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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
7
Editorial quotes Charles Evans Hughes saying ambition is not for holding office but for an efficient American government worthy of the nation's best capacity and honor worldwide.
The federal aid road act is not a surrender of state rights but a cooperative approach between federal and state officers. Officials in Washington emphasize value of expert planning, accurate highway selection, and lasting improvements, warning against poor pavements and political tinkering. The Taylor-Quincy road is seen as a key asset to Northeastern Missouri trade and a step toward permanent regional links.
The article notes 27 percent of Massachusetts cases fully recovered and contrasts New York figures. It explains how paralysis damages nerve pathways and that recovery depends on care, timing, and avoiding premature or excessive exercise. It ends with a nonpartisan remark on women’s groups and a looming twelve million vote. leaders aim for a perfect split.
The piece argues illness can reveal real thinking, curb bad habits, and foster sympathy. It notes illness may avert serious harm by correcting over eating and poor sleep, while condemning feigned illness. It ends urging self examination during illness to reveal and correct character flaws.
When you have a cold give it attention and avoid exposure. Start taking Dr King's New Discovery the standard family cough syrup for over 40 years. It eases coughs soothes throats and bronchial tubes checks your cold and clears your head. Get a bottle at your druggist and keep it in the house as cold insurance.
Excerpts from editorials urge acceptance of a president’s plan as necessary to avoid the moral burden of a nationwide rail strike. The New York World notes it is the only definite plan offering hope for adjustment, while other voices warn of consequences if rejected.
Champaign News-White notes that the abundant but careless distribution of fine letter paper school tablets and wrap ping paper across printed materials cannot continue. It argues that unchecked use strains resources and that economy is prudent despite no price rise.
The railroads have demanded arbitration while unions rely on force. Mr. Wilson, who has shown no real effort for the railroads, has consistently supported the unions, and must bear responsibility for the economic and moral consequences that will follow from his actions.
On August 24, 176¢ George Croghan, deputy Indian agent, presided as twelve western confederacy tribes acknowledged the king of Great Britain as sovereign and agreed to let the British assume control of posts ceded by the French.
Alvin T. Hert, manager of the western Republican campaign, says Theodore Roosevelt will tour Illinois, Indiana, and other central western states for the Republican ticket. A date schedule will be set soon with a late September or early October Western visit likely. The eastern signs point to an old fashioned Republican victory this fall.
Representatives from all Illinois railroads met in Chicago to plan raising passenger fares from two to two and a half cents per mile. They argue the ICC ruling on interstate vs state distance discrimination, and say the state rates would end the issue, though the move would conflict with state law on maximum fares.
In a fable at the Smiling Pool Longlegs the heron accuses Rattles the kingfisher of stealing his breakfast minnow. Rattles retorts that fish belong to whoever catches them and mocks Longlegs with sharp, brittle humor. Longlegs, hungry and temperamental, ends up flying to the Big River.
Chattanooga Tenn August 23 street cars halted Tuesday night as a precaution against a sympathy strike after a stone shattered a car window injuring a woman and other windows were broken by pistol shots. Hundreds were forced to walk home from business districts.
In Omaha on August 23 H Victor Wright of Los Angeles and R H Poindexter of St Louis were nominated for the presidency of the National Retail Credit Men's association now in convention. The election is set for today.
In Peoria on August 23, Ruth Harris a stenographer for Senator Bailey was found dead in a sewer along the Illinois river after having fled her room while delirious during a period of illness. The missing woman had been absent since Monday.
A medicinal advertisement promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a cure for summer coughs and colds. It claims the formula soothes irritation stops coughing kills cold germs and promises quick relief from a 95 cent bottle. The copy urges trial and notes it is sold by druggists.
Readable fragments describe a playful vignette about a teacher named Miss Palmer smiling at students on the street. The piece recounts a yesteryear tale of Hen Van Ness and a curious hole house with a snake, a dog, and a hen, ending with a moral about introductions. It also mentions two boys Andy Anderson and Ex Brigham planning to run away to Darks kust Africker to hunt lions and savages, with Torp Stebbins contemplating joining. Fatty Bellowes suffers from choleric mood but recovers after fruit.
General Carlo Giordano, renowned for advancing mountain fighting to Adamello’s heights, was killed while inspecting outposts on the Seven Communes plateau near Austrian lines. His death comes as Italy’s Alpine warfare program is reassessed by War Minister Leonida Bissolati, an alpine climber who served under Giordano.
Ambrose Gary of Sulphur Oklahoma reports ten years of kidney trouble with rheumatic pain and walking difficulty. After three months of Foley Kidney Pills he felt relief from the first bottle and continued use until three bottles were taken, claiming to feel like a new man with no harmful drugs, via Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
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