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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1920
Page
7
The Quincy Whig urges a public aviation landing field and backing for the Build Now movement to permit at least 200 dwellings this year. It calls for a new modern high school, an owl car service to meet early trains, a hard road to Taylor, Missouri, and later development of river terminals to attract a new barge line.
Dr Frank Crane discusses ideals as a crystallizing force guiding progress and civilization. He likens ideals to architecture music and mathematics guiding figureheads from WWI leaders to industrialists. He argues that every major human sphere hides an guiding ideal and that God is the ultimate ideal.
The article condemns war profiteering, noting two Quincy men jailed pending appeal while calling for broader prosecution of big profiteers. It criticizes lax action on Museal Shoals nitrate plant abuses, asserts many small workers suffered, and urges equal penalties for all who defrauded the public on war contracts.
Veteran labor leader R. Gompers denounces Bolshevism as a danger to capitalism and organized labor. He sees the Communist party courting the AFL and calls for subsi diary groups to focus on trade, wages, and hours. He favors an Americanist ideal and rejects a proletariat dictatorship.
Boston Post editorial presses the idea that Congress should be deeply moved by a nationwide economy wave. It notes representatives align with popular thrift sentiment reported across the nation and hopes for timely, prudent action beyond late year rhetoric.
A 1920 essay argues that small personal habits matter in work life. It discusses neatness, punctuality, politeness, accuracy, and gossip, warning that minor faults can cost jobs and affect professional competence. It urges self reflection on seemingly trivial behaviors and their consequences.
The piece argues Congress misuses thrift by cutting critical reforms and public services. It criticizes slashing the Americanization bill and State Department funding, urging real thrift through wise retrenchment and prudent spending rather than penny pinching. It warns saving today to spend more tomorrow is not true economy.
Detroit Free Press notes Chicago plans to demand a statement from Queen Mary of England about a rumor that she smoked after dinner. Miss Lucy Page Gaston of the International Anti Cigarette League has written a letter to the queen, urging clarification and warning of potential consequences if English standards fall. The piece questions whether the letter will reach the queen or be discarded, and casts doubt on the report given the queen's known conservatism.
A Washington dispatch surveys population growth and its meaning for the United States. It contrasts scientific optimism with worries about overcrowding, sugar and housing shortages, and explores Malthusian theory, French demographics, and policy options for balancing birth rates, immigration, and education.
The Whi Information Bureau explains the toast used at Secretary of the Navy Daniels dinner to Admiral Jellicoe was water. Adam's Ale, or water, was the official liquid for the health of the two leaders. The question asks why the 16th century is called the most tragic.
A farm tale recounts Billy Mink luring rats from a shed by a drag fish trail. The farmer hopes Billy will chase rats from the house after driving them from the barn. A later scene shows a flood of rats emerging from the shed hole, scattering fearfully as the farmer rejoices at Billy’s potential help.
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