Chaddock College Faces Fork in the Road of Its History
The editorial argues Chaddock College must move forward or risk retreat. Founded in 1856 as Quincy college, it weathered heavy early debts and later debts were cleared by a dedicated president. A renaissance is hinted with efforts to build a financial foundation, increase facilities, and boost patronage while noting the current crowded conditions and annual maintenance costs of twelve thousand dollars.
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Chaddock College
Quincy College
Old Wood
Quincy
Chaddock
Quincey
Battle cruisers versus a program in wartime mood
The article compares household desires for protection with Congress pushing naval strength. It notes a House naval committee recommendation to build six battle cruisers at once, driven by fears of naval weakness. It reflects on political nominating talks and hints at possible alignment between Hitchcock and Justice Hughes.
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Faman
Congress
House Naval Committee
Hitchcock
Justice Hughes
A Woman and Her Garden in Any Season
A reflective sketch celebrates women's love of flowers and gardens as common ground for diverse roles from orchid connoisseur to home keeper. It likens garden joy to spring resurrection and notes gendered social ties through shared horticulture. General Funston orders motor truck tests for infantry on the border reflecting wartime logistics. Senator Kern of Indiana will nominate Thomas Marshall for vice president, another case of senatorial courtesy.
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Hether
Elizabeth
Funston
Kern
Indiana
Thomas Marshall
Business Psychology Opens a Pittsburgh Bureau of Salesmanship Research
A Pittsburgh venture unites psychology with commerce through a bureau of salesmanship research affiliated with Carnegie Institute Technology. Directors include Dr. W. D. Scott and Professors from Northwestern and Carnegie. backed by major firms in steel, auto, electric, and life insurance, the bureau aims to improve sales methods via psychological study and practical books. Readers can request a helpful list of business psychology checks by writing to the newspaper with a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Omgarow
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute Technology
W. D. Scott
Northwestern University
G. Mc Whipple
University of Sinos
W. Bingham
J. B. Miner
Cartiepie Institute of Technology
Bureau of
Salemanship Research
United States
Bureau
Ggnfdance
Bureau of Salemanship Research
Editors weigh Hughes in roomy print amid June ads
Multiple editorials across papers debate the 1930s political scene. Pro Hughes arguments note political space and patriotism, while other voices discuss Roosevelt’s and Sherman’s convention prospects, preparedness, and wartime funding pressures as national discourse centers on leadership and policy. Universal service is urged as a solution.
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Rockford
Hughes
Jacksonville Journal
Roosevelt
Sherman
Hamlet To Date. Teddy or not Teddy
A satirical verse from Chicago Tribune reflecting on William Howard Taft and the Republican party in a quip about whether to support the party's idol. It likens political decisions to a choice between action and inaction and imagines the party reader reaction.
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Teddy
O. P
Reddy Fox Rides and Broods in the Old Pasture
Reddy Fox isolates himself in the Old Pasture to brood over his defeat by Jimmy Skunk and suspicions about Peter Rabbit. He hides from neighbors smelling of the skunk’s perfume, ashamed of trouble, while other woodland creatures rejoice at his absence and fear his return.
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Reddy Fox
Jimmy Skunk
Reddy
Jimmy
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Bhorn
Rabbit
Sammy Jay
Granny Fox
Granny
Danny Meadow Mouse
Johnny Chuck
Cayote
Green Meadows
Green Forest
Whig Letter Box Urges Peace and Hague Conference
The writer argues after the war a defensive alliance among European states is likely and urges that right, not might, guide nations. He praises the idea of continuous Hague mediation to end carnage and calls for America to lead in seeking perpetual peace through international decision making.
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Quincy Whig
Europe
America
Day In Congress Senate and House Action
Senate met at noon and resumed debate on the post office appropriation bill. Recessed at 3 35 p m to noon Thursday. House met at noon and discussed the naval appropriation bill. Adjourned at 5 30 p m to 1 a m.
Digger the Badger Hears What Happened
Digger the Badger learns of recent events as townsfolk recount what occurred. Residents and visitors discuss the incident's timeline, the response by local authorities, and the community’s reactions.
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Digger the
Badger
In Our School by Paul West
Wednesday a school committee hears Miss Palmer say no student will graduate this year. Mister Hardy offers a scrolllike token as reward and Blinky Hammond plans a carpet platform, with Brigham plotting mischief. Students discuss dress, rings, and shoeing expectations while Bol Haynes botches a spelling exam, drawing a chuckle from his father.
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Teve Hardy
Miss Palmer
Mister Hardy
Hart
Anny
Teddy
Blinky Hammond
Blinky
Ferst Presbyterian Church
Resess
Brigham
Verry
Laugh With Us and N-Word Provocation at Depot Fortunes
A Mobile man recounts an incident at a railway freight depot where a rival driver backed into another’s space. Exchange includes racial slurs and threats amid a tense confrontation. A separate British remark mocks height and weather, and a proverb contrasts dairy use with market selling.
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Yo’ Dun
Fort de Chartres Evacuated After Mississippi Flood
On June 1 1772 an extraordinary Mississippi River overflow forced the British garrison at Fort de Chartres to evacuate. This historic disruption marks a notable event in Illinois history with military withdrawal amid floodwaters.
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Mississippi
Fort de Chartres
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