Dangers of an embargo on foodstuffs by the U S
A winter proposal to declare an embargo on foodstuffs for belligerents is debated. The piece argues the policy must be firm and just, warning Scandinavian neutrals like Holland Denmark and Sweden about potential repercussions and stressing Illinois would counterbalance with anti-toxin for every misstep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Jefferson
Belgium
Illinois
Ceremonialism and the Key to Power
A discussion of ceremonial display in city halls and monarchies. It contrasts the harmless mock ritual of presenting a key with the dangers of taking ceremonies seriously, noting the Kaiser’s three-year pattern of fake keys and hollow triumphs. The piece blends political satire with warnings about symbolic gestures in leadership.
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Board of Aldermen
von Hollweg
Germany
The Price of Liberty and Shared Responsibility
A reflective editorial argues liberty requires universal vigilance and democratic participation. It links individual freedom to collective justice, warns against nonparticipation, and urges universal suffrage, universal duty, and global democracy against autocratic rule.
Peter Rabbit and the Breath of Grandfather Frog
Peter Rabbit watches Grandfather Frog at the Smiling Pool and wonders how he can stay underwater so long. Grandfather Frog returns, explains his breathing, and Peter asks to learn the secret of holding his breath.
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Grandfather Frog
Peter
Jerry Muskrat
Peter Rabbit
Longlegs
Wartime Garden Spray Plan for Pests and Fungus
The article explains a simple home garden mix using arsenate of lead and Bordeaux mixture in equal parts to create an effective hunting spray against bugs and fungal troubles, suitable for amateur garden makers during wartime.
Remedies for Potato Bug Control in Gardens
The text describes a tobacco dust remedy for potato bugs that can be applied with a blow gun or sifted onto plants through cheese cloth. It notes Bordeaux Mixture and arsenate of lead as effective in killing bugs and preventing blight, providing practical instructions for garden protection.
Threshing Season Spreads Across County Rivers and Towns
Oats in this section are cut and threshing has started near Taylor Missouri. The crop is a bumper yield the largest in years. Wheat is being cut and threshing has begun near Fall Creek.
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Taylor
Fall Creek
Treatment for nerves promotes Lydia Pinkham’s Compound
West Danby New York resident Mrs. Dewitt Baugh testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her lifelong nervous trouble and sleeplessness while supporting four daughters on a farm. The ad touts the product as a tonic for female derangements derived from roots and herbs and claims forty years of effectiveness.
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West Danby
N. Y
E. Pinkham
Vacation Readings and a Measles Picnic Plan
The note lists students out with measles and other ailments, including Bull Hickey and Phil Wigglesworth, affecting a planned Saturday picnic led by Fatty Bellowes. Andy Anderson recites a tale of an apple-tree experiment by Sur Isuk Newton. Torp Stebbins and Andy fail to drop a nappeul, then Andy is struck by a baseball. Bull Hickey also notes Pollywogs stored for future hatching.
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Pan
Bull Hickey
Phil Wigglesworth
Muscat
Andy Anderson
Torp Stebbins
Fatty Bellowes
Genevieve Hicks
Steve Hardy
Manny
Mister Eustus
Fatty
Verry
Dock Wilgus
Evvery Tson
Andy
Sur Isuk Newton
Anny
Griggsy
Torp
Farmers report bumper crop and hay harvest
The crop is larger than expected and will average 18 to 20 bushels per acre while farmers cut and store hay. Jackson R. Pearce and Mrs. Pearce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Swope, plan to leave for duty in New York Monday. It is likely he will see foreign service. The first submarine cable was laid in 1858.
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Jackson R. Pearce
Pearce
Homer Swope
Dr Warren Pearce Ties Stay to New York Hospital Ship
Dr Warren Pearce with wife and child visited Quincy before joining a hospital ship being fitted out in New York. He has served at the government hospital at Great Lakes Illinois near Chicago, run with the naval training station at Lake Bluff. He is the son of Mr and Mrs.
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Warren Pearce
Quincy
New York
Pearce
Government Hospital
Great Lakes
Ill
Chicago
Naval Training Station
Lake Bluff
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
A vintage patent medicine advertisement proclaims Texas Wonder treats kidney and bladder issues, diabetes, rheumatism, and back pain for men and women and even bladder troubles in children. It promises mail delivery from Dr. E. W. Hall of St. Louis after a dollar payment. Sold by druggists.
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Texas Wonder
E. Ww
Olive St
St. Louie
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THE
Quincy Whig
Whig Co
Asnoociated Press
Alcorn & Henkel
Warbridge
Peoples Gaga
Quincy, I
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Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Whig
Congress
Maine Street
Thornton W. Burgess
Jerry
Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Woman
Lydia E. Pinkham
Paul West
Gqlustratioes i
Frank Moser
Thare Attick
Texas
Kapo Kantsink Waterwings
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