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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
7
A Quinc y businessman lauds Leaton Irwin as a rising force in the car market. A competitor welcomes expanded quarters, praising Irwin's energy and push. The piece contrasts old ethics of aggressive competition with a modern view that values healthy rivals as stimulants to growth.
Thomas W. Lawson rose to fame with Frenzied Finance lampooning Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. His sensational language and adjectives target the Rockefeller crowd and Standard Oil, but the two day House committee hearing yielded few facts and an adverse report.
A humorous column advises a young woman on moderating a fiancés ardor in courtship. It weighs time limits for kissing, cites fictional authorities, notes societal views on kissing as pleasant yet potentially habit forming, and counsels patience until marriage to ease later concerns. The piece playful ly suggests the issue will resolve with time and marriage.
Weather Bureau issued a warning that a pronounced cold wave will overspread the middle Atlantic and New England states the Ohio valley the lake region and Tennessee by Thursday or Friday. A rapidly moving storm from Canada drives the cold spell, with snow in the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi valley and rain in the Middle Atlantic and land states.
Chester Peterson began Sunday school at First Baptist Church in Galesburg at age three and has not missed a session in 18 years. He is now 21 and maintains a lifelong attendance record.
Cramped muscles after a cold or grippe are eased by Sloan's Liniment. It does not stain or clog pores, penetrates quickly without rubbing, and helps with rheumatism neuralgia lumbago strains sprains bruises. Get a bottle today at all druggists. Adv 25c
Granny and Reddy Fox scavenge after a great storm in search of prey. Peter Rabbit and Mrs. Grouse survive on bark and spruce buds while Granny Fox and Reddy push through deep snow. They fail to find weak neighbors and return home hungrier than before.
Luther D. Bradley longtime Chicago Daily News cartoonist died suddenly at his home Tuesday night. Born in New Haven Connecticut in 1853 he rose to national prominence for his political cartoons and became a familiar name across the country.
Thomas F. Howes, wealthy local farmer, was shot in the back by his son Robert Howes who claimed mental derangement and fear of his father's alleged plan to kill him when asked to help place a sack under the porch. He told the sheriff he believed a man named Jack was killed here while he was at the asylum in Jacksonville.
The narrative states the father aimed to kill the son under a porch. The young man, Howes, surrendered himself. At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Howes was found dead in his county jail cell, having strangled himself with a bath towel.
Claudius A. Stone former Illinois congressman was nominated for postmaster of Peoria Illinois by President Wilson on Wednesday.
Mrs. T. J. Bucknell of Hardy Nebraska reports recovery from lumbago with Foley Kidney Pills, urging others to use them for tiredness backache aches and rheumatic pains. Miller Arthur Drug Co.
About 500000 workers in New York state averaged 15.17 a week in November 1916, up 20 cents from October and 1.70 from November 1915. Most industries saw wage and employment gains, with only two sectors posting declines. If workers save 10 percent, state savings would reach 9.6 million dollars yearly. The piece argues for persistent thrift campaigns.
Wednesday at school brings alerts after Bull Hickey exposure. Dock Wilgus checks classmates for symptoms while Blinky Hammond’s fumigation causes odd smells. Walt White’s mother takes him home to avoid risk, Fatty Bellowes dreams of gum drops, and Ex Brigham with Steve Hardy are found in a yard arysis spool while Frances the cat remains mischievous. Genevieve Hicks quips she wouldn’t mind chicken pox due to many freckles.
A Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles dissolving gravel diabetes and rheumatism with a bottle being two months of treatment. It promises cures for men women and children and offers mail order for $1 with testimonials from Dr B W Hall of St Louis Missouri. Advertisements list Bruggista as a seller.
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