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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
2
Fine home grown blackberries are on sale amid warm weather. Prices include 20 cents a quart or two quarts for 35 cents with a broad listing of produce and prices across vegetables and fruits, noting steady markets for eggs butter and sugar.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder issues, dissolve gravel, aid diabetes, back pain and rheumatic irregularities in adults, with bladder regulation for children. Bottles are mailed for $1, two months of treatment, with testimonials available from Dr. E W Hall in St. Louis. Sold by druggists.
Quincy's perfect health streak ends as Dr. Collins confirms a smallpox case at 440 South Third Street. Patient is Miss Iva Burny. Health Commissioner Martin had boasted of a long contagion-free period in a city of about 40,000, hoping for a clean slate once more.
Mrs Kimberlin of cottage 22 travels to Jonesboro Illinois due to her granddaughter’s serious typhoid fever illness. Cottage 20 resident Mrs Lease shows no improvement. Mrs Dailey of cottage 7 visited cottage 22, her former home, Wednesday. Mrs RB Holmes, wife of the chief clerk, returns from Oklahoma. Col Berry circle event postponed. M O Race departed field after weeks away visiting relatives. Mrs Mattie W Rose named sergeant of cottage 12 and assumes charge today. O Ewing, head quarters day orderly, back from Decatur and Eureka visits. Mr and Mrs Charles Sargent and daughter of Ridgeway Illinois visit their in laws, Mr and Mrs G F.
An excursion party from cottage 2 including M Bean and Mr and Mrs Parsons and Mehew and McBane traveled to Keokuk on Wednesday. Willis Hall, a theatre professional, came from Chicago to visit his parents at cottage 3 and will depart Monday for Boston to begin the season. Suspicions about dairy sanitation were raised, but Dr L G Pottis found the Soldiers' Home herd to be healthy and surroundings sanitary.
In Galesburg on July 27, the Purington Paving Brick company boosted salaries by ten percent for all 600 employees due to hot weather. President F G Matteson said the raise lasts until November 1, joining other increases given amid rising living costs.
Mrs M A Doran of Muncie Indiana leads a Red Cross workshop at the Cheerful home gymnasium with sessions at 9am and 2pm. A twelve lesson course costs 2 50 with exams awarding certificates for those scoring over 75 percent. final goal is a wartime supply drive and rapid call to service.
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