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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1920
Page
11
A breezy collection of local humor items references cars and driving misadventures. Jokes touch cock fights, license lines, a Kelley turning wrong way, a boy on a computing tale, and a tease for the upcoming Auto Show with waiting gang in waiters’ uniforms.
An Akron Miller Rubber Company tale shows a 38-7 Geared-to-the Road Cord tire reaching 21,500 miles on a South Sumner and Johnson Street bus. Company experts say such figures reflect advancing tire construction and good pavement, with 20,000 miles no longer remarkable.
The commodious addition to the R. B. Frazier garage and machine shop at 1026 Maine Street has been completed. Erected in the rear, the expansion will give the force better opportunity to handle the growing business. Patrons will share the improved facilities with Mr. Frazier.
The half interest of C Henry in the Quincy Battery and Electric Testing company at 713 St Hampshire Street has been purchased by R R Riddle. Mr Riddle lives on North Sixteenth Street and will take possession immediately and be actively identified with the business.
SPRINGFIELD Ill Jan 17 Robert E Burke of Chicago an independent candidate in the last November election for constitutional convention delegates has filed a contest against seating William H Beckman and Eugene Dupee both Republicans who represent the thirty first district in the convention President Charles E Woodward continued consideration of committee appointments and employes He named Elmer E Caldwell of Havana Ill clerk of the expenditures and supplies committee and Mrs Alice Stewart of Springfield as his personal secretary
F. J. Clamor of Collegeville Pennsylvania tends two lemon trees in his private greenhouse. One tree holds 75 lemons and the other more than 20 with many blossoms. Some fruit measures 14 inches around.
The writer Thackeray would lift his hat whenever he passed the house where he penned Vanity Fair, a quiet gesture reflecting his respect for the place and public sightlines around his work.
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