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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1920
Page
6
The Ouiney Whig urges backing the Build Now movement to fund 200 dwellings this year. It calls for a modern high school, an early morning Owl car service, a hard road to Taylor, Missouri, and thoughtful river terrain planning to attract a new barge line.
Calvin Brown spoke Friday night on Chamber of Commerce issues to a small audience discouraged by protracted gatherings. The column notes citizens prefer home evenings but suggests noon luncheons could boost attendance while ensuring the public message reaches Quincy through newspapers.
Gen Leonard Wood and Senator Miles Poindexter plan a debate in Pierre South Dakota on March 20. Neither has defined a clear issue beyond law and order and opposition to the league of nations. The expected exchange is described as mild and not likely to ignite a high level clash.
New York judge quietly excused women from a venire arguing women are more needed at home than in court. The anti-suffrage plea contends women should not serve as jurors, citing household impact, but critics say the stance recalls the old "menace to the home" argument and would bar women from long trials like Ford or Newberry while allowing shorter county or circuit cases.
Editorial notes Canadian interest in U S resort ownership and management amid drought and political limits from the Rio Grande to the Great Lakes. The piece laments constitutional limits and calls for reform, urging peace and stability as conditions tighten.
The Omaha Bee discusses Marconi’s attempt to receive messages from Mars or other inhabited planets as a mental exercise. It contrasts Marconi’s potential with Einstein, Conan Doyle, and Oliver Lodge, urging open-minded speculation while cautioning not to expect definitive proof. The piece notes Martians and Morse alphabet jokes and questions spelling, ending with a playful dig at modern usage.
Dr Frank Crane urges a Do a Good Turn Week urging kindness forgiveness and self restraint to counter hate and pride. He cites love and human kindness as healthful and urges concrete acts from talking to the elevator boy to helping a coworker or child and even aiding an ailing dog to inspire joy and community spirit.
A concise exploration of kleptomania by H Addington Bruce discusses how the condition is usually a symptom of other diseases rather than a standalone disorder. It notes links to brain degeneration, epilepsy, hysteria, psychasthenia, hormonal factors, and puberty, with examples and implications for treatment.
The passage describes a surge of holiday travelers with ample funds moving toward Canada, foreseeing spring adjustments in policy to welcome visitors from a vast desert of water but little refreshment. It notes thousands of American visitors crossing for appetite and curiosity, even without hunting or ice palaces.
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Holland says the League of Nations is far from what was expected, yet he predicts he will still become involved. The remark signals ongoing debate over international engagement and potential future involvement by Holland.
Washington reports the death of Prof A La Garner, Smithsonian Institution expert who studied monkey and ape speech, questioned dogma about animal thought, and spent thirty years in Africa observing primates. He argued language exists in some form across many animals and educated the public on a unity of life beyond human superiority.
The page presents a reader quiz request to The Whig Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin director, with a note on sending questions and postage. It also cites 1919 US auto production at 1,596,787 passenger cars and wholesale value of 31,569,282,995, plus a Salvation Army history: founded in London by William Booth in 1865, with US branch growth and current figures of 9,859 posts and 17,374 officers and cadets.
A reader quiz covers state abbreviation updates from Cali to Calif in 1919 to reduce reading errors, Carnegie’s peace fund not a personal bequest, Christian versus Mohammedia totals, rural mail delivery rules, Daylight Saving origins, tideless sea reference to the Mediterranean, and a comparison of national debts showing the United States at about 26.006 billion versus Britain’s larger figure.
Billy Mink recaptures the robber rats from the barn and woodpile then leaves for Laughing Brook. The farmer rewards him with food as Billy rests, grows fat and lazy, and soon longs for excitement and a return home to check on friends at Laughing Brook.
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