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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1919
Page
9
Opinion piece calls for securing land for an aviation landing field backed by the Build Now movement to enable 200 dwellings next year. It outlines plans for a new high school, an owl car service for morning trains, a hard road to Taylor Mo, river terminals, and timely expansion of a barge line, plus bringing nearby territory into the city before the next census.
Dr Crane argues colleges must raise funds to strengthen women’s education at a leading institution and uplift teachers’ salaries. He notes the call for educated citizenship, the need to attract capable teachers, and the danger of teaching pay driving talent away as universities rebuild. The piece links democratic governance to college support and endowment.
Former guides urge Congress to enact a revised war risk insurance act not as special privilege but as a patriotic safeguard for the country. They demand reorganization of the insurance bureau, reinstatement campaigns for lapsed policies, and a more favorable five year payout option to prevent future pension burdens on taxpayers. Delays threaten increased taxation and veteran dependents’ welfare.
Discovering a New York Times Paris correspondent Mr. Harles A Selden interviews officials bankers merchants policemen and workers to gauge American sentiment. He warns of capital labor conflict and mentions radicals and overthrows reflecting mixed views across cities and regions.
The Omaha Bee analyzes a plan outlined by the attorney general, detailing how mental discipline and civic focus could shape public administration. It weighs the implications for governance, order, and citizen responsibility within a state framework.
A 1919 essay arguing national health standardization over local self rule. It stresses uniform quarantine, sanitary housing, and pure food laws to prevent epidemics and protect national welfare. Proposes options including a National Department of Health, a Health Commission, or mutual state agreements to enforce a common code.
The article quotes Palmer arguing for a united approach to curb rising prices. He notes fixed income earners suffer first, urges workers and wealthy to back increased production, and urges smarter buying to reduce price levels without cutting wages.
In Salt River Valley near Sacaton Arizona the long awaited high price and quality of Pima cotton transform farming. Egyptian and Nile varieties gave way to Yuma then Pima cotton developed by agricultural scientists. The valley now yields up to 155,000 acres of Pima with profits high, while maintaining strict seed purity to keep the superior strain from cross pollination. The effort centers on irrigation, experimental planting, and cooperative vigilance among farmers to sustain a premium crop.
Readers pose questions to The Whig Information Bureau directed by Frederiq J. Haskin. The column provides brief answers on money per capita, pre cancelled stamps, brass in wireless gear, widow insurance after remarriage, Jack Dempsey measurements, Countess Caraman Chimay, snake locomotion, and track marks in sand.
Bobby Coon wanders near Laughing Brook and an open fence conceals a hidden trap. Billy Mink warns him, but curiosity overcomes fear as Bobby uncovers the shiny lure, triggers the jaws, and bolts away in a wild escape.
A compiled set of historical notes recount assassinations and deaths from antiquity to the 19th century. Events include Aulus Vitellus in 69, Ignatius of Antioch in 107, Richard Coeurden Thoen in 1192, Mahomey III in 1660s, a French dwarf in 1738, Samuel Hopkins in 1868, South Carolina secession in 1864, Gey Woland in 1870, and a note about the Church of the Transfiguration known as The Little Church Around the Corner.
The text explains that when no effective date is provided a bill becomes law once signed by the President or after ten days if the President does not veto it. It mentions the ten day period and the presidential signature as key steps in enactment.
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