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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1919
Page
7
Authorities push the 1919 paving program, demand alley cleanups to curb unsanitary conditions, and seek to bring bordering territory into Quincy before the upcoming census.
The article outlines President Wilson's speaking tour with selective stops across states and cities, emphasizing key targets like New England, Pennsylvania, and Illinois while avoiding major population centers. It notes his Pacific coast trip, coast-to-coast travel contrasts, and the aim to sway moderates in the league debate through strategic appearances.
The article notes a drop from 309.380 to 303.709 and frames it as the start of a downward trend in food costs. It cites abroad demand, falling exports after July, Europe’s recovery, and supplies from Serbia and Asia Minor while warning prices won’t return to prewar levels soon.
A compilation from The Whig Information Bureau answering readers questions. Victor Murdock, ex congressman, is noted as a Federal Trade Board member. Questions cover whales versus fish, alien citizenship, Panama Canal tides, Soviet government, Lot’s wife, vers libre, and the General Staff functions. Continuous brief Q and A entries with named individuals and organizations.
The 2nd of September marks historic clashes at Zehuacingo with Cortes’s 400 Spaniards repelling 40,000 Tiascalans, a London fire that helped curb plague, the U S Treasury's 1789 founding with Hamilton as secretary, Paris prisons massacre in 1792, Marie Therese de Lamballe’s murder, and the 1864 Union capture of Atlanta after a four month siege.
Peter Rabbit discovers a new Blackbird in the Old Orchard and, after mistaking him for Creaker, learns the stranger is not Blackbird. Jenny Wren corrects him, saying the newcomer is different and not black, prompting Peter to inspect the stranger more closely. The tale shifts to a sudden train tragedy in Stilwater, where two priests die when a car is struck at a crossing near Bald Eagle lake.
Berlin's Wondersteen offers a round dry disk that removes facial hair instantly with no odor. Endorsed by physicians and marketed in New York City, it sells for $1 via Miller & Arthur Drug Co. A money back guarantee is offered if not as represented.
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