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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
9
Proposals call for an owl car service to greet early trains, a hard road to Taylor Missouri, modern river terminals with a new barge line, street paving this year, and a free wagon bridge to Missouri.
The director of the savings division warns that millions are spending savings rather than earnings. If inflation continues, prices will rise further, leading to strikes, higher costs, reduced labor demand, and potential social unrest. Notable anecdotes cite Armour and Rosenwald as frugal exemplars, while officials urge cutting extravagance to stabilize the economy.
A Q A reveals Jefferson Davis was released under the General Amnesty of December 25 1868. He then traveled to Europe and spent his remaining years in retirement, writing The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. He died in New Orleans on December 6 1890.
Paris reports the abdicated king Ferdinand fled Bulgaria and was ordered to leave his Austrian castle by Count Leopold Von Berchtold. Ferdinand woke, resisted, and pleaded his loyalty as a Bulgarian general translated between German and Bulgarian. An automobile then carried Ferdinand, his son Kiki, and the general away. The United States advised via informal channels, while Turkey complained to Britain and France.
In Paris on August 27 Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, commander of the United States naval forces, gave an informal warning to Turkey that Armenian massacres must cease. The remark reflects U S concern as global tensions rise over the Armenian crisis.
An old advertising piece touts S S S as a cure for pimples and skin eruptions. It claims blood cleansing via the formula neutralizes poisons, revitalizes red blood cells, and clears the complexion, suggesting readers write for medical advice at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
Peter spots a thorn tree bearing a shocking collection of prey including three grasshoppers a moth two caterpillars a lizard a mouse and a young sparrow The scene unsettles him and he seeks explanation from Johnny Chuck Skimmer the Swallow explains it is the storehouse of Butcher the Shrike who caches food for hungry days
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Detroit on Wednesday, the first stop on his country tour in the interest of the American region, of which he is a founder.
On August 28 events span exploration and war from Pedro Menendez naming Saint Augustine to Drake and Hawkins sailing against the West Indies. Hudson entered Delaware Bay in 1609 and Gaines resigned after a British bombardment wound in 1814. Births include Ira Sankey in 1840. The era also marks fort Hatteras fall in 1861 and the first Lohengrin performance in 1850. The 1859 discovery of petroleum at Watson's Flats led to Drake's oil strike near Titusville and the rise of the Pennsylvania oil industry.
A serious forest fire in the Big Horn forest of northern Wyoming has burned over 1,200 acres and destroyed about 12,000,000 feet of timber. The blaze was raging unchecked as reported to federal forestry service officials via telegram sent from Denver on August 27.
An advertisement touts Howard's Buttermilk Cream as a magician like beauty treatment. It claims to brighten dull complexions, whiten rough arms, and vanish shine without aging signs. The ad invites readers to buy at Brown and Mays Drug Co with a money back dissatisfaction plan.
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