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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1917
Page
7
The piece argues Germany's postwar finances are nearing collapse as gold departs the country and loan capacity dwindles. It notes rising debt, heavy interest payments, and potential tax strain, while contrasting allies' responses, Russia's diplomacy, and broader economic strains across Europe and wheat prospects.
An editorial voice muses on postwar change, arguing lasting shifts in ideas and nations are harder than altering wealth or appearances. It contrasts individual conversion with mass war psychology, and ponders currency shifts from gold to paper money amid upheavals in Europe and calls into question the future of gold as the monetary standard.
Peter Rabbit wonders how Grandfather Frog can stay under water long without breathing. Grandfather Frog explains fishes breathe with gills, but he uses a skin overwater to absorb air, letting him dive and stay submerged without holding his breath. The tale blends natural curiosity with Burgess style humor.
Mrs Cammie Hensler visits her mother in Chicago over the Wabash line. Mrs Gardner from Sedalia visits her parents. Elwood Shaffer and daughter Mary Louise visit Mt Sterling relatives. Louise stays till Monday. The Leons return from a visit with Mr and Mrs Strange in Galesburg. West will be corporal in the dining room replacing Lamolino. Campbell with a dizzy spell remains under a doctor’s care. Friend, a hospital patient with kidney trouble, is very low and helpless. Mrs Friend is cottage 7 member. Mrs Davidson of cottage 1 has taken ill health leave.
The cabbage worm pests cabbage plants by eating holes and hiding under leaves. Early stages may be dusted with arsenate or lead. later use hellebore, a poison that loses potency after air exposure. For large plants dust with powdered sulfur or tobacco dust. A quip notes that when a girl lectures on finance a young man should ask for the happy day.
The page chronicles daily antics in a small community with Fatty Bellowes unhappy yet content about an upcoming Sunday school picnic, Bull Hickey fearing tadpole mishaps, and Andy Anderson hosting visitors while joking about local diseases and mosquitoes. Notes remind readers of a Sunday school picnic.
Instructions for preserving melons and rind with salted water soak overnight then cook briefly for tender slices. Make a sugar vinegar spice syrup to cover melons, pack in jars, boil until sealed. Preserved Watermelon Rind uses alum water, a sugar syrup, and cooked rind then sealed in glasses. Includes steps for cube preparation, cooling, and final sealing.
The United States Bureau of Standards has adopted tuning forks for routine tests and secured equipment to run the work regularly. The War Department has standardized a tuning fork for general use. The St Louis Association of Gardeners urges residents not to transplant wild flowers into gardens due to frequent failures and the scarcity of certain wild blooms in the city.
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