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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1919
Page
13
The Quincy Whig urges securing a plot for public aviation landing and backing the Build Now movement to ensure at least 200 dwellings can be erected next year. It calls for a new high school, an early-morning owl car service, a hard road to Taylor, Missouri, river terminals, a new barge line, and annexation of closely outlying territory before the next census.
Ten years is too long for federal census figures. Hannibal considers private enumerators to preface government crews, saving months and preserving city prestige. A city census could cost under two hundred dollars and run every two to five years, delivering timely, accurate local data.
An editorial condemns a Senate probe of the coal strike settlement as wasteful. It argues government backers and Dr Garfield failed to negotiate, yet the public favors the settlement to avoid freezing and industrial collapse. It urges focusing on current, livelier issues instead of pointless investigations.
A New York World letter lauds Governor Lowden as nationally known for reducing state taxes amid rising prices. It credits his executive code and state budget system for the 40 cent tax rate, noting his authority to reorganize departments and his potential to push further cuts. The correspondence hints Lowden could influence federal tax ideas and budgeting.
The St Louis Post argues the Chicago gathering of officials and civic leaders failed to grasp the core of the cost of living problem. It disputes Mr Palmer's call for housewives to curb purchases, noting the broad majority still must buy essentials, and warns mere economy without broader reforms won’t yield lasting price relief.
Dr. Frank Crane reviews The Wayfarer presented to church crowds in Columbus and New York. He praises its grand spectacle and Hampden Yurka performance but finds the religious dramatization weaker than secular works like The Passing of the Third Floor Back.
The article argues direct speech aids business success, noting harms from stammering and slang, and urging self training or professional help while warning against fraudulent voice culturists. It stresses clear, cultured speech as essential in employment and education.
The U S attorney-general will launch a new inquiry into the high cost of living focusing on clothing. Past investigations led by Mr. Palmer failed to curb profiteering, with prices continuing to rise and public suspicion growing that officials are not truly addressing the problem.
Washington December reports show increased demand for denatured and wood alcohol while many cases surface of these poisons used as beverages. The Internal Revenue Bureau warns of risks, noting deaths and blindness, and outlines enforcement limits, testing, and labeling efforts across states.
A reader asks if Armistice Day has been made a national holiday. The answer notes a Senate bill proposing Nov 11 as a national holiday by Senator Charles B Henderson of Nevada, with no action taken yet. The column also mentions a remedy for blackheads using tincture of green soap and a few drops of something unspecified.
Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter plan a night visit to escape traps at Laughing Brook. They warn Jerry Muskrat and decide to travel to distant waters, while Muskrat lingers behind. The trio debates who should go visiting and why.
A summarized chronology notes Xerxes ascending the Persian throne in 456 BC, Marcus Antonius triumph in Rome, Childebert I’s death and Burgundy annexation, John Cotton’s Boston death in 1632, James II’s exile, the 1757 capture by the Terrible under Captain Death, 2898 bootless soldiers noted by Washington, and 1862 Butler branded as outlaw after General Order No 28 in New Orleans.
The report notes an individual’s future plans and a likely offer to join a large exporting enterprise. It warns of an impending coal shortage before winter, urging citizens to conserve coal and use it economically. The Washington Information Bureau offers government bulletins on coal saving for a two cent stamp.
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