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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1919
Page
9
Work out plans for a new high school building. Build next year at least 200 bungalows or apartments to address Quincl's housing need. Clean up alleys and areas behind premises to improve sanitary conditions.
A dated column questions how long public adulation will last for generals like Pershing and Dewey after wartime triumphs. It notes America’s pride in Dewey after Manila Bay, then examines possible postwar fates and the politics of praise, suggesting Pershing may deserve cautious acclaim amid criticism of war administration.
Senator Ashurst faults Taft for dull governance while praising Roosevelt for liveliness. Henry Adams notes demagogues win votes by being entertaining. The piece argues interesting, one sided politics dominate elections, while balanced poise is rare and often deemed uninteresting.
The piece outlines how readers can send questions with a two cent stamp for prompt confidential replies. It covers DAR eligibility, liberty bond allocations by issue, meanings of Nevada and Oregon, General Sibert's roles, the Roland for Oliver adage, and mentions William P. G. Harding as head of the Federal Reserve Board.
The Department of Agriculture defines a weed as a plant out of place The note mentions Gov Harding formerly a Birmingham banker and the Federal Reserve Board as the nation’s central fiscal agency The report frames the weed definition as a striking example of bureaucratic wording in agricultural policy
New York reports a 0.63 percent rise in August building activity north of the Ohio and east of the Missouri, with F. W. Dodge noting a banner year in contracts. August 1919 contracts totaled 267,261,000, industrial construction leading, followed by residential and mercantile, while public works ranked third and schools and churches fourth.
William McAdoo was named Monday as special assistant to the attorney general to defend the federal farm loan act in a suit filed in Kansas City. Former treasury secretary, he knows the act’s provisions and will receive one dollar for his services.
On September 9 events span centuries from William the Conqueror’s death after a Rouen horse fall in 1087 to Flodden Field's 1513 carnage near Cheviot Hills, to Stuyvesant’s 1664 surrender and New York’s birth, to Dreyfus’s 1899 second condemnation and eventual pardon amid Zola’s influence.
In a lakeside chat by the Big River, Honker explains Dippy the Leon spends summers north then travels south. He notes Dippy’s power in water, his awkward land gait due to legs set far back, and his ability to dive and swim fast, unlike geese. Peter asks about the bird’s bill as they part for the night.
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