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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1917
Page
15
The Australian ballot act adopted in 1890 required four times the number of ballots to be printed. Half issued to election boards and half kept by clerks. While costly in paper, the law preserves secrecy and allows selling used and unused ballots to offset waste, a wartime economy concern.
A satirical story claims a vast Zeppelin raid on London and a comic sequence where King George is supposedly captured and freed for gold. It mocks German press bureaus, Ottoman intrigues, and Turkish reports about London’s security funded by British Consols and gold, using farcical detail.
A prison column argues that inmates seeking aid to join the war reflect broader patriotism. Not all convicts are subnormal. many are weak from temptation, yet not embittered, and feel the sting of being a burden instead of a defender. A prisoner’s love for country, like Hale’s hero, can become a burning passion.
A historical summary outlines reasons cited for entering war including Morgan's push, Wall Street fearing a $500000 loan loss, munitions firms keeping plants running, steel industry profits, capitalists easing labor conflicts, and a U S aim to expand trade and commerce as seen by a German official view.
A wartime voice argues prosperity will rise with higher spending and employment. War boosts production and wages, freeing funds for purchases. Labor is at record wages, with ample jobs from laborers to experts. markets may tighten briefly, but long term activity and consumer buying will prevail. Keep “business as usual.”
Thornton W Burgess tells how Unc Billy Possum fakes death to fool Bowser the hound. Farmer Brown's boy tests the ruse, the foxed possum is believed dead, then revealed alive. After breakfast they plan to release him in the Green Forest.
The article advises speeding up wartime garden growth using nitrate of soda as a top dressing, applied along rows and dug in or dissolved in water, with pulverizing to prevent waste and plant burns. It compares this to using manure water in furrows and notes U S farm sheep statistics and wool imports.
The remains of Jacob Lyerly private Co C 70th Infantry who died June 21 in the hospital have been shipped to Irwin Montgomery Co for burial. The Soldiers and Sailors Home hosted a Camp Parker concert with visitors from the Keokuk excursion. A U B church Pandora play and readings by Virgie Harris were also enjoyed.
A vacation day in Niagara Falls mood with thunder and rain brings comic notes. Fatty Bellowen contemplates Epischopalium lunch then changes plans to deliver sandwiches to an orphan asylum. A library flood mirrors Niagara Falls while Andy Anderson teases a black snake in the dining room, and a child’s summer swims spark lively mischief.
The article surveys county officials gardening, noting J. C. Whitefield as the standout handiest gardener in the county with three hours daily on vacant lots. Judge McCain, Erde Beatty, James Buffington, and William Schaefer are described growing produce or flowers. A separate note states reindeer in Alaska have grown from 1,200 to 70,000 for use in food, clothing and transport.
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