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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1918

Page

2

War savings stamps best for wage earners in war drive

A prominent banker argues wage earners should favor war savings stamps over liberty bonds. He warns bonds risk loss when sold before maturity and notes that stamps sell at par, resist market volatility, and fund the war without price manipulation. He urges universal support for a war savings bank to finance victory.

J. E. Wall Liberty Wizards of Finance Stock Exchange Sam Uncle Sam Europe War Savings Bank War Savings Stamp Bank

Alderman Ellis Praises Alton State Hospital Work

Alderman Perry Ellis, doing clerical work in state institutions, is at the Alton State hospital where plans call for 5,000 patients but construction is halted until after the war. He notes the administration building rises from a wheat field and over 1,000 acres are under cultivation. He says living there is like country life with modern conveniences.

Perry Ellis Alton State Hospital Iie Alderman Ellis

Taggers Selected for St Marys Hospital Day

Lists 70 taggers and station sites for St Marys Hospital Day fund drive next Saturday. Names cover Front Street through Wabash Depot with volunteers from banks, stores, offices, schools, and local groups including St Marys students.

St. Mary's Hospital Front Street Tony Krins Fred Heinecke Frank Loebing Quincy National Bank and City Hall George Kohl Joseph Wieser Hortense Kohl Dorothy Feld Genevieve Kohl Ricker National Bank H. F. J. Ricker Pauline Michael Gladys Meinecke Hotel Quincy Edward Dowd Andrew Sheridan Illinois State Bank W. J. Singleton Florence Johnson Margaret Johnson Ione Fisher Jacobs Florence Jacobs Abbie Chase Leona Vanden- Boom Hampshire Ed Weltin Clara Jansen Kate Otten John Daniels Bertha Gehrigg Annette Bushman Stella Volm Helen Requet M. B. O'Neill Ethel O'Donnell Postoffice Margaret Dick Ellen Cunnane Figgen Cornelia Reinert Gertrude Moller Henry Rees J. B. Bockenfeld Leotta Rees Helen Rees Moenning Cornelia Winking Edith Sibbing Helen Canfield Flaiz Eugene Flaiz George Geiger Ed Wolfe Margaret Wolfe Winifred Wolfe FP. Duker & Sons Paul Beck Ben Souder Groetting & Schmitt Electrical Co Irene Westman Emily Westman Majestic Building Boyd Castle W. Baker W. T Jack Flynn Paul A. Wolf Emery Lancaster Nellie Larkin Meyer-Wilms Co Ed Granacher Leo Kadeski Edith Frageman Heintz Helen Heintz Coletta Jochem Miller & Arthur H. F. Litchfield E. L. Caddick Tenk Hardware Co Marie Veintz Mabel VanSteel Mercantile Bank Paul Schell Elsie Wiskirchen Emma Wiskirchen Florence Urban Brown’s Jewelry Store Wells Jovita Freund Lucille Schulte Helen Struck Model Clothing Company Leona Sibbing Bertha Schlottman Leona Steceman State Savings. Loan and Trust Co Frank Zops St. Mary’s Hospital Vermont Alva Becker Katherine Schroer Marie Waltersheid Pinkelmann-Barry Mary Einhaus Margaret Wand Louise Butzkueben Genevieve Brinks St. Francis College—College Clara Schullian Helen Coens Emma Linneman Mamie Otte Theodore Futterer Christine Koenning Eva Amen Walton Heights Seelen Lennert Viola Wavering Little Metal Wheel Works Bertha Glass Erma Myers Anna Grave Josephine Forsthove Odelia Michael Marie Tibesar Celia Kemner

Webster School Wins Two City Liberty Loan Prizes

Webster schools win two third campaign Liberty Loan prizes under the women’s division for largest number of coupons and largest sum. Prizes of $25 go to multiple school pairs led by Adams Ethel Grimmer Lloyd Ernest, and many more names follow for various schools and county winners receive $3 each.

Webster School Adams School Ethel Grimmer Lloyd Ernest Berrian Ella Simmons Leona Venvertloh Dewey Theodore Abboth Ruth Thayer Emerson William Menke Nlazel Adams Franklin School Lovina Christ Arthur Thompson Harry Slaberg Marjorie Knapheide Irving Bernice Kincaid Rachel Schaeffer Jackson Thelma Plummer Marjorie Jackson Jefferson Enid Chatten Dorothy Overstreet Lincoln Martha Roberts Thelma Harris Madison Mildred Anderson Mary Louise Musselman Webster Eugene Hunsaker Carline Averkamp Washington Marjorie Elmore Harold Dickhut St. Boniface Marcella Heintz Emma Wiskirchen Jerome Bross St. James Ruth Martens Robert Heitkamp St. Mary's Academy Dorothy Wand Dorothy Menke St. Peter’s Ralph O'Farrell Robert Morris Salem Ruth Spilker Lorene Mansfield Burton Walter Hillbrenner Livingstone Payson Mary Seymour Seymour Tigh Ellington Warren Lewis Center Melrose Wesley Sammons Hickory Grove Fall Creek Carson Heithold Riverside Gladys Mohrman Highland School Camp Point Earl Shultz Clayton Ada Lee Edwards Clayton High Houston John Reynolds Honey Creek Chester Guenther Coatsburg Keene Blanche Howe Pryor Lima Ora Courtney Lima High

Neutrone Prescription 99 Promises Rheumatic Cure

An advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a permanent remedy to relieve rheumatic stiffness and pain. It claims skeptics become endorsers and urges readers to visit Owl Drug Store in Ouiney at 125 North Sixth Street or mail order a $1.00 size.

Ouiney Owl Drug Store North Sixth Street

Prize winners named in county school contest

Seymour High school of Payson wins both graded school prizes with the largest bonds and numbers. Hickory Grove of Melrose township takes rural prizes for largest number and amount. Local women’s committee led by Mrs Maida Lee Fosgate and Mrs W F Kirtley. others assisted in Quincy and Chicago notes. Obscure lines mention residents James M Terry Elizabeth Tigg Clyde Phillips Elsie Mae Moore and a mattress reupholsterer quip.

Ursa Chesley Garard Ursa School Beverly Kenneth Askew Beverly School Liberty Dora Klamar Liberty School Mendon Rollié Bogart Mendon School Golumbyns Neva McFarland Robinson School Concord Humber Hawke Hazel Bluff North John Jones Immanuel Parochial Seymour High School Payson Hickory Grove Melrose Township Women’s Committee Maida Lee Fosgate Fifteenth Congressional District James M. Terry Quincy Elizabeth Tigg Clyde W. Phillips Elsie Mae Moore

Walnut and Mahogany Dressers for Sale

Two dressers offered in colonial style. Walnut dresser with a 44 inch top and French plate glass 38 by 33 inches priced at 70 dollars. Mahogany dresser 48 inches wide offered for 70 dollars with 35 dollar asking price as well.

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