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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1919
Page
7
The Quincy Whig outlines plans for a new and modern high school building an owl car service to meet early trains a hard road to Taylor Missouri and a street paving program this year Also to consider river terminals and a new barge line Bring into the city before the next census Quincy's closely outlying territory.
The Baltic provinces fight a little war with Riga changing hands twice as German forces led by von der Goltz capture and lose the city amid Allied pressure and Baltic relief efforts. Letts and Esthonians, aided by Hoover food relief, recapture Riga and resist Bolshevik threat while German treachery allegations swirl.
The piece argues that growth of class consciousness is overstated as labor and farmers show organization while a middle class consciousness grows slowly. It notes divisions seem real but are largely superficial, with opportunities still shaping mobility and family roles across social strata.
The piece discusses radical city governance plots tied to steel towns and municipal control. It notes voters periodically thwart agitators and warns that violent or revolutionary tactics could threaten established authorities while urging cautious reform.
The piece notes it may be fortunate a truce allowed Queen to reach Celifornia before bathing in a one piece suit with bare feet. It contrasts Pacific and Atlantic customs, muses on possible police attention, and praises California hospitality without jail for Spathers as the Queen enjoys the surf.
Dr Crane argues periodical publishers may abandon New York to escape radical unions. He praises dispersion of industries to smaller towns, contending city life harms production and unity between managers and workers is key to sustaining industry and avoiding radical disruption.
H Addington Bruce argues poise is essential to personality. Calm, self controlled bearing projects energy and leadership while excitability hinders influence. By focusing on ideals and work, self consciousness fades, producing confidence and stronger presence.
An article discusses bathing suit freedom vs Puritan norms, noting Eastern beach students will avoid awkward moments. It reflects on how U.S. liberty contrasts with strict social rules as visitors from Europe adjust to American moral restrictions shaping individual freedom.
Cardinal Mercier in New York expresses deep gratitude for public subscriptions toward rebuilding the Louvain library after its destruction. He calls Louvain University a bulwark of faith and order and says its revival would symbolize American generosity and scientific progress. He attended a Clergy Club luncheon and was welcomed by 20,000 schoolchildren at City College Stadium before addressing the Bar Association.
Washington news describes Captain J F Wallis's wax medical models at the Army Medical Museum. The models recreate ivy poisoning, lichen planus, and numerous skin diseases with color accuracy, aiding diagnosis, teaching, and museum exhibits. They outperform European pieces, endure light and temperature, and could justify Congressional funding for a training program.
A reader quiz feature explains origins of the Aledical Corps collar device linked to Hermes and Mercury, notes tea drinking first recorded in Korea in the fourth century BC then in Japan, and mentions European awareness in the 16th century via Portuguese. It also covers addressing mail to a ship member, army captain pay with allowances, and Spain pressuring England over citrus imports during wartime.
Danny Meadow Mouse hides as Buster Bear rakes the leaves seeking beechnuts and possibly prey. The wary mouse frets under moonlit trees while suspense rises as the hungry bear nears the hidden nest. Next story announces a new twist with Buster starting to move toward the leaf pile.
On October eighteenth events span antiquity to modern times. Agrippina dies in exile in 33 AD, John Hawkins begins the first slave voyage in 1504, Massachusetts names corn legal tender in 1631, Aix-la-Chapelle ends King George's War in 1748, Ostend Manifesto sparks Cuba debate, Alaska is bought from Russia in 1867, long distance telephone opens Chicago to New York in 1892, and US takes Porto Rico in 1898. The text notes whale speed figures of five miles per hour and a record fifteen miles an hour.
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