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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
7
The Ounce Whig urges action on aviation landing field, support for 200 dwellings, a new high school, an owl car service for morning trains, a hard road to Taylor Mo, and future river terminals to attract a barge line.
A reflection on long standing newspaper quirks from James Gordon Bennett to enduring hoaxes like the hoop snake and monkey gland tale. The piece notes the editors kept letters and anecdotes alive, the danger of sensational myths, and the evolving line between amusement and deception in press history.
The Ballad is the Wandering Jew of literature and the simplest form of poetical expression. It grows from folk utterances rather than elites and records vivid human life. The piece praises ballads for truth, action, loyalty, love, hate, and justice found in common folks across lands.
A critique of philosophical anarchism argues against a system where no one must work. It contrasts socialism, communism, and anarchism, exploring leisure versus obligation, envy, and the practical questions of provisioning bread and beds for all.
H Addington Bruce argues that home hygiene must include mental and spiritual well being. He cautions against red and yellow color schemes, chaotic furnishings, and bookless, pictureless homes that dull thought and dull mood. He stresses ample lighting as essential to health and efficiency.
The New York Times notes Herbert Hoover remains not a candidate while others push for him. It compares Hoover with Leonard Wood, praising their civic service and contrasting party regularity with fresh leadership in a wide evolving national era. Hoover, forty five and independent, shows willingness to wait.
New York women after Leap Year embrace economic independence and career success. The piece notes women hold jobs, enter politics, and adopt children to balance homes and work. It cites figures like Mrs. Pankhurst and Nina Wilcox Putnam, and recalls Ellis and other couples who live separately but together, arguing the war has reshaped marriage and gender roles.
The Niagara Falls falls never freeze completely but ice islands can form above and below the rapids. In severe winters such as 1856 1860 and 1875, these ice bridges spanned half of the American rapids though they risk collapse and are dangerous for visitors.
A reader asks if Alaska can become a state at will. The answer explains that a territory is admitted by an act of Congress after meeting population and significance thresholds, and that Congress alone determines the timing. The respondent notes that predicting when Alaska will reach that standard is not possible.
A farmer lures Billy Mink with scraps of meat near the woodpile to lure the mink into trusting him. Billy, after testing for traps, accepts the meals and naps, then returns at dusk to find more scraps, hinting the farmer’s food was placed to gain the mink’s friendship and perhaps remove rats from the barn.
A report notes that thirty eight states have enacted some form of mothers pension provision to grant pensions to worthy mothers, reflecting widespread adoption across the union.
The Sweet amendment to the War Risk Insurance Act increases compensation for disabled soldiers and provides that all back money due will be sent out automatically without the need for an application by the veteran.
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