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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
9
A New Jersey golf club proposes a Red Cross fund by charging 2 cents per stroke on weekdays and 5 cents per stroke on Sundays and holidays. The idea, adopted with success, is quickly spreading to other clubs nationwide.
Observations of American army officers on the rejuvenated Russian offensive praise the Russian army’s morale discipline and artillery. General Hugh L. Scott calls the Russian advance precise and says the army is going to fight. The piece argues the U S must strengthen its own war effort to match Russia’s emerging strength.
The Illinois legislature debates the Garesche law shielding candidates from printed slander while requiring authorship of political charges. It curbs anonymous attacks, condemns mudslinging, and treats binding pledges by candidates as a misdemeanor, signaling a shift toward genteel campaigning.
Petitions from recruits reveal constant hunger and longing for home baked treats. Letters describe pies doughnuts fried chicken and fudge from loved ones as essential morale for troops and wonder how mother’s cookies will reach France amid transport concerns.
The author argues future unity will converge human forces and erase divisions. Envisions fusion of races, universal language, end of nationalism, and a single human faith emerging as mankind’s moral basis. Notes censorship trimmed contentious points and predicts history’s next phase begins now.
Springfield July 13 Miller a resident of Jacksonville was named by State Auditor Russell to supervise the new licensing system for banks in trust business under federal statutes. The appointment follows a recent Supreme Court ruling affirming national banks rights and clarifying trust and estate handling.
The War Department announces a five mile wide dry zone around mobilization training camps. If a city or town lies within the limit, the restriction may not apply. The new regulations govern areas surrounding training installations and their alcohol controls.
Petrograd reports Russians capture Kaluer, the enemy headquarters in Galicia, in a semi official statement. The release notes the seizure follows ongoing operations on the front.
The timidest mink in Thornton Burgess tale outwits fear at Laughing Brook. Her siblings mock her for fearing a black stump until Buster Bear bursts forth. The timid mink later laughs at them, proving quiet bravery wins. Their respect replaces mockery in this fun animal story.
Des Moines papers Capital News and Tribune raise mail subscription by $1 a year effective August 1 citing higher print paper costs. This is their second mail rate increase within thirteen months.
The article urges continuous gardening for wartime. It advises rotating crops from peas to celery, beans to cabbage, Bantam corn to string beans, and turnips to fall spinach, with bone meal worked in after clearing beds. It cautions against slacking as midsummer approaches.
Washington July 18 The Senate passed Senator Warren's bill to authorize the President in Congress name to award medals of honor and distinguished service medals for gallantry to army officers and enlisted men. Recipients would receive a $2 monthly pay increase.
A humorous local vignette follows Patty Bellowes, the only boy without measles, as he wanders the town bored. He swims alone, picks berries, plays been bags with girls, and anticipates the Motherdust Sunday school picnic for ice cream and cake. A runaway grosery wagon and town gossip close the piece.
In a Minneapolis letter dated July 1, Mrs. Fe B Miner praises Capt F C de Sumichrast for leaving a Rotary club banquet in St Louis to avoid cabaret dancing. She argues such entertainment corrupts public virtue and urges abolishing cabarets and stag parties as unpatriotic. The writer ends noting a belief that women understand love late.
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