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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
7
An opinion piece decries poor travel conditions and growing government overreach. It critiques highway and street neglect in East Broad and calls for action by city officials, urging safer, faster travel and public accountability amid looming hearings on public works and discipline.
A 1920 essay by Dr Frank Crane argues against widespread political pessimism. It condemns reform opponents, warns of reactionary tactics, and urges progress through education and determined public virtue. It critiques elitism and stresses duty of citizens for better governance.
Reprint of a life counsel piece emphasizing the positive potential of aging. It profiles professor Joseph Ferguson and discusses vitality, diet, exercise, and attitude as keys to a useful elder life. The piece urges cheerful living, rejecting fear and self pity, and notes a ninety third birthday with reflections on aging well.
A fragmentary passage discusses how wartime terms shape literature and public discourse. It notes linguistic shifts, the influence of propaganda, and the challenge of preserving authentic expression amid official rhetoric. The text emphasizes the period's stylistic experimentation and the role of writers in interpreting conflict.
The quiz reveals a ten year census rise in Muskegon Heights from 1,690 to 403 percent, noting wartime treasure recoveries and a discussion of population trends. It mentions the population spike and related demographic shifts without detailing exact dates or additional locales.
A garbled OCR item questions language richness of tribes, Catholic Protestant counts in land, and deportations. It asks how often father and mother words recur, corn popping dryness, and how long a full moon lasts, noting the moon is full only instantaneously when lunar longitude differs from the sun by 180 degrees.
A long discussion on new marriage experiments and rising divorce trends contrasts with calls to empower women through work. The piece cites England and Peirmark reforms, U.S. Senate hearings, and debates whether housework and motherhood endure if women pursue trades. It weighs economic independence against home life, suggesting training girls for occupations while recognizing motherhood remains central for some. The article notes feminists arguing for professional prep versus traditional homemaking and questions if future generations will sustain family life amid changing social structures.
A fragmented children tale describes Peter Rabbit like characters and a runaway cabbage causing chaos in a hall. Jimny Shack and Cheek chase a striped chipmunk as Panmy Shank bathes, while Reddy Pex and Shadi peer from hiding and watch Jean on his way back.
A dubious medical claim extols a cure for rheumatism by Dr Jainsen and his UT Altenth method. The piece announces a promise that Brown & Masa Drug Co guarantees success in every case, urging readers to trust the therapy despite limited evidence and praising past sufferings.
A noted skin specialist says Mentha-Sulphur quickly soothes irritated skin and heals eruptions such as rash pimples and ringworm due to its germ destroying properties. Improvement appears rapidly and sufferers are advised to obtain a small jar from a druggist and use it like cold cream.
Reddy Fox fears Bowser the Hound as Peter Rabbit warns Sammy Jay’s scream signals. Sammy Jay’s joke stirs panic in Green Forest until Peter Rabbit explains it is only a prank. Next story notes that heated talks spark coldness between friends.
An old ad promotes St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism and sciatic pain. It claims instant relief by rubbing on a tender spot and touts vast past cures across decades. The copy attacks drugging and urges readers to try the product for soreness stiffness swelling and backache.
A fragmented health notice cites beliefs that certain diseases are hopeless and insists doctors and medicine fail to cure them. The text mentions patient suffering, druggists, and an unnamed source asserting persistent illness despite treatment, referencing individuals like Van Deradt and Edward Reiss in a dubious medical claim context.
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