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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1920
Page
7
The Quincy city budget faces a park funding squeeze as the finance committee weighs additional appropriations. Parks, a citywide asset, suffer while revenue from previous town meetings vanished due to law changes. Advocates urge the council to fund parks from city revenues, arguing maintenance and beauty benefit all residents and prevent disrepair if left to volunteers.
The piece mocks Mr. Pahner and Mr. Palmer for overblown Bolshevist fears and Russia as a scapegoat. It lampoons alleged plots linked to Liberty bond buyers and guards against supposed threats. It wonders what a nervy political hopeful might do next in a high cost era.
English newspapers report the Prince of Wales voyage aboard the Renown was delayed a week after two Australian crew boys fell ill. To avoid disappointing them, the royal plans were altered and the ship waited while they recovered.
Dr. Frank Crane argues that buyers create inflation by paying high prices. He cites examples from ham to shoes, contending profiteers rise only because customers consent to paying. The remedy is to quit buying luxury goods and avoid premium shops to curb price hikes.
The piece argues slang harms thinking by cultivating quick, parroted phrases and dulling the mind. It warns slang lowers morale, isolates users from refined company, risks social and professional setback, and urges immediate self cure. It condemns slang as vulgar and detrimental despite claims of expressiveness.
The article notes how past generations showed concern for Royal Navy sailors, arguing such sentiment solidifies public affection for the British realm and helps sustain its status as a national institution. It reflects on shifting times and the enduring loyalty to the navy.
A historic dispute over the boundary between Chile and another country led to arbitration in 1900s Buenos Aires, culminating in erecting a Jesus Christ statue on the line as a symbol of amity. A later question notes small government life insurance limits for soldiers and the range of insurance amounts allowed.
From reader questions prime to a period style issue, this fragment covers kitchen queries, botany and wildlife lore, and a civics question. It notes a recipe for Mock Macaroon Tea Cream using cream, sugar, eggs, and flavoring, and outlines a dodo like Solitaire from the island of Rodriguez and its Western Hemisphere flycatcher relatives, plus brief Q and A on bulk line price bands, spruce timber resources in Maine, and immigrant monetary requirements.
Washington May 1 Almost every owner of real property holds a mortgage near half to two thirds of its value. Five to twenty year terms now face due dates bringing higher rates. Banks call in loans as call money rises and demand for funds outstrips supply. The Treasury urges retrenchment and banks to curb nonessential borrowing to restore balance.
Johnny Chuck wakes hungry in the dark and finds Sammy Jay laughing in the night. Jimmy Skunk laments his missing house, and the trio digs to discover a stone blocking Jimmy Skunk’s doorway. They blame Bobby Coon for the prank as Johnny vows payback.
Catarrh is a blood condition not cured by sprays or douches. Untreated catarrh worsens and can reach the lungs, risking consumption. No local treatment works. S S S attacks the disease at its source in the blood. Readers are urged to try S S S and consult Swift Specific Co for advice at 164 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta Ga.
An advertisement touts "Tig" and "Wiz" as cures for tired feet endured by workers who stand all day. It claims "Tiz" draws out poisonous exudations that cause soreness, swelling, and pain, instantly easing calluses and bunions. The copy urges purchase from any druggist for a year's foot comfort at low cost.
An old remedy for greying hair uses sage and sulphur to restore natural dark color. Modern version, Weeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, is sold in drug stores and is said to darken hair evenly and leave it glossy with repeated applications.
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