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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1916

Page

2

Courts rule on drainage district jurisdiction dispute

Supreme Court reverses prior ruling and holds that the Sny drainage district retains jurisdiction over lands within the Boyd district for Hadley Creek maintenance costs. Divorce granted to Jessie R. Pollock against Dr. J. R. Pollock of Nebo Ericson and family now in Birmingham. Local social notes, musical trends, and property sales fill Pittsfield items with multiple named residents and transactions.

Sny Island Boyd Sny Commisorg Hadley Creek Boyd Ict Sny Boyd District Sny District Rneseas Hadley Supreme Court Say Jessie R. Pollock J. R. Pollock Nebo Ericson Birmingham Mich Ruth Cavjenaugh East Washington Strette Lyndle King Conn Milburn San Antonio Texas St. Louis Times Daniel Dunham Pittsfield Union Station Pat Dunham Indiana St. Louis New Musical Organization Chancery Land Sales Chancery Doocy Frank Sanderson Wiley Sanderson Detroit Nathan Sloan Strauss Bros Vulgeamott and Ross Township Jefferson Gravois Trust Company Daniel F. Harber McGee Drainage District Doerr Adam Hlesley New York Russell Lee Beardstown Scott Edith Bessie Florine Colvin George Thompson East Fayette Street Detroit and

Candy and cosmetic sale ad with mistletoe cream

Promotional ad lists chocolate coated whip cream centers at 33c today from 60c value. Also advertises 25c mistletoe cream and 19c product described as sunburn and freckles remedy. Includes brief pricing and item notes.

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Remnant Day and Local Visits in Quincy

Local notices reveal Remnant Day promotions at Halbach Schroeder Co with half price on remnants of face and embroidery. Visitors include R W Ray of Canton and W W Reckmeyer of the Quincy Enterprise on Springfield business. Mrs. Baldwin hosts at Baldwin Park as son Thomas and wife plan visit. Miss Hartzell and Ruth Griffin arrive to see Harold Hartzell family at 620 Madison.

W. T. Duker Company Thomas Baldwin Baldwin Park Thomas Baldwin Frank Hanson Lillian Hartzell Ruth Griffin St. Joseph, Mo Miss Hartzell Harald Hartzell Madison Street

Shelf of paving brick supports auto without roadbed

A spring freshet at Killbuck Creek near Wooster Ohio washed away the roadbed under a 60 by 6 foot brick paving shelf, yet the beam like structure with no base held a loaded car. Engineers call it a remarkable demonstration of brick beam strength as traffic continues under caution and a roadbed is planned under the pavement.

Killbuck Creek Wooster Randall Barrett Wayne County Ohio

Laughs and Odds in a Patchwork of Street Humour

A collection of brief vignettes and quips from an old newspaper page. A valet interview ends with the applicant boasting of experience in a motor works assembly room. A stamp mishap provokes a wry merchant reply. Berlin uses women streetcar conductors amid man shortages, with a rain joke. A Connecticut town records seeker learns Doc Talcott’s three month tenure, and a society palmist scene ends with a bustling, bemused visitor.

Cure for Lumbago and Rheumatism Promised by Pills

Neighbor touts Foley Kidney Pills as relief for lembago and rheumatism. A Duncan Mills reader credits rapid recovery after using two or three bottles, praising renewed appetite, energy, and sleep. Manufacturer claims purge poisons and strengthen kidneys. Miller and Arthur Drug Co.

G. H. Eveland Duncan’ Mills Til Foley Miller & Anthur Drug CO

Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles

The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles and dissolve gravel and diabetes. It purports to regulate bladder issues in children and offers mail orders for $1 with two months of treatment per bottle. Testimonials are available. address Dr. BE. W. Hall, 2926 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri.

Texas BE. W. Hall Olive Street St. Louis

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