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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
9
A opinion piece arguing universal military training as essential for youth discipline and national defense. It discusses the Chamberlain plan and a general staff proposal, urging Congress to act now despite future implications, and notes parallels to British campaigns in the Middle East.
An editorial foresees drastic wartime measures including curbs on free speech, internment of aliens, surveillance of communications, and government takeover of utilities. It argues Americans may have to accustom themselves to England’s wartime controls even before a declaration. The piece urges cheerful acceptance of potential limits on personal liberties.
A meditation on mortality and rebirth argues that life proceeds through death. From grains to fruits, faith to knowledge, old forms must die for new life to arise. Institutions and creeds decay to sustain humanity, as truth remains evergreen through cycles of destruction and renewal.
A carload of shells has reached Fort MacArthur overlooking Los Angeles harbor for use in testing the Radio Uniform System. The shipment supports ongoing testing activities conducted near the harbor defenses and related military programs.
Bobby Coon, exhausted after a night of fishing and misadventure, crawls into a hollow stump to nap. Peter Rabbit follows, watching for trouble as the sleepy raccoon settles in for a long rest in a sunlit hideaway.
The article explains a mail order savings bank concept backed by large banks to boost deposits from distant customers. It outlines how a depositor can verify a bank, request facts, open an account by money order or check, and receive a passbook and regular interest postings while noting the need to investigate banks and avoid risky operators.
Springfield Illinois March 30 State Treasurer Len Small expects to receive 120000 dollars from the state insurance on Saturday enabling payment of the April state payroll.
Aberdeen Idaho woman Percy Restidge reports relief from long standing side and back pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the product with improving her health and urges other women with similar ailments to seek guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co confidential advisory service in Lynn Massachusetts.
London, March 30. The widow of a Royal Flying Corps lieutenant killed at Saloniki received a letter with a message dropped from a German aeroplane. It says English aviators fought bravely for five minutes, their planes dropped, they were killed, and they fed heroes. Bodies will be buried with military honors.
A report notes that Japanese students face learning an alphabet comprising about 3,000 letters, a challenging element of the literacy curriculum.
London dispatch cites Daily Mail summaries from Vienna and Amsterdam on March 16 30 indicating possible meeting of Emperor William and Emperor Charles. Conference to decide whether Austro German policy toward the United States should shift to avert war or retain submarine methods risking U.S. entry. German chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg reportedly met Austrian leaders in Vienna.
Washington March 30 President Wilson hopes the House will rush its organization to avoid delay in giving him a wartime address. Administration leaders fear a fight over organization and patronage, preferring a temporary setup to allow the President to speak Tuesday or Wednesday. Congress may take up the measure to satisfy the President and likely include an emergency appropriation, since appropriations must originate in the House.
Illinois railroads were refused permission to advance classified freight rates within the state on Thursday, March 20. In a few cases, notably coal livestock and explosives, a five percent increase on commodity rates within Illinois was granted by the Illinois State Public Utilities Commission.
In a messy report from a school scene, students teased about pranks as Miss Faxon watches Bull and a boy named Bull face discipline. Gossip notes a planned April Fools joke, a musical practice routine, and a threat of legal action for any prank escalations.
The Old Gardener notes many plan to plant Jerusalem artichokes as seed potatoes are scarce and costly. Artichokes offer similar nourishment and can be boiled pickled or used in salads. They are easier to grow than potatoes though not a substitute, simply a growing fad.
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