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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1918
Page
2
An advertisement claims Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy improves diabetes by dietary rules and herbal ingredients after 40 years on the market. A grateful user letter from Jules Friquet of Los Angeles cites weight loss and recovery, urging readers to buy the product via druggists, with a dime sample offer and Rochester firm contact.
The Hoch gold medal declamatory contest crowned Miss Elizabeth Parr for herReading The Coward of Company D from Empeys Over the Top in a crowded high school program Friday night. Judges were Miss Marie Kiedaisch Miss Handy and Miss Aitken of Keokuk.
A lengthy society column from Quincy lists residents and guests visiting relatives in nearby towns and cities. Names include Mrs. J. E. Brown, Ma bel, Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Stuart Clark, James Lloyd Jr., Thomas McGahan, Mrs. W. E. Lyon, J. J. Downing, Camp Dodge, New York City, F. Berry, Mrs. Wardwell, Mrs. Jacob Miller, Mrs. T. A. Coovert, Mrs. Goodman, Evaline Crawford, Elizabeth Mayor, Mrs. James D. Baird, P. E. O. delegates, and many others visiting family or traveling for work or school. It also reports a petition by the Civic Improvement League to remove unlawful wooden awnings, and notes city officials’ response. The piece ends with the date Quincy April 27.
Theodore Roosevelt will tour the middle west late in May delivering addresses in Ohio Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin under the National Security league. The first speech is at Wittenberg college Springfield Ohio on Saturday May 25 followed by appearances in Detroit Des Moines Milwaukee and Madison Wisconsin.
The letter from the Civic Improvement League responds to criticism about removing wooden awnings and notes action by the city council on a petition presented August 13 1917. It addresses the Hotel Newcomb awning issue and defends the league’s work and municipal measures.
The railroad administration announces arrangements for consolidation of city ticket offices in twenty eastern cities including New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh Buffalo Syracuse Rochester Wilmington Atlantic City Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit Newark N T Indianapolis Oredo Dayton Columbus Reading and Williamsport.
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