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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
9
The piece discusses the formative life period for scholarship recipients in the army. It emphasizes upkeep, health supervision, wholesome recreation, and monthly stipends. It portrays the army as democratic, shaping manhood, character, fair play, and a shared sense of justice.
An editorial argues the Chamber of Commerce referendum is unnecessary and improperly shifts authority from the board to members. It condemns ongoing factional wrangling, questions advisory ballots, defends the secretary, and calls for re alignment or demobilization in favor of a more unified Quincy organization.
The signing ends long uncertainty and massed troops on frontiers. The concessions favor both sides, clarifying terms and allowing recovery. World economy steadies as international trade resumes, reconstruction begins, and U S Senate ratification becomes a domestic issue.
A wartime policy offers recruits a three year study period through military service. The enlistment provides educational opportunities while serving, with exposure to training and discipline. The plan emphasizes skill development and academic advancement alongside duty.
Fred Haskins Daily Quiz presents Q and A from The Whig Information Bureau Director Frederic J Haskin Washington D C queries cover ticket prices for Willard Dempsey fight in Toledo remedies for tombstone eligibility for veterans freckle causes balloon surveillance pilots in forests and whether excessive flesh is a disease Answers note ticket prices five to fifty dollars first census Aug 1790 and stone eligibility upon war papers. freckles iron excess. balloons over forests. disease rarity.
A newspaper FAQ style item answers questions on fat percentage in a normal body about twenty percent, Hog Island shipyard name origin, storing vegetables for winter, Martha Washington’s marriages, Graves Registration Service head in France, causes for giant growth, and repairing broken crockery with egg white cement.
The article explains eye misalignment correction by cutting eye muscles to restore alignment. It also describes a shooting star as matter ejected from a planet that travels through space, heats up by friction in the Earth's atmosphere, and may burn up.
An Ohio chemist claims Miro Pile Remedy cures internal piles quickly with a taken internally prescription. He guarantees results even in long standing cases and offers a money back promise if not effective, noting external treatments offer only relief. The ad lists internal and ointment forms and directs readers to druggists nationwide.
In this tale Bob White refuses to reveal his nest to Peter Rabbit promising secrecy. Peter hunts in the Green Meadows and Old Pasture while Bob White watches, hiding a nest under tall dead grass beside a bramble tangle near the fence where cows graze, a spot Peters least suspects.
On June 26 1657 Oliver Cromwell was inaugurated Lord Protector of England. In 1700 Naples presented Nelson with an estate and title. June 26 1862 marked the start of the Seven Days battles near Richmond, ending with temporary Union retreat. casualties roughly equal. In 1917 American troops arrived in France to fight the Central Powers.
The house judiciary committee approved an amendment to the prohibition enforcement bill allowing a state to withdraw tax free whiskey from government warehouses for health authorities during an epidemic. Representative Goodykoontz cited the 1918 influenza outbreak when physicians used whiskey as a remedy. Another approved amendment requires patent medicines with more than 0.5 percent alcohol to be unfit for beverage use.
In Great Falls Montana on June 26 a Boston firm representative said it bought 41,000 pounds of wool from a local grower at 60 1/2 cents per pound. The deal is described as the highest wool price paid in the area.
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