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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
9
The article details bean prices stabilizing after a prior shortage and projects a 1917 crop near twenty two million bushels from several producing states. It highlights beans as a staple, notes their wartime and worldwide demand, and reports seventy Quincy Rotarians harvesting seven acres to boost production.
The analysis argues Riga's capture is largely political, not a decisive military victory. It suggests German triumphs in Russia may bolster Finnish separatism and aid agriculture, while lingering Russian weaknesses like sparse railways could hamper German advances. Overall, fortress captures are portrayed as hollow gains with uncertain impact on morale and war outcome.
Still up to traditions. The war may end soon, yet Americans would lament if not for the fleet in waters around the British Isles. American destroyers convoy merchant ships, clash with submarines, and help England receive food, a mission as vital as munitions and men.
A wartime letter denounces antiwar groups and declares firm support for the government and Allied cause. The writer praises England as the bulwark against invasion, defends elected leaders, and condemns those who seek to profit from dissent while Uncle Sam fights.
In this animal story for children, Big Tom Gobbler and Mrs Gobbler wake to a morning with Reddy Fox planning a trap. Reddy pretends friendship but finds the gobblers unwilling to join him on a dawn dust bath. Big Tom apologizes as the Fox discovers his plan backfires.
A historical guide outlines personal soldier duties including interior guard duty and the personal responsibility it entails. It emphasizes self reliance, discipline, and the value of guard assignments in training, with details on guard shifts and the role of officers and privates.
A school group under Miss Palmer drills as if for war to learn about the conflict. The class tests map knowledge and spelling with humorous mishaps, Fatty Bellowes suffers a desk accident, and truant officer Short Leg Milliken stamps along on his wooden leg.
The text stresses the value of soldiers knowing how to locate the north star, travel across country, and return to the starting point using landmarks. It highlights learning to use a map, sketch the country, and the significant payoff in soldier value. Guard duty notes show the early scope of responsibility and the rapid passage of training months as one grows in the role.
War gardens guidance urges ample spinach planting as seed is scarce and will likely be tighter next spring. Space rows a foot apart and sow an inch deep, keep ground cultivated, and protect young plants with hay or litter before hard frosts. Rich soil is essential for thriving spinach.
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