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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1916
Page
6
Dame Cleanly Ways will visit every door in Quincy on May 16 as the city launches official Clean up week. Residents advised to place rubbish in alleys for city wagons. ashes not hauled. Committee of 20 led by Mayor Abbott and secretary Woodruff to direct effort.
Catarrh is inflammation of mucous membranes in head throat and chest and can extend to digestion. It is tied to stagnant impure blood and may lead to indigestion and fevers. Peruna is advertised as a reliable remedy restoring appetite aiding digestion and reducing inflammation with 74 years of testimonials and portable tablet form.
A long call to action urges Quincy residents to cooperate in a citywide clean up. Citizens should use shovels brushes soap and water to clear cellars attics and wood sheds and to dispose of rubbish. Whitewash and disinfectants are recommended and children and Boy Scouts are invited to help in the effort within a week.
Two dumps on Cherry street at Fifth street in Quincy are private property but used as rubbish dumps. Ashes, cans, barrels and other refuse fill half blocks on both sides of Fifth street near Washington school and Soldiers' Home. Civic league urges elimination to improve health and safety and views of visitors.
Citizens hailed the Boulevard and Park association purchase as a move to erase an unsightly sight beside the park. The old building will be torn down within 20 days, and within a year a smooth green lawn will replace it, erasing memories of the eyesore.
A large body of troops, over a regiment of cavalry, encamped fifteen miles west of Columbus New Mexico on Friday. Ordered by General J J Pershing the expeditionary commander the force prepares to cross into Mexico at daybreak. No reasons were given for the orders at military headquarters in Columbus.
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