Public aviation, roads and fairs push in Quincy 1920
The Quincy Whig urges Build Now for 200 dwellings this year and plans a new high school. Proposes an owl car service for early trains, a hard road to Taylor, and modern river terminals to attract a new barge line. Fairs in Baldwin park offer educational value, wholesome exhibitions, no gambling, and boost local agriculture and livestock promotion in 1920 Quincy.
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Taylor
Quincy
Quincy Project
Baldwin Park
Mothers and Babies: national duty to protect future life
Dr. Frank Crane argues that healthy babies and well cared for mothers are vital to national strength. He notes high maternal and infant mortality in the U S versus New Zealand England and Australia, urges Congress to fund maternity and infancy programs, and calls on citizens to pressure lawmakers.
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United States of Americas
Representative Towner
House of Representatives
Senate
United States
League of Nations
Tle
Congress
Club Vor Forum
New Zealand
England
Australia
Why the Printing Presses In Bolshevik Russia
The piece questions a 4.5 million dollar purchase of American printing presses by the Soviet regime. It suggests the machines serve propaganda and world evangelization aims rather than domestic needs, noting collapsed newspaper freedom and widespread distrust of paper currency. It speculates on literature sent abroad with grain and flax shipments.
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Martens
Russia
Lenine
Rusia
Smoking room for women at Chicago theatre costs 310000
The Boston Post notes a Chicago theater spent 310000 to install a smoking room for women to relieve crowds in washrooms lobby and boudoir. The piece questions propriety and tone while asserting no law bans female smoking and criticizes the display as unbecoming amid social norms of the era.
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Boston Post
Chicago
Golace
Schools And Mothers By H. Addington Bruce
A 1920 editorial advocates universal schools for mothers to improve pre natal care and child nurture. It argues infant mortality rates are high and reducible through maternal education in physical and mental hygiene, early life development, and behavior formation. The piece urges home study and offers to share a brief list of recommended books.
Exclusive habit and public smoking in politics
The text discusses women smoking in public as shocking and undesirable and forecasts that Chicago departures may reduce theater seating. It speculates the habit could influence politics with Lucy Page Gaston, anti tobacco candidate for president, as a Windy City resident likely to push neighborhood example into the campaign.
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Chicago
Gerard attacks critics as risky to US navy embers
James W. Gerard former ambassador to Germany now pursuing presidential hopes criticizes a "soviet board" of admirals. He says he would have dismissed them in twenty four hours. The piece questions his loyalty and motives while he profits from writing.
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Gerard
Detroit Free Press
James W. Gerard
Germany
Navy
A Mad World My Masters U S Bond Value Decline
The St Louis Post-Dispatch notes a U S government bond worth 1200 before the war now available under 900, while a diamond once bought for 200 years ago sells for 700 today. The piece mocks buyers and cites political economists and experts.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
United States
Salvage Boom Draws Interest From Many Firms
Washington reports a surge of interest in ship salvage as advances in diving gear and new underwater devices spur plans to raise sunken vessels. Experts note vast potential values, from Lusitania to colonial fleets, with spring launches expected after winter studies and storm risks.
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Washington, D. C
Brittan
United States
Lusitania
Merida
Cape Charles
New York
Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz Q&A column highlights
Reader questions span flag colors meaning silver dollar value and rainfall in Florida. Answers explain valor purity and truth, silver to $1.29 per ounce for intrinsic worth, legal signs banning alcohol ads, seven wonders of the middle ages, Florida rainfall pattern, and a prompt truncated by garbled text about the thirty pieces of silver.
Jumper Fends Off Old Man Coyote in Narrow Escape
In Thornt on Burgess Animal Stories Jumper the Hare flees Billy Mink and Old Man Coyote. A risky brush pile escape leaves Jumper terrified yet unharmed as both predators close in. The tale ends with the hint of a changing fortune in the next segment.
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Billy Mink
Old Man Coyote
Green Forest
Whitefoot
Wood Mouse
Mrs. Grouse
Jumper
Fle
Reddy Fox
Hare
The Greeks in the United States in 1910 census
A reader asks how many Greeks live in the United States. The answer cites the 1910 census showing 101,233 Greeks, mostly men, then notes details on ethnic presence and distribution.
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United States
Treasury Plan Ends Multiple Paper Money Designs
Secretary Glass announced a standard paper currency design to curb counterfeiting and avoid denomination inflation. Future notes will feature portraits of Washington Jefferson Lincoln Jackson Cleveland Grant Franklin Marshall Hamilton and Chase across $1 to $10,000 denominations.
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United Statess Treasury
Glass
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Jackson
Cleveland
Grant
Franklin
Marshall
Hamilton
Chase
Canned foods keep three years or longer
The Pan American Union notes it is unwise for unskilled labor to seek work in South America now. Native labor is cheap and plentiful, with many agricultural openings for farmers who have some capital, and fertile land is inexpensive.
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South America
J. A
The
Pan-American Union
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