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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
9
The Ouiney Whig urges a modern Board of Health and securing a public aviation landing field. It backs the Build Now movement to erect 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 attract a new barge line.
Springfield and Bloomington papers note census 1920 figures undercut expectations with cautious optimism. Jacksonville growth appears limited, and Quincy faces likely overstatements balanced by past excesses. The piece argues for annexation and steady political campaigns to fuel future expansion toward 1930.
Senator Borah accuses presidential candidates of enormous and demoralizing spending but offers scant evidence. He cites paid testimonials at 2.50 each for Gen. Wood in Indiana, a figure deemed absurd given current wage scales. The piece questions Borah’s grasp of large figures and political bribery implications.
William C. Redfield notes New York has about one in three residents with 500 to 600 dollars in banks and 3,600,000 depositors, arguing thrift persists despite inflation. He suggests the real issue is the burden of living rather than its existence, citing prices that match prewar levels and youth fashion spending as potential waste.
Dr Crane argues the urge for spiritual freedom drives people from small towns to cities. Village oversight by Mrs Grundy stifles behavior, leading to secret vice and emigration to urban centers for liberty. He says true virtue needs freedom and prohibition fails to curb vice. The piece contrasts village conformity with urban individualism and warns against overregulation.
A physician owner in a garage disputes workers over a car fault and learns the foreman’s advantage is true expertise. The piece argues that willingness and knowledge of work distinguish the successful from laggards, warning that easy hours end when demand shifts and employers replace the indecisive with capable hands.
The passage questions condemning a man for waste while suggesting he may have discreetly stashed part of his weekly pay at the bank for safekeeping and interest. It notes his earnings could allow him to save and still indulge a costly personal vanity.
Harvey's Weekly questions claims that veterans would accept meager pensions for service and asserts that the vast majority of soldiers fought for their country, not a wage. The piece condemns unfair praise of a few and defends the honor of those who bore the brunt of the war.
A Washington Dc lawyer explains why people change names during wartime and beyond, from Barry Ware to German surname fears. The piece recalls how petitions, newspaper notices, and court decrees legally alter names, the ease of process, and social impact on business and inheritance.
Readers submit questions answered by the War Department Navy Observatory and other officials. Topics include American troops in Germany near Coblenz, continuous daylight at the Poles, kinship of Russian royalty, assignability of government life insurance, England's dominion over Ireland, and Germany's postwar territory under Versailles.
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, frightened and homeless after Shadow the Weasel drives him from his hollow, seeks a safe place. He visits Johnny Chuck, then Grandfather Frog at the Smiling Pool, who hints at moving into an old nest as a new home. Whitefoot thanks him and plans the idea. Next story: The Sky Parlor of Whitefoos.
Figures show California population at 56 million after adjustments. Germany relinquished its colonial empire of 1,128,600 square miles and 13,185,000 people. The Old Testament revision took 792 days ending June 20, 1881. The New Testament required 407 meetings over ten years, with the new version completed May 17, 1881.
This item notes John Harvard, a Massachusetts clergyman, as the university’s first benefactor, bequeathing his library of 300 volumes and half his estate in 1638. It cites Harvard’s current endowment around 23 million dollars, with total property and income details. It also covers Chinese and Japanese student numbers and a brief history of clerical marriage restrictions in the Catholic Church.
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