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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
7
Editorial lauds thrift clubs for turning bankers from impersonal figures into trusted community friends. It argues savings clubs foster human contact, encourage loans for worthy ventures, and reveal bankers as prudent, insightful judges of character who risk on people, not just assets. It also hints at public calls for jail reform based on grand jury findings.
A scientist explains electricity’s central role in modern life, noting skyscraper lighting, electric elevators, and the push for light without heat. Elihu Thompson of General Electric argues that while electricity underpins matter, science still grasps little about its nature, aside from the electron theory. The piece contrasts the firefly’s natural efficiency with human aims to perfect light generation.
The Dayton city commission presented an exhibit in a hall basement to visualize routine city services. Maps and charts explained sewer cleaning, street cleaning, lighting, water mains, and park upkeep while city employees demonstrated methods. Human displays featured school children and welfare work, drawing 50 000 viewers who gained pride in municipal efforts.
A Ford peace expedition faces split sentiment among Americans opposing preparedness. Idealists differ, but the group aims to avoid deriding Wilson’s policies. Austria may grant some demands in the Ancona case, and Wilson may push for more than expected. Some recall milder winters yet caution about memories of past storms on the Atlantic coast.
A fragment covering holiday gift ideas, a burglary aftermath with stolen items, and Springfield Journal remarks on McDonough county foot and mouth disease census. It notes county supervisors debating governance reform and expenses for an extra courthouse janitor, plus farmer and inspector criticisms of disease spread reporting.
A snowscape in New York and sleet alternatives set a festive mood for Christmas. Chicago’s convention momentum eases St Louis’s monopoly concerns. The Chinese emperor’s flag design features a red ball in a bright field. Rotary lament over Turkey prompts quiet sympathy. Ford explorers’ voyage sparks talk of a harsh homecoming.
Chicago Tribune notes President Wilson's call to business leaders to mobilize resources while Quincy Whig lauds such mobilizers as Bryan and Carnegie. Peoria Star laments Barratt O'Hara's unclear accounting of a $10,000 appropriation for the Illinois vice commission.
A vintage ad-style claim outlines Dr King's New Discovery as a cure for colds. It touts pine tar healing balsams and mild laxatives, saying the remedy kills germs, soothes the throat and heals mucous membranes. The ad asserts 45 years of use as satisfaction assurance.
A compact historical column reviews anniversaries from 1815 to 1914 and events up to December 15 1914 including naval figures, Napoleon's funeral, Belgium population, Sitting Bull death, and wartime notes. It ends with a quote from Rabelais about joy and laughter.
The Canton Ledger notes the old prank of sending fake telegrams is being revived in several areas. In Quincy a colored couple received a telegram claiming a relative's arrival, prompting concern and prompting further local chatter about the hoax.
Huntington Wilson former assistant secretary of state born in Chicago sixty years past. Read Admiral John E Pillsbury retired born in Lowell Massachusetts seventy years ago. Sir Richard McBride premier of British Columbia born New Westminster B C forty five years ago. May Buckley actress born San Francisco forty years ago today. Bishop William F Oldham born Bangalore India sixty one years ago today.
Local items note pianos for sale by Weilers and a Kansas City business trip for Albert Dick of Quincy Dick & Bros. Brewery. Community notices include bakery signups, Christmas savings clubs, church and school activities, gym classes, a saloon crackdown, a stove fire, and obituaries for Mrs Susan Vining, John Guider, and Alba Ruby with funeral details and local tributes.
A health notice urges timely treatment of ordinary colds to prevent serious disease. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a safe, healing cough medicine for coughs, croup, bronchial and throat irritation. Miller & Arthur Drug Co. endorses the remedy.
Police Chief Koch yesterday removed Officers Simmonds and Rosendale from traffic duty for the winter. Simmonds stays on Hampshire street with a day beat to assist Ned Hudson during the Christmas business period. Rosendale shifts to night patrol. In other news, the Vermont Street Baptist Church Women's Guild held its regular monthly meeting in the church parlors this afternoon.
Rev I W Bingaman dean of the Community Training school spoke at Musselman building on Tuesday night choosing Consistency of the Teachers When They Appear Before Their Class as his subject. He focused on answering and satisfying the child’s questions, presenting the talk in clear terms tied to daily experiences of growing up. An extra 45 minute session followed for study and discussion of lesson topics.
A vintage testimonial touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism liniment that relieves pain stiffness and soreness without internal treatment. It claims instant relief for joint back and nerve pains and urges readers to try a small bottle from any drug store. The ad also notes it is good for sciatica neuralgia lumbago and sprains.
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