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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
9
Proposals call for an "ow!" car service to meet early trains, a tough road to Taylor Missouri, river terminals developments with a new barge line, street paving this year, and opening a free wagon bridge to Missouri.
A reformer argues over a proposed five day week and higher pay for New York painters. He notes men may not welcome extra leisure and predicts women will resist shifts in household labor, urging women to decide the issue and praising housewives as better economists.
Experienced tourists distrust marked trails as delusions and snares. Trails profit small towns and service stations by forcing longer routes and odd turns. Some critics note farmers can offer detours to save miles, while state road systems will push long distance travel onto brick and concrete roads built for that purpose.
The piece highlights the rapid rise of the oil industry over the last decade, noting the first American well in 185, the vast midcontinent output, and the Osage Indians' immense wealth from royalties. It cites McBeth's Osul book and Van Antwerp on oil’s indispensable role in power, illumination, lubrication, and propulsion.
McKee reports on a downtown scene of curiosity and daily life as he notes how petroleum and its derivatives power ordinary objects from chairs to telephones. He cites industrial progress and a British admiral’s remark that oil fueled victory in the Great War, cautioning reliance on oil in modern society.
Readers send questions to The Whig Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Director Washington D C Answers cover citizenship by stepfather your war debts and treaties Hypnotization capacity and intelligence chiefs plus duties of Department of Commerce special agents The format shows a public inquiry service with brief questions and concise responses
The passage describes an expert who studies one country after another to report on developing the shoe trade or on goods in demand there. It notes census figures for tobacco consumption in the United States and cites an ancient game law from Deuteronomy 22 6 as precedent for protecting birds.
London August 19 a Soviet decree declares Admiral Kolchak and the all Russian cabinet at Omsk outlaws. The decree says the admiral and officers commanding his forces in Siberia are subject to immediate arrest.
Springfield Aug 19 Right of Edward F E Crabtree to hold his place as Republican mayor of Jacksonville Ti was sustained by Circuit Court Judge Smith here.
Rheumatism means blood saturated with uric acid poison and not cured by salves. Deep cleansing of the blood is needed. avoid progression. S. S. S. is advertised as a long used blood cleanser, purely vegetable, with free physician advice offered.
In a Green Forest thicket Chewink the Towhee reassures Peter Rabbit after warning him of danger from Reddy Fox. Peter praises the alert, and Chewink explains his place in the Finch and Sparrow family, naming Rosebreast the Grosbeak and Glory the Cardinal as relatives.
Peter asks about Chewink diet and habits and learns the bird spends most time on the ground. Chewink mentions berries and wild fruit in season and a preference for ground life. He also notes a nesting thicket with Mrs Towhee and plans to reassure her after warning about Reddy Fox.
Paris reports a new wireless station to be built at Croix d'Hins near Bordeaux. The Excelsior says its sending radius will reach 12,500 miles, making it one of the world’s strongest stations. It will have five times the Eiffel Tower's strength, thrice Lyons, and double Nauen. Capacity set at 72,000 words daily and will serve French colonies worldwide.
A boiler explosion on Norman Mayberry’s farm five miles northeast of Greenfield, Illinois, yesterday afternoon killed three seven year old boys and badly scorched three others while ten people suffered injuries. In Poughkeepsie New York heavy rain forced postponement of the Grand Circuit race meeting scheduled for Monday.
On August 19 across years, Salem witch trials began in 1692 with hangings, Lenox born in 1800, USS Constitution battles Guerriere in 1812, and battles at Contreras in 1847. Also notes Britain’s Chesapeake Bay landing in 1814 and vast unemployment pay in England.
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