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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1917
Page
5
The article reviews Quincy’s bond history from 1841 to the mid 1800s, detailing how bonds funded early debts and public works, then railroads that led to more than $2,000,000 in bonded debt. It notes interest rates, sinking funds, and the shift from direct debt to railroad financing shaping the city’s growth.
Mrs. Jennie Moyer of Lima Ohio writes she recovered from a displacement and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She says doctors warned she would not stand straight again and that as a former midwife she now recommends the remedies to women before and after birth. She offers to answer letters.
The article traces Quincy’s bond financings from 1840s through 1916, detailing authorship of rail and waterworks investments. It notes bonds issued to buy stock in several rail ventures including the Air Line Frisco, the Mississippi and Missouri Air Line, and the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific line later known as the Quincy Omaha and Kansas Bay railroad. It highlights large debt peaks, refunding in 1897, a sinking fund set in 1899, and final old-debt payments planned for 1918 plus a 1916 water works bond issue. It ends with a remark about futile profit comparisons to smoking.
The word stock as used in the authorized Bible appears in two articles, one aligned with the pillory and the other with the stocks where only the feet are confined. The passage notes patience is praised, but tenacity drives endurance.
A Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles and dissolves gravel. It promises relief for diabetes, back pain, rheumatism, and bladder irregularities in men and women. If not sold by a local druggist, it can be mailed for $1.00, with one bottle covering two months. Dr. E. W. Hall of St. Louis provides testimonials.
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