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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1919
Page
7
The city outlines plans for a new and modern high school building, establishes an "owl" car service to meet early trains, and starts paving in Taylor, Mo. A river terminals project is considered to enable a new barge line, with a goal to expand Quincy's outlying area before the next census.
Washington column explores how the Senate may amend reserve or resolve the peace treaty. It explains reservations like Shantung, tripartite pacts, and the Johnson amendment to equalize League voting. The piece weighs diplomatic risks and likely paths to a faster, clearer stance on American participation.
Dr. Frank Crane argues collective bargaining is essential for workers and industry despite abuses. He notes Wheeler’s compromise recognizing bargaining rights while allowing employers to deal with non employed agents, and warns against opposition that endangers reforms and labor peace.
The campaign urges voluntary gifts to fund three memorials to Theodore Roosevelt: a grand Chicago monument, a Roosevelt home site park on Long Island, and a master monument in Washington. It stresses Roosevelt’s public service, leadership, and moral influence as the nation’s debt to his enduring impact.
Breathing exercises are urged to prevent colds and tuberculosis and to boost mental efficiency. A French method by Jules Payot involves rising on tiptoe while lifting arms and deep breathing to straighten the spine and widen the rib arc. An oriental breathing sequence follows, emphasizing slow, regular breaths at about four per minute, with cautions against fatigue or illness and best done on rising.
Philadelphia Bulletin weighs wartime food control rules on home wine making. It notes only married men or de facto heads of families may legally produce wine for home use and must ensure no one outside the household drinks it. The piece hints at broader issues surrounding alcohol and personal rights during wartime.
Indianapolis News notes coal prices climb though production costs stay similar. The article explains the market pressure comes from consumers bidding against each other, with coal merchants unable to curb the higher bids.
A reader request column titled Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz offers readers a chance to submit questions by mail to The Whiter information area in Washington. It provides sample Q and A on leap years condensing milk stockholder passes pink for boys and other facts with brief authoritative answers.
In a forest tale Buster Bear hunts for Danny Meadow Mouse in a moonlit game of hide and seek. Danny dodges behind a tree trunk and under leaves, fearing capture as Buster frantically searches, while Danny realizes the hopelessness of his plight.
A compact historical digest notes Charlies Martel’s reign as de facto ruler of France for twenty five years and marks key events on October 22 across centuries including Cromwell’s interment in 1658 the Edict of Nantes revocation in 1685 Houston’s presidential election in 1936 and the first wireless transatlantic message in 1915 with other births and deaths listed.
Poplars, oaks and pines are most susceptible to lightning. The data show these tree types are frequently struck, making them common examples in inquiries about lightning injury and tree vulnerability.
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