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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
7
The Quincy Whig argues that rising costs from paper, labor, and telegraph tolls have pushed newspaper subscription prices up. Publishers aim to maintain standards with sharper editorial oversight and better features, while readers must accept higher rates as costs surge. It also mentions Senator Penrose and Senator Knox in the political brief.
The readable fragments discuss metropolitan papers and providers, a writ for trial by Mr Hevers, and a political notice about restraining orders and election danger. Names and places are unclear, with garbled phrases about a writ to find out society actions and a fear of compromising votes in an election.
A 29 year old telephone operator was killed after a man says she asked him to kill her as she grew tired of living. He met her on the street, walked with her, and on a porch she pleaded for death. He claims he complied, sparking debate on limits of aiding a friend’s or stranger’s life ending request.
A brisk 1920s prose portrait contrasts a weathered prospector with a Tin Lizzie in the desert. The hard edged miner, nicknamed Alkali Ike, navigates arroyos and heat with grit while the new machine carves a path through the wastes. Lizzie provides shelter as night falls and the desert rests.
A meditation on dawns and their value for personal growth and renewal. The author extols sunrises as uplifting forces that heal and broaden vision, urging city dwellers to seek holiday dawns in open spaces or at sea to reenergize and advance life.
A jumble of quotes and questions from an early 20th century page. It features a quip about government and business, shifting into confusing science and language items. Entities include a Pontiac youth, Senator fidge, and references to Mazda and Zend language roots.
A garbled quiz column presents scattered questions and answers about geography, history, and notable figures. It references Stephen A and a midsummer 1890 letter to a state register, plus disjointed notes on slavery, land, and a distant world’s water route, all in a faded, OCR corrupted style.
Washington May 2 A five thousand woman organization forms the Good Health Club to provide medical attention and health guidance via communal funding. Founded by Dr Elnora Folkmar, the club plans a staffed home with hospital appliances, nurses, and a superintendent, offering low cost care and lectures to boost vitality for working women and suitable rest options at scaled prices for members and associates.
In a children's animal tale Peter Rabbit schemes to greet Une Billy Possum and his family arriving from Virginia. He enlists Johnny Chuck and invites a crowd including Jumper, Jeremy Skunk, Bobby Coon, Billy Mink, Little Jet Otter, Jerry Badger, Grandfather Frog, Danny Meadow Mouse, Whitefoot, Happy Jack Squirrel, Chatterer, Striped Chipmunk, Old Mr. Toad, Spotty Turtle, and Prickly Porky, while debating Reddy Fox and Shadow the Weasel.
Peter Rabbit visits Johnny Chuck to recruit Blacky the Crow Sammy Jay Drummer the Woodpecker and others for a surprise party for Uncle Billy Possum. Everyone agrees to invite and bring a snack while keeping the plan secret to avoid Reddy Fox Shadow the Weasel and the uninvited.
After recovery from influenza, lingering airway inflammation may cause a persistent cough and chest soreness. Patients should rest, exercise outdoors, eat well, and avoid chills while under physician care. Nightly Vicks VapoRub helps draw out inflammation and bring medicated vapors to the lungs. Samples offered by Vick Chemical Co. Greensboro NC.
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