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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
3
New York reports that US moneyed interests see opportunity in Turkey's growing payments and imports. Government contracts worth 50 million dollars annually drive demand for cotton goods and leather military equipment, prompting plans to send American representatives to Constantinople to win Turkish business.
In a surprising turn, Pennsylvania Republicans and Democrats speculate Congress may appoint John Dalzell to the House at large after his Pennsylvania defeat. Dalzell, long a Rules Committee expert with influence on Ways and Means, is praised for skill and service, with supporters citing protected interests and past district creation as precedent.
Gothenburg hosts a three day international congress as Swedes abroad gather to discuss preserving Swedish language and culture. The government invites natives from all countries to attend with a three crown membership fee set to cover delegate accommodations and congress activities. Other funding methods will be debated.
Reports from consular representatives in Siam say a project to can the native platoo fish failed. The platoo, prized for its delicate flavor, is part of Siam's marine exports and helps meet local and regional demand, with about 22,000 tons exported annually to Singapore and Hongkong.
New York July 25 Edwin M. Post and Grover Warner of the stock brokerage firm Post Co. filed a suit to recover 169964 dollars from Edward Thomas and Linda Lee Thomas claiming they were deceived in a financial transaction.
Trenton and Washington dispatches detail Governor Wilson and President Taft preparing campaign literature and defense strategies as Democratic and Progressive factions ready to respond to attacks. Republicans plan expert statements on tariff and record to distribute to lawmakers and the public.
Seattle, July 24. Shipping interests on the Pacific coast urge the Government to rebuild American herring exports to China and the Far East. The herring trade expanded years ago, declined after a Puget Sound catch shortfall, and now depends on forward contracts tied to catch size. Shipments to Hongkong Shanghai and Japanese ports have been large this season, with expectations for a season at average levels.
Policies totaling 48000 dollars insure 16 show girls who enter the tank in the harem scene of a Winter Garden production. Albert Howson the Sewer Man also insured for his twenty minute confinement in the tank out of sight of the audience.
A Saturday Evening Post fragment shows Old Sam perched on the Rappahannock near the dam with a shotgun guarding his work. A passerby asks about his purpose. Sam replies he will be paid for what he does and stays ready to shoot muskrats threatening the dam.
A missionary daughter in Elat, West Africa, writes of exams, the new church, and a rebuilt industrial plant. She notes food scarcity, a bi weekly quinine regimen, a new helper Miss Baby Hope, nurse Miss Hartwig, and local illness rates. She describes interactions with native women, disciplining two boys, and a poignant moment with a boy aiding her uphill return.
A lively feature reviews expectations for men and includes an article on girls earning part of their college costs written by a woman who did so. It also covers athletics for American women, handwriting insights, fiction by noted authors, and housekeeper tips plus summer vacation guidance.
The issue showcases eight numbered stories from authors including George Fitch John Moroso Sedattle Baldwin Van Slyke Albert Hi Edna Fer ber Ines Haynes Gillmore and a Dooley impersonation by F B Dunne The magazine also includes baseball pieces by Hugh B Fullerton a theater piece The First Night Ordeal and Tarbell's A Woman and Her Raiment plus a department on Interesting People with profiles and pictures of five notable individuals.
Mrs Dema Be Turns of Sikeston Missouri describes seven years of illness with monthly bed days and pain. After refusing surgery she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports renewed health enabling her to work garden host and entertain. The ad claims the remedy helps displacements inflammation ulcers tumors irregularities pains backache indigestion and nervous prostration after other means failed.
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