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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1915
Page
12
Willie Reeder, driver for Ruff Brewing Co., was tossed between a horse and its neck when a wagon on Ninth Adams streets swung wide and hit a curb. The team remained quiet, no serious injuries followed, though the wagon tongue splintered and the driver pulled a bit from a horse in the scramble.
Secretary McAdoo will travel from Washington on October 10 to inspect customs and internal revenue offices and study public building problems, then return westward. The trip emphasizes observing western infrastructure needs and administrative offices.
An old style advertisement promises fast relief from dull and splitting headaches. It urges readers to visit a nearby drugstore for a dime package and assures no disappointment with Dr James Neadaeh powders.
F E Cushman of Plymouth said independent wells in the Plymouth Colmar field currently produce about 1100 barrels per day, with 500 barrels daily capacity. He notes production must nearly double to justify a refinery, but believes the outlook is favorable as about 30 wells are being drilled and field output is rising toward an eventual high.
William Pranschmidt of Ellington township sustained a fracture to his right arm while cranking an automobile in front of the courthouse yesterday afternoon at about four o'clock. He was driven to a physician’s office by L. L. Boyer, county highway superintendent, where the fracture was reduced. Pranschmidt is well known and his friends regret the painful incident.
Chicago October 2 peace was believed near tonight as the first week of the garment workers strike ended. The state board of arbitration offered services to both sides and Governor Dunne was said to back the move. Over twenty smaller firms had signed arbitration pacts, with two larger firms following. Both sides hoped the strike would end within a week amid small disturbances.
Chicago coroner reports two hundred thirty six people killed by automobile accidents in Cook county during the last year. About three thousand one hundred thirty four are known to have been maimed or injured in Chicago alone. Coroner Hoffman's figures note many unrecorded injuries in outlying districts.
Davidson Millinery Co promotes exceptional hat offerings and invites winter coke orders at 5 25 per ton. Victor Storch returns to Pittsfield after visiting here. Eagles Home progress advances with joists laid and flooring prep. Concordia league to meet at St Jacobi hall to discuss bowling league plans. St Francis day services at St Francis church with communion for Third Order members. New fence on Sixth York corner hides vacant lot. Scarborough bridge project near $700 approval by officials. Barbara Farris celebrated third birthday with St Boniface third graders.
A 19th century style patent remedy claims to treat catarrh and head noises as a constitutional disease. It advises readers to mix Parmint double strength with hot water and granulated sugar, take a tablespoon four times daily, and asserts relief by reducing inflammation in the eustachian tubes and improving breathing. The piece urges widespread trial by all with catarrh.
New York report notes eleven players from the 1912 Boston Americans world series team will be eligible for the coming series against the Philadelphia Nationals. It details lineup stability for outfield and infield, with Wood and Collins as remaining pitchers, Gardner in defense, and potential Wagner availability. Moran’s recruits have been drawn from distant districts, forming a strong, determined group to contend for the world’s title.
The annual report of the South Quincy Drainage and Levee district commissioners was filed with the county clerk yesterday along with County Judge Lyman McCarl’s approving report. It shows receipts of 104,089.96 and expenditures of 103,272.04, leaving 1,667.32 on hand. unpaid warrants total 57.64. Deposit on hand is 74,500 with unsold bonds at 50,500. The report notes a transfer of 150,000 worth of bonds to H. C. Speer and sons at ninety five, netting 142,500 for the district.
Four privates of the Thirteenth cavalry who were captured yesterday by Villa and held by Mexican border patrol were brought to the border near here late today and turned over to Lieut. McKane. They had wandered across the unmarked boundary line and fell into custody.
The text urges that the inevitable event will transform property into an estate and urges forming a will under expert legal guidance. It recommends naming the State Savings, Loan and Trust Company as executor to secure heirs’ advantages, and to consult an officer of the company about it.
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