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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1916

Page

9

Local Harvests and Social Roundup Across Town

The wheat and oats harvests are underway as Otis Boren and family picnic at the dredge boat. Mrs. Ella Sprague visits with her son Oscar in Plainville. Hull marks a sane Fourth Tuesday. Several families motor to Quincy for park visits, including John Hagan and others. Richfield's Charles Franks travels to Wall then July 15 for grand circuit races with Russel Boy. Watson and Company of Chicago unloads material for apple barrels. A city hall picture show is planned this Saturday evening.

Otis Boren Ella Sprague Oscar Sprague Plainville Hull Quincy John Hagan C. Dunning C. Edwards John Kirby A. Abbott A. L. Maple John Redden A. B. Raush Will Hardy Charles Franks Richfield Wall Russel Boy Watson and Company of Chicago City Hall

Local Socials and Church Notes Highlight Busy Weekend

Miss Rebecca Post spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Newton Post in Bullen Missouri. Cleta Baker visited the Tuttle home. The Antioch church C W M met at Mrs Lovelace with large attendance despite harvest. Mrs Morten Edmonson led and key participants included Mrs George Riley, Mrs Bert Nelson, Mrs J A Dearing, Mrs Smith and Mrs Lee Taylor. The Wiseman girls sang and Nell Taylor played and sang. Mrs Aug Scheclenburg of Quincy visited her daughter Mrs A J Johnson. George Tuttles mother from California is visiting. Bert Nelson traveled to Quincy on business. Ruth Meyer of Quincy visited Ella Benson. Lena Leffler family and A H Whitley celebrated the fourth by driving to Marwood Tuesday evening. The Tuttle twins Iris and Iris sang a duet in Antioch church singing Like as a Father Iris tenor and Iris soprano. Trevene was delighted and hopes they sing again soon.

Rebecca Post Newton Post Bullen Cleta Baker Tuttle Antioch Church Lovelace Morten Edmonson George Riley Bert Nelson J. A. Dearing Smith Marwood Little Tuttle Twins Iris Tenop Iris Soprans Trervene Tong Palmyra O. B. Youngreen Charles Buckley St. Louis Buckley Farm Azzam Joe Azzam Hirner S. J. Feaster W. W. Sears Shelbyville M. H. Smith H. J. Riley Monroe City John Teel A. C. Browning Oakwood W. W. Gilkinson Kathleen Gash Hannibal Merchants Hotel Palmyra Junction Mack Bates Mt. Zion Marion County Mack Frank Anderson Philadelphia Lade Hansbrough LaGrange Jennie Feaster Kirksville Jack Crane Phillip Foster State Normal Cantonville Cliff Potter Warren Kansas Mayme Quest Canton W. L. Johnson Court House

Soldiers Mail Falls From the Skies at Palmyra

A rural mail carrier recovered a sackful of postal cards letters and packages tossed to him by soldiers riding a train under the western Palmyra bridge. The piece highlights a steady stream of soldier travel through Palmyra Junction and local civic life including band concerts and visits by residents and travelers.

Star Musical Company Brightens La Prairie Fourth

In La Prairie Illinois a Friday visit by Dr. Ross to his ill mother preceded a Saturday star musical comedy by five colored ladies and one man. The July fourth sacred concert drew a large crowd with Elm Grove church numbers and a thanks offering by the Women's Foreign Mission society. The parade was modest but lively and the Star Musical Company plus a Golden band helped mark a successful celebration. Genevieve Thompson injured her arm in a buggy overturn incident earlier in the day. Francis Lancaster visited Augusta, and Opal Coffman of Carthage visited Leta Carlin. Ed Covert left for Kansas harvest work. a new station agent joined, replacing one who left due to a wife’s injury.

Frank Lancaster Augusta Women's Foreign Mission Society Elm Grove Church Elm Grove Ed Covert Kansas John Gronewald Golden Moore Star Musical Company Mr. Nelson Opal Coffman Carthage Leta Carlin Mrs. Pierce Colorado Ed Carlin

Local Families Visit, Travel and Meetings Across Cities

New Canton residents Lt. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Judd and son Jesse, and Mr. and Mrs. George Judd of Augusta, spent Sunday here. Levee commissioners Hr. Koeller and J. C. Gay are in St. Louis on district business. Miss Ninon Willis visited Hannibal. Mrs. G. H. Brammell and Dorothy Judd went to Hannibal to meet Mrs. William Webber and children of St. Louis. Mrs. Lettie Maher traveled to Louisiana.

New Canton Ilt J. BE. Judd Jesse George Judd Augusta Hr. Koeller J. C. Gay St. Louis Ninon Willis Itannibal G. FH. Brammell Dorothy Judd Tannibal William Webber Lettie Maher Louisiana

Hacking cough ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery

An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a long used remedy for hacking coughs. It claims soothing pine balsam with tar heats air passages and loosens mucus while aiding sleep and the body’s natural recovery.

Dr. King

Escape Without Serious Injury in La Belle Buggy Crash

Mrs. Robert Goodwin and her son escaped serious injury after a buggy collision on North Wood street when a horse ran into a delivery wagon. The boy bore facial bruises and Mrs. Goodwin had minor scratches. A separate incident reports Mrs. Dr. Cockran losing control of a Saxon car and backing into a roadside ditch with little car damage. A stray line notes a shopper’s belief that value matters in purchases.

Dr. Cockran

The Crime of Silence

Silent suffering is endured by many people thought to be well and content, with an alleged sexual neurasthenia linked to nerve energy. Dr Strohl offers treatment with electricity, drugs, gland extracts, and berums in Quincy, claiming relief from chronic diseases, cancer, and skin ailments without the knife. Office hours listed.

Strohl Quincy

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