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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1920
Page
13
The Chicago park board tentatively adopted plans for a world’s largest public aquarium in Grant Park, with an estimated cost of 200000 dollars.
A collage of humorous quips and observations on drinking, manners, money marriage, resolutions, tips for tipping bell hops, and political references. It notes caution with eating, jokes about piggish behavior, and a nod to evolving prices and social drives, ending with a remark on labor costs tied to ice.
A fragmented ledger of local quirks and shocks notes postal hustle on Stern’s corner, a stalled South Sixth Ave scene with steam rollers idle, and a census taker’s reveal of hidden details. It mentions a man found on a fire escape New Year’s morning and reports Bromo and Aspirin sales dipping below par amid blizzard turmoil.
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