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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1920
Page
7
An opinion piece mocks a London surgeon who described euphoria as a state of seeing well, contrasting it with dyspepsia. It laments societal debts and health standards in the city, and critiques pay-to-die civic bonds while praising gallantry and cautioning against overattentive suitors in a satirical, period voice.
Johnsons dominance in Republican primaries shapes the convention fight with Lodge as a focal point. Johnson backs Lodge as temporary chair if he stays silent on the League while Beveridge is favored for permanent presiding officer, highlighting a rift over the League of Nations.
The piece imagines a future where political speeches are fed to households via phonograph and cinema. It jokes about campaign figures like Leonard Wood McAdoo Palmer Hoover and Hearst, predicting speeches played at home and readers avoiding crowded rallies. It critiques mass media reliance and the spectacle of politics.
The article discusses the Kemyp Presser system of color therapy for functional nervous disorders. It describes hospital ward color schemes intended to affect mood and behavior, with examples of rooms in purple, yellow, blue, and green. Early results claim improved sleep and recovery, suggesting color design could influence psychological medicine and home decor.
The text describes deep rifts within a political party over the league issue. Supporters range from Taft Strauss and President Lowell to Johnson and Borah, leading officials to avoid controversial speeches and concentrate on praising war heroes and critiquing the Wilson administration. Senator Lodge is urged to bear the burden of mediation.
The excerpt presents a quiz style exchange with questions and answers on topics from constitutional government and voting rights to omelette recipes and vocabulary. It names figures like Henry Clay and references the 1824 presidential election and women’s golf champions Cecil Leitch and Alexia Sterling.
In Wallington May remarks Leon M Esterbrook chief of the Bureau of Crop Estimates warns that, due to a labor shortage and unfavorable weather, U S food production may fall short for domestic use this year. Late spring and rain hinder plantings across regions, reducing oat and cotton sowing and threatening multiple crops. a warm dry spell is desperately needed to avert a catastrophe.
In an Animal Stories tale by Thornton Burgess, Prickly Porky the porcupine descends from a poplar with bark for Une Billy Possum's party. Old Mr Toad reveals a plan to outwit Sammy Jay, Blacky the Crow, Reddy Fox, and Shadow the Weasel. They plot to mislead others about Bowser the Hound as Peter Rabbit's surprise approaches.
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