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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1915
Page
4
Local items report Mrs Thrackwray gravely ill and W F Bailey winning a $3980 bid for a new library building. Social news include marriages Miss Helen Ross to Ron Plummer, booster day success, a child’s death, city arrests, farm events, and Augusta plans a public library with a Lyceum series featuring Gay Zenda and MacLaren.
George T. Moore a St Louis internal revenue official and E H Moore deputy are in Palmyra on business and renewing acquaintances. George T Moore formerly of Quincy invites old friends to meet in St Louis during the Democratic convention. Joe Azzam of Hannibal has rented the Franklin European hotel dining room and will move his cafe equipment to Palmyra by Monday Dec 13.
An old advertisement warns coughs and colds are dangerous and that neglected bronchial disease can be deadly. It touts Dr King s New Discovery as the best aid, claiming 45 years of use and urging readers to get a bath today and buy from druggists.
NEW CANTON ILL John Parks Marii Tony and Edgar Johnson left Tuesday evening for Apache Colo The latter prospecting and the former to their farm Mrs and Mrs W Z Bowman were in New Berlin last week attending the funeral of a child of Mr and Mrs Chas Bowman Mrs Emima Nichols and Arthur H Bailey of Bedford Ind who were married in Quincy Monday are here visiting her father Jas Emerson for the present Mr and Mrs Fay Toward are now at home to their friends in Rockport Mr and Mrs Seymour returned from
Dr Newton Seehorn and his wife of Bur ton Kan were visiting relatives here this week. The funeral of Mrs Edward Dennis was held Sunday at the home of J N Seehorn. One of the large barns of the J G Thompson farm west of town was destroyed by fire yesterday with losses about 2100 dollars, partially covered by insurance. Robert and Willis Sechorn were called to Newton Kan by the death of their sister Lora Mrs W S Nesbit and daughter Mrs C H Thompson were business callers in ay one day this week. Mrs E J Gabriel Mrs Rose Hood and Jenris Spercer were in Quincy shopping Wednesday. Mr Joseph P Daniels of Bentley Hil spent Sunday with his sister Mrs Robert Hood.
AUGUSTA ILL Mrs Edwin Merrick of Galesburg visited with her mother Mrs Precious Weathers Thursday. Mrs Walter Metcalf and sister Mrs Tra Burmood of Plymouth shopped in Augusta Saturday. Mrs Win Wintermeyer and Mrs R M Cloud of Plymouth spent Friday in Augusta. Mrs Thomas White of Plymouth called on friends Tuesday. Mrs Cliff Stark spent Wednesday in Plymouth with relatives. Adolph Wimberg was a business caller in Peoria early week. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Timasheske and daughter Miss Etta left Wednesday for Pensacola Florida to spend the winter. D G Dawkins of Denver arrived for a visit with his brother C E Dawkins. Mrs Robi Robison and daughter Miss Ethel spent Wednesday in Quincy.
Readers are told Walls Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages by internal use and blood filtration. The ad claims the remedy builds constitution and cures through the mucous surfaces, offering $100 if any case fails, with testimonials available and Toledo Ohio manufacturers Cheney Co. selling at 75 cents.
Warren MO residents report family events and business notes. The Burditts and Dr DeLaney travel to Quincy for Raymond Burditt’s operation. Joe Wilson plans a public sale December 16 before moving to Colorado. Local trades include corn sale to Guy Vanlandingham and various visits and transacting merchants in Warren and nearby towns.
Saturday night and Sunday social visits fill Warren and nearby towns. Numerous families and individuals are listed visiting relatives, shopping in Monroe City and Quincy, and hosting guests at Warren. Also mentions a dogged horse endurance pace in New York and Austro German movements toward Philippopolis in Bulgaria.
In Bloomington on December 10 the Springfield High team won the unanimous decision in a debate among Bloomington Springfield and Decatur teams. Bloomington argued the current army and navy program is inadequate to meet national needs.
In Dubuque Iowa on December 11 George J Homan cashier and Joseph Haragan and Joseph Siege tellers of the Dubuque National Bank pleaded guilty in federal court before Judge H T Reed to indictments charging misappropriation of bank funds. Each was sentenced to five years in federal prison at Leavenworth Kansas.
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