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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
9
A convention considers a resolution to honor members who joined the colors by listing their names on Sunday school room walls, marking a display of local patriotism and remembrance.
A newspaper correspondent recounts how the liner St Louis sailed to London with poorly rifled defense guns, and how suppression of facts blocked disclosure. The Mongolia disaster amplified calls for full government efficiency and rejection of censorship in wartime reporting.
The Cantonment will bring thousands of dollars in value to the city and serve as lasting advertising for Illinois. The presence attracts officers families and state residents who visit to see the army the Y and sutler while countering the notion of a wide open canteen and camp followers. Benefits in concentration outweigh disadvantages.
The piece portrays Samuel Gompers battling accusations against him and the AFL as he defends the Russia mission led by Elihu Root. It argues he faces a widespread cabal seeking to discredit the commission and urges support from industrial leaders in Russia and American labor.
A critic extols the hundredth man as a thoroughbred whose unwavering will survives to endure beyond the limit. The piece links moral fiber to perseverance in athletes and soldiers, notes breeding is not a guarantee, and praises the stubborn, prize-worthy spirit in men and women who refuse to quit.
A vintage advertising notice promotes Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a pleasant cough syrup for children. It claims soothing pine balsams relieve coughing loosen phlegm and heal irritated tissues with a 25 cent bottle available at druggists.
The Farmer Brown's Boy slips to the Old Pasture to the high rock to spy on Reddy Fox while watching wind direction. He uses careful, roundabout routes to stay unseen and avoid tipping off the foxes with scent.
Sammy Jay observes Farmer Brown's Boy while Mrs Reddy leads four fox cubs to breakfast. Mrs Reddy catches a mouse and eats it, then teaches the cubs to hunt. Dusky, the biggest cub, finally catches a mouse as pride lifts both mother and youngsters.
The article suggests small landowners plant Helianti to combine beauty with food. Helianti produces yellow flowers like sunflowers and a substantial tuber crop serving as a potato substitute. Tubers can be planted now with about fifteen inches between plants for a quick harvest.
C. W. Watson of Kewanee was elected president of the Illinois Sunday School Association. Other officers named include vice president T. B. Stephenson of Sparta and treasurer Dr. S. A. Wilson, with an executive committee comprising T. B. Vose Macomb J. H. Nauberg Rock Island H. H. Moore Neponset Alex Anderson M. Kinney Decatur and C. A. Wetzel.
A Cincinnati reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing severe female troubles after long illness. She says her health improved enough to work at home and regain happiness, urging others to try the tonic derived from herbs and plant ingredients.
In Our School Thursday reports Fatty Bellowes has slimmed thin no more as Lilac Grimes becomes his girl. Ex and Phil Wigglesworth try to help. Fatty eats little lunch then gains two pounds after liniment mishap and a rough run. Bull Hickey lands a lamp tender job with Mister Wiggins.
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