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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1916
Page
6
Obert Beatty writes from August 8 1916 about military drill and daily routines near the border. He notes long days, horse assignments by color, a looming Brownsville parade, a brief storm scare, and reflections on food and rumors from Urbana papers.
In Liberty area, Homer Burr of Dallas drove behind a rig carrying Peter Mason when a horse spooked by a horn frightened the animal into a bank. Burr stopped immediately and aided Mason, with the report noting no collision occurred despite earlier error claims.
Letter based advertisement extols Lydia as ill, claiming Pinklas Vegetable Compound from roots and herbs restores strength and health. It touts testimonials of women, urging readers to try the remedy.
Former Attorney General W H Stead, campaign manager for Frank O Lowden, reports extraordinary interest in the GOP governor race. He cites large turnout at meetings across Illinois, with towns like DeKalb Joliet Sterling Sandwich and Alton drawing thousands of voters despite heat and uncertainty about the outcome.
Aug 18 Palmyra Missouri reports heavy rain that postponed Monday’s Chautauqua booster trip. Five inches fell during the past week, with drizzle Monday evening delaying events. North River floods threaten lowlands, others fear similar impacts if rain continues. A Baptist church concert Sunday drew praise despite the weather.
Adams County Medical Society plans a picnic in Point Pleasant next Wednesday under Drs Po Belrne Ro J. Christie and Austin of Damn Point heading invitation committee. Also: contracts for pumping plant awarded to George T. Crouch of Hannibal to drain rainfall, four miles south of Quincy. bids sought for 19 000 feet of tiling. Urbana trip planned by Adams County Farm Improvement Association executives during Sept 10 16 to study Illinois University agricultural work. Edwart P. Allen in chancery sold 305 Maine Street to Seaton Trwin for 1350 foreclosure. Jeremiah Smith of Clayton arraigned for beer theft, plea not guilty. trial set Aug 22. Gem City Harmony Four contracted to join St Francis church excursion to Hannibal Aug 28.
Rainy weather and omintdy roads caused the postponement of the graduating exercises of the Frehtherade Class of Adams county. The ceremony, planned for Camp Point Saturday, would have been held in connection with the annual school programme.
Diane D Aubrey, a Parisian screen star known as the European Anna Held, arrives in Quincy on a honeymoon tour with her violinist husband Jan Rubini. Married three weeks earlier in New York, they have a high-profile career in Paris and London. Rubini, 21, saved her from a runaway horse, and Diane will appear at the Star theater in connection with The Siren s Song.
Frank C Hinchman formerly a pressman on The Quincy Whig when printed on North Fourth street visits Quincy to renew acquaintances. Now pressman on the Galesburg Mail notes many changes since his last visit and praises The Whig plant improvements. He learned his trade at The Whig.
Public record shows William S. Marts transferring a parcel to Herman Martz and vice versa. The documents reference sections Sw 85 and Sw. 3) with shares described as pt se fy sec and pt se fi see 23. The notice records reciprocal land interest and boundary references in Sw townships.
The record lists multiple individuals with city and state hints, including Claud A Dean of Jacksonville Missouri Alvin Gipson Ardmore Missouri and Lisa Ray Phillips from Triumphreys Missouri, with unclear details and garbled text. This fragment presents name and place data without a clear event or action.
Amusements at Orpheum and Savoy today with Dora Thorny in Sally of Our Alfer at Orpheum and Edith Storey in The Shop Girl Family. Bea Martin in The Co quets Tram and Budoin. The Masked Marvels The Girl and the Mail Bags at Orpheum. Princess Blanche Sweet in The Case of Becky at Savoy. Frank Keenan and Enid Markey in The Phantom Hearts and Sparks at Quincy. Abe war drama The Fair Rebel features Dorothy Gish.
At the Orpheum theater Monday night, Dora Thorne offered a bright love story with comic touches and a witty American newspaper man briefly brightening the plot. Special scenery and fine acting pleased the audience, with a mad night and a final Wednesday showing. Beginning Thursday, The Divorce Question, a drama on divorce evils, will be staged.
Severe skin trouble improved after using Resinol. itching subsided and sores healed following several applications. Mrs. Th Wl Neefus reports relief after ointment use, with samples offered to readers.
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