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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
10
An advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a 50 cent remedy to restore natural hair color, remove dandruff, stop itching, and make hair appear dark, glossy, and abundant. It describes applying with a sponge or brush to a strand at a time, promising gray hair to disappear after repeated use.
Imported from Hamburg Germany the Hagenbeck-Wallace show debuts in Quincy with two baboon troupes led by Mons Marlin and De Foe. Monkeys perform bicycle and dancing routines and even mimic dining etiquette while one rides a private auto. The act includes twenty six educated monkeys who once entertained Kaiser Wilhelm.
Salt Lake City resident R. H. Weihecht hails Citrolax as the best laxative he has used, noting it prevents griping and unpleasant after-effects. Miller & Arthur Drug Co. promotes the product as effective for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels with rapid relief from headaches and a cleansing, wholesome effect.
Constantinople advises today that Turkish losses in the Dardanelles fighting total 180000, with casualties on both land and sea reported from the front.
The latest photograph shows Miss Bognar-Sergeant Bognar declared in Budapest to be a genuine sergeant in a Hungarian regiment. The tale says she joined as a private and rose to sergeant, receiving a brooch with Emperor Franz Josef's photograph as a gift.
Readers are urged that scanning The Whig classified pages daily is a profitable use of their time. The ad notes a fascinating variety of offerings presented by these silent messengers, emphasizing steady exposure to diverse opportunities.
War era dispatches describe daily movements as nations at war report advances and retreats from capital cities. Brief updates cover fronts, territorial changes, and strategic positions with emphasis on ongoing conflicts and military developments.
London dispatch reports July 4 to 7 fighting at the Dardanelles ended in a Turkish defeat with heavy losses on their side. British general staff note a brief light bombardment early July 4 followed by renewed Turkish attacks that were repelled with minimal Allied losses. In Apremont and Le Preter forests, Allied troops regained trenches and repelled further Turkish efforts. Vienna reports Russian forces harmed on the Bug river and in Galicia as Italian front shows subdued activity and aerial bombardments.
Berlin reports via London that Russian forces push to break the Austrian line on the Dniester front but are steadily repulsed with heavy losses. The dispatch notes growing rifle shortages among Russians, reserves unarmed until attack, and increasing Russian artillery activity.
Official statements cite strengthened Russian counterattacks repulsed north of Krasnik in Russian Poland while Italian front activity on the Isonzo sees vigorous artillery exchanges. East of Trebinje Verzegonia reports Montenegrin forces attempting a recovery of a lost position.
An official war communication states a spirited artillery action north of Arras and near Quennevierres, with a violent bombardment of our position at Les Eparges on the Meuse heights. The report notes ongoing hostilities in these sectors.
Good wear Hosiery Mills in Trenton New Jersey seeks capable ambitious young men for traveling and state manager positions with a $1200 yearly salary plus expenses or cash and commission. Local representatives wanted with a $12 weekly salary plus commissions. Dept 106.
Public notice of a Master in Chancery sale in Adams County Illinois. On July 12 1915 at 2 pm the life interest of Kittie Mitchell in 48 feet by 99 feet of the Let Eight in Block Four in Quincy will be sold for cash at the south front door of the Courthouse. Edward P. Allen Master in Chancery. Martindale Scherer solicitors for Leo Ulrich complainant.
State of Illinois Adams County confirms Anna M Ellis as President of The Whig Company. The sworn certificate increases the capital stock, subscribed by Ellis and verified on July 6 1915 by Notary Public Chester Poling.
By order of the County Court Adams County Illinois 1915 Bessie M Tenhaeff administratrix of Jacoby M Tenhaeff deceased will sell at public vendue August 7 1915 at 2 o clock PM at the front door of the post office Golden Illinois the south eighty four and one fifth acres of the northwest quarter section 18 township 2 north range 5 west described real estate including dower and subject to 1915 taxes deed of conveyance by administratrix H Tenhaeff Deceased Govert Lancaster cog Attorneys for Administratrix
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