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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1918

Page

4

Tardy Master by Edward J. King M D

Complaints rise about slow demobilization as soldiers families farmers and workers suffer from delayed allotments and uncertain return plans. Authorities note discharge on hardship or urgent need but actual returns and furloughs vary by camp and theater. Agriculture to sell nitrate of potash at cost to farmers for fertilizer with distribution managed by the Bureau of Markets.

Edward J. King M. D Washington France Russia P. C. Harris War Department United States Europe Secretary of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Bureau of Markets

Death toll in Quincy reaches record 733 for year

The city recorded 733 deaths in the year, the highest in history, with 603 births. Boys outnumbered girls 307 to 296, and 23 babies lived only briefly. Influenza caused over 150 deaths, with October at 143 and November at 78. The Stork visited most in August, 65 times. Twenty four colored children were born.

Quincy Grim Reaper Stork Nora Schmit Board of Health

Army Planes Returned as Unsuited for Mail Weather

The Post Office Department has turned back to the War Department about 190 DeHavilland airplanes considered unsuited for cross country mail flights due to weight carrying limits.

Washington Post Office Department War Department DeHaviland

Clemenceau backs Britain on seas in peace talks

In a Paris chamber address Premier Clemenceau signaled support for Britain in the peace negotiations over freedom of the seas, a stance approved by President Wilson. He urged patience for the peace process, noting potential concessions, and praised alliances while not opposing a future league of nations.

Associated Press Paris Chamber of Deputies Clemenceau Great Britain Wilson Chamber France Europe

Old Ideas for Power and the World’s Friendship

The speaker argues for flexible readjustments to settle boundary and sovereignty questions, stressing a constant machinery of good will and trust. He recalls Manchester’s role as a trade hub and imagines a global league of friendship among nations to sustain the triumph of right.

Manchester Olley Great Britain United States France Italy

Transport on rocks near Isles D Yeu

The American transport Tenadores, sailing from New York to Brest on December 18, ran aground on rocks near the Isle D Y eu in the Bay of Biscay. Ad vices say those aboard are being rescued. no troops were on board.

London New York Brest Isle D’yeu Bay of Biscay

Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound Darkens Hair Overnight

A drug store remedy promises to restore dark, lustrous hair quickly. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, an improved Sage Tea Recipe, is marketed by a local druggist as safe for cosmetic use with no disease treatment claims.

Wyeth

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