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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1916
Page
7
The Quincy public health branch, often seen as minor, is vital as stray dogs and cars threaten community safety. The city clerk reports 1564 male and 301 female dogs with taxes, with over two thousand dogs total and a larger count in 1915. A cleanup week is proposed to curb rising stray populations and reduce risk to children and pedestrians.
In springtime along Illinois prairies residents behind the wheel discuss fields and crops in a lively, humorous exchange. They comment on plowing, stalks, rye, wheat, lime phosphate and soil needs, while joking about university and Washington expertise, ending with a prompt about a traditional cleanup in Quincy.
A British setback in the East sees Kitchener misled by German bluff over Egypt. Townsend’s division remains trapped near Kut as Gorringe’s relief effort pushes through trenches with Turks weakening at Kut after 140 days. British prestige and gallantry are noted amid a long Mesopotamian stand.
A public essay discussing Buddhist proverbs from the Dhammapada, highlighting key ideas like craving, delusion, self mastery, compassion, and the law of dependent origination. The piece stresses practical wisdom, moral conduct, and the awakening toward reality through awareness and love.
Readers consult attorneys to parse the presidents note on armed merchantmen while majority German Americans pledge loyalty to the United States. Local officials discuss a Will County good roads bond, arguing public highways spur prosperity despite opposition. Irish independence under martial law is cited as a British concession, and a political candidate’s war theatrics fail in Massachusetts.
A Farmer Brown's Boy spies on Mr and Mrs Quack at the Smiling Pool using corn bait to learn their hideout. He suspects Paddy the Beaver and follows the trail to the Big River and the Green Forest, catching Mrs Quack by night and claiming the secret of their whereabouts. He plans to nest near Paddy's Pond.
A roaming speaker shouts that yesterday has gone and today is here prompting laughter. He pivots to selling life insurance, provoking a crowd to seize him. Jamie asks why laws exist and taxes loom, as humor and politics blur in a street scene.
On April 29 1693 Father Jacques Gravier consecrated a new chapel erected outside Fort St. Louis in the Illinois country marking a notable religious milestone in early Illinois history.
A comic tale recounts Hen and Torp Stebbins swapping pistons for hens, misplacing them in barns, and chasing them around as they return to Hen’s roof. The Baptist May Day party plans proceed with Lilac Grimes and Phil Wigglesworth as queen and king, while local characters shave and joke about school, practice, and predicting the weather.
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