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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1920
Page
13
A bizarre scene in Springfield features an auto convention attendee asking for a room. The clerk’s helper shows an elevator door while the delegate from Quincy resists, noting a need for a bed and prompting quips about spring, traffic cops, and calendar jokes. The passage shifts to light banter about teachers raises and weather jokes with characters Tip Waner and Walter Averkamp.
A Quincy business man on a motor trip to Iowa hires a companion, bribing him with a pint. In Keokuk they fear revenue men inspecting hip pockets as they ride with their pint.
A frightened couple fled toward the country near Ft Madison and buried two pints of a mysterious item beneath a willow. The incident followed a scene where a local garage man named No Newberry performed a calf trick in a park before tailing the incident to The Whig office.
Pittsfield and surrounding area notes report Kenry Kientzle Sr taken to Quincy with probable operation after serious illness. Pike County Telephone plans a profit sharing scheme for employees. Wm. Fe Penstone and son buy a large farm tractor northeast of the city. Residents and visitors including Mrs Harry Getsendorfer Mrs Hamilton Colvin and others are mentioned with travels and visits. Easter holiday plans and church mission group meeting noted with dates and local families referenced.
Miss Alice Wilkins resigns her position as teacher at the Goldman school near Detroit due to ill health. She will complete the current term.
Dr D E Johnstone will travel to Enid Oklahoma for Holy Week daily services. Mr and Mrs Charles Shupe returned Monday from Hot Springs in improved health. Mrs O W Bray with Miss Ethel Ely left for Excelsior Springs Wednesday. Fred Nutt tearing down Richard Heany house to build a modern home and has added a garage. Mendon ladies visited Mrs Charles Lamb in Loraina Wednesday. Adam White moved east of Mendon to Missouri last Tuesday. Mrs Everett Witt and sister Miss Sadie Witt of Quincy visited grandmother Mrs Sarah McClung last Tuesday. Rebekahs lodge 522 celebrated founder Schuyler Colfax’s birthday at Mr and Mrs Wm Reece home last Tuesday evening with a surprise for Mr Reece.
Bekah ladies served refreshments at Mendon township event. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tripp visited West Point family Tuesday. The girls declamation contest occurred Friday evening in the opera house on March 36. France leads in snuff use, though a decline is noted worldwide.
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