Birney Street Cars Pleased City Committee Plans 25 Cars
Quincy officials review Birney one man streetcars from St Louis noting lighter pressed steel construction with seating for 33, safety devices, and rapid acceleration. Plan calls for 25 cars, faster schedules on Maine and South Eighth lines, and through service to Burlington station for five minute station reach.
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Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis
Quincy
United States
Twelfth Street
Quincey Street Car Company
Maine Street
Twentieth
Maine
Highland
Baldwin Parks
New South Eighth
Eighth
State
South Eighth
Broadway
Burlington
South Quincy
State Utilities Board Saved Illinois Consumers Five Million Dollars
The Illinois State Utilities Board announced that consumers saved about 5 100 000 dollars from January 1 1914 to January 2 1915 due to rate reductions ordered by the Illinois Public Utilities Commission. War conditions necessitated temporary rate increases later adjusted, with net savings despite higher gas water and heating rates in 1917 1918. Reductions were implemented in gas in several cities and in water and electric rates across multiple towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Tlinois
TIS
Tlinois Public Utilities
Thomas Dempey
State Commission
Dempey
Commission Xeere
Commission of Francontract
Crites
Springfkl
Jacksonville
Kuhton
Bardstown
Lasalle
Evanston
DeKalb
Galena
Quimnney
Lake Forest
Lincoln
Marsailles
Glencoe
Carthage
Tuscola
Harvey
Keranee
Trighland Park
Galesburg
Ochet
Elmhurst
Nanka
White Plains Mourns for Philip B Parker
White Plains loses a valued citizen in Philip B Parker of Greenridge Avenue as editorials praise his civic, educational, and financial community contributions. He served on the White Plains hospital board library board Citizens Bank and fraternal groups, and was active in city affairs.
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White Plains
New York
Pray Argus
Phillip F. Parker
Philip B. Parker
Greenridge Avenue
Parker
White Plains Hospital
Citizens Bank
White Piaing
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Strength Rebuild
The ad links spring vitality to Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills, urging readers to combat war stress and illnesses like influenza and pneumonia. It claims the product purifies blood, boosts appetite and digestion, and restores energy after winter depletion.
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Hood
Mother's Day Prayer Upholds Mother's Role Across Faiths
A contemplative prayer honors mothers, linking the command to honor parents with gratitude for mothers across generations. It recalls scripture from the Decalogue and Jesus reminding the duty, praising a mother's prayers, sacrifices, and the home she shapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Paul
Heaven
Earth
Sin and Death in Eden and Prophetic Warnings
A Sunday School lesson discusses Genesis and the Garden of Eden, noting humanity’s fall, the tree of life, and mortality. It references Satan’s temptations, God’s punishment, and Paul’s warnings about sowing to the flesh versus living in the Spirit for eternal life. May 5, 101d Trans
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Nden
Paradise
Adam
Sons of God
Satan
Luke
Jesus
Grodble
Heosur
Goa
Thais
Satan Ules
Christ
Earth
Fio
God
Garden of Eden
Paul
Pentiles
Fhorn
Ament
Optometrists Bill Sparks Capital Stir in Illinois
A Chicago filed complaint claims malfeasance in office by much of Illinois government over House Bill 80 requiring optometrist examinations. Gov Lowden, Lt Gov Oglesby, and legislators who passed the bill are accused, with signatures by Charles McCormick and William L Black, tied to a Chicago medical college.
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Chicago
Lowden
Oglesby
Charles McCormick
William L. Black
Good Roads Plan Backed by Quincy Auto Trades
The Good Roads committee report was endorsed at a special Quincy Auto Trades meeting. It urges the state highway commission to back early construction of routes 3 and 3, between Quincy Mt. Sterling Beardstown and Springfield, avoiding local routing disputes and urging united support for cross state highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Committee
Quincy Auto Trades Association
Whig
Auto Trades Association
Twelfth and Broadway Merchants Association
Seventeenth and Broadway Merchants Association
Springfield
State Commission
S. E. Bradt
Liberty Highway Association
Frank L. Bennett
Clifford Older
Quincy
Mt. Sterling
Beardstown
Dealers’ Association
Quincy Automobile Trades Assn
Quincy Automobile Trades Association
Quincey Automobile Trades Ass’n
John G. Clough
Per J. W. Hart
County Over Subscriptions Reported in Victory Loan Drive
Mc Lean county announced an over subscription to Victory loan headquarters totaling 273000 dollars against a quota of 2866200 dollars. The Chicago and Alton Railway reported achieving 100 percent of its quota.
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Wlean
Bloomington
McLean County
Victory Loan
Chicago and Alton Railway
Bridal Fabrics and Satin Gowns in June Style
May be of satin and crepe meteor, fine organdies and voiles 38 to 45 inches wide priced from 65 cents to 1.50. Net and Point de Esprit 36 to 42 inches wide from 1 to 2 dollars. Georgette crepes 40 to 42 inches wide 2 to 2.50. Crepe meteors 42 inches wide at 2.95. Soft satins full yard wide 2 to 3.50. Bridal gowns discussed.
Linen Section Highlights For Your Home Needs
Handsome patterns in fine linens for every housekeeping need including pattern cloths napkins luncheon sets doglies towels toweling and home lasting mementoes of a day of days ready now in the linen section.
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Wellington
Climax
Imperial
Hazelett
Kentucky
Tenk’s
State Utilities Board
Optometrists
Ower
Coquette
Dolmans
Ata
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