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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1920
Page
7
The Ouiney Whig urges a public aviation landing field and supports the Build Now campaign. It calls for plans for a modern high school, an owl car service to meet morning trains, a hard road to Taylor, Missouri, and future river terminals to attract a new barge line.
Edward F Harvey testifies before the Senate on Mexico intervention arguing for twenty five thousand troops to seize Vera Cruz and occupy Mexico City. He warns of chaos elsewhere and says at least 250000 would be needed for any real action while critics say the plan invites disaster and costly entanglement.
Prof James McKite of the University of Illinois reports a remarkable serum used to treat ptomaine poisoning. The find, developed by university researchers to cure cattle from poisoned ensilage, is touted as surpassing major institutes. The piece criticizes past funding and urges greater state support for the university’s work.
Senator Fall replies to Luis Cabrera's invitation to visit Mexico and defends the Senate's investigation of the Mexican situation. He and the Mexican secretary of foreign relations exchange remarks, highlighting ongoing US Mexico diplomatic notes. The exchange reflects how officials dispute authority within the US government on international matters.
This 1920 Frank Crane piece extols truth as a pure standard and warns that lies corrupt health mind and soul. It compares liars to dirt and cowardice, arguing honesty is vital for children and society and notes the temptations and consequences of deceit.
A clergyman dreams his dead wife directs him to misplaced papers and finds them, a striking claim of communication from the dead, balanced with the view that dreams reflect subconscious memory. The author cites a Colorado student’s dream guiding her to a lost check as a related example.
The commentary notes that Americans abroad may err and stresses the need for a single trusted policy. It questions how two officials’ conflicting notes can align with the United States Government's stance and urges Fall to finalize independent diplomatic efforts promptly.
Editorial on how recognition in print shapes ego and careers. It cites Irvin Cobb’s The Thunders of Silence, Cass Schurz’s quip on quotation, and a society editor’s tale of how ignoring a debutante can push her into obscurity, illustrating the power of publicity and silence.
Washington debate on how to fix government salaries contrasts living costs with value of work. Clerks cite double cost of living since 1893, urging large raises to maintain families while Smoot argues historical pay fairness and era-based work quality. Government examiners and clerks illustrate salary stagnation amid inflation, prompting a broader question: base pay on value of work or cost of living.
Readers were invited to submit questions to The Whig Information Bureau. The quiz replies cover topics from salaries of political figures to nationality rules, color theory, and baseball records. Notable facts include Will Hays not drawing a salary as Republican chair, Elaine Root’s cabinet roles, and Babe Ruth’s 1919 home run record with 30.
A barn rat colony moves into a farmhouse while Billy Mink hunts the barn. Snow hides their tracks, an old leader guides the rats to attic nests, and the farmer and wife hear gnawing as the pantry is breached. The tale ends with the farmer and wife in despair.
A collection of quiz items and answers on topics from rural letter carriers and pension rolls to Indian schooling, stamp postage rules, ring title holders of 1919, Atlantic versus Pacific depths, and the 1919 U S trade balance. Notable figures include 43,000 rural carriers, 271,391 Civil War veterans on pensions, 283,244 widows, 84,922 Indian school age children, and a 4 billion dollar export surplus.
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