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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1920
Page
4
The Quincy Whig argues street paving costs are relative to rising property values. It notes a homeowner with a $5,000 property in 1916 facing about double the prior assessment if paving proceeds now. The piece urges timely work on Maine street and other key arteries to prevent deteriorating conditions.
The piece notes a secession by the Trogresso Italiano Americano from the Democratic party and its call for Italians to consider the next Presidential election. It argues foreign groups should vote as Americans and that the safest course next November is to act as an American, not align with Italian or other foreign policy stances.
A burglar named R P Coffey is caught in Glendale California by Mrs Anderson and handed to police. In court he says he has been caught before and plans to give up, while Crane extols universal discouragement and the common story of failure across diverse walks of life.
Two office workers mock a peer named Jack for his lack of “pep” and knowledge while Bill and Jim chase nightlife. The piece argues success comes only through hard work and focus, citing Charles M Schwab on choosing either a good time or a successful life. Wake up and imitate Jack to graduate from the club class into winners.
A reader debates morality and temptation, contrasting virtue with a life of vice. The dialogue questions the notion that vice brings easier days, urging reflection on what one truly runs toward beyond resisting temptation.
A readers quiz section presents multiple questions with concise answers: the US Second Division suffered the most WWI battle deaths and wounded. pari mutuel is the betting term of French origin. an encyclical letter is a broad church notice from a pope or bishop. hot metal hand test described. 17th century New England teachers’ duties included grave digging. Pharos of Alexandria meant lighthouse built by Ptolemy, 2828 BC, visible sixty miles. gold likely the first metal known to man.
In this excerpt from J S Fletcher’s detective tale, Spargo interrogates two sisters Evelyn and Jessie about their father’s past as Ronald Breton arrives, hinting at hidden Marbury connections and the pursuit of the true killer. Spargo asserts innocence for the father and promises new revelations in tomorrow’s Watchman as he reveals who Marbury really was.
Washington reports on Nannie Burroughs National Training School for Women and Girls, teaching domestic science to 120 colored girls. The school, rising from a single farm building, now features ten teachers and students from 26 states and Haiti, aiming to expand to 250 pupils with $125,000.
Bobby Coon enters Unc Billy Possum’s hollow tree while the possum preps to receive his family from the Swallow and the journey to Ol’ Virginna. Unc Billy’s plan to host fails as Bobby intrudes and finds the cozy bed, triggering a mix of mischief and woodland home life.
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