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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1918
Page
7
London dismisses any idea of a quiet pause as German forces regroup for another major push. Allied defenses under Haig appear to hold the basin of the battle area, while German reserves are large but costly. Critics warn Ludendorff faces a decisive fight to break out or retreat, with weather cutting ground advantages in favor of the Allies.
A discussion of using United States silver dollars to fund wartime needs. Congress may melt silver certificates and export silver to England for war material purchases in China and eastern possessions. Silver prices surge from 48.5 cents to 1.18 per ounce as treasury borrows from itself and sets a dollar per ounce price. Federal bank notes would replace silver certificates until silver returns.
The piece praises President Wilson for open transparent diplomacy versus secret backstairs talks by France and Austria. It notes Swiss meetings and Smuts dispatches, highlighting clear statements to central powers and a hoped-for rise of above board dealings. It contrasts public broadcasts of Wilson’s words with opaque private conferences.
A tense call for global democracy reform argues that democracy lacks civic consciousness and universal education. It urges universal schooling to age twenty one, inclusive of all races and classes, and insists that true democracy requires people’s ownership of capital and a universal organization beyond class divides.
The Boston Transcript argues that wartime unity demands ending all congressional campaign activities in Massachusetts. It urges towns and boards to resolutions against campaigning, to keep public buildings unused for campaign purposes, and to prioritize support for the war over partisan politics. It warns that delay brings bitterness and weakens national resolve.
A veteran voice recalls Private Sandy Splits misinterpreting guard duty rules in a comic mishap. An officer and Corporal Wart intervene as the rookie misreads commands, nearly causing a firing incident. The tale ends noting pride and consequences of rank.
In a tense scene from a forest tale, Chatterer the Red Squirrel confronts fear and pride while observing Sammy Jay and Jerry Muskrat. He endures a chastening moment, then hatches a bold plan to reach shore on a drifting log as the flood carries logs toward the Big River. Next chapter teased: Chatterer Loses Courage.
The article describes two methods for a long pea season. It highlights planting an early, a late, and a middle variety together for best yield, naming Little Marvel, Thomas Laxton, and Potlach as top performers. It notes planting depth of three to five inches and cautions about heavy soil and birds. It mentions canning surplus for shipbuilding plant work and quotes Mr. Daniels praising inspirational progress.
Washington April 23 Secretary Daniels, returning to his desk after a three day speaking tour in New England, said he was highly pleased with the evidence of progress observed during the trip. He noted renewed vigor in plant operations and urged continued effort to meet goals.
New York April 23 a bomb containing five pounds of dynamite was found Monday in the doorway of a four story Life Publishing company building on West 31st street. Owen Eagen inspector of the bureau of combustibles said it was among the most dangerous he has ever examined. The contrivance weighed 12 pounds, was a foot long and half a foot wide, wrapped in a Philadelphia newspaper dated April 21.
A Battle Creek reader, Charles J. Heyser, recites a long testimonial about varicose ulcers healing after two boxes of Peterson's Ointment. He claims prior treatments failed for over five weeks, and credits the remedy with curing ugly, painful sores. The advertisement notes others report eczema and skin ailments improve, with a box priced at 30 cents.
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