Fifty Cars for the Next Sociability Tour in Quincy
Editorial urges fifty cars loaded with two to three hundred representative Quincyans join the sociability tour. Aims to strengthen ties between Quincy and surrounding communities and promote plans for the 1916 Fall Round-up. Notes successful similar efforts in other cities and calls on local business leaders to participate next Wednesday morning at the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Quincey
Chamber of Commerce
Critics blast censorship over Skaggerack battle coverage
The piece argues the press board barred comment on the Skaggerack sea fight, shielding readers from naval analysis and German losses. It rails at censorship while noting evolving front-line reporting freedoms and hints at broader wartime information limits and public health needs.
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NCE
Admiralty
Skaggerack
Press Board
Jellicoe
England
Balfour
France
Hughes' constructive approach signals Hughes as leader
The piece recalls Charles E. Hughes 1908 stance and mocks mere opposition. It praises his record as governor with a clear program and no wavering. It argues his current role as Republican leader demands solutions to national issues and predicts a thorough critique of Wilson administration.
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Charles E. Hughes
New York
Hughes
Republican Club
New York City
Wilson
Hughey
Mr. Hughes
Sarcasm as a Liability in Management and Life
Sarcasm is a verbal explosive that harms both speaker and target. It breeds resentment, antagonism, and a toxic atmosphere in workplaces and homes, leading to reduced efficiency and eventual replacement of the sarcastic superior. In personal relations, sarcasm isolates the wielder and furthers unhappiness.
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Fle
Deutschland dyes and white socks trend
From the Moline Dispatch and other editors a satirical note on dyes, fashion and the idea that Germany's dye supply may let a man wear dyed socks without poisoning his feet, while women might wear white. Other papers mock politics and travel by submarine era topics with humor and critique.
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Moline Dispatch
How Greed Cheated Redtail the Hawk Animal Story
A moral tale where Redtail the Hawk, tempted by greed, steals a chicken and later tries to take another, only to be thwarted by Mrs Featherlegs. He learns a hard lesson as a frightened chick in Farmer Brown's yard is left to its mother call. The story contrasts greed with consequences and ends with a segue to Blackey the Crow.
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Redtail
Hawk
Green Forest
Farmer Brown
Ken
Danny Meadow Mouse
Hlooty the Owl
Danny
Mrs. Featherlegs
His Day in Illinots History Northwest Ordinance enacted
On July 12, 1778 Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance outlining the government of the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and setting groundwork for its organization and future statehood.
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Illinots
Conegrese
Ohio
Mississippi Rivers
Editor Night Cap and Campaign Tone in 1916 Race
Congressional speed up to gain time for the fail canvass is discussed with irony. References include Germany’s submarine joke Deutschland Uber Allies and humorous notes on umlaut usage. Mention of Hauptman Pearce tour plans and the July 19 travel for Quinevans hints at the upcoming fall campaign and primary excitement.
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Congress
Our School's Vacation by Paul West and neighbors
In a small community pages, George McLoughlin and Walt White host a sleepover on a tin roof that ends with a splash in a rain barrel. A quarry of local mischief follows as Torp Stebbins, Bol Haynes, and Henry Hood engage a wandering stone-removal man and rumors swirl of Kickapoo Injuns returning with cures and a free show in the square. Fatty Bellowes praises his mother as she begins winter canning.
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Eorge McLoughlin
George
Walt White
Walt
Holt
Mister McLoughlin
Thay
Skware
Torp Stebbins
Haynes
Hennery Hood
Hennery
Anny Masjic
Thare
All Rite
NOATS
Stebbins
Torp
Fatty Bellowes
The Gargoyle Face as Comic Misjudgment
A comic vignette follows Smirker, a boastful youth who mistakes charm for beauty. While riding a tram, a young woman with a sketchbook sketches his repulsive features, prompting his faux admiration and her sharp retort that she sees him as a gargoyle.
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Smirker
Political backlash and delayed harvests stir public mood
The text notes public reaction to Lorimer’s repeated political return, concerns over the Deutschland and its armament provoking possible diplomatic notes, and a June weather report that hurt crops as com plant remains late and small. It closes with a rallying line urging, Come on, Old King com.
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Old King Com
Laughing Heroine at Bicycle Picnic Bandages
A story notes a woman who assists an injured man at a bicycle picnic by first aid, confiscating a walking stick for splints and using her underskirt as bandages. She guides the patient to hospital and earns praise, though the surgeon jokes she bandaged the wrong leg while applauding her courage. Henry Ford counsels studying a child’s character to guide future work.
Sloan's Liniment Claim Ad From Philo Reader
James S Ferguson of Philo Pa says Sloan's Liniment gave wonderful relief for knee pain after years of suffering One application provided relief and he thanks the remedy The ad urges readers to try it noting it penetrates without rubbing and is available at drug stores for 25 cents.
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James S. Ferguson
Philo. Pa
Sloan
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