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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
9
Mr Rittenhouse of the Equitable criticizes the composite physical American as smooth and healthy yet flawed by strain He cites averages of 40 to 43 years and notes progress from new knowledge while praising more outdoor, robust types The piece references military training advocates and cabinet changes affecting the president's circle.
Dr Zimmerman, secretary for foreign affairs of the imperial government, voices German sentiment as partly neutral and partly pro allied. He condemns strict accountability in submarine warfare and notes unsettled grievances with allied governments after two years of war. The east shows pro ally money for munition making while the middle west remains neutral, complicating peace ideas and Villa.
A New York legislative committee investigating food prices uncovers janitors in city apartments acting as middlemen for milk concerns ice firms bakeries and book agents. They secured customers from tenants and earned commissions often as cash or gifts. A single family could be worth 1 to 15 dollars yearly to a janitor and moving to new buildings resets the cycle. The consumer bears the cost of these commissions.
Quoting a physician, the text argues that nervous troubles stem from poor emotional training in childhood. It asserts that training in self confidence, self reliance, and self control cures patients, not drugs, and that early life education prevents hysteria neurasthenia and psychasthenia. Parents should guard against excessive shocks to avoid lifelong fear and self centered thinking.
Danny Meadow Mouse investigates Black Pussy's hunting method in a barn scene from Thorton W Burgess. He trails Nibbler to a hayless edge above Black Pussy, learns her waiting tactic, and plans to observe further with Nibbler’s hidden guidance.
Five children, 21 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren were left by Mrs Hannah Bridge who died in Galesburg on Wednesday at age 97 leaving a large family adoptive of descendants and a life spanning nearly a century.
A reader proposes a wooden lock-box with 35 compartments to track household spending. Front-row tickets show daily funds, back-row labels name categories like Rent and Groceries, with color tickets representing amounts. Savings holds undisturbed tickets. borrowing uses due slips. Comments invited from readers.
London reports Vienna papers attribute Dr. Von Koerber's resignation to opposition from German speaking deputies against reopening parliament and to seeking a compromise with Hungary per late Count Karl Stuergh's lines. General regret is voiced over the minister's departure.
A quirky school page features a Christmas poem by Gen Hicks failing to inspire, plus students' mischief and planned pranks. Tales include Phil Wigglesworth tripping Steve Hardy, Miss Palmer, Ex Brigham, Hen Van Ness, and humorous notes about Christmas presents and stockings. Torp Stebbins foresees a crowded tree scene, while Fatty Bellowes begs for edible gifts.
Alexander Spitz mueller, named to form the new Austrian ministry, served in the Stuergh cabinet and played a pivotal role in negotiations with Hungary on the compromise question. He is hailed as the right man to bring the matter to a successful conclusion, even if it requires sacrifice of personal position over principles.
Germany awaits the impact of a proposal reported from Copenhagen via London with a December timestamp. The note suggests a pending decision or response expected in the near term.
A Berlin dispatch to Politiken reports that public focus in Germany is on the foreign response to the chancellor's speech rather than the proclamation or Bethmann Hollweg's address. It notes anxiety before the speech was high but now intensified, and asserts enemy press opinions do not reflect official government views.
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