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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1916
Page
6
A brisk week for real estate shows total business approaching the $106,000 mark with a notable drop from the prior week. The report highlights activity levels, property listings, and market momentum as buyers and sellers respond to current conditions.
Weekly real estate business fell from the prior week though still supported by a steady flow of deeds and mortgages. The report cites reduced supply as a key factor, with buyers and renters facing fewer desirable properties and lenders tracking mortgage filings, court records, and estate settlements across the city.
Fragmentary article discusses motherhood as a natural destiny with scattered lines about women, letters, poetry, and advertising prose. The readable text hints at a cautionary or promotional tone related to Lydia E. Pinkham remedies and female health topics, referencing names and places in a damaged layout.
Katherine Marsh Kuhlo transfers involve its 27 and 28 blocks in C. H. Morton’s subdivision in Quincy valued at 10 dollars. Thomas McGuire and Anna McGuire convey parts of sections 15 and 23 in township 2 south, range fw to Charles A. and Dolly Hopson for 8400 dollars.
Plans call for 100 to 150 loads of crushed rock and gravel to enhance a north Riverside highway near Riverside Township. Officials from road offices and Richardson Lubricating Company, Hutmacher and Pottle Ice Companies met with Highway Superintendent Bo Lo Bover. Riverside Supervisor Frank Bredewey offered 100 toward a rock crusher to speed work, with county and township aid to share expenses.
The W. T. Duker residence at 166 North IIth street ranks among Quincy's best show homes. Built of light brown native stone with rough rubble masonry, its Spanish mission motif features a graceful entrance arch, green tile roof, and wide eaves. Interior highlights include a sunroom on the stair landing and a reception hall adjoining a 18 by 29 foot living room with muted trim.
A Lowell article describes Mrs. Duker's rare antique furniture collection. A marble mantel fireplace from a historic Quincy house harmonizes with the pieces. The dining room showcases a superb mahogany buffet, a fumed oak finish, and living spaces in mahogany.
Dry Iowa shifts continue as McInnerny Wholesale Wine and Liquor opens in Quincy at 213 North Fourth Street after relocating from Iowa City. The firm operates retail and wholesale liquor amid the state’s dry law changes.
Acting Chairman Overman of the senate judiciary committee said he would appoint a five member subcommittee to consider the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis as an associate justice of the supreme court unless the full committee orders otherwise at its Monday meeting.
In Mt. Sterling a Good Roads meeting in Brown County drew a large audience to hear discussions on improvements. Local officials and residents attended seeking plans to upgrade transportation and infrastructure.
Brown county residents packed the opera house for a roads meeting under the Merchants' and Farmers' association. M B Garver of Champaign argued good roads are a social and economic necessity, aiding schools and business. A B Myers of Chicago praised oiling roads, while A C Craig of Jacksonville urged proper grading and drainage before paving.
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