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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1910
Page
3
A four-voiced tale centers on bass tenor alto and soprano bullfrogs who face threats from a rich man’s son planning to hunt them. A katydid soprano joins, creating a chorus that persuades the boy to spare the frogs. The scene unfolds as the family watches bedtime storytelling.
The piece notes the upcoming dedication of a statue of Francis Pierpont by West Virginia at Washington Statuary Mall. It mentions National Raisin Day nationwide and Taft starting a western tour from Buffalo. Viscount Herbert Gladstone to depart England for governor general post in South Africa.
A Winnipeg report notes a tariff dispute resolution expanding U S Canada trade. It cites 1909 stats: Canada bought 66.4 percent of its imports from the U S, totaling about 190 million dollars, with major imports in coal, lumber, copper, pulp, hides, and furs. It highlights U S investments in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia, including mills, mines, land deals, and timber. It also mentions large U S capitalists and rising western settlement.
The 8. S. Smith & Co. has been named the Franklin Manufacturing dealer for this city for 1910. Franklin cars will be produced in thirteen models plus trucks with air cooled engines and laminated wood chassis. Models range from 18 to 42 horsepower and include touring cars runabouts limousines and taxicabs.
A wife notes her husband is tired not from heavy business but from daylong discussions of pennant prospects, leaving him to work at night. The anecdote underscores the strain of constant sports talk on daily life.
The advertisement asserts Foley's Kidney Pills restore sound sleep and improve health. J. L. Southers of Eau Claire Wisconsin reports relief from back and kidney pains after using the pills, noting better appetite and overall well being. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Company are cited as suppliers.
The passage notes how goods move from Canada to the United States in bond, then to foreign destinations via Atlantic ports. It highlights disputes among ports rail systems and canals as each side sues the others, underscoring a strong critique of mutual exclusion policy.
Homer Coppock, census enumerator for Washington Township Two, asks farmers to review advance schedules and fill general farm schedule blanks. He notes limited time and many farms, suggests checking population schedule in the Journal for missing forms, and urges cooperation to minimize disruption.
Explains mountain ranges form mostly by gradual processes but sometimes by sudden upheavals during earthquakes, by volcanic eruptions, or by stream denudation which wears away surrounding materials.
Advertisement touts Perry Davis' Painkiller as fast acting relief for neuralgia and facial pains. It urges immediate use and warns against substitutes, listing prices 26c and 50c for sizes.
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