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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
13
Secure suitable plot for public aviation landing field. Back the Build Now movement to have at least 200 dwellings erected next year. Plan a new modern high school. Establish an owl car service for early trains. Build a hard road to Taylor Missouri. Consider modern river terminals and time a new barge line. Add Quincy's outlying territory before the next census.
The county board notes benefits of an audit, cites daily balance interest as bond quid pro quo, questions bond expenses, and highlights unclear legal rights of officers. It also questions payments totaling 850 dollars for a physician making weekly county lawn trips. The finance committee is urged to pursue Scarborough resolution for audit.
The piece argues rich individuals are not inherently austere or ungenerous, noting they often meet leaders like Rockefeller with affability. It cites Quincy’s coal famine to show improvidence crossed classes and criticizes blaming the well to do for coal shortages, asserting most ordered coal in advance yet faced scarcity.
Ursula Cole faced a five pound penalty or whipping for deriding a minister in 17th century Massachusetts. Puritan church life enforced attendance with long lecture sermons often lasting two hours or more, while modern practice favors shorter talks and limited pew discussion.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes a downtown hotel is dismantling its soft rink bar and offers a brief explanation for the decision. The piece hints at prudence or practicality behind the move without elaborating further.
Dr Frank Crane reviews the plight of actors in old age and calls on the public to support the Actors Fund. He recalls Don Quixote actor De Wolfe Hopper’s humane gesture to retire his horse Rosinante and urges generous help for aging or disabled performers to prevent penury and preserve their dignity.
A 1919 essay warns middle aged men and women of risks like obesity and kidney strain. It recommends regular moderated exercise and reduced fat and meat intake, plus more fruits and greens. Stress management and self control are urged to prevent illness and a shortened life.
The piece mocks high prices during a soda stand experiment. It argues prices reflect demand and critics the new regime’s lack of repeat customers. It likens the failed venture to a failed burgled liquor scheme and ends with a bleak travel of memory.
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that buyers who avoid price checks enable profiteering by small retailers. It urges shoppers to seek fair prices, exercise economy, and challenge high markups. It notes large advertisers display bargains and pressure rivals to match them, prompting profit limits.
New York December report from the Cooperative League of America promotes the Rochedale system as the best form for new co operative ventures. It cites failures from poor leadership and stresses careful member selection, social bonding, and strong federation. warns against overreliance on a single manager. It notes rapid growth to over 1200 societies, 3000 stores, and a wide geographic reach including a Tri State federation and miners' stores.
Reader questions and answers from The Whi Information Bureau. The Bureau offers factual Q and A on pay, notable figures, and historical figures with details on payment methods and notable events. It notes limits on advice and solicits questions with full name and address and a stamp.
Billy Mink grows wary after spotting a suspicious man near Laughing Brook. He investigates a fish hole baited with a trap, discovering the concealed danger before he is caught. The tale hints at further adventures as Billy plans to outwit the trapper.
On December twelfth notable events include Darius II death in 404 B C after nineteen years reign, Cromwell dissolving Parliament in 1653, a comet over Britain in 1680, James II's escape in 1688, Congress adjournment to Baltimore in 1776, Pennsylvania’s 1787 Constitution ratification, the 1831 National Republican convention, Henry Clay's nomination in 1832, the 1901 wireless Atlantic signal, and Marconi’s transatlantic telegraph dream from England to Newfoundland.
A scanned text item presents questions on tobacco expenditure health sleep position and government insurance premiums. It notes estimates of 374 million in tobacco spending and 250 million paid in government life insurance premiums. The format resembles an advisory column with Q and A entries.
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