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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1916

Page

8

Adams county to build tuberculosis sanitarium directors named

Dr R J Christie J Will Wall of Quincy and Hez G Henry of Cane Porfit were appointed directors of the Adams county tuberculosis sanitarium for terms of one two and three years by lot. The project follows a mill tax bond issue voted in November and the Theresa Woodruff memorial fund of 26500 is available for preliminary work. The board adjourned until March as routine matters were settled.

R. J. Christie J. Will Wall Quincy Hez G. Henry Cane Porfit Adams County Board of Supervisors Lot Theresa Woodruff

Carthage Man Ends His Life in Jacksonville

Carthage Dec. George Harford, employed by Rand and Edison blacksmiths, died by his own hand Saturday in Jacksonville. He left a note for his wife citing domestic troubles. Attending the funeral were Thomas Rand Fred Johnson Roy Fletcher and Baptist Hardy near Waverly. The Odd Fellows lodge, of which Harford was a member, sent $13 in addition to a $100 insurance fee. The five children will be placed in the IOOF Orphans' Home. Carthage Briefs note a postponed good book reception rescheduled for Friday afternoon.

Carthage Dec George Harford Rand Edison Blacksmiths Jacksonville Thomas Rand Fred Johnson Roy Fletcher Baptist Hardy Waverly Odd Fellows’ Lodge Harford IO. O. F

Births Reported in Stillwell Illinois

A fragmentary birth notice lists a daughter born Friday December 1 to Mr and Mrs Thomas Ensminger and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Floyd Jackson in Stillwell Illinois with missing details due to OCR issues.

Constipation Tied to Dull Skin Warns of Remedy

An old advertisement claims sluggish bowels cause pimples and dull skin. It promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a mild bedtime laxative to ensure a full morning bowel movement and renewed energy, urging readers to buy at druggists for 23 cents.

Dr. King

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