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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
12
The ladies of the Unitarian church held a successful fair in the church parlors with early opening, luncheon for over two hundred attendees, and a patchwork quilt drawing planned for a next Thursday supper. Proceeds total three hundred ten dollars, surpassing last year by over sixty dollars.
The Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association adopted a set of resolutions in Quincy Illinois on December 2 1915 praising the federal plan to maintain a six foot channel from Minneapolis Saint Paul to the Missouri River supporting local terminals docks and river terminals while urging creation of an expert commission to regulate water flow and river traffic and endorsing canal projects and river transportation improvements including Lake Superior to the Mississippi access and Mississippi valley freight transportation reforms with thanks to Quincy newspapers and the city Chamber of Commerce
A fragment notes pair pricing for ladies' French kid gloves in black and white. The text mentions per pair cost but lacks full details or context.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Tudnet brands and local names including Dyer and others. The readable text lacks clear events, dates, or full context to form a complete news item.
The regular monthly gathering of the Anti tuberculosis society will be held in that church. Members are urged to attend for updates on public health measures and disease prevention.
A directors meeting is scheduled Friday evening at eight o’clock with all arts enthusiasts urged to attend. The Children’s Aid Society will meet Friday morning at ten o’clock in W.C.G. Avvrooms with expectants of a large turnout to finalize plans. Another farm in Adams County was named on Monday per the County Recorder’s office certificate.
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