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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1920
Page
6
Citizens urge organized reform with an efficient Board of Health and a public aviation landing field plot. Support the Build Now movement to erect 200 dwellings this year, plan a new modern high school, establish an early-morning owl car service, and build a hard road to Taylor. Consider river terminals and time to secure a new barge line.
German specialists acknowledge a crisis in science as WWI shifts control of equipment and leadership to the United States. Professor Rubens of Berlin concedes antiquated German apparatus compared with American facilities, signaling a profound shift in intellectual dominance and national pride.
The piece praises Gov. Lowden for opposing centralized authority and contends the steel and coal strike showed Illinois need not appeal to federal troops. It notes Gen. Wood acted on War Department orders, aided by luck, while emphasizing Lowden’s belief in a self-reliant state military response to industrial emergencies.
Officials and loyal railway workers face a life and death fight to suppress outlaw strikes across the country. The piece argues that while the public bears temporary disruption, organized labor itself may suffer long term harm as unions risk breaking apart from internal dissent, potentially weakening the entire railroad labor movement.
An Railway Age editorial notes mixed views on officer and subordinate loyalty and efficiency. It discusses whether observations reflect true conditions or local factors shaping the quality and quantity of work across railroad staffs.
Many know they should study but lack method. Study must have a purpose and be done with interest and attention. Repetition and regular practice build mastery, while use of dictionaries and questions strengthens understanding. Discipline forms the habit, turning study into one of life’s joys.
Health and taxes are linked as Bruce argues that preventive medicine reduces long term tax burdens. He asserts national and local funds spent on hospitals prisons and charities could be redirected with economy to invest in disease prevention. Every prevented case lowers future costs and expands the tax base.
The article argues that Napoleon-like inspiration is rare and that many failures stem from management rather than workers. It stresses the need for supervising officers to study leadership, understand human nature, and apply scientific insights into handling people to secure better results. It urges executives to use research data and continual study to improve team performance.
The St Louis Post Dispatch jokes that in Russia eggs have been nationalized and the hen is socialized under Marxist rule. It ponders how a Bolshevik government would handle the hen as a public asset and warns against the unsocialized hen as counterrevolutionary. Comical names for the hen appear as Comrade Hen and Tav arish Pullet.
The piece notes a dramatic rise in daily coin use, especially pennies, due to the revenue act and entertainment taxes. It cites Treasury records, banks, and the public’s changing behavior, with pennies used at about 60 million per month versus 31 million per year previously. It explains coin composition, weight, and transportation implications, and contrasts nickel and penny demand with minting trends.
Readers submit questions to The Whig Information Bureau with two-cent stamps. the Q and A cover topics from Keynes to Wilson. Answers note official roles and facts, such as Keynes's 1917 Washington visit and Judge Anderson's $6,000 annual salary.
The text outlines Alaskan sweepstakes sled rules, allowing any number of dogs, rear handle bars guiding, finish photo verification, and equal equipment. if a dog dies the owner must have it at finish. It also answers cabinet religion, handwriting study, Luxemburg’s history, a quip about a trust buster, and other brief Q and A items from the period.
A neighbor describes the endless “wrong kind of but” in conversations and a playful list of pessimistic and optimistic definitions. It lampoons attitudes with quips such as a pessimist wearing trousers and suspenders and the optimist seeing a doughnut while the pessimist sees the hole.
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