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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
7
R Hughes accepts the job to conduct the aircraft production inquiry. Called by the President, the impartial investigation aims to uncover truth and facts. Hughes is praised for fairness and judicial temperament, contrasting with biased prosecutors and speculative markets.
The article critiques the Bucharest treaty as a German victory over Romania, noting its limits on indemnity and oil and wheat exploitation. It recounts German interference in Ukrainia after Brest-Litovsk, the arrest of Ukrainian leaders, and Germany’s flawed brigand image. It also blames a wartime misinformation trap spread to the Canadian and American press.
Critics decry the German American lynching of George Praeger as Yankee cruelty and press for funeral expense coverage so he may receive a Christian burial. They note federal and state actions, indictments for murder, and contrast U S responses with German editorials about German misconduct.
An essay extols the automobile as the ultimate Wheel, unifying humanity and breaking barriers. It argues cars expand travel and commerce without harming railways, boosting efficiency, and enriching daily life with broader mobility. It cites high usage, economic benefits, and societal gains.
Private Dannys recalls a May 1918 leave from Camp Merrit into Manhattan with Private Sandy Splits and two American sailors. They tour bars drinking ginger ale, lured by rum, stumble into a service club for the night, and end with a vow to never drink ginger ale again without hair rub.
The French minister of marine asserts the submarine threat has lessened and the Allies gain the upper hand. German claims show heavy losses while Allied ships pass safely through danger zones. U.S. and allies ramp up merchant shipping as submarines are destroyed faster than built. Convoy systems destroyers chasers and air depth bombs aid gains. Zeebrugge and Ostend raids cited as helping.
Mrs. Warry Fleming of Bloomington, Illinois, was named the sole candidate for president of the Illinois Mothers' Congress and Parent Teachers' club with results to be announced today. Peoria won the 1919 meeting site, noted as an unusual distinction since prior presidents came from Chicago.
Readers ask if Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound letters in ads are genuine. The ad answers yes, noting women write after long suffering to share health restoration experiences to help others.
In Thornton Burgess tale Sammy Jay and Mrs. Jay face gossip and a heated quarrel at their nest in a Green Forest tree. Neighbors spy, rumors spread, and Chatterer the Red Squirrel is suspected to know more, while Mrs. Jay incubates four eggs and Sammy’s voice signals trouble.
A playful schoolroom monologue by Paul West on nearing summer vacation and a gossiping note about Maude Muldinkey, a dog hunt with Torp Stebbins, and flag duties. The piece blends classroom math doodles, adolescent shy humor, and community snippets about Miss Palmer, Blinky Hammond, and local happenings with a light, humorous tone.
An advertisement promotes regular use of Hood s Sarsaparilla with Peptiron before meals to relieve rheumatism, purify blood, restore appetite, and restore vitality. It claims iron-containing formula improves complexion and energy, with Wood s Pills for biliary and liver issues as needed.
London reporting from the great German headquarters says the Austrian and German Emperors have chosen monarchs for Lithuania Courland Estonia and Poland. The German press cites an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen to confirm the selection.
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