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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1915
Page
5
TheBoromoten Haineis and Missouri region is fair and warmer with showers possible Wednesday night. Thursday turns colder with rain. Iowa shows cloudy skies Wednesday with possible showers and warmer conditions in eastern and central parts. Yesterday's temperatures ranged from 40 at 7 am to 56 at noon, 53 at 5 pm, and 46 at midnight.
Weather forecast indicates river levels from below Warsaw to Louisiana will drop about one foot daily for several days due to heavy rains. Officials urge monitoring and precautions for nearby communities and flood-prone areas.
Chairman James B. Reynolds of the Republican National Committee predicts party success in the 1916 polls. He says Democrats push new issues and aim for a peace platform to win the White House, with Wilson portrayed as keeping the United States out of war. Reynolds cites eastern and midwestern observations.
Residents of the Sailors Home at Quincy demand answers from the state about per capita costs, outside sourcing, and alleged mismanagement. They cite unfit food, chilled potatoes, regular cod fish, drunken incidents, a crowded board visit, and heavy freight charges, asking who will answer for the state's family at the home.
The article argues that clear national questions will shape the coming campaign with voters demanding open debate on economics and policy. It contends Wilson and his party cannot dodge them and must face them openly, while the Republican nominating process will yield a convention crafted candidate rather than a chosen individual. It closes noting public sentiment favors the Republican Party and urges unity to seize the moment.
The second hoof and mouth outbreak in Illinois has led to about nine thousand livestock slaughtered, worth around $120,000, across roughly one hundred farms. Inspectors, including twenty five federal and six state, work in McDonough County with trenchers helping dispose of carcasses, while daily expenses total substantial costs, salaries around $125 per day and travel and living expenses adding roughly $5 more per inspector per day.
A mother from Plover describes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her 13 year old daughter's menstrual weakness after doctors offered no help. The letter, one of many praising the remedy, urges others to seek guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co and promises confidential, woman-to-woman advice.
One hundred years ago today the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture offered premiums for woad and madder. seventy five years ago Louis Napoleon's life sentence. fifty years ago rail links reestablished to Georgia Alabama and Tennessee. twenty five years ago the McKinley tariff act took effect and the Mormon church renounced polygamy. one year ago Russians forced German retreat, Red Cross aid reached Rotterdam, Britain restricted wool exports, Yap occupied, and Ard mount mine incident. Birthdays include Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and Albert Beveridge among others. A Quaker group in 1675 settled Salem after voyage from England, seeking peace.
Chicago October 5 One of the first decisions expected from the United States circuit court of appeals full term today is the appeal of Dr Otoman Zar Adusht Hanish prince of the Mazdaznan cult of sun worshipers serving a prison term for distributing obscene literature by express The trial and conviction two years ago drew wide attention The temple of the sun worshipers presided over by the high priest was located in a fashionable residence section of Chicago
In Salem New Jersey Quaker town celebrations marked the 240th birthday of the settlement noted as one of America's oldest Quaker communities and the first permanent English speaking settlement in New Jersey. The observance honored the town's long history with parade rites and festivities.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for biliousness dizziness and constipation. It claims the pills purify a clogged system without griping and promise moving bowels naturally overnight for 25 cents per bottle.
A semi princess line dress in dark blue forge fabric features a practical serfons effect with velvet trim and fur accents. The garment emphasizes a refined silhouette and rich detailing suitable for formal wear.
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