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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
6
Community leaders propose a coordinated program including an airfield strategy, a new high school, an early morning owl car service, a hard road to Taylor Missouri, modern river terminals and time to secure a new barge line, aiming for rapid development and growth this year.
The Quincy political scene shows widespread indifference as a city election and presidential primary near. The piece notes historical zeal in campaigns, contrasts with current lethargy, cites wartime fervor and recent rallies, and questions whether politics are entering decadence or voters are hard boiled.
Premier Lloyd George criticizes U S reaction to Irish politics while defending Britain’s policy. The piece argues America bore little stake in Ireland’s 1918 Sinn Fein win and condemns Carson’s linkage of U S responsibility to Ireland’s murders and outrages. It urges readers to judge De Valera and Sinn Fein by ballots and history.
The article portrays Colonel Roosevelt defending five Socialist lawmakers in the New York Assembly, arguing against expulsion and criticizing moves to punish dissent. It notes potential ridicule from radicals and questions over loyalty while praising a stance that opposes removing seated members.
A 1920 essay argues imagination as moral instrument. It links empathy to virtue, cites Jesus rule to guide conduct, notes criminals as diseased or stupid, and credits religion and culture with sharpening sensibilities for a richer life.
Two key requirements for bright ideas are concentration and distraction of thought. Concentration alone limits creativity, while deliberate mental breaks—reverie, daydreaming, idle strolling—unlock the subconscious where original ideas form. Musicians and scientists alike show inspiration emerges when effort and rest unite.
The passage asserts Roosevelt would use sound methods and a commonsense approach. It argues he risks his political future for a worthy cause, even if it costs lives, offering his own blood in a transfusion to save Freedom, depicted as pale and ailing.
Lawrence Laughlin argues in Scribners that labor unrest stems from a mindset rather than mere wages or luxury. He warns against materialistic solutions and notes that genuine progress comes from awakening ambition, not heightened consumption or revolutionary forecasts.
New York tenants facing rent profiteering organize across boroughs with mass meetings and protests. Legislators consider bills capping profits and banning sharp rent increases while landlords warn of constitutional challenges and push for tax relief. Housing shortages deepen as occupancy strains grow in New York and nearby suburbs, with calls for municipal housing and public utility controls.
Public information Q A style feature answering reader questions on suffrage, Edison, water supply, Army motorcycles, biblical authorship, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and Easter dates. Includes estimates of eligible voters and historical notes with dates and figures.
Jimmy Skunk suspects eggs were stolen from Mrs. Grouse and decides to act as a policeman to uncover the real thief. He questions many neighbors at their homes and learns Shadow the Weasel is suspected of returning to the Great Forest, steering his investigation toward the Laughing Brook and the Crooked Little Path.
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