Ounney Whig A Page of Opinion and Comment
Organize and maintain an efficient modern Board of Health. Secure suitable plot for public aviation landing field. Back the Build Now movement to erect at least 200 dwellings this year. Formulate plans for a new modern high school building. Establish an owl car service to meet early trains. Build a hard road to Taylor Mo. Consider modern river terminals and time to secure a new barge line.
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Board of Health
Taylor
Treaty era property issues soured by war profits and payments
The piece discusses how American citizens with German property rights face unclear reimbursements as the treaty awaits ratification and congressional action. It notes alien property sales proceeds, potential pocketing risks, and the broader context of Germany owing reparations amid Europe’s postwar needs.
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ERMAN
United States
France
Wilson
Germany
America
Congress
Uncle Sam
Washington
Europe
Debate Over Article X Treaty Reservation Deepens Split
Democratic senators may balk at the Lodge reservation to Article X but more United States leaders favor adopting the treaty even if it means breaking with Wilson. The St Louis Post Dispatch rebukes the President for insisting on a hard line and urges yielding on the X reservation to avoid harming the league. Congress will decide, and the paper argues the treaty is worth keeping.
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Mr. Wilson
United States
What the Navy Row Teaches Amid War Criticism
The piece compares Admiral Sims and Admiral Scott criticizing naval leadership in the United States and Britain. It notes both disputes mirror each other and question preparedness in 1914, yet acknowledges Britain still won the war despite handicaps. Civilians infer that naval victory relies on capable leadership and sufficient equipment.
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Dmiral Sims
Navy Department
England
Percy Scott
Sims
Admiralty
Scott
Royal Navy
Admiral Sims
Irresistible Logic by Dr Frank Crane calls for unity on League
The piece argues the U S public seeks to prevent another war and favor a functional League of Nations. It urges nonpartisan action by Wilson Lodge and Hitchcock to ratify the treaty, offering an honorable framework with allied nations. The author stresses the people want peace, commerce, and restrained militarism.
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United States
Humanity
League of Nations
Senator Lodge
Hitchcock
Woodrow Wilson
Carnyan
Democratic
America
Wilson
Lodge
Ductless glands and the promise of glandular extracts
A 1920-era discussion by H Addington Bruce on the thyroid and other ductless glands. The piece surveys how glandular extracts, especially from the thyroid and adrenal glands, have shown potential in treating cretinism epilepsy neurasthenia and senility, with quotes from Ivo Kelkie Cobb Bodley Scott and others noting possible health benefits and calls for further research.
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H. Addington Bruce
Associated Newspapers
Ivo Kelkle Cobb
Bodley Scott
Cobb
Hoover Candidness Prompted on Political Stance
Editorial notes Mr. Hoover declines to name the 40 issues shaping his view and avoids saying whether he will run as Democrat or Republican. Reporters press for clarity while Hoover jokes about being invited into trouble. The piece observes his western frankness and questions when he will declare his candidacy in relation to party platforms.
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New York Tribune
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Havana Streets and People in a Tropical City
A visitor in Havana on Prado strolls past bootblacks and jitneys, noting bootblacks as local information hubs and the relaxed police presence. Jitneys crowd streets with left-right traffic quirks, while Panama hats and bright seat covers color the scene. The city’s indolent life, ornate buildings, and tropical ambiance contrast with the hustle of American cities, where time and money differ in value.
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Cuba
Habana
United States
Habanas
Panama
Palma
Tropics
Daily Quiz questions from Fred Haskin’s column
Readers submit questions and get brief answers from The Whig Information Bureau in Washington. The column explains conversions of insurance policies for lump sum payments, Illiteracy by region with states listed, killing trees by bark removal, Lent origins, a paradox proverb on silence and wisdom, and daylight saving status after Congress repeal.
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Whig Information Bureau
Frederico J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
The Visit to Farmer Brown's Henhouse
A scene in a nighttime meadow shows Reddy Fox and Prickly Porky the porcupine edging toward Farmer Brown's henhouse. Reddy plans to steal a chicken while Prickly Porky sits by the entrance, his quills filling the hole as a guard, as the two move toward the coop.
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Farmer Brown
Reddy Fox
Prickly Porky
Porcupine
Porky
Bowser
Reddy
Prickly
Bowser the Hound
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NAVY
Frank’ Crane
Frank Crane
McKee
ID Peddies
Conald McKee
Prado
Bureau of Information
Policeman
Fred Haskin
Daily Quiz
War Risk Bureau
Bureau of Census
South
Louisiana
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Iowa
Nebraska
Nicaea
United States Overseas Army
L. A
A. Elf
Fuffalo
William Frederick Cody
the Wear
Pony
Expresa
Kanas-Pacific Railroad
Buffalo Bill
Peter
Jesus
Amon
Japan
Yoshihito
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