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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
7
The speaker recalls the April 2 start and April 29 pact, promising to finance nations, build ships, supply Europe, and train an army for France. Pershing, destroyers, and Edison figures loom as the nation commits to no separate peace, no conquest, and a global wartime bond.
A dated editorial condemns the anti conscriptionists as un American and pro German. It argues their movement opposes militarism yet hinders national unity and urges readers to study patriotic voices like Bishop Fawcett or Judge Akers in Washington Park on June 5 1917 for a clear view.
Johnny meets his Uncle Fred from Galveston Texas who jokes about Galveston snow and a playful tale of every boy named Henry in the city. The scene includes Aunt Amy and a chorus of humorous misunderstandings about marriage numbers and illiteracy.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a remedy for croup and whooping cough. It claims the product loosens mucus and eases breathing, soothes irritated membranes, and stops inflammation. Pleasant to take and available from druggists for 25 cents.
An OCR fragment describes Fatty Bellowes craving a bedrest vacation with meals often, and students noting simple exercises for a Friday speech by Steve Hardy's father. Genevieve Hicks plans to recite an original home piece, while notes mention Miss Purdy and family guests, eyeing cans of fresh vegetables and a desk fly trap with 65 flies.
Mrs Reddy Fox tracks a lost cub named Chubby across the Old Pasture and Green Forest. Her keen nose finds faint scents, while Jed Thumper watches and hope fades for a quick reunion. The piece follows a worried mother and a wary predator amid dangers and memories of past hunts.
Falsify or the vegetable oyster is not well known but deserves note in war time gardens. It can stay in the ground all winter like parsnips and tastes better in spring. Seed now yields mature plants for fall use. Thin plants to three inches apart and keep them well cultivated.
Tokio June 6 Marquis Shigenobu former Premier criticizes Japan's political currents as still clinging to despotic ideas and Pobiedonotseff's philosophy. He notes Terauchi government victory, warns of lack of stable public opinion, calls for stronger controlling power, and urges developing political thought to advance constitutional government.
In Rome on June 6 reports from London say massed Austrian assaults against Italian lines south of Gorizia from Dosso Palti to the sea were repulsed after heavy fighting. Italian forces halted the Austrian rush between Castagnavizza and Jamiano and counter attacked to seize advance positions in the area.
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