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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1907
Page
11
A collage of opinions on imminent war with Japan cites Roosevelt Depew Loeb Yamato Parkhurst Ito and others. Some warn of inevitable conflict while others forecast quick victories as global headlines echo uncertainty and speculation.
A fable style tale shows a Tortoise and a Sloth racing to prove who is faster. An auto ride and a freight train decide the outcome as the moral emphasizes that speed is not guaranteed by strength or status. The segment ends with a humorous request about moving a rustic bench painted by a father.
An anxious passenger discusses government action against major trusts including railroads, the Sugar, Oil, and Tobacco Trusts. He predicts a collapse for trust holders, then shares his own corn-husk mattress venture, wondering if it will be deemed a trust or a sanitarium as orders surge and cob supplies run short.
A cynic recounts a brutal revenge tale after a man boasts of two weeks away in the country. The speaker claims to have burned a farmhouse, slaughtered livestock, and toppled a milldam, vowing he will repeat the act next summer. A second vignette features a jokey exchange about failed grass seed and yard chores.
Squilbob and Wellman head toward the Pole in a lone expedition with no visible companion or life sign. Squilligan reacts with shock at the quiet scene and suggests playing with the Pole-cat as a light moment.
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