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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1916
Page
16
A long partisan spread from The Quincy Whig critiques campaign tactics in 1916. It notes clergy resistance to political pulpits and questions Wilson administration support, citing War Secretary Baker and alleged misstatements about Revolutionary soldiers versus Mexicans.
Article urges American response to Armenian and related suffering after World War I. It notes Wilson’s October relief days, mass meetings including a Quincy Armory gathering, and nonpartisan civic action. Mentions Mr. William Jennings Bryan joining the campaign in a charitable role.
Special dispatch describes rapid French supply efforts behind the Somme front. Supply depots, light narrow gauge railways, and vast vehicle parks enable instant movement to feeding lines. Despite shelling, convoys, carts, and donkey waggons keep up reinforcements as officers direct traffic like a city department. Villages show ruin, yet caves house thousands of soldiers who thrive in primitive conditions with good health.
Pimply complexions blamed on blood impurities and relieved by Dr. King's New Life Pills. Mild laxative action cleanses poisons, delivering a bright eye and a full bowel movement by morning after a night dose. Available at your druggist for 25 cents.
A compact critique of wartime policy and election timing. The author jokes that a late Thanksgiving proclamation by President Wilson would mirror the fragile political climate. He argues munitions prosperity is fleeting and questions tariff risks, Carranza loan progress, and Gompers silence. The piece notes Bryan’s quiet role and lists reasons the U S avoided Europe’s war.
A reader letter asks which nations pressed for war with the United States during President Wilson's administration and what actions by Wilson prevented a declaration of war. Dated Oct 20, Payson, addressed to the Whig editor.
On Oct 22 1787 Congress set aside land north of the Ohio River to satisfy bounties promised to Virginia troops who conquered the Illinois country. The text adds a digressive line about a grouch and a buyer, offering little clear context or additional facts.
P A Enna of Conejo California writes endorsing Foley s Honey and Tar Compound as the best cough medicine for family use. He cautions about neglecting colds and notes it cures severe colds sore chest and does not contain opiates. He describes its soothing healing action and relief for croup whooping cough and bronchial issues.
In a child friendly animal story Lightfoot the deer is warned by Sammy Jay of a hunter bearing a gun. Lightfoot flees as Sammy alerts others, showing the hunter's threat and the wary world of woodland creatures under danger.
A Saturday outing turns chaotic when the Hannigans ride a boss car driven by Joey Galvin down a hill. The car collides with Hennery Hood’s grocery wagon at Mertle avenue crossing, injuring no one seriously and prompting pursuit of the driver. Local mischief and varied plans follow, including tonight's tub night and a bar room joke about a spring board.
London October 22 reports the latest wounded from France include Captain Lionel Hallam Tennyson, eldest son of Lord Tennyson and grandson of the poet. This marks the second time Capt. Tennyson has been wounded.
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