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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1919
Page
3
A 100 acre farm twelve miles from Quincy offers solid land with a good house and a poor barn. The property lays well with a deep well and 60 acres of wheat. Priced to sell at 65.60 dollars per acre on favorable terms.
Carthage Illinois January 15 Mrs James Thompson learns of her brother George M Browning death at a farm east of Denver Ill from heart trouble He was born in Denver 1858 and lived his life in the county Survived by widow Rolla Browning son in Denver and daughter Georgia Harrison in Bowen Also sisters Sarah Black Hannah Thompson Malinda Mabry and brother John L. in the west Condemn Fish Nets A jury heard cases condemning trammel nets seized by state game wardens and destroyed Delinquent child cases Dorothy minors sent to Glenwood Manual Training School Funeral in Warsaw for mother-in-law’s burial remains sent from Peoria
Washington January 15 unemployment of common labor now exists in twelve states as opposed to seven a week ago. The National Council of Defense message to state councils urged efforts to find work for jobless. The surplus states are California Colorado Idaho Washington Indiana Iowa Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon and Utah.
Ralph Nations, born March 16, 1903 in Camp Point, son of Maurice and Augusta Nations, died after two weeks of influenza followed by bronchial pneumonia. He was active in the Christian church and Boy Scouts, attended Maplewood, loved outdoor sports, and is survived by his parents, two brothers Alonzo and George, and sister Neva. Interment likely at Liberty. funeral plans pending as mother is gravely ill.
The pupils will present an entertainment and box supper at the schoolhouse on Wednesday night with proceeds aiding French children. Also noted are visits from Mr. and Mrs. Will Page and others to Quincy and Plainville, plus a Pleasant Grove church social Friday with lunch.
Payson January 15. Class No. 7 of the M E B church held its second annual dinner at teacher Mrs. Nellie Hood’s home. The meal featured baked chicken and trimmings, with music from Misses Ella Myer Ruth Hood and Marie Dunn. Fudge by Alice Fischer. Attendees included Kathryn Baker Ella Myer Fae Elliott Alice Fischer Hilda Kuhn Grace Langan Ada Langan Oneita Hampton Blanche Wasgon Bryce Goldie Hood Marie Dunn Ruth Hood Naomi Hood Gretta Mertel Helen Dorothy Mertel. The scholars said they had the best time.
Washington January 15 reports eighty thousand German helmets captured by General Pershing's troops are to be distributed as Liberty Loan prizes. The helmets include both new takes from stores behind enemy lines and battered battlefield relics. Frank R. Wilson, Liberty Loan publicity director, ordered the distribution.
The fifth Liberty loan drive will award helmets as prizes for campaign achievements.
Advert says Ely's Cream Balm provides instant relief for clogged nostrils and catarrh. A small bottle from a druggist is applied inside the nose to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and clear air passages for immediate breathing comfort.
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