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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1917
Page
7
In Carthage Aug 19 the Lincoln chautauqua features Bland's band on its sixth season under Lincoln management with Harvie L Bland as director and Maynard Lee Daggy as speaker on "Challenge of the Twentieth Century" followed by an interlude address.
Weather bureau forecasts a generally fair and warm week for the states and upper and middle Mississippi valleys starting Monday. The notice emphasizes ease of dying in poverty but living in poverty proves harder for a man.
Pike County Odd Fellows executive committee met in Neeo to arrange the annual Nebo meeting on October 26. Linemen in Pike County Telephone Co. won higher wages after a brief strike. Various local residents and visitors are listed with travels and temporary work notes. Central Illinois Public Service fills an old pond after court found it a nuisance. Mayo family visit and departure noted.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio to pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary public A W Gleason notes December 6, 1586. RP J Cheney & Co. advertise medicine and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Charles Adkins of Bement, director of Illinois agriculture, will travel to Indianapolis Monday to join crop experts from Midwest states. They will discuss promoting large wheat and rye plantings for the coming fall, a conference arranged by USDA Secretary Houston. The two day session aims to spur greater fall plantings.
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