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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
10
The Quincy Whig lists subscription options for carriers in Quincy and by mail outside the city. Rates include daily and Sunday editions, with annual, semiannual, and monthly terms. notices specify delivery through morning edition, payment in advance, and contact numbers for editorial, news, and business offices.
The day’s trade notes a cautious wheat market despite late crop doubts. Prices drift with bears gaining early advantage before late gains in hogs and varying lard demand, while corn and oats weaken. Provincial and U S crop yield guesses mix with insurance and rust fears clouding outlooks.
Market notes from multiple cities show hog cattle and sheep receipts with prices. Chicago and St Louis report hogs steady to higher with two groupings around 9.65 to 10.20. Cattle receipts mix and steady to higher with calf and steer prices noted. Sheep receipts large and steady with lambs and yearlings priced around 6 to 10 dollars, regional variations across Kansas City Omaha and St Louis.
In New York markets, diverse offerings include sugared ratter Pirin blends and fresh creamery products. The scene highlights firsts and fine exports, with entities like Mees Triesuiaur and nearby Hemery noted among cheese and dairy items. Prices and exact lots vary across stalls, reflecting a lively regional trading spot.
Fragmentary OCR from East St Leavis market listing shows horses and mules with prices and measurements, mentions registered status and government read list. Includes garbled names, prices such as 175 and 2504, and scattered dealer terms.
New York August 9 The stock market showed eagerness to rise with favorable labor and money conditions and improved inquiries. Mercantile Marine preferred jumped 5 and Pacific Mail up 1 1 2 as readings and rail shares gained though some weakness from crop outlook and munitions. U S Steel neared 57 with steady accumulation. Bond activity uneven with marine 4 1/4% notes at 107 and total stock turnover around 265000 shares.
Chicago reports indicate a bearish twist from government data with traders wary of bullish signals. Canadian rust worries temper futures while western rains limit corn gains. Oats and other grains show mixed results as buyers await clearer guidance.
A vintage ad claims Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey stops a cold fast by reducing inflammation and soothing coughs. It touts pine tar balsam to heal raw spots and loosen mucus, promising easier breathing and irritation prevention. Available at druggists.
Rain in Riorday Monday night boosted mood as farmers reported varying yields. Hog prices rose by five cents, hay corn oats and straw moved at dozens of loads with prices ranging from 5.50 to 29 per ton and per bushel for corn.
Prices paid for hay and grain in western markets show Wo. 2 wheat at 1.25, alfalfa and timothy hay priced per ton with bids around 11.50, clover and alfalfa seed listed, plus milling products and retail hog quotations from local butchers. Hog shipments from stations west of the Mississippi quoted by weight. steers, cows, veal calves and lambs priced at regional stockyards. Poultry prices listed. miscellaneous hides and farm goods pricing included.
Local accounts describe a swindle in Barry Illinois involving two strangers selling bogus "territory rights" for bath tubs and heaters. A retiree, Mr Hart, paid $3000 and others issued four $750 notes. suspects fled. The scheme included delivering equipment to a Baptist minister and renting a storefront, with no capture yet. Community notices follow about local residents and various family visits and illnesses.
Palmyra Aug 9 Members of the Lutheran church Sunday school eight miles west of Palmyra on the North river plan their eighteenth annual ice cream social on Saturday Aug 22. Ice cream will be the main draw with lemonade soda and candy available. The event draws big crowds and neighbors are invited. Commuters have assisted with preparations over time.
Miss Mary Hollman visits brothers Edward and John Bollman. Charlie Von Helfenstein returns from Moberly Missouri. Grace Pierson of Hannibal visits Madge and Marie Dunn. Nowell of Wisconsin visits Helen and Alice Hollenbeak. Henry Reinebach of Chicago visits aunt Mrs. Fred Reinebach. Clarence Fisher buys a Ford roadster. Bluff Hall picnic draws locals. Two public sales scheduled this month. Phillip Wagg and Floyd Bells on the 11th. Stanley Mann buys a new Ford touring car. Nenas McNutt returns home from normal school for a visit. Mrs. Myrtle Warner of Plainville visiting Payson.
Circulation of short news items details visits by residents and relatives. Names include Mayhews Crosses Selby Cutter Todd Wall Warren Hart Booth Stabler Wall Rogue Hatin Seaton Tlinkie Hostetter Van Dorn DeHaven Booth Hippel and others as they travel to Quincy Payson Columbus La Harpe Des Moines and White Bear Minnesota for visits and family gatherings.
Fragmentary OCR records reference a Washington state family connection involving a person named Shes Isakp and a brother-in-law Jefferson Por, with unspecified context and multiple children. The text is garbled and lacking clear actions or dates.
The Pomona Grange Mets at Midway featured Ken Leonard of Canton and others speaking on consolidation. They debated slow community development and proposed rural schools joining to form a central high school, while dinner was served after the discussion.
F A Miller and family settle into a bungalow on Seventh street. Summer school at the college ends this week after a well attended term. Mrs W B Varney recovers from a fractured thigh. Co D Mathis of Crystal Springs visits Miss Louisa Hagood. Rev Charles McKinney visits Hunnewell. Mrs M V Hunter of Crystal Springs visits her parents. Methodist quarterly meeting held with three sermons by Elder W P Wynn and a basket dinner. J A Quinn remodels his Seventh street home. Rev N F Johnson from Monticello attends the meeting and preaches on Sunday. Camp Fire Girls and guardian Miss Janie Johnson camp on the Wyaconda. Miss Preuline Nagel of Calhoun county visits Miss Olive Hagood.
The text touts Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles, diabetes, rheumatism, and general irregularities in men and women. It claims bladder regulation for children, offers mail order at $1.06, and asserts two months of treatment per bowtie with testimonials. Address Dr. E W Hall, St. Louis, Missouri. product sold by druggists.
A public notice urges reducing accidents by avoiding carelessness behind the wheel and at street car crossings. It emphasizes teachers and parents should instruct children to be vigilant, while noting that accidents caused by motormen and conductors are already very few but should be eliminated entirely.
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