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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1919
Page
10
Local notices list arrivals from Knox College and Los Angeles, Thanksgiving shoppers in Fowler and Ursa, and plans for Christmas Savings Club enrollment at State Savings Loan Trust. Residents travel to join families, visit hospitals, and attend church events as winter holidays approach.
T E Musselman leaves his home at 124 South Twenty fourth street and will stay at the Y M C A before spending the weekend with his wife’s family in Rushville. Mr and Mrs M F Carrott plan a card party for friends on December 26 at their East Maine street home. Charles Ellebrecht, long farmer near Fowler, has moved his family to Quincy at 411 Elm street with no definite future plans.
Ice suppliers report good quality last week ensuring summer stock. Visits from John Harness of Warsaw. Stella Harness recovering from appendicitis in Keokuk hospital. Thomas Harness returns from Missouri and Warsaw to Lima. Christmas Eve program by Methodist and Christian Sunday schools featuring a tree, gifts, and youth treats. Methodist Ladies Aid to host Christmas supper and bazaar in Masonic hall with oysters ice cream and cake. Protracted Methodist meeting starts Jan 6 with Rev. Maple. evening theme The Man of Galilee. Otis Wemhaner, ill for several days.
Last Sunday marked Milo Snyder’s seventh birthday with a surprise dinner at his home. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Crow and Arthur and Adolph Fletcher and Mr and Mrs George Fletcher. A pleasant day was spent. Art Fletcher reported the loss of two two-year-old horses and a year-old bull to poison in the field, with others sick. Hogs are being butchered, Bert Whitney has had the grip, and Mr Seamon, employed by Sam Morley, suffered pneumonia and was hospitalized in Quincy. The note mentions the 17th is past and references Moroccan pirates and women doing farm labor while men cook and mend.
A 19th century style advertisement promises a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces, improving general health and supporting nature. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available.
Every mother knows the danger period when a daughter nears womanhood and how essential proper care is. The ad promotes REOLO as a tonic with iron and cell-salts to boost vitality for pale nervous girls, offering 100 tasteless tablets for two weeks at one dollar and a money-back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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