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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1869

Page

2

New Orleans Convention urged to unite Mississippi Valley trade

Delegates from Mississippi River towns gather in New Orleans urged by the Chamber of Commerce to push a convention on 24th inst. to discuss river improvements and removal of obstructions at the Mississippi mouth. The piece notes a shift from prewar sectional focus to broad, panriver commerce led by Northern capital and Southern adaptability.

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New Castle Adds New Whipping Post and Pillory

Report from New Castle Delaware describes the county jail commission erecting a substantial new whipping post and pillory for the approaching term. The device will allow convicts to be viewed by spectators amid prison grounds scenery and is to be completed for use on the first Saturday of the term. Jurists and officials who enacted the law signed it into existence and ordered its erection.

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Springfield lists and notices from around town

Springfield organizes a paid fire department and hosts a Europe democracy event. Excavation for the Lincoln Monument foundation at Oak Ridge Cemetery will be commented this week. Ernst Adams of Quincy is among those charged in bankruptcy in the U S District Court at Springfield. Judge William Kellogg, ex-congressman from Illinois, named judge of Mississippi’s Tenth Judicial District. A child in Springfield fell down stairs and lost four front teeth, three replanted by doctors. German Catholic societies in Chicago convene, conduct affairs in German. Prof. B B Brewster of Plano dies, his funeral features a dirge he composed. Col Goshen, Arabian giant, buys a farm near Algonquin in McHenry County. He is seven and a half feet tall, 614 pounds, nearly the world’s tallest man, born in Jerusalem, came to the U S nine years ago.

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Edifice Dedicated in Pilattsburg by Methodist Church

Fragmentary report notes a new Methodist Episcopal Church South building dedicated at Pilattsburg and mentions a memorial event. Other legible items reference Mrs Hedgiman Wilson’s death in Ralls County, a court case in Breckinridge, and a fire affecting a young woman named Mary.

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Spectacle of Fisk Libel Suits Stirs Public Controversy

The piece narrates James Fisk Jr. facing multiple libel suits over his reported finances and character, with $100,000 judgments discussed and New York Times commentary noted. It mocks his wealth claims and contemplates broad media liability while praising the dramatic public spectacle. It also recounts a lighthearted May picnic prank gone awry as ladies flee a staged Indian encounter, then are consoled by male friends sharing food.

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Brandreth's Pills Aimed at Health for Generations

The text promotes Brandreth's Pills as a purely vegetable remedy valued by grandparents for generations. It claims they calm bodily excesses, strengthen health, purge humors, and boost energy, suitable for colds bilious affections headaches and contagious diseases. It notes two hundred physicians attest to their superiority over other purgatives and that they are sold by all druggists.

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