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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1916

Page

4

Tuberculosis Preventable Yet Lethal Threat to Public Health

The piece stresses the need for a coordinated, educated campaign against tuberculosis, detailing mortality and economic losses, heredity myths, contagion knowledge, and the push for sanatoriums and public health organization led by Illinois groups to reduce the disease's burden. It argues tuberculosis is contagious via dried sputum and milk, not purely hereditary, and calls for systematic education and policy to bolster prevention and treatment.

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Quiet Kansas Town Restored After Police Chief Resigns

Augusta Kansas remains quiet after 30 hours in mob hands as Mayor Weidline informs citizens he has accepted the resignation of Chief of Police J R Crowe and police authority is restored under civil jurisdiction.

Kansas Augusta Kas Weidline J. R. Crowe

Serbs Seize Positions Near Lake Qostrovo

Bulgaran positions north of Pojar and Lake Qostrovo were captured Friday by the Serbians. A large number of prisoners and much booty were taken. John Foster, a well known citizen, had been appointed to the place.

John Foster Salonteel Via Paris Pojar Lake Qostrovo

Free Check Room And Pleasant Concerts Across Floors

A fragmented notice advertises a free check room on the main floor with baggage handling and safe exit points. It mentions comfortable rest rooms on the third floor near the Victrola section, pleasing concerts all day, a ladies wash room on the second floor, free telephone service on all floors, and free Victrola concerts daily on the third floor.

Round-Up Week Lunch Cloths Special

Hand embroidered lunch cloths offered in all linen or union linen. Regularly $1.25 now reduced to 48c for this Round-Up week, dainty covers.

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