General Clark statue looks toward river with city hopes
In Quincy a bronze General George Rogers Clark stands in the north park, surveying the river front and trade potential. The piece notes the statue’s silent judgment on neglect along the river, urges riverfront cleanup as cities like Davenport and St Paul have done, and hopes the general will smile when Quincy modernizes its harbor area.
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George Rogers Clark
Quincy
Hannibal
Tie
Burlington
Clark
Ilinois
Toyland
Davenport
St. Paul
Betrayers of America by Harles Edward Russell
Russell argues that many disturbances in Russia stem from naturalized Americans who return home to denounce American liberty. He criticizes immigrant agitators who preach revolution and wage slavery myths while Lenine is cited as a traitor. Russell, a Socialist and critic, praises American patriotism and laments lack of similar voices in Russia.
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Harles Edward Russell
Root Mission
Lenine
Russia
New York
East Cide
Russell
America
Men Not Automata How Pershing Sees American Soldiers
General Pershing rejects the label automatic and argues American troops should think and act for themselves in battle. He contrasts disciplined freedom with machines and cites Australian and Canadian experiences as proving initiative matters in war. The piece contends true automatons would falter without leadership and praises soldiers who can seize control when needed.
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France
Pershing
Gallipoli
Grandpa on the Porch Thinks Long Amid Life’s Clatter
An elderly man known as Grandpa Davis sits on a porch day after day, lost in thought. He recalls youth, wife, and church, while a bustling world passes by with war in Europe, Wall Street roars, and life moves on. He never joins the activity, awaiting an unseen fate.
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Grandpa
Soe
Grandpa Davis
Europe
Wall Street
Revolutionary leader Salazar slain near Ascencion
Jose Ynez Salazar, aide to Francisco Villa, was shot and killed at the Nogales ranch near Ascencion. A messenger from Casas Grandes said Salazar died at the hands of home guards organized to protect Casas Grandes, marking another violent episode in the region.
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Juarez
Mexico
Tjore Ynez Salazar
Francisco Villa
Nogales Ranch
Ascencion
Casos Grandes
Salazer
Fort Snelling Officers Training Camp Commissions Listed
Aug. 14 commisions awarded to students at Fort Snelling Minnesota officers training camp announced by the adjutant general include Illinois Raymond A. Anderson Joliet second lieutenant Truman Plantz Warsaw second lieutenant.
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Washington
Fort Snelling
Minn
Illinois
Vacation War Play By Schoolroom Veterans
In a vivid schoolyard report, children describe a mock war led by General Andy Anderson and the Growing Up Home Guards. Spies report German enemies seen near trenches by Washington street, with comic misidentifications of Italians and shortages of ready arms. The piece notes strain on schoolhouse work and possible late opening due to wartime prep and student involvement.
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Wareneral
Andy Anderson
Grewnier
Genevieve Hicks
Fatty Bellowes
Washington Street
General Anderson
Manny
Nessery
Andy
Bol Haynes & Whale
Thare
Pants
Mystery Clears Up In Peter Rabbit Tale
In a curious woodland episode, Peter Rabbit uncovers why a hiss from a hollow log frightened him. Sammy Jay suspects a joke, Mrs. Buzzard emerges, and two white downy birds are found in the log, revealing Mistah Buzzard’s misdirection and the truth behind the mystery.
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Sammy Jay
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Sammy
Snake
Buzztail the Rattler
Copperhead
Mrs. Buzzard
Mistah Buzzard
Corn salad for early spring greens
Corn salad is a little known vegetable worth growing for a very early spring salad. Sow now and cover seedlings lightly with straw when cold weather returns. It serves as a good spinach substitute and needs little care after planting. A lighthearted closing line about a fiddle with more strings than a cat’s nine lives.
Shell design critique favors parabolic bandstand over spherical form
Burton Strock of Quincy argues that a concave paraboloidal shell is superior for bandstands, delivering focused sound toward the conductor and avoiding unwanted center back waves. He contrasts Highland Park's spherical shell with the proposed Washington Park design, urging readers to favor the paraboloid.
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Highland Park
Washington Park
Burton Strock
Quincy
Be Prepared Recipes Chili sauce and related condiments
A historical recipe list covers Chili sauce Bordeaux sauce Chow chow Chutney Corn sauce. Instructions detail chopping vegetables, mixing with sugars salts spices and boiling times two hours for sauces and one hour for chow chow, then canning in jars.
Howard Walton Receives Officer Commission
Washington Aug 14 Commissions awarded to officers of the training camp at Ft. Niagara N Y announced by the adjutant general included John T Dyke Indianola second lieutenant and Howard R Walton Champaign second lieutenant The Walton named is the former golf champion of the Central Illinois Golf association and well known in Quincy Short accounts make long friendsometimes.
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Washington
Ft. Niagara
N. Y
Iowa
John T. Dyke
Indianola
Tllinois
Howard R. Walton
Champaign
Howard Walton
Central Illinois Golf Association
Quincy
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Alcorn & Heneel
Merbridge Building
Peoples Gas
Chicago
Postoffice
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Wren
Betrayers OF America
Jose Ynez Salazar Sicr
Villa
By Webster
Webster
Nonin
Paul Whit
Constrations Vy
Frank Moser
Short-Leg Milliken
Shcurt-Leg
Anny
Avery
Blake
Anderson
Letennant
Brigham
Leutennant
Bol
Animayn Storics
Thorntopy W. Burgess
Pearly
Gem City Business
Schook
Gem City Business College
U. S. Civil Service
Gem City
Plp. Parker
Knight Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
D. L. Musselman
Lock Box
Quincy, II
Lesila P
America’s Greatest Commercial School
D.L
Quincy Gas, Electric and Heating Company
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