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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1920
Page
6
A civic message outlines a broad program to boost aviation landing plots, erect at least 200 dwellings in eight years, plan a modern high school, establish a car service to meet trains, build a hard road to Taylor, Missouri, and push river terminal development to attract a new barge line.
The piece argues annexing contiguous territory will allow Quincy to grow beyond current neighborhoods, stressing a 1920 census as essential. It notes growth is limited by natural barriers, urges citizen support for the mayor, and references Bryan and treaty struggles as context for broader political ambitions impacting annexation efforts.
Miss Ruth Law argues aviation will boost health and longevity, proposing doctors treat tuberculosis and nervousness by flights. The piece cautions public adoption takes years, noting the novelty and boldness of aviation as medicine and its potential to eclipse traditional therapies.
Dr Frank Crane argues that modern revolutions are not new, citing American history from the Revolution to democracy. He praises reform by ballots, warns against minority violence, and asserts that the United States pursues justice and liberty without mobs. He mocks Communist claims as old ideas repackaged.
A practical guide to emotional control focusing on self discipline. It argues temperament matters less than disciplined habits, with steps to improve living routines, think before speaking, and build self confidence to achieve poise. The piece emphasizes gradual self study and persistent effort over impulse.
The passage notes that tubercular patients urged to go west still seek other routes than air travel, and that nervous women will not consent to a quick cure shown by the airplane, reflecting skepticism about new remedies and admission of personal reluctance amid evolving treatment ideas.
From Derevensky Kommunist No. 63, the Bolshevist paper, the piece says workmen now tend six hours of labor, eight hours of sleep, and ten hours of play, with cards and idleness as main pursuits. Party clubs are neglected and workers rarely visit for a smoke, turning clubs into stables.
Washington Dec 1 War Department is demoting officers after World War I. Regulars with overseas command lose wartime rank while staff and bureau officers face uneven reductions. Most officers to prewar status by June 30, with emergency rank holders retained briefly to avoid dismantling key services.
The text presents a reader Q and A feature titled Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz. It describes how to submit questions to The Whig Information Bureau and provides sample Qs and As on topics such as ice cream origin libraries mortgages the post office dressings and World War naval losses. It lists respondents and concise historical or factual answers with dates places and figures.
Billy Mink wakes in a barn haymow and embarks to explore the rat world. He follows scent trails and nests, finds empty nests and empty rat homes, and discovers no rats remain as he searches the barn. He notes that his future meals may have vanished with the rats. Next story teases Billy Mink hunts in vain.
A reader asks about royal allowances and beneficiaries of the English sovereigns. The reply outlines that the Royal Family’s civil list includes 2,350,000 for the King and Queen with 100,000 annually for the Prince of Wales, plus 50,000 for each remaining son at age 21 and 30,000 for each daughter at 21.
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