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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
9
The article argues Congress favors war readiness with Enfield rifles due to shortages of Springfield production. It notes army experts backed the Enfield after deliberations with French and English munitions men, praising ammunition independence and potential domestic production, and envisions future use of French 75 patterns and German siege gun models.
The piece argues Russia must allocate land to its people after the Czar era. It notes a $100,000,000 pledge linked to Liberty Loan funds, links land ownership to imperial wealth, and cites serfdom vs free peasantry. It proposes American farmers help spark an agricultural renaissance in Russia.
Berlin notes hunger in the United States as wheat deals suspend on the Chicago Board of Trade. Flour soars to 18 dollars a barrel, potatoes scarce, rice up three cents a pound, and winter wheat yields disappoint. The piece questions if America can feed itself or its allies amid price fixing and shortages.
A lush, archaic love poem vows eternal devotion as spring awakens nature. The speaker pleads for shared moments beneath apple blossoms, weaving extravagant imagery of birds, stars, and rivers to express a boundless passion that elevates life itself. Say you love me.
In Thornton W Burgess fun for children, Reddy Fox cubs chase their mother using noses and wits. The cubs discover a hidden trail ending at a rock where only a faint scent remains, prompting Dusky to deduce her trick and apply clever reasoning.
A fragment hints at a character determined to discover where Mother went, followed by a note that Dusky's wits aid his nose in finding clues.
Amateurs can harvest greens from their gardens including spinach Swiss chard mustard dandelions sorrel and curly Scotch kale. Tops of young turnips and other plants provide meals as do beet greens from thinnings. Some lettuce outside leaves may be cooked when tough. Women gossip lightheartedly about trivial topics.
In Our School Wednesday Andy Anderson caught many trout at Blanty’s brook for his cat. A strange man in short pants and feathers on his line offered ten cents for the fish, claiming worms aren’t sportsmanlike. Andy traded and hurried home. Ex Brigham plans a hermit life with Phil Wigglesworth, chasing love and a fall from grace, while Gen Hicks mocks their quest.
Milukoff has left the Russian cabinet after resigning as foreign minister via London. Tereechtenko is appointed foreign minister, and A. F. Kerensky becomes minister of war and marine, previously justice minister.
After a two hour conference with Governor Whitman Col Theodore Roosevelt said he would accept a major general’s commission in the state service if the federal army bill passes without a provision allowing him to go to Europe with an expeditionary force.
The message argues that exposing delusion enough cannot be excessive and that strong counteraction is needed. It notes a balance between highlighting the fallacy and resisting its unseen, costly effects on policy and public discourse.
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