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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
2
Palmyra mail carrier Peter Weyand survives a perilous fall after being tossed from a bridge into the North River. Rescue crews battled strong currents to reach him and guarantee his safety.
Aug 17 Palmyra reports Peter, a mail carrier, swept by swift North River current while delivering mail. He swam to land exhausted but saved the mail. horse battered by debris, fence kept wagon from following. Rescue involved debris and careful navigation as he reached higher ground. Also notes petit jurors drawn for Sept term and county accounts. hogs delayed by flood and teachers’ meeting planned for Aug 24–25.
The church program committee met to plan holiday services at Lutter Me moral church led by Rev Ben mit and Mrs. The plans aim to enlarge the Sunday school by assigning each society a speaker and a miscellaneous program. A railway event is set for the second Sunday in September. English Lutheran Boys' Club of St Mark Sunday School Pueblo Colo appealed to Rev I W Bineaman for funds to equip a Sunday school room, but St Mark church council refused debt funding. The boys organized and asked general synod pastors for aid, with a collection planned at Luther Moment Church. The Sewing oie Lutheran church picnic is noted with large turnout. Catarrhal deafness advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a monetary reward for cure failures.
William Wembhoener a lifelong cigar maker of 909 Kentucky street died at Blessing hospital at 10 20 AM Wednesday after a period of ill health stomach trouble listed as cause of death He was born February 17 1941 in Westphalen Germany age 75 He came to the United States at age ten and worked in Hamp shire street shop with William Koenig solo after Koenig’s death Surviving are his son Edward one granddaughter one half brother Fred Bachmann of Decatur and two half sisters Mrs August Gille and Miss Minnie Bachmann Funeral will be held 2 PM Sunday at August F Stormer undertaking and 230 PM at St Peter's Evangelical church Burial in Woodland cemetery.
Funeral services for Joseph Williams, killed instantly near Alton Til on Sunday, were conducted at the Methodist church in Fowler Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Y. W. Bingaman presiding. The ceremony drew a large attendance. bearers were listed.
Obituaries note the death of E C Miller of Peoria at St Marys hospital from heart trouble at 54, with service planned at Wheeler Undertaking and burial Woodland. Also referenced is the death of Mr Williams on a railroad bridge accident and funeral details for Rachel Henry Pearce at Vermont Street Methodist church with large attendance.
Taken to Camp Point and services were conducted at 2 o'clock in the Methodist church of that place. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery.
Funeral services for Miss Hildegard Wavering will be held at 8 30 Friday morning at her parents home 2023 Vine Street and at 9 o'clock at St Francis Catholic Church Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery Friends are invited to attend
A promotional line touts Dr King s New Discovery as a long used remedy for hacking coughs. It claims the pine balsam with tar soothes irritated air passages loosens mucous and prevents further coughing while aiding sleep and recovery.
A fragment shows multiple individuals including Arthur William Weiss of Quincy Nedrow Silver Vottris of Quincy John L Rendall of Des Moines Dorothy E L Piaff of Edina Missouri R H Smith of Durham Missouri Edna L Minch of Maywood Missouri. The text is incomplete and lacks a clear incident or event.
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