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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1917

Page

9

Proposals for State Purchases to Illinois Institutions

The Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings invites sealed bids for quarterly supplies to numerous state charitable and penal institutions including Elgin, Kankakee, Jacksonville, Anna, Watertown, Peoria, Chester, Chicago, Lincoln, Joliet, Pontiac and more. Bids due by 10 a.m. July 30 1917 with details on agricultural implements bedding flour coal clothing meat milk groceries and more.

State of Ilinois Department of Public Works and Building Division Springfield Illinois Elgin State Hospital Elgin Kankakee State Hospital Kankakee Jacksonville State Hospital Jacksonville Anna State Hospital Anna Watertown State Hospital East Moline Peoria State Hospital Peoria Chester State Hospital Menard Chicao State Hospital Dunning Alton State Froepital Alton Lincoln State School Lincoln Ulinools School For Illinois School For Blind Illinois Industrial Home Marshall Boulevard Chicago Ilinois Soldiers Quincy Soldiers’ Widows Wilmington Ilinois Soldiers’ Orphans Normal Illnois Charitable Hye and Ear Infirmary W. Adams St State Training School Geneva St. Charles Illnois State Penitentiary Joliet Illnois Penitentiary Sitate Reformatory Pontiac Capitol Building Division of Purchases and Supplies Department OF Public Works and Buildings L. D. Puterbaugh

Adages and Aphorisms From Scraps Column

A collection of pithy sayings and quips on luck, marriage, fame, misfortune, generosity, honesty, and aging. Observations range from shoplifter elevators to patience before marriage and the pace of life, with a light humorous tone overall.

Portrait by Romney Sold for Forty Pounds

The portrait of John Wesley, a 30 by 24 inch work by George Romney, now owned by an art collector in Philadelphia, is noted as among his finest pieces. The artist charged only 40 pounds for the portrait and frame.

United States John Wesley Philadelphia George Romney

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