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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1920
Page
5
Children read of Rub the fairyman and Nick caring for crocuses as paint spills and a canary disrupts colors. The Fairy Queen stores sunshine paint in her palace, while the Green Shoes promise to help. The tale sets the scene for tomorrow's continuation of the fairies aiding the flowers.
Reddy Fox reports Unc Billy Possum killed by raiding the henhouse. Billy entered Farmer Brown's house to steal eggs and was discovered dead on the chopping block. Farmer Brown's Boy and Roy search the area for clues as the tale unfolds.
In Sacramento on April 24 a farmer found an acetylene torch in the woods. Sheriff Manford of Luttera guarded the torch for six days and nights, saying he believed a would‑be robber planned to blow up a bank but did not return.
William Carpenter parked his car astride street car tracks on Westlake and Valley streets. a Meridian streetcar bumped it. He claimed $200 damage to his machine, and the court fined him $20 for driving while intoxicated.
In Dallas on April 24 the article notes the southwest’s wealth plus farming. It states the cotton crop in the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank district likely earned three to four times the petroleum industry last year, with oil estimated at 150 to 200 million, cotton about 600 million, and cattle sheep and wool around 100 million.
Jacksonville reports bids invited to build a girls school and annex facilities including temporary high school buildings. The board overruled Judge Winsor’s objection to rapid construction of the Highland Park project. In a separate item, 18 crew from the Bethlehem Bridge mutiny case were placed in county jail by federal officers.
TOLEDO April 24 The Air Line Junction once alive with rail activity is now quiet for the first time in a decade as switchmen go on strike. Engineers complain they cannot sleep due to the loss of the familiar railroad lullaby.
An ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring remedy to purify and enrich blood. It claims to address pimples, eruptions, poor appetite, tiredness, and general weakness by combining roots, barks, herbs, and berries. The text asserts physicians endorse its use for blood, stomach, liver, and kidney ailments.
Mrs Josephus Daniels wife of the secretary of the navy has been chosen by the president as the official United States representative at the eighth congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Geneva Switzerland June 6 to 12 It will be the first time the United States is officially represented at the congress.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver stimulant. The copy claims they clear the system without calomel’s harsh after effects and are sold in 10 and 25 cent packages.
Fire was heaped on the head of the humble parlor match at the labor council meeting here. A delegate demanded more investigation of the charge that match companies were cheating and that boxes contained several matches bees than advertised on the box. After prelim heart examination Maj. R W Schroeder holder of world's altitude record announces intention to attempt altitude flight with three passengers.
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