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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1911
Page
5
The survey of yesterday's women voters shows about thirty distinct occupations including housekeepers housewives nurses teachers stenographers and lawyers. Most provided ages with only about ten percent declining to state their age while several nurses teachers and service workers appear among the registrants. The piece contrasts housekeepers and housewives and notes a wide range of professions represented across the city.
Polk's Gazetteer provides a descriptive sketch of each place in Oregon and Washington, detailing location, shipping facilities and a classified directory of each business and profession compiled by R. L. Polk & Co. This volume serves as a comprehensive regional business reference.
The article highlights French lace tunics over dark satin frocks to showcase Venise crocheted patterns, paired with red Coronation tones. It details butter production at Mrs. Carmichael’s Yakima creamery, testing, and shipment practices as she expands to North Yakima for larger capacity and central location.
The city’s poll books show social prominence shrinking as trust wavers with clerks. Some wives exceeded husbands in age reporting and many couples registered together. Notably few women listed domestic work, suggesting underrepresentation of servant girls and domestic workers among registrants.
Advertisement urges prompt use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound to ward off infections and protect children and adults. It claims quick decisive results for coughs colds croup whooping cough bronchitis and throat chest and lung ailments. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and is sold by North Yakima Drug Store.
Mr Sillicus accuses his wife of a bold swindle after paying ten dollars in advance for groceries from a total stranger. She reveals a receipt as proof, insisting the purchase was real and that the money is lost.
The Herald requests that readers who possess copies of the Weekly Herald dated June 15 1910 July 18 1910 November 23 1910 and December 7 1910 contact the office at once. Readers are asked to inform the office immediately.
Dr Rosser physician and surgeon with office over Janeck Drug Store and residence at Sixth and Chestnut. Office hours 9 am to noon and 2 to 6 pm. Member of Pension Board.
Aister Ingemor offers detailed catalogues and price lists on request. prospective customers may contact the address for information on available goods and current rates.
Mrs Elizabeth Carmichael operates a new Yakima City creamery with an artesian water system and underground piping. The plant plans eight to ten tons of ice daily and will surplus sell ice, while she grows her own cattle herd for near home made butter and ice cream.
A Staubenville man, J A Maple of 126 8th St, testifies Foley Kidney Pills cured his weak kidneys and severe bladder trouble. He reports relief from backache and restored kidney function aiding his express work. North Yakima Drug Store carries the remedy.
Yakima county commissioners consider a 1912 budget totaling 465310 dollars with school costs to be completed later. Tentative line items include salaries for court, jail, auditor, treasurer, clerk, assessor, attorney, sheriff, engineer, and health, plus elected offices, poor relief, drainage, water, and bond interest with several district allocations and anticipated receipts. A public notice of the levy process and adjustments before October is implied.
In Chesterfield Virginia Henry Clay Beattie Jr is found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his wife. The twelve jurors vote unanimously after a brief delay and a stay of execution is granted to file further appeals. Beattie faces electric chair sentencing set for November 24 in Richmond.
The description notes a square train ends joined to form a long narrow train weighted at the hem. The train falls from the waist as a panel separated from the skirt, attached at intervals. It features gray chiffon over old blue satin and rich filet lace used for the petticoat hem.
John Russell of the Nile visits North Yakima during harvest season. He has just finished haying, totaling 200 tons, to be sold to stockmen grazing in the high state region. He notes heavy rain prior to departure but reports no snow or hail, expects another month or two of favorable weather before winter.
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