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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1917

Page

2

Seventeen Union Meetings Scheduled for Next Week

The Labor temple hosts 17 union meetings next week. Sunday features Musicians' union No. 265 and Typographical union No. 59. Monday includes Painters and Decorators union No. 66 and Plumbers union No. 161. Tuesday covers Beer Bottlers union No. 239, Woman's Labor league, Hod Can kiers and Building Laborers and Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Benefit association. Wednesday lists Bartenders' league No. 158, Building Trades Council and County Workers. Thursday presents Team Drivers union No. 80 and Carpenters union No. 189. Friday features Trades and Labor assembly, Bricklayers union No. 1, and Machinists union No. 822.

Labor Temple Musicians’ Union Painters' and Decorators’ Union Plumbers’ Union Beer Bottlers’ Union Woman's Laber League Carpenters Union Trades and Labor Assembly, Bricklayers’ Union Machinists Union

Baker Company Stock Increase Filed in W. T. Duker Firm

Notice filed in Recorder Buffingtons office reports increased capital stock from 60000 to 165000 for the W. T. Duker company. It shows 165 shares at par 100 and a split of 90000 common and 75000 preferred stock. Increase approved last May due to expanding business. Meanwhile J P Morgan & Co says Dominion of Canada notes of 2 years at 5 percent have been floated. A light note ends with the line about a girl and ice cream.

W. T. Duker Company Recorder Buffington Duker Company New York J. P. Morgan & Co Dominion of Canada

Death of Susanna Boll in Quincy at age 78

Mrs Susanna Boll died at 12 03 p m Thursday in her home 604 Elm street after a 16 month illness chronic nephritis She was born March 23 1839 in Kronach Germany aged 78 She lived in Quincy three years a St John s Lutheran member survived by husband and one son Fred Jr and a sister Mrs John Weisbred Oak Park IL Funeral plans pending Also notices for Edward Kroner and Ralph F Fischer list funeral details and Calvary cemetery burial St Rose of Lima St Francis churches and Riverside Twp referenced

Susanna Boll Elm Street Kronach Oberbeim Germany Quincy St. John’s Lutheran Church Fred, Jr John Weisbred Oak Park

Obituaries for Freiburg Huggans and Schmitt services

Funeral notices for Elizabeth Freiburg James Huggans and Adam Irish Schmitt list service times and locations. Elizabeth Freiburg’s service at St Boniface and burial Calvary followed by out of town attendees. Huggans’ service at Grace Methodist with burial Graceland and attendees. Schmitt to be buried in St Boniface after 8:30 wake at Edwin Fuller home.

Adam Schmitt Trish” Schmitt Edwin Fuller Jersey Street St. Peter's Catholic Church St. Boniface

Funeral for Mrs Hannah Florey Set Friday at Greenmount

Funeral services for Mrs Hannah Florey will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon in the August Stormer chapel with burial in Greenmount cemetery. Friends are invited to attend the services.

Hannah Florey Stormer Chapel Greenmount Cemetery

English Delegates Will Not Attend

London August 3 Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer clarified that English delegates will not attend the session. The remark appears in a brief wartime or diplomatic update from the period, noting procedural or policy implications without further specifics.

London Andrew Bonar Law

Market Flooded by Large Tomato Crop

Market offers many home grown vegetables but demand is light as gardeners flood the market with tomatoes. Prices 50c to $1 per bushel. early fruit sun-scorched though quality may improve with cooler weather and rain. Also showing butter beans cabbage peppers and California fruits with Bartlett pears and Elberta peaches. eggs cheaper at 30c a dozen. sugar high. new potatoes cheaper. extensive home grown produce with varied prices listed for many items.

California Arkansas Texas New Texas Calif Western Rings Imperial Valley Thompson Malagas Persians Michigan Georgia Elbertas Mississippi

Former Quincyian Promoted to Chicago Post

George C. Schaefer son of Chief Deputy Sheriff William Schaefer has been named assistant superintendent of construction for Chicago. A Quincy native and University of Illinois graduate he rose from electrical inspector to junior electrical engineer and then to a major municipal role reflecting his efficient service with a leading construction firm and Chicago’s city projects. Noah had fruit in the ark preserved pairs.

George C. Schaefer William Schaefer Chicago Mr. Schaefer Schaefer Quincy University of Illinois United States

Complete harvest in South Quincy district ready

Threshing in the South Quincy drainage district will be completed today and farmers report a prosperous season with an outlook bright for summer and fall. Wheat yields run 20 to 30 bushels per acre with many claiming 30 to 60 bushels per acre including straw sold at 2 50 a ton. Aggregate district yield about 6 000 to 7 000 bushels. The Glaser Crandall pickle factory on the South Eighth Street road is completed and ready for cucumber receipt. Plant and railroad spur work are nearly finished. The saw mill moved to the district’s south end, and roads are in excellent condition.

South Quincy Glaser-Crandall South Eighth Street

Annoying Symptoms Solved by Lydia B Pinkham Remedy

Mrs Lena Wynn of Richmond Virginia praises Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after using seven bottles during change of life. She reports relief from nervousness hot flashes and other common symptoms and urges friends to try the remedy. The ad lists warning symptoms including suffocation headaches backaches palpitations ears noises dizziness and irregular appetite as conditions the product can address.

Richman Lydie B. Pinkhame Lena Wynn E. O Street Richmond Lydia B. Pinkham

August Linen Sale Promises Low Prices on Table Linens

Advertises an August sale on table linens with large assortments and unusually low price points. Highlights include 19 piece luncheon sets in blue yellow green red and white scallops at 1.85 per set, Japanese Blue Bird Lunch Sets at 1.76, linen tablecloths from 2 to 4 yards at 4.39, and linen napkins in multiple sizes and patterns from 3.98 per dozen to 188 for six sets among other deals.

Friday Basement Specials Highlight Home Goods

Friday offers feature curtains in ecru and cream with colored borders, Sunbrite Cleanser in large cans three for a dollar, imported china baby plates for nursery decor, union suits knee length with lace trim at three for four sixty, and ammonia for cleaning four bottles for two forty.

Curtain Nets Half Price on Friday

Special Friday sale on curtain nets in cord and white at HALF PRICE. Sizes include 86, 40 and 45 inch widths with former prices shown as 400, 60c, 7bc and 31 a yard. Located on the e Third Floor.

Large Savings on Damask Table Linen in Sale

Women can save on pure bleached mercerized damask 64 inch wide with border options priced at 84 cents a yard. Cream damask union linen in various patterns sells at 69 cents per yard. About fifty pieces of 72 inch satin damask are offered at 1.39 per yard, down from 1.68 to 2.00.

Huck Toweling Sale Offers Fine Home Towels

August sale features new huck toweling in 15 18 20 and 22 inch widths with patterns Fleur de Lis Diamond Clover Violet Coin Dot Grecian Border Fancy Strips Lilly of the Valley and plain. Prices are unusually low at a yard 48e for refined face and guest towels.

Linen Sheeting at Sale Price of 1 39 a Yard

Fine quality all linen sheeting 90 inches wide specially bleached and finished makes up into soft sheets. sale price offered at 1.39 dollars per yard.

Nearlinen Tubing offers thrifty sheets in widths 42 and 44 inches

Nearlinen Tubing markets economical sheets as a substitute for linen. It advertises 42 inch width at a yard and 44 inch width at 390 per yard, identifying thrift buyers as its target.

Nearlinen

Bath towels at August sale offer value and monogram space

Extra heavy double thread bath towels with blue borders and monogram space are reduced to 20 cents each. Large 20x45 inch Huck towels with scalloped ends and embroidery at one end are priced at 89a. Promotion urges buyers to act now for best selection.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Willo Palm Beach Dixie Quincy—Kroner Edward Kroner North Twelfth Street Riverside Township St. Rose of Lima Church Calvary Cemetery Ralph F. Fischer Thirtieth Locust Streets St. Francis Catholic Church Elizabeth Freiburg Joseph J. Freiburg Maine Street St. Boniface Catholic Church H. B. Dagenhardt Father Postner Father Reis Father Kunsch William J. Ruff Joseph Faerber Joseph Michael William K. Ott Casper Freiburg Edward Sohm Joseph Tushaus Elizabeth St. Joe Mary Nertzle Belleville Elizabeth Kloeckner Bartelso, Ill William Kloe James Huggans Henry Lueders Chestnut Street G. L. Losh Grace Methodist Church Theodore Heidemann Benjamin Dissler Alonzo Triplett Edward Speckman Louis Stiers Warren Cooper Graceland Cemetery Ellen Johnson Jennis McCann Kearney, Neb Frank Seals Marcelline John Cramer Maywood, Mo Lewis Shoe Store Satuday Ad Oakef Woolworth’s Quincyian Noah South St. Mary’s Academy Quincy, Ill Quincy’s Linen House Duker
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