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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1917
Page
2
The article notes increased farmer confidence and demand for farming machinery. It cites strong weather, good crop prospects, and expected bumper crops if conditions stay favorable. It highlights rising farm income and campaigns to promote sales of agricultural equipment.
Lee Shelton a switchman faced arrest Saturday afternoon for disturbing the peace after becoming intoxicated in the yards and insulting a fellow worker. Police rescued him and he was badly beaten. he is to be arraigned before Judge Reardon Monday in police court on the disturbance charge.
Roy Hallet, held since Thursday evening as a suspect in the Damphorst burglary, was released Saturday morning by the police. He was arrested soon after the crime was reported, but authorities could not build a case. Three other suspects were released shortly after their arrests.
Wilkey Bruns of Camp Point and John Lemon of Durham visited Quincy on Saturday for business and social calls. Florence Riordan of Springfield stopped in Quincy visiting Mrs. Mavis Fitzgerald, while Dr. Stannus and Miss O Delithia Hamilton headed to Augusta for a funeral. Mary VandenBoom returned to Chicago after two weeks with her parents. Miss Edna Pearce returned from Conference Point and a Great Lakes visit. Mrs. Potter of Boston plans to leave July 4 with Miss Alicia Potter.
Morning rain in Kansas City keeps relatives close as Lillian and Agnes Wiseman of Chicago visit Ellington with their parents Mr. and Mrs. William Wiseman. Joe Heckenkamp improves from a serious blood poisoning case at St. Marys hospital. St Agnes branch 192 of the W C U meets Monday at the K C hall. Build your home when young and enjoy a lifetime. T C Poling.
A collection of aphoristic lines notes various topics from Memorial day in Georgia to doctors patience. It mentions a cucumber as a gifted athlete knocking a man out after consumption and reflects on honesty, hypocrisy, aging, and ambition. A Japanese subsea magnet and England’s centenarian showman James Sullivan are referenced among miscellaneous maxims.
Fragmentary OCR fragment mentions control of Great Britain by a ministry on January 81 numbered 4719. The readable text is highly garbled and lacks clear entities, dates, or a coherent event to summarize beyond the reference to government control.
Indoor life harms health by reducing air intake and fat loss is urged through ker ean capsules bought from a druggist. Take one after meals and before bed for days to see weight reduction and energy return. Oil of kerrein touted as pleasant and digestion aiding with no injury.
A garbled OCR snippet shows fragmented phrases about support and a person named Babee. No coherent event or outcome is discernible, leaving readers with an unclear passage and no verifiable details.
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