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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1920
Page
7
Opinion page backs Build Now movement urging 200 dwellings this year, plans for a new high school, an owl car service for early trains, a hard road to Taylor Missouri, and timely river terminal development to secure a new barge line.
The article notes the lack of popular enthusiasm for any presidential candidate in both parties. It cites Gen Leonard Wood, Gov Lowden, and Herbert Hoover as lacking strong backing, though organized efforts have gained small delegates. It suggests nominating conventions will be brought about rather than driven by mass sentiment.
A editorial argues county chairmen may drop national lines this spring, allowing aspirants to file petitions for a citizens ticket. It questions the need for an expensive primary for city offices, urging voters to prove they can elect good men without party ties and without a costly process.
Detroit Free Press notes after months a physician finally says President Hugh H. Young of Johns Hopkins is in a condition he describes as ongoing but uncertain, urging cautious public understanding of the medical situation. The piece questions transparency and stresses the need for clear dialogue about the President’s health.
A political voice extols a week of music in New York City as a democratic force. It links harmony to education work and family life, asserting music as the soul of cooperation and the cure for discord, while opposing competition and violence. The writer ties musical unity to democracy, science, and religion.
The article explains that brief rest periods reduce fatigue only if workers have genuine interest in their tasks. It stresses steady, unhurried work, emotional control, and optimism as essential to maximize rest benefits. Industrial hygienists note these principles for not just individuals but society.
The piece discusses Mr. Wilson's paralysis from cerebral thrombosis produced by a brain blood clot. It criticizes White House physicians for secrecy over months and questions whether Dr Young's bluntness signals partial recovery, while urging cautious national hope.
Boston Post reports that New York federal agents grant wine and brandy permits for culinary use while Massachusetts dry officials resist. The piece mocks the idea of culinary alcohol amid Prohibition strictness, noting the clash between states and officials over pudding sauces and plum desserts.
A New York Aero Club discussion on aviators superstition reveals how luck and mascots guide fliers. Stories recall Rob who risked his life for a corn-cob pipe, Bill who courted graveyards, Captain Spring who lost a talisman and nearly died, and animals from cats to a monkey aiding flights, with two dogs and a clock cited as enduring luck tokens.
The Whig Information Bureau offers to answer readers questions by mail from Washington D C. Readers must include name address and a two cent stamp. Topics cover rats food waste war loans legal tender pennies and canary bird care with plain concise questions and no professional advice.
In the Green Forest the tale centers on Chatterer the Red Squirrel making a remarkable leap. Sammy Jay describes the jump from a tree top to ground, noting Chatterer’s flat tail helped balance and slow descent. Billy Mink’s and Timmy the Flying Squirrel’s tails are contrasted, ending with Chatterer’s hard but winded landing and boastful pride.
A mixed column of Q and A items covers topics from military service refunds to the origin of the pompadour hairstyle and the establishment of the Interior Department. It notes the nonrefundable $300, cites Madame de Pompadour as the origin, and records that the Interior Department was created by Congress on March 3, 1849 with Thomas Ewing as first secretary, while addressing Arlington burial permissions, animal lifespans in captivity, and the 1808 Paris Treaty terms with claims to Puerto Rico and Guam.
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