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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1916

Page

11

Clean-Up Week Progress Acknowledged in Quincy Illinois

Chairman William Woodruff praises two days of street cleaning in Quincy Illinois as 25 to 30 workers clear vermont street and prepare to sweep every paved street. The effort, part of a city clean-up campaign, involves black teams and broad citizen participation with rain benefiting sanitation. By next Saturday night Quincy aims to be one of the cleanest cities in Illinois.

Vermont Progress Committee William Woodruff Woodruff Quincy Illinois

Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Clear Skin

An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the only way to a clear healthy complexion by keeping bowels active. It claims to move bowels gently stimulate the liver cleanse the system and purify the blood with a price of 25 cents at the druggist.

Marvin Walker to Open New Village Restaurant

Deer Ridge Missouri notes slow growth as Marvin Walker prepares to open a restaurant this week to meet local hunger needs. Adverse weather slows farming with little corn planted while some fields are ground, gardens laid, and potatoes planted. Measles spread nears LaBelle High with several cases developing in the school.

Marvin Walker LaBelle High School

Local Notes Highlight Late School Start and Community Updates

Week in a small town covered delayed school opening due to unfinished building work. Miss Lizzie Allen teaches. Residents note Sunday rain disrupted auto travel, several days needed to fix roads. Various residents move, visit, and host relatives. new auto owned by Cicero Scott. local sale item mentioned. several outings by families and visitors across Maywood, Rutledge, LaBelle, and Newark.

Lizzie Allen Clarence Walker Stronghurst Lillie Walker Carl Fountain Ida Morten Harry Caldwell Chambersburg Katie Walker Maywood Stork Jake Musgrave Ollie E. Chambers Roy Newberry Howerton LaBelle Our Village Jake Hense Helen Bouncerville Rutledge Clem Stokes Mary Brosins Memphis H. M. Brosins Ina Baltzell Cicero Scott Maxwell George Ragan Williamstown Charles Adams Newark

Local business men brighten storefronts with new paint

George Sisson, Roy Stanton and other Bluffs merchants apply fresh coats to shop fronts improving curb appeal. Victor Kneople introduces Bluffs first auto delivery wagon a Ford truck. Ex Senator Meehan Henry Okes and Jas Hamilton attend Democratic state convention in Springfield last Friday. Mrs Ross Pine and children visit from Okmulga Oklahoma. J C Lewis and Castle attend I O O F in Pittsfield last week. E D Baird and O F Woodson inspect hospital order in Jacksonville Friday. L K Condit of Beardstown in Bluffs for banking interests. Starry Hough, former engineer in Bluffs, seen in town. Austin Laurence drives to Oxville in new Ford. Miss Mabel Albers visits sister Mrs Hartadge from Beardstown. Numerous pupils vaccinated last week. Only four smallpox cases reported in Bluffs. W L Alexander comes from Jacksonville to tend farm south of Bluffs. County Commissioner Mr Clark spends part of week in Winchester court.

George Sisson Roy Stanton Victor Kneople Bluffs Meehan Henry Okes Jas. Hamilton Springfield Ross Pine Okiiulga Oklahoma J.C. Lewis Castle Pittsfield Ill E. D. Baird O. F. Woodson Hospitaller Commandery Jacksonville L. K. Condit Beardstown Condit Chas Starry Hough Austin Larence Oxville Mabel Albers Hartadge W. L. Alexander Clark Winchester

News Bey Breaks Sales Record in City Talk

Newsboy Frank D. Meyers of the St. James Hotel in Quincy recalls selling 2700 papers in an hour and a half during President McKinley’s shooting, illustrating selling efficiency. He credits Tanlac the Master Medicine with improving his stomach trouble and run down condition, claiming better sleep, appetite, and energy. Brown & Mars drug store in Ouineyv advertises Tanlac.

Frank D. Meyers St. James Quincy W. B. McPherson Mr. Meyers McKinley Meyers Tanlae Tanlac Brown & Mars Drug Store

Monroe County Sunday School workers confer in Monroe City

District No three of the Monroe County Sunday School association met at the Methodist church. E T Fuller and other county officers attended. New districts will be organized with officers, reporting to county and state levels. Officers elected include D H Stevens president and John Utterback vice president. Department heads named such as Elementary E A Thompson and Adult L O Wilson.

Monroe City Monroe County Sunday School Association E. T. Fuller Monroe County R. H. Goodier W. Garnet Alcorn Anna Carter T. F. Hurd Temperance District Association D. H. Stevens John Utterback G. E. Chipman E. A. Thompson Node Green L. O. Wilson D. H Stevens J. S. Conway Melvin Nolen R.R. Spencer Willys-Overland Co Irwin-Overland Co Quincy Myron E. Lusk Knights of Columbus Monroe J. A. Cunningham Desloge Missouri Holy Rosary Church Moberly Brookfield Kansas City Palmyra Opera House An. W. B. Fay Our Order J. J. Fiieburg Josephine St. Louis J. W. Hays Hannibal Our Order In Landry Harwood New World of Opportunity C. B. Burns McFarland Byron McFarland Methodist This City C. J. Hoy E. McNair Thompson Penn St. Judes Cemetery McParland University of Missouri At Columbia Slater Ursula Durst Easton Harold Susan McFarland Brown Roy James McParland Marion Mcfarland Rensselaer E. E. Baldwin J. Lo Osborne Osborne

Social Notes From Augusta and Plymouth Gatherings

Mrs. Edgar Phillips of Plymouth shopped in Augusta Saturday. Miss Edith Robbins, teaching in Shiloh, spent weekend with relatives. Philip Cain left Wednesday to visit daughters in Niwal Colorado and Bowler Montana. Mrs. Allen Lock of Plymouth was in Augusta on business Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scott and Mrs. Mary Scott of Bowen visited Augusta Monday. Mrs. Rose Wade and son Olin visited sister Mrs. C. H. Stark Saturday. Dr. A. O. Howd called on Plymouth residents Friday. Mrs. J. N. Satterfield of Plymouth called on friends in Augusta Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom White of Plymouth were Augusta visitors Friday. William Lyon and family of Brooklyn NL left Thursday for Ma-

Edgar Phillips Plymouth Augusta Edith Robbins Shiloh Philip Cain Walter Hogsett Niwal Colo C. B. Whitehouse Bowler, Mont Allen Lock Arthur Scott Mary Scott Bowen Rose Wade Olin C. H. Stark A. O. Howd J. N. Satterfield Tom White William Lyon Brooklyn

Epworth league to host three May church events in Cal

The Epworth league of the Methodist church in Cal is organizing three May evenings of entertainment. May 3 features home talent, May 4 offers a lecture by Rev. A. E. Cole, A. B., of Plymouth, Illinois, and May 5 presents a musicale by the Grand Orchestra of the Chaddock Boys' school in Quincy. Arrangements are underway for a program and banquet at the next Augusta High school graduates’ gathering on Friday, June 16. Miss Alma Bertholf visited Mt. Sterling last Saturday.

Dera Cal Epworth League of the Methodist Church A. E. Cole A. B Plymouth Ill Chaddock Boys’ School Quincy Augusta High School Alma Bertholf Mt. Sterling

Reliable Laxative Relieved This Baby

In Shelbyville Tennessee a mother reports Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin gave immediate relief to her constipated baby Woodrow. The remedy, a mild non narcotic laxative with herbal ingredients, has been prescribed for over 25 years and costs fifty cents a bottle. A free trial bottle is available by writing Dr W B Caldwell at 454 Washington St Monticello Illinois.

C. W. Wilson Shelbyville Tenn Woodrow Dr. Caldwell

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