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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1919

Page

11

Peace or Treaty How Senate Moves to End War

The piece argues the United States Senate should ratify the peace treaty promptly to restore global stability. It questions constitutional hurdles and predicts swift ratification by England and France, with Germany obliged to sign. It ponders how soon peacetime relations with Germany and postwar ties will normalize and what comes after signing.

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Why American Soldiers Tied to Licking England Stirs Debate

In a Senate exchange on League of Nations policing postwar Europe, Senator Reed questions if any of the 500 soldiers wished to police Europe and Ashurst cites a few who wanted to "lick" England. The piece explores lingering anti British sentiment among Americans and the influence of Revolutionary era myths on class education.

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The Boy Who Never Goes Out In The Rain

A cryptic reflective passage extols struggle as essential to growth. It argues life demands endurance and courage over safety, warning that danger and disease lurk everywhere while only strength and boldness offer resilience. It echoes Joshua’s call to be strong and of good courage.

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Questions and Answers From The Whig Information Bureau

The Whig Information Bureau offers brief queries and responses on topics from marriage secrecy to address forms and cousin marriages. The Q A format shows rules on legality of secret marriages, how Mary Smith should be addressed, the Mauguin date choice, and states prohibiting cousin marriages with a note on eugenics views.

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Almanac Q and A: historical curiosities and facts

Readers offer questions about heredity marriage and cousin risks and inquire into holidays radium discovery and military abbreviations. The piece cites the 1910 German insane asylums population, states July 4 is not a federal holiday but a state holiday, credits Marie Curie with radium discovery, and explains the army wireless code Service of Supply.

Atlantic City board walk and citizenship queries answered

In a handwritten Q and A style exchange, readers inquire about the Atlantic City board walk length of eight miles, citizenship status for foreign born children of immigrants with first papers, work of reconstruction in France, location of the first women’s college Elmira College founded 1862, airman guide posts and landing field signs, and the largest U S shipyard Hog Island Pennsylvania.

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Johnny Chuck and Skimmer The Swift Debate

Johnny Chuck learns from Skimmer the Tree Swallow about the usefulness of a short bill and legs as Skimmer flies for most food. Johnny also discovers a mix up about Sooty the Chimney Swallow, who Skimmer insists is not a swallow but a swift. The tale ends with Johnny pondering the neighborly correction.

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Potash Content in Black Ash Estimated 40 to 60 Percent

It is believed that the ash of black contains 40 to 60 per cent of soluble potash. The potassium occurs chiefly as sulphate and chloride.

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