Reading and media in the homes of a cold winter
The piece urges using magazines and books for knowledge and entertainment during long evenings. It champions magazines for concise, thought provoking articles, books for enduring insight, and public libraries as treasure houses offering access to diverse authorities across arts, science, and history. It also notes the value of reading to understand current labor unrest and global affairs.
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Talking Machine
Ming
Bryce
Alfred T. Mahan
Great Britain
England
Preparedness zeal tests political arms and arsenal siting
National defense rhetoric pushes preventive relocation of arsenals east of the mountains and near borders, with Springfield Massachusetts and several coastal or border facilities at risk. The Middle West is deemed safest for government gun shops, while local officials vow reform amid a fraught political climate.
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Ock Island
Davenport
Rock Island
War College Division
General Staff
Garrison
War Department
Appalachian Mountains
Cascade
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Springfield
Mass
Augusta
Governor's Island
N. Y
Monroe
Watertown
Benicia
Cal
Middle West
What the Other Editors are Saying on Politics News
The Davenport Times reviews national and state politics noting dinner rumors on Roosevelt Wilson tension with big business and tax plans. It mentions Chicago factionalism and pending Republican primary moves, plus Woods postal reform and Illinois farmer legislative gains and burdens.
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Davenport Times
New York
Roosevelt
National Capital
Wilson
Chicago
Cook County
Shermian
National Republican Committee
Squirrels Roar in Winter Cabin Brawl on Voyage
On a crowded ship, a brawl erupts in a cabin as heated passengers clash over a club and a fight breaks out. In the chaos, Inez Milholland Milholland calms the scene while squirrels outside gnaw at the vessel. The next day the party lands battered but the squirrels are caged and hungry.
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Bret Harte
Inez Boissevain Milholland
Inez
Editor's Night Cap Reflects Holiday Rush and Wheat News
The column notes Christmas article exchanges wrap up this week and praises winter wheat’s value to farmers. It reports Villa remaining active in Mexico, hints at a south west drive, and mentions Water Wagon plans and Roosevelt’s strategies against Wilson.
Government Encouragement for Foreign Trade
Mr. Redfield states the government will boost foreign trade through eight U S offices to aid exporters and a twelve nation foreign specialist network. The Commerce Department provides tariff information, a daily paper for business men, and tours with foreign delegations to stimulate postwar trade growth and overseas investment.
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John M. Olkison
Redfield
Department of Commerce
United States
New York
Department
Washington
Commerce Reports
Quincy Rifle Club Enters Inter-Club Gallery Championship
The Quincy Rifle Club will compete in the Inter-Club Gallery championship starting December 26 and running to March. Teams tally weekly top five scores from twenty shots each at 75 feet. Six classes, eleven matches each, with a championship trophy for the top club and medals for class winners. The event aims to improve civilian marksmanship amid social commentary about morals and boxing with a gun.
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Quincy Rifle Club
United States
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Pure Blood Benefits
Advertising copy claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood to aid stomach liver and digestion. Warns that without it digestion suffers appetite wanes and the intestines feel off. Promotes purchase with a call to get the remedy today.
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Hood
Canton Creamery in Fire Loss
Canton Missouri December 27 a fire destroyed the Canton Creamery company's machinery and damaged the building. Loss estimated at 1500 with uncertain insurance and fear the structure may not be rebuilt. Fire started in a coal bin suspected to be spontaneous combustion. owned by a farmers association with George Knapp as manager. The creamery was idle that day and high winds hampered firefighting efforts.
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Canton
Canton Creamery Company
George Knapp
New Whig staff member named William Nichols
William Nichols of Palmyra Missouri joins the regular news staff of The Whig and will handle feature stories. He has ten years of St Louis newspaper experience with the Post-Dispatch Republic and Globe-Democrat and six years directing Marion county coverage for the Hannibal Courier-Post.
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William Nichols
Palmyra
The
Whig
Nichols
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Republic and Globe-Democrat
Marion County
Hannibal Courier-Post
Union Meetings This Week Schedule
Trades and labor meetings are listed for this week with events on Monday for Carpenters and Electrical Workers and Barbers, and Tuesday for Sheet Metal Workers Retail Clerks. The notice also includes a medical ad for Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey highlighting its use against throat and chest troubles.
Local visitors and guests at the Hotel Quincy
Out of town visitors at the Hotel Quincy include David Stern from Chicago James I Clark of Kirksville Missouri W Smi th of La Belle and T B Sever of Nordland Missouri Twenty girls from the All Girls Review Company are staying at the Quincy Dr Laffer is consulted for chiropractic care James Walker and wife formerly Miss Rogers of Quincy visit Mrs Anna N Rogers at 2203 Spring Street Walker is a Burlington train dispatcher Harold Heinze of the Marion County Herald Palmyra was a business visitor to Quincy yesterday.
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Quincy
David Stern
Chicago
James I. Clark
Kirksville
W. Smith
la Belle
T. B. Sever
Nordland
All Girls Review Company
Laffer
James Walker
Miss Rogers
Anna N. Rogers
Spring Street
Walker
Burlington
Brookfield
Harold Heinze
Marion County Herald
Palmyra
Christmas in the Old Orchard Party Spirit Among Forest Animals
The Old Orchard hosts a surprise Christmas feast for many forest creatures led by Farmer Brown's Boy. Tommy the Chickadee and others discover a feast of suet, corn, and nuts on tree shelves and a stone, drawing Drummer the Woodpecker Yank the Nuthatch and many more to share in the holiday joy. The tale centers on Pete Rabbit and the community harmony of a merry Christmas morning.
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Brier Patch
Peter Rabbit
Mrs. Peter
Peter Rabbitad
Peter
Mrs
Tommy
Farmer Brown
Dee
Chick
Yankyank
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Blacky
Crow
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
Jack
Gray Squirrel
Bob White
Bob
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State Register
Congressman Woods
Iowa
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Illinois
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Jelief
New York American
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Editor’s Night Cap
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Raed
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Bed Time Stories
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