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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1916
Page
15
In Quincy and at Burlington and Wabash stations a festive "bundle time" spreads as crowds fill streetcars autos and sidewalks after shopping hours. George Mathew Adams notes Christmas equals Heartful time with bundles totaling thousands of happy hearts and givers whose joy ends too soon.
A Missouri newspaper group argues that fifty years of road spending failed to yield a proper highway system. They advocate a five year scientific experiment and note Missouri lacks a state highway commission to plan state aid roads, contrasting with Illinois and a shared grievance over mud. The piece links road issues to federal aid and hints at broader national questions.
The dispute over Col Isaac N Lewis and his Lewis gun ends as Secretary Baker orders the controversy cease. An endurance test and records show no offer to supply free guns, while the War Dept favored clearance of the matter and halted the furiously pitched press battles.
Danny Meadow Mouse and Nanny discuss Robber the Rat for his life of stealing. They decide Robber is friendless and unhappy, while Robber lacks happiness and friends due to his habit of taking what others have. The tale notes happiness comes from friendship and shares a moral about living without harming others.
A brief on the Bureau of Railway Economics monthly charts for 1915 and 1916 notes higher United States revenues in 1916, with expenses rising less rapidly, yielding increased net revenues especially in the eastern district. Investors are urged to use these figures to avoid buying at prosperity peaks and selling when earnings fall. Winter cold remedies ad follows.
Ex explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed from Dunedin aboard the Aurora toward Port Chal mers to reach the Antarctic where his expedition members are marooned on the ice barrier, aiming to rescue them.
A readable humorous piece set on a Saturday before Christmas features Genevieve Hicks reworking a poem, Phil Wigglesworth defending its simplicity, and the group fretting over hidden Christmas presents. Torp Stebbins warns about bundles around every house while Andy Anderson schemes to trap Sandy with a chimney setup.
In Wheeling West Virginia the Register and the Intelligencer raise weekly subscription rates from 10 to 13 cents starting January 1. The rise is attributed to higher costs for newsprint paper and other maternity.
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