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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1910
Page
3
A playful bedtime fable features Tommy Needle the tiny swordsman and Harry Highjinketyjinks the giant. They clash on a street, Tommy scales the giant, and after a mock duel the giant blows him to the moon where he is said to stay forever.
The piece argues placards on windows fail to reach buyers who expect newspaper ads for desirable real estate. It suggests placards have limited circulation and won't reliably help sell property.
Winnipeg reports conservative estimates showing Prairie provinces will sow 8.6 million acres of wheat this year, up 12 to 15 percent from previous year. Saskatchewan leads with 4.6 million acres of wheat while oats total 4.5 million, barley 1 million, and flax around 600 thousand acres. Less than ten percent of Saskatchewan’s arable land is cultivated.
Police will patrol Alaska waters this summer to break up seal poaching. A revenue cutter fleet will base at Juneau this week or next and guard seal grounds through October.
Officials of several American savings banks and representatives from Britain and the Continent gathered in Edinburgh to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Scotland's first savings bank. The three day celebration marks the historic milestone.
Yankton South Dakota June 8 plans for financing the bumper crop which farmers expect to produce this year and a general discussion of banking topics will occupy the day session of the State Bank Y association convened here today.
Poughkeepsie June 8 a survey of today's Vassar College graduates shows most girls expect to marry soon after graduation if they find a suitable partner. Fewer than five percent say they will remain single.
Portland Maine dispatch notes spring herring catch nearly failed, resulting in a sardine output for the year that will be the smallest in years and there will be limited supplies for market.
From Portland to Eastport the sardine market faces higher prices as central canning centers search for adequate herring. Larger fish are available in some areas, but the preferred small herring for canning are scarce. Officials hope baby herring increase later, yet the season remains uncertain due to the erratic nature of the fish.
A promotional note argues that health improves beauty and temper, linking constipation and kidney poisons to pimples and dull skin. It claims Electric Bitters regulate stomach, liver, and kidneys, purify blood, and deliver strong nerves, bright eyes, and velvety skin, selling at 50 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A woman wearing a new $45 hat questions the value of spending time and eye strain on observing a comet, illustrating public indifference toward astronomical displays.
Advertisement-style copy touts Mi o na stomach tablets as a universal cure for stomach diseases and indigestion. It guarantees relief within minutes, offers money-back if unsatisfied, and promotes Booth's Pills for constipation with fixed prices.
A collage of light sketches and quips from courtly life to busy homes. A mother teases a maid about hot water, a daughter jokes with her father over a checkbook, a husband mocks dreams of fashion, and families discuss wardrobes and proprieties.
The note warns that a cold may cause abdominal cramps in fall and winter and urges calm. It advises not to fear appendicitis and to take Perry Davis Painkiller in warm sweetened water at the first sign of a cramp for immediate relief.
The World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Congress opens at St Andrew’s Hall Glasgow under the International president the Countess of Carlisle with fifty national temperance and philanthropic societies represented. Mrs L M D Stevens of the United States will preside and delegates hail from United States Canada Australia India New Zealand and South Africa. The event runs through tomorrow with a missionary meeting in Edinburgh next week.
Springfield reader B F Kelley describes kidney trouble and bladder pain improving after taking Kidney Pills. He reports headaches eased and overall relief following several weeks of use, with pharmacies Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Co. mentioned.
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