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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1920
Page
6
The Ouincy Whig urges an efficient modern Board of Health and a suitable plot for a public aviation landing field. It backs the Build Now movement to enable at least 200 dwellings this year, plans a new high school, an owl car service for early trains, a hard road to Taylor, Missouri, and timely river terminals to secure a new barge line.
The Quincy Rotary Club bulletin mocks slow support for the house building project saying the city has only organized steps, with expansion plans stalling due to weak backing, timid capital, and labor issues. It notes other cities watch Quincy but warns defeatism could derail progress and annexation ideas.
A discussion of untranslatable phrases like Pussy Foot Johnson and the misrendering of catfoot in French press. The piece notes language limits, citing Gladstone’s Latin rendering of Rock of Ages and a Japanese attempt that distorts meaning. It argues against literal translation and highlights the humor and failure involved.
Jorges Carpentier arrives with his bride and defies the pugilist image, slender and polished in appearance. He credits his war record as an aviator and asserts confidence he can beat American champion Dempsey, while public opinion weighs Dempsey's later legal troubles and star status.
The essay argues efficiency comes from rejection not excess. It critiques overreading and plentiful literature, urging selective reading and action driven by choosing what not to do. Citing John Galsworthy, Armour, Field, and Gould, it links focus and restraint to success and moral worth.
Philosophical essay argues that wealth fame and power do not guarantee happiness. True happiness comes from following duty and virtuous conduct rather than pursuing personal success. The piece cites Hamerton and Frank Constable to support the view that happiness is tied to duty, integrity, and the higher purpose of life.
Washington March 28 The Sprag Garden Campaign touted by the Agriculture Department and allied groups spreads into a national plan to convert land into intensive gardens. An exclusive interview with Secretary Edwin T Meredith outlines steps by John Juniper a Baltimore suburb resident from planning, seed selection, soil preparation, and seed sowing to frost dates and planting timelines.
The piece criticizes McAdoo and administration planners for a top-down approach to Liberty Bond drives. It argues public officials misread the little guy’s viewpoint, urges fair market pricing, and condemns officials who push for low rates while denying ordinary citizens reasonable returns. It defends the government yet questions administration tactics and rhetoric.
A provided reader quiz feature from The Whig Information Bureau lists sample questions and answers. Topics include German President Ebert’s salary, peanut production leaders, furlough travel for servicemen, dirigible payload capacity, Johnson impeachment votes, and scenario writing guidance.
Whitefoot the wood mouse grows suspicious after discovering a footprint he fears belongs to Shadow the Weasel. Striped Chipmunk taunts him, urging a safer home, while Whitefoot plans to move as Shadow the Weasel looms. He spots the predator near his hollow log dwelling and hastily departs with food in paw.
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