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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
5
The Quincy Whig notes office address Main 251 and telephone 251 for morning delivery orders. It warns readers to report irregularities in the service and lists postoffice mint conditions and classification as second class matter.
Fragmentary weather diary mentions a fair likely coming unsettled Sunday with moderate temperatures. Obscure timestamps show readings around noon fourty at five pm and thirty three at midnight with garbled terms and misplaced words.
The river from below Warsaw to Louisiana is expected to fall slowly for several days, easing flood pressures and guiding downstream conditions. Hydrologists monitor levels and advise caution for areas along the banks.
The piece cites Dr Osler’s theory that men past seventy are unfit for life’s duties and may seek chloroform. Lamont Bowers resigns a $30 000 post, urging caution about aging leaders. Rockefeller interests pressure him to stay. Bowers, 70 plus, argues old men can be foolish or irritable and should step aside.
The statement suggests we are wary about adopting it and questions why Mr Bowers resigned. Canvassing the situation from every angle hints he had another real reason for stepping down.
Rock Island papers warn of dangers around government arsenals beyond munition plots. A big city reporter is accused of sensationalizing raids while ciphered leaks about material stock fuel fears of attacks and revolts across Davenport and the island.
Davenport Times reports on the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association's thirteenth annual convention at Quincy. Delegates from multiple states discuss rate and terminal development, river traffic revival, and coordinated rail service as essential to profitability and broader river use.
A promotional note proclaims daily bundle day through Christmas featuring rain coats fur coats and full dress suits with fixed fittings. It hints that bundles bearing the store name indicate valuable contents inside the package.
The narrative recounts dispatches between Lincoln and Blair era figures about Missouri politics and the St Louis arsenal. It notes Lyons securing command of the arsenal after Lincoln’s inauguration and warns of how control could swing border states toward the Confederacy and alter the state government’s fate.
In 1916 editorials note Henry Ford not yet presented as president and discuss the DuPont powder plant explosion tissue. Rumors suggest Villa’s fate remains unclear. Mexican allies may be unsatisfied while enemies find the silence disconcerting.
Walter B. Stevens outlined a long Lincoln Missouri relationship from the 1837 Springfield meeting with Blair to the 1865 Shelby letter. He described Missouri’s covert influence on national politics and the Civil War, noting Bates as a key adviser and Bates’s quiet role in forming the new party coalition.
The piece notes the Pacific exposition ending tonight and says Congress will reconvene next Monday. It mentions the organizers' invitation to attend closing exercises, which Washington did not extend, and comments on war fronts including the loss of Monastir offset by Russian gains at Czernowitz. It also remarks on simplified spelling efforts.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as a wonderful antiseptic that kills germs and reduces infection, speeds healing, and provides relief from pain. It claims a single application neutralizes infection, improves circulation, and aids natural healing. Available in 25c 50c and $1 sizes.
Advertisement exhorts readers to use Jad Salts for back pain and kidney trouble. It claims salts flush kidneys, relieve bladder disorders, neutralize urine acids, and improve overall kidney activity. A druggist endorses wide sales as a preventive remedy.
A compact retrospective lists events dated today across centuries from 1815 to 1990, noting Henry Clay’s speaker election, Danish accession anniversary, the 39th Congress session, Kalakaua’s landing, and wartime 1914 movements. It also honors birthday figures like Lillian Russell, Luther Gulick, Edgar Cullen, Frank Gould, Tess Burkett, John Collins, and Robert Shawkey with concise birthplace and age fragments.
Speech discusses support for peace efforts and President Ford joining The Hague, noting opposition to army appropriations and war supporters who profit from munition exports. The speaker defends Ford as earnest and unselfish in pursuing peace, while critics ridicule the move.
An abbreviated OCR fragment notes Noah sending out a dove and returning with an olive branch around 2 May, signaling success. The text references Bord and companions and a short remark about success to Mr. Bord.
In the evening rush at the Fourteenth Street subway station in New York two bank messengers were held up by a highwayman attempting to buy tickets. The pair resisted, one messenger was shot, the other fired back wounding the robber in a duel that followed.
Elizabeth Jackson colored of Chestnut Street died at 10 25 Thursday evening at her home after reaching the age of 56. She leaves a husband one son and two daughters of Quincy and one daughter of Moberly Mo.
An advertisement for Bravel claims to cure diabetes kidney and bladder trouble rheumatism and back pain. It markets a remedy for men women and children and offers mail orders for 1.00 with two months of treatment per small bottle. Dr H W Hall of St Louis is linked to the sale.
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