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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1920

Page

6

Sykes Discovers Quincy While Car In Painter’s Hands

Mr Sykes reluctantly parts with his car and spends days exploring Quincy streets. He walks to work, admires garages and gardens, chats with neighbors, and discovers long-forgotten ties, noting both beauty and ugliness in the changing town. He proudly proclaims a trip of discovery to the painter.

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Wall Street Betting Odds on Presidential Nomination

Wall Street posts betting odds on convention results as a diversion from politics. Edwardes leads at 5 to 1, Bryan at 20 to 1, Hughes and Lowden favoring, McAdoo and others scattered in odds. The piece critiques financial bets shaping public pulse and notes legal limits on electoral commentary.

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Tobacco Merchants Association president forecasts tobacco liquor future

At the Washington convention, the Tobacco Merchants Association president voiced optimism about the industry, asserting there is no basis for fearing tobacco and liquor would be buried together and that both may continue to co exist.

Boston Washington Tobacco Merchants

Memorial Day by Frank Crane on sacrifice and heroism

Memorial Day is a meditation on life and the soldier dead, praising the ultimate sacrifice for ideals. Dr. Frank Crane argues soldiers embody the best in humanity, honor their sacrifice, and call for constructive statesmanship to end war.

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Eye Strain Warnings By H Addington Bruce

Eye strain warnings from H Addington Bruce highlight that tired eyes after theater or reading may signal ocular weakness. The piece urges eye examinations by a competent oculist and notes that proper spectacles aid long term eye health and comfort.

H. Addington Bruce Associated Newspapers United States Public Health Service

Prohibition Echoes Raise Hopes and Fears in Nation

The speaker argues that bans on tobacco may follow earlier alcohol prohibitions, noting repeated predictions of impossibility. He warns of organized efforts by anti nicotine factions seeking to halt growth, production, and sale, while recalling constitutional precedents for sumptuary laws.

Everlasting Memorial and Pardons Board Decision

The text notes that Dr Alversom vel Mrs Chuysten must serve sentences and be relieved by Pardons Board actions. It references continual failures to meet requirements and the emergence of a new Secret with each effort.

Alversom Chuysten Board of Pardons

Ghosts In Court and the Return of Spiritualism

A long meditation on whether ghosts influence modern justice and daily life. It cites a Supreme Court DC case where a dead woman’s mother consulted mediums and an assistant U.S. attorney reportedly advised it. The piece weighs Oliver Lodge versus rival scientists, questions the reliability of spirits, and contrasts ancient beliefs with contemporary fear and superstition. It also tells two parables of meddling ghosts and cautious widows who doubt spirit messages.

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Clugston Case Will Not Be Taken Higher

In MACOMA on May 30 the Clugston case will not be appealed. Attorney Califf of Carthage, part of the firm defending Dr Al verson, said the case would not be appealed though some expected otherwise. The firm had arranged for an appeal but later received word to drop the action.

Moses Tie Won Society For Psychic Research Clugston Macoma Califf Carthage Alverson

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