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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
7
A plan outlines actions to secure land for public aviation use and support a Build Now movement aiming to erect at least 200 dwellings. It calls for a new high school, an owl car service for early trains, a hard road to Taylor, Missouri, river terminal projects, and timing to secure a new barge line.
The piece argues for full motorization of the Quincy fire department and envisions a future where police use of motorcycles provides rapid response and mobility. It cites the value of a mobile constabulary, notes past motorcycle patrols as efficient, and questions retaining old policing methods amid growing traffic and modernization.
Opinion notes the clash of law and romance in civil J P weddings. It laments brief, mechanical ceremonies performed by justices of the peace while noting the absence of religious ritual and the potential for future regrets, urging more ceremony elements to match traditional weddings.
The Indianapolis News reflects on William Jennings Bryan and his anti liquors stance influencing Democratic support for prohibition. It questions President Wilson's choice of a new secretary of state and notes Wilson’s first secretary as an ardent dry.
The piece surveys pay scales across occupations in a urban setting, noting teachers start at 18 dollars a week, window washers earn 50 dollars weekly regardless of weather, and various trades and public workers receive differing wages. It contrasts years of schooling with earnings, questioning whether long study yields greater pay than trades begunearly.
The piece explains the term mattoid coined by Lombroso to label people with feeble or deranged intellect who write at length. It notes they may be harmless or dangerous, often slandering acquaintances or strangers through anonymous letters. It describes motives, origins, and possible outcomes, including restraint when needed.
Secretary Colby at a New York Dry Goods Association dinner again weighs Jersey City’s stance on alcohol. He notes Jersey City struggles to justify past omissions and hopes for 4 percent beer as a boon, while insisting enforcement rests with federal authorities.
Detroit Free Press notes four California women were committed to a state hospital after a twenty four hour ouija board seance. The item mocks demonology beliefs and cites lack of sense as the likely cause, comparing to poker room superstition and warning against spiritual dabbling.
In Habana a citywide harbor strike halted loading and unloading, risking famine as food and Cuban cigar shipments sat idle. A crowd of merchants, bankers, and officials worked the docks for weeks to move cargo, saving the island from hunger while highlighting the three‑way friction among capital labor and the public. The article notes government arrests of labor leaders, Cuba’s democratic social ties, and limited Bolshevik influence, with employers like Frank Stinehard stressing wage policies based on company earnings.
A reader service from The Whi Information Bureau invites questions with name, address and a two cent stamp for return postage. Sample Qs cover Hoover's Food Administration salary, sun distance from Earth, air consumption by an oil heater, and the Bronze Age period.
A children's tale follows Happy Jack Squirrel as he searches for nuts and stumbles on smooth black objects with sharp ends. He warns Peter Rabbit about the dangers, while both boys fail to look up and miss further clues in the trees.
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