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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
4
Bays clothing dealer, lauded for keen insight, is highlighted as the clear track emerges in a developing case. Authorities note the dealer’s observant stance and potential impact on ongoing investigations.
David Stern of Stern & Sons in Quincy says prosperity wagons move from the East toward the Middle West and West, with hard times fading. He notes merchandise is scarce, business booms across all lines, and manufacturers expect a strong next year as conditions spread from Pittsburgh to the nation.
The Sunday school of the Church of the Good Shepherd held its annual Christmas festival in the guild room. An evergreen tree was decorated with lights and gifts, with candy for the children. Christmas services featured timely lessons and carols.
An old health notice warns that heavy meat consumption harms the kidneys and blood, causing back pain and other health issues. It promotes Titian's Widney Pills and Dean's Kidney Pills as cures, citing testimonials from Clark and Christie Drug.
A compact column lists local picks and notices including prices on crabs and New Year cards, residents traveling to St Louis, a divorce suit filed in Galesburg, drill and club meetings, upcoming basketball and taxi services, church and school events, and visits from Chicago and Fargo relatives. named individuals include Peggy Meyers, Mrs Swartz, J J Swartz, R W Wingert, C E Ewing, Anna L Ewing, W H Purpus, GL Wingerter, I W Bingaman, L F Ruppel, James J Shanahan, Mary Shanahan, Henry Coens, Amanda Smith. orgs include Court House Pharmacy, Illinois State Bank, Y M C A, St Johns Lutheran, Wabash railroad, Blue Ribbon Buffet. places include Galesburg, St Louis, Fargo, Springfield, Quincy. dates reference New Year period and upcoming February trial.
A horse tied to Dr. L. C. Pottle's Vermont street stable leaped onto a hitching post when startled by a large auto truck. It died about 20 minutes later after injuries to its intestines. Workmen freed it from the sleigh to which it had been hitched.
Pierre Kocs of the Quinew Humane Society will convene at the society building on diaapsihire street Tuesday afternoon. The session opens at 4 PM and will include the election of officers, with TE P Walton’s recent funeral noted and a successor to be chosen.
Attorney Tohn Wheelock entertained a group Tuesday afternoon at a box party in the Orpheum theater in honor of Miss Henrietta Smoot of Palmera, Virginia, who visited here that day.
Divers from the United States Engineering department reach Quincy to investigate the sinking of the steel hull towboat Nauvoo in Quincy Bay Tuesday night. Watchmen Winkler and Hackett cannot explain the wreck as 30 inches of water sits over the deck. The Nauvoo, about 100 feet long, cost around 40 000 dollars and lies two blocks above the Burlington bridge, its paddle wheel buried to the axle under three inches of ice.
Burlinton Railroad officials from the Burling ton company arrived in the city yesterday morning on the Carthage branch for a inspection trip. E R Puffer and H W Wagner from Chicago were part of the party with other leaders. Ed Aldag, 46, attended work and observed the day in his usual fashion amid a touch of quarrelsomeness as the day passed. The Ladies Aid society of St John Lutheran church met to review last year’s work. officers for next year were chosen but the election was postponed to January. A joint watch party is announced for Friday night by the First German M E church and another congregation.
Recommended for coughs colds croup hoarseness and inflamed throat Foley's Honey and Tar opens airways soothes inflamed surfaces and heals. W C Allen Boseley Mo testifies it helped four children and is best cough and croup medicine he used. Miller Arthur Drug Co promotes try a Whig Want Ad.
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