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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
8
John Batsby of 416 South Twelfth Street leaves today for St Louis to attend graduation exercises at Washington University. His son John is to receive a B S degree in architecture. The exercises will be Thursday morning.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as the path to a clear complexion. It claims cleansing the system relieves the liver and bowels with gentle action and without griping, suitable for all ages and priced 25 cents at the druggist.
Lee Lewis, son of Mrs. Ella Lewis of 1468 Vermont Street, was part of Newtown Baptist Theological Institute's 91st commencement class in Newtown, Massachusetts. He plans foreign mission work next year or a local pastorate this year, and will be ordained this summer at Vermont Street Baptist Church. He is to marry Miss Minneola Mabey of Malden, Massachusetts, likely with his mother attending the wedding.
Berlin reports an authoritative account of the North Sea clash between the German high seas fleet and the British. It states Jellicoe’s force included 26 battleships and six Queen Elizabeth class ships plus battle cruisers, with a heavier, faster fleet compared to the German dreadnoughts, though strategic parts remain suppressed.
Free swimming instruction begins at the YMCA under Physical Director E W Crawmer for pupils from Franklin Webster Adams Dewey and Jefferson schools and many local businessmen. Lessons run until June 10 with final tests Saturday mornings and varied schedules by school. Regular and employed boys join evening sessions with 8 pm instruction for members.
A detailed report by engineers for the Mississippi Valley transport league outlines freight stacking limits, tonnage per square foot, and vessel capacity. It covers warehouse dimensions, piling heights, loading speed, and optimal dock layout to minimize handling, with emphasis on separate rail and wagon traffic and fireproof, weatherproof construction. It discusses through and local freight terminals, storage needs, and site considerations near business centers and water for mooring, access, and cost efficiency.
The Orpheum theater presented Kentucky Sue on Monday night a wholesome comedy drama filled with clean fun. Mr Williams drew laughs with lively storytelling while Miss Leone as Nell delivered a notable performance in a well balanced cast portraying life in the Kentucky mountains with clever scenery.
A note indicates Mr Pierce performed a clever Ananias role with a matinee set for Tuesday and Wednesday, inviting audiences to enjoy the show at the local venue.
The item lists the Kentucky Sue feature and Pictures acts at Orpheum with Princess Charles Cherry in The Mummy and the Humming Bird, Vivian Martin in The Butterfly on the Wheel and A Modern Thelma, DeWolf Hopper in Sunshine Dad, Fatty and Mabel Adrift at Gem, Strange Case of Mary Page at Colonial, Enid Markey and Pearl White in The Spotted Warning at Triangle Kay Bee, Leah Baird in Broadway Star feature The Road of Many Turnings, Billie Reeves in An Unwilling Burglar and When the Circus Comes to Town, with witty captions on taste and humor.
Silent sufferers endure illness from sexual neurasthenia with symptoms like headaches, insomnia, and heart palpitations. Dr. H Strohl in Quincy claims to restore health using electricity, drugs, serums, and gland extracts with affordable charges and office hours mornings and select evenings.
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