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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1920
Page
6
From the Quincy Whig opinion page outlining community goals for the year. Secure a suitable plot for a public aviation landing field. Back the Build Now movement to erect at least 200 dwellings. Plan a new modern high school building. Establish an owl car service to meet early trains. Build a hard road to Taylor Missouri. Consider moder river terminals and time for a new barge line.
The article credits Rotary and Lions clubs with bringing renewed vigor and practical direction to the Taylor road effort. It notes past failures and timidity, but asserts the two Quincy clubs now have the talent and commitment to advance the project, led by Robert Potter’s birthday address praising Rotary spirit.
The article mocks Representative Madden for suggesting a cabinet that would pass on presidential disability. It argues a panel of top physicians would create conflicts, remove leading professionals from practice, and would be impractical, leaving the country to rely on the Constitution.
Government analysis charts 54 percent pass rate in California Arizona and Colorado with New York reflected by money focus and poor training. Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts show strong manhood metrics while Michigan shows low readiness. Western states like Kentucky Iowa Nebraska Kansas Texas and the Dakotas also rank high or low, suggesting nonregional factors at play and hinting at a case for universal military training.
A 1920 editorial urges boys to seek meaningful work over mere play, arguing that fun comes from service and achievement. It stresses teamwork, serving the common good, and training as the path to happiness, cautioning against chasing wealth or fame as the primary goal.
Advice on handling criticism with calm reflection. Evaluate whether critique is deserved, then use it to improve efficiency and income. The article notes that many react poorly, while the successful learn from criticism and grow their self knowledge.
Detroit Free Press laments a postwar surge in extravagance and sensuality across society. It warns that dressed in daring costumes and lavish dances, people abandon thrift and temperance, alarming moralists and religionists as they fear a drift from traditional values.
The attorney general condemns a jail act permitting a death sentence display in Cook County Jail. Spectators jeered from behind bars as officials planned a repeat show. A state attorney warned punishment, urging modern humane standards over past theatrical executions. The piece urges civilizational progress and decorum.
NEW YORK Feb 22. A renewed clash erupts between women voters pushing an eight hour day for female workers and the Women's Equal Opportunity League which opposes it. Advocates cite health and efficiency gains, while opponents argue free competition and fears of reduced employment. The dispute involves major organizations and probes wartime labor shifts and industry speedups.
A reader asks about Canada's foreign trade versus the United States and related topics. The quiz cites last year’s Canada trade at about 2.15 billion dollars and U S trade at 10.32 billion, notes speculative aeronautical spending, and explains Canada’s name origin from a misheard Native word for village.
Peter Rabbit hops along the Lone Little Path with Jimmy Skunk planning to tell tales of Blacky the Crow. They split around a pine stump to catch beetles, but Jimmy lands on Reddy Fox during a surprise thump, prompting Peter to flee toward the Green Meadows. Next story: Reddy Fox Gets Into Trouble.
The text discusses the tribunal for silk industry disputes at Lyons prior to the French Revolution, its abolition in 1791, and Napoleon's 1806 creation of expert councils with similar functions. It also includes a Q A quiz on varied topics and a French phrase meaning respond if you please.
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