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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
9
The Ouiney Whig urges action on public aviation landing and a Build Now movement to enable at least 200 dwellings this year. It calls for plans for a new modern high school, an owl car service to meet early trains, and timely river terminals to attract a new barge line.
A reflection on diverse opinion as a civic strength. It contrasts farmers, labor, and political factions, noting socialist splits and disunity within labor and major parties. The piece argues receptivity to new ideas sustains democracy, while unity prevailed during wartime.
Labor leaders in Washington face pressure from factions yet choose restraint and cooperation with private management under the new railroad law. The piece argues the law is an experimental shift from government control, needing revision if injustices arise, and urges workers to show genuine cooperation to prove they act in the nation’s interest as American citizens.
Editorial urges immediate county audit to expose misused funds, noting long tolerance of improper practices. It argues no legal sanction existed for diverting funds from the county treasury and calls for adopting better methods, lest corrupt practices continue and taxpayers bear the cost of delay.
Dr Frank Crane argues prizes in education corrupt good work and moral motives. He says rewards destroy intrinsic joy, likening prize culture to bribery and noting true achievement flows from love and inner impulse, not payment or punishment.
Reading and Thinking by H Addison Bruce argues thinking should precede and follow reading to gain true knowledge. It cites T Sharper Knowlson on originality and Dewey about thinking. urges independent thinking and self-reliance over rote reading for mental development and vigor. The piece urges daily personal reflection after reading to cultivate deeper thought.
Editorial notes Dr William H Wilmer a leading eye doctor in Washington responsible for the notable restoration of Viscount Grey’s vision. Grey, former British ambassador to the United States, sought treatment after near blindness. A dental abscess diagnosed by Dr A L Harvin was corrected, and Grey’s sight improved with Wilmer’s ongoing care until December 29.
Paris designer Paul Poiret awoke from a ten day bout of a strange sleeping sickness sweeping Paris. He described vivid visions of clothes and landscapes while bedridden assisted by his wife child doctor and attendants. He noted renewed creativity and inspiration from the illness as a powerful stimulant to his work.
A Havana report extols Jai Alai as the city’s premier spectacle where locals bet heavily on pelotaris in an enormous court. It contrasts Cuban risk affinity with American caution, noting the sport’s intensity, atmosphere, and gamblers’ fervor shaping daily life and culture.
An information bureau column answers reader questions on Prohibition era figures, Egyptian religion, Admiral Grayson, and etymology. It notes Johnson’s eye incident in England, that Egyptians are 92 percent Muslim with Christians and Jews making up the rest, and that medical corps officers in the navy do not command ships.
In an old apple tree scene Johnny Chuck laughs at Granny Fox and Reddy Fox as they plan to eat him. Bumble the Bee distracts and stings Reddy Fox, thwarting the breakfast plot and leaving Granny Fox puzzled and angry.
The text describes Granny Fox fleeing with Reddy Fox after Bumble the Bee stings both ears, causing them to rub and shake their heads in pain as they escape. The fragment mentions Johnny Chuck and a forthcoming tale about Happy Jack Squirrel.
A compilation of Q and A style items covering legal terms, quotations, draft rejections by race, postage stamp legality, and the Christadelphians. Topics include habeas corpus origins, Kipling’s line, draft statistics by locale and race, acceptance of stamps, and the beliefs of a religious sect founded by John Thomas in 1844 with followers in the US Canada and Britain.
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