill showcased during his cross state journey.
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