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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
7
In this opinion page the author urges a public aviation landing plan and supports backing the Build Now movement to enable at least 200 dwellings this year. Proposes plans for a new modern high school, an owl car service for morning trains, and a hard road to Taylor. Advocates river terminals and timely barging access.
Editorial urges Adams County to finance and construct the Taylor road locally to avoid high state road costs. It criticizes contractor prices at fifty thousand dollars per mile and praises Governor Lowden’s stance against “legalized robbery.” It envisions using cheap gravel and local cement, arguing for self reliance to accelerate public highway building despite wartime and postwar costs.
A journal essay notes Admiral Peary earned 13000 from 168 lectures while Jack Dempsey eyes a 500000 payoff in a major bout though Peary’s scientific achievement endures. Caruso may have earned from concerts near Peary’s total, while a film star’s 77 earnings for a role seems meager. The piece argues current rewards misalign with true value.
The article notes President Wilson's choice of Bainbridge Colby as secretary of state and Charles R. Crane as minister to China, both seen as capable despite Progressive critiques. It recalls Crane’s tainted Taft era recall and Japan’s displeasure over his pro-Russian stance, with broader implications for Republican-Progressive loyalties.
An essay argues that war should be abolished as humanity’s greatest curse urging League of Nations alignment and universal disarmament. It calls for outlawing weapon manufacture, limiting cartridge sales, and repurposing war industry toward peaceful ends to remove profit from conflict and ensure lasting peace.
A 1920 article outlines fatigue signs beyond tiredness. Dull nerves mislead as enthusiasm masks exhaustion, with errors, poor memory, irritability, indecision, indigestion, heart effects, insomnia, and nerve exhaustion warning readers to rest before true burnout.
Detroit Free Press editorial critiques Major Dalrymple's armed advance into Iron County Michigan describing it as a failure with limited actions against wine casks and a publicized clash with Iron River authorities. The piece notes his plan to resign only if asked, and suggests the episode lacks triumph.
Omaha Bee reports Major R W Schroeder flying to nearly five miles altitude. The feat underscores the enduring In quiring spirit driving explorers into the unknown despite extreme cold and thin air. It frames scientific aims and thirst for knowledge as humanity reaches toward higher skies.
Washington adds a pioneering institution the first independent hotel training school in the United States. It aims to train executives from managers to accountants, covering all 151 hotel positions and emphasizing service, economy, courtesy, and honesty. The principal notes the need for Americanized staff and describes the school’s philosophy on guest relations and problem handling.
Readers submit questions to The Whi nformation Bureau headed by Fred Haskin. The page presents Q A pairs on language origin Maine sinking Maine, fish weight on scale, Arthur Brisbane's heritage, and a lye hominy recipe with step by step method.
Peter Rabbit and friends visit the Smiling Pool to ask Grandfather Frog what Old Mr. Toad does with his cast-off suits. Toad pretends to nap then swallows his old clothes whole, leaving the others to wonder what happens next as Grandfather Frog refuses to reveal the secret.
An exchange cites estimates showing about 333,700 Indians presently vs 313,713 in 1870. The data indicate a substantial net gain in the Indian population over the past half century despite contrary reports.
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