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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
11
The Quincy Whig calls for an efficient Board of Health, a suitable site for a public aviation landing field, backing the Build Now movement to erect at least 200 dwellings this year, a new modern high school, an owl car service for early trains, a hard road to Taylor Missouri, and planned river terminal improvements to secure a new barge line.
The Adams County GOP pledges wholehearted support for General Leonard Wood and his native-born priorities in the presidential primary. Delegates, free from binding instructions, may be influenced by the candidate's stance and party leadership, with Lowdon as a frequent reference point for delegate pledges.
The piece weighs Hoover's offer to accept the Republican nomination if formally tendered. It argues his stance hinges on party platform and backing by key leaders, noting rising publicity and expert views that Hoover could become a serious contender at the convention. It questions whether voter apathy and shifting loyalties will force convention recognition.
A meditation on sportsmanship and resilience as a true measure of character. The author argues the world loves a good loser who takes defeat in stride, stays cheerful, and keeps trying despite injustice or setback.
This essay by H. Addington Bruce argues against discouraging precocious children. It warns that nerves and egocentric thinking arise from poor parenting, not overthinking. It urges parents to avoid flattery, model generosity and humility, and cultivate moral growth to shape a sane, balanced, superior manhood.
Dispatches from Moscow allege central Soviet orders for martial law in railway shops to force production. The piece argues such measures would mirror autocratic practice and condemn Bolshevism as harmful to workers, noting American opposition to strikes and arbitration as enslaving.
Boston Post argues Congress cannot declare peace as it lacks constitutional power. It notes the 1787 convention rejected adding peace to declare war and cites Supreme Court potential reviews if Congress tries such action. The piece emphasizes the framers did not intend Congress to end wars or declare peace.
The United States government disputes Spanish writer Vincente Blasco Ibanez over the so called eternal feminine. A Department of Agriculture bulletin aimed at American housewives advises husbands to tell their wives everything and to seek the bulletin for questions husbands cannot answer.
A March shipment of 3,000 German canary turds to New York signals more arrivals, spurring talk of a protective tariff. The piece notes U.S. growth in home canary raising, the role of breeders and dealers, and risks of fraud, with discussion of a five dollar import tax and the aim to improve stock through American science and training for veterans.
Readers may ask questions to The White Information Bureau directed by Frederick Haskin in Washington. The bureau provides information only and cannot give legal medical or financial advice or handle domestic troubles. Include full name address and two-cent stamp.
The story follows Shadow the Weasel a bold thief in a forest realm where Sammy Jay exposed him. Shadow stalks a storehouse unwary cousins and fish then flees prompting a pursuit among meadow folk and a hill of questions and answers about tunnels and early politics.
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