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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
6
A dentist promotes Senreco Tooth Paste as a corrective and preventive treatment for pyorrhea. The ad claims widespread dread disease, bleeding gums, and loose teeth, urging daily use and a sample tube with folder. It cites price, tube size, and mail-in sample from The Sentanel Remedies Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
Postmaster General Burleson said differences between the American and Greek governments over money order balances stem from Greece's refusal to accept payment except in gold via Paris exchange. He offered to settle in marks or U.S. exchange, but Greece rejected both. France forbade gold exports during the war, leaving no arbitration under the postal money order convention of 1894. When Greece approves an exchange satisfactory to her, the United States will pay the remaining balance.
Chicago reports that odds favored keeping the summer baseball rule as the Big Nine faculty committee meets tomorrow. Opponents were believed to have enough votes to defeat retention and it is unclear if Nebraska Notre Dame or the Michigan Aggies will join. Dates for upcoming indoor and outdoor meets will be set and leadership changes are planned with Dean Small likely president and Prof Moran of Purdue as secretary. Prof Moran may succeed himself.
Chicago reports that the University of Illinois is adding golf course construction to its studies becoming a leading institution to adopt the plan. Instructor Tom Bendalow notes growing demand and a shortage of qualified experts in the field as links construction becomes an important art this busy year.
Lincoln Neb December 3 The name of Woodrow Wilson as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination was filed to appear on the Nebraska primary ballot in 1916. The petition was signed by local Democrats including L R Hall Democratic committeeman from Nebraska. Charles Bryan mayor of Lincoln and brother of W J Bryan declined to sign to avoid embarrassing the president.
A 19th century advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a reliable remedy for biliousness headaches sour stomach and other bowel issues. It claims they cleanse the stomach stimulate bile flow act as a tonic for the intestinal tract and produce thorough cleaning without discomfort. A Hudson Cross Keys dealer endorses the product noting no bad effects and high customer satisfaction.
Northward push into Chihuahua City and Juarez completes capture of Mazapil Parral Escalon area. Lagos Chazaro and cabinet members reportedly held by Carranza agents with heavy Villa losses. General Talamantes reported Torréon defeat as 800 Villa soldiers killed or captured. many ministers captured.
In London Lord Derby urges all men ages 19 to 40 to join the army as the December 11 deadline nears. A labor recruiting committee echoes the call for Great Britain freemen to enroll in the volunteer army to defend rights and liberty. Officials report the campaign shows strong results though exact figures are unavailable.
An old time offer promotes Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pain and kidney issues, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleansing. The ad urges sending name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago and notes a mail-in trial package through Miller & Arthur Drug Co.
Carranza authorities in Agua Prieta reported Gen M M Dieguez said Villa with 2500 men was near Tecomipa southeast of Hermosillo on the road to Chihuahua. Rodriguez’s troops had crossed toward Chihuahua and Villa looted property along the march including the Hermann ranch near Moctezuma, according to R F Weighan who arrived from Nacozari.
In Springfield, the Farmers Institute filed a mandamus bill in circuit court to force state printer J Frank Higgins to print references to the merit board battle in its annual report. The suit cites omissions in proofs read by Higgins and a flat refusal to include them, including statements about game wardens and Cook County wardens.
The court last winter decided that the farmers' institute did not fall under the civil service law, limiting its applicability to domestic birds and related acquaintances.
Dispatches from the Isonzo front report Italian attacks along the Austro Italian line despite a gale at sixty miles per hour. The heaviest assaults target the Gorigia bridgehead near Goslavia as fighting rages for nine days. Italian losses are described as terrific with bodies said to lie in heaps amid brutal cold winds.
Rienzi C Dickens, son of banker William H Dickens, was arrested in Longmont Colorado on suspicion tied to his father’s killing last Tuesday night. Police note he bought a high powered rifle and ordered a silencer about a month earlier, later found disassembled in his garage. Dickens protests innocence saying he was home with two children when the murder occurred while his wife and three other children attended a movie.'
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