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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1917
Page
3
London reports a Zeppelin raid on a moonless night with little public alarm. Twenty seven bombs fall in rural districts while an official message notes an air raid over southeastern England in progress at 12:30 AM.
Mrs D A Stanger recalls her one year old daughter's severe facial breakout with blisters and redness. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the skin cleared without scars, and she urges prevention and offers a free sample by mail.
A fragment recounts a tired plowman returning home at dusk as the vesper refrain rises on both sides, the number of singers decreasing unhappily.
The Vesper Sparrow is praised as a upland poet among birds of the Mississippi valley. It nests on the ground in grasses and weeds, has white tail feathers, and sings a dawn and dusk refrain that comforts workers. The species faces declines due to competition from the Lark Sparrow, yet remains an economically valuable field bird.
Conflicting views split Wet and Dry factions in the Illinois House over adopting a constitutional convention plan tied to the statewide prohibition referendum. The measure, approved by the Senate, faces final House vote on March 28 with leaders predicting a June 1 adjournment deadline amid other civil service and bar association bills. A Michigan contractor has invented a motor driven riddle to sort gravel into six sizes.
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