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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1917
Page
4
The piece argues wartime and economic factors justify restricting street carnivals in Quincy. It notes ample alternative amusements, three carnivals in one month dulling demand, and the desire to preserve normal peace-time pleasures like theaters and sports amid a sober wartime mood.
Marshal Joffre's sole regret is that he is not a linguist as a crowd in Chicago failed to understand any word he spoke. He ranks next to Bil Sunde, an exhorter, in the hierarchy described.
The article argues the Liberty Loan's oversubscription demonstrates strong faith in US finance to aid allies. It predicts no insolvency or domestic disruption, with growing wages, full employment, and robust consumer and producer activity. Plans for inland waterways and a central purchasing bureau are noted to ease rail freight and procurement.
The article argues that a selective draft illustrates democracy accepting expert advice, despite deep-rooted beliefs in volunteer forces. It notes America's tradition of voluntary service, cites Civil War veterans opposing conscription, and recalls England and France as prior lessons showing drafts can be effective in modern war.
S. G. Wilson in Modern Movements Among Moslems highlights a Turkish backed jihad call urging believers to fight nonbelievers. The piece contrasts Christian hypocrisy with Islam’s stark, violent rhetoric and examines how soldiers are urged to obedience, glory, and earthly rewards.
Stockholm May 6 Sweden imposes new wartime restraints to cut consumption as coal from England dwindles and fuel prices soar. Authorities expropriate goods tighten gas and electricity use suspend malt beverage brewing, curb street lighting and transit, raise wood costs, and explore peat bog expropriation for fuel as railways test coal-by-fuel options.
Sammy Jay and forest residents watch Farmer Brown's Boy digging along an old orchard wall. The crowd, including Welcome Robin and Striped Chipmunk, wonder what purpose the holes serve while noting the boy whistles happily, and Sammy concludes no harm is intended.
In Our School by Paul West tells of Andy Anderson's gate causing chaos at a library yard with George McLoughlin Fatty Bellowes and Clawed Smiley chasing it. The gate butts people, eats carrots, and ends in Miss Cushman's yard as Stuffy Balch seeks ownership and a way to arrest a culprit.
Suffragists at national headquarters in Washington plan a summer display burying the front lawn in purple white and gold flowers while adding a side vegetable garden to raise funds and cover rent. All work will be done by women. The piece also notes courting men should heed the flowers are not always the most fragrant and jokes about cooking before marriage.
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