Special Notices Help the Government Save Meat
Special notice from Arthur J. Liebman at 118 N. 6th, tel 492, urging citizens to eat fish and help the government save meat.
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
2
Special notice from Arthur J. Liebman at 118 N. 6th, tel 492, urging citizens to eat fish and help the government save meat.
Frank A Jasper and Theodore C Hecklis authorize The Quincy Whig to announce their candidacies for county treasurer before the Democratic primary on September 11, 1918. They seek to secure voter support through the paper’s publication.
The first week of Chadock School commencement featured a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. F. A. McCarty at the Presbyterian church. Several solos and musical numbers were sung, including My Boy by Mrs. Lillian Brown Inghram. A piano recital follows with Miss Frances Eldred teaching.
Eighteen veterans of the Soldiers' Home died in May. Ages ranged from 69 to 89, with one adjutant among the decedents. The list includes August R. Whiteside 71, James Beers 77, Williams H. Cox 79, Joseph Firestone 88, Josepheus Farner 75, James M. Fite 87, Rodham Miller 73, Charles H. Brown 72, Fred E. Ransom 78, George Burks 74, Horace B. Hamilton 69, Albert F. P. Brown 81, Edward A. Trader 76, Philo M. Winsor 78, Henry H. Roby and others. The month-long total reflects a range of Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio units.
Obscure obituary notes list veterans from the 123rd Ohio Infantry Co H aged 89 Levi Palmer Co G 11th RI Army Harty artillery aged 75 Lafayette Frederick Co K 93rd Indiana Infantry 81 and mention a local taxi firm planning to send cabs with meter service in 26 cities. A remark about buzz saws cutting fingers appears as a cautionary aside.
An attempted hold up occurred early Sunday near a vacant lot between Ninth and Tenth, Vermont and Broadways. Henry Bangert met a man believed connected to a recent carnival in Quincy who demanded money before Bangert fled. A taxi expansion by Yellow Taxis May Come in Quincy is being explored by Chicago’s Ward en Shaw Livery. Frank Sharpe, a company rep, is negotiating a local purchase.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as fast relief for colds and catarrh. It promises open nasal passages, eased breathing, and reduced headaches by applying a small amount into the nostrils to soothe inflamed mucous membranes. The copy urges asking a druggist for a small jar.
A health ad claims headaches stem from auto intoxication and toxins in the blood. It urges a daily hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels, easing head pain and improving digestion with quick results.
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