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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1916
Page
6
Editorial outlines the Quincy Chamber of Commerce plan to actively campaign for the good roads bond issue. Highway Superintendent Boyer will present figures showing benefits to farmers at lower city tax cost, with country districts gaining more than Quincy. The piece argues roads benefit the wider community beyond the city.
An editorial condemns a proposed federal shipping bill as overregulation that would curb inland water competition and favor rail and road interests. It warns the measure, seen as a mix of old proposals and new provisions, could stifle river trade and undermine free water carriage while Congress debates it amid broader regulatory push. a2 BEBBkug GeuL
Health authorities study three key factors in epidemics water supply milk supply and sanitation The Brooklyn infantile paralysis outbreak is linked to unpasteurized milk and pasteurization is urged as essential to protect children's health and prevent epidemics
A magazine short story by Max Beerbohm centers on A. V. Laider an aloof Englishman who after a palm reading tale believes he caused a fatal railway crash. The narrator notes Laider’s confession that the tale was a lie and argues parents should harness imagination in children through stimulation and engaged activity to curb lying and encourage constructive use of imagination.
Various editorials discuss the term supersubmarine and its Germanized prefixes while criticizing racial stereotypes about Indians in Mexico and noting misgivings about US war policy. Other items mention Hughes’s Republican nomination and militiamen’s oath reflections as the nation edges toward conflict.
Blacky the crow steals a white egg from Farmer Brown's hen house. He struggles to grip it midflight and the egg slips, dropping to the ground where Striped Chipmunk and Jackey observe. The egg appears to resist breaking, while Blacky contemplates how to eat it.
A historical note records the fort at Kaskaskia under way to guard against British attacks during the French and Indian War. The item also lists local residents traveling, visiting, and various errands around Quincy Sibley Edina Elsberry and Knox county with brief notes on crops and weather.
In Bluffs Illinois farmers thresh crops with oats outperforming wheat, hay is good, corn looks fine despite dry weather, and rain is needed. The week features a chautauqua with decent crowds. Local visits include Mrs William Austin and Tina from Camp Point, Nora Baird returning to Chicago, and births into local families. A Household Science club meets July 18, and Frank Bentz runs the depot in Squire Arundle’s absence.
Mr and Mrs William Doole and family and Mr Smith of Loraine spent Sunday with John Smith. Sherman Harwood bought a new Maxwell. Miss Julia McWarter returned home after a week with friends in Mt Sterling Barry and Quincy. Miss Emma Lane staying with sister Mrs Alva Stauffer who is ill. Mr and Mrs William Mason and daughters Hazel Inez Leta and Mr and Mrs Charles Boling and son Fred were guests of Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Gable Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Lane visited with Mr and Mrs Alva Stauffer Sunday. Earnest Grubb of Liberty was here Monday on business. Mr and Mrs Andrew Mason and Cecil visited Samuel Decker Sunday. Mrs Effie Mowers and mother visited Mrs Nellie Huddleson Sunday. All the fun seems to have been sterilized out of virtue.
In a Saturday note from Our School, a bat disrupted a Baptist church prayer service as Ex recounts how the bat swooped near the front, dodged heads, and startled attendees. The pastor continued, while worshippers struck at the bat with a book, and it finally landed a bite on his neck before being removed.
Colmar residents plan an ice cream social at the Woodman 3.11 for the sidewalk fund. The oil business remains strong as new wells are found almost daily and production averages about six cars per day.
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