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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1915
Page
5
Supervisor Alex Thompson of Camp Point was severely hurt when a steer kicked the scales gate, striking him above the left eye and cutting a five inch gash that required eight stitches from Dr. Pittman. He was briefly unconscious but recovered shortly after.
Miss Minnie Neck and Carlyle Weinant of Pittsfield were married at 1 00 PM by Judge A E Dent in his Center Street office. They plan to live in Pittsfield and start their home together. A pretty Jersey Street between Sixteenth and Eighteenth has tarvia paving making it glass smooth and the other section from Fourteenth to Twenty fourth was tarvia coated earlier, greatly appreciated by residents.
Abe L Morris, in the city for a brief visit with friends, left yesterday for Burlington Iowa. From Burlington he will go to Canton Illinois, his former home, to visit old time friends.
Capta n W A Long of the Long Commission company departs for Peoria to join the Grain Dealers Association annual meeting. He says the city could have hosted this year but lacked a suitable hall. with the Fifth Infantry armory now standing, Peoria may host again, with local delegation committee at work.
Naval reserves and Company F militiamen want to escort Governor Dunne but fear losing pay for a half day. If employers permit all day absence without wage loss, they are willing to participate. The event carries broad public interest and many employers may grant the favor.
The Adams County Farm Improvement Association announced it will be represented in the big civic parade Thursday evening. An executive committee decision led to this, with details referred to Farmer Rusk. The group will have at least one auto and one float, driven by committee members, with farm-product decorations. The vehicles enter the commercial industrial division, marshaled by Mr. Binkert.
A period ad touts Dr Beil s Pine Tar Honey as a cure for colds and hacking coughs. It claims pine forest inhalation strengthens throat defenses and promises immediate relief. The ad urges families to keep a bottle on hand at 25 cents.
A fragmentary notice from The Whig lists lost items such as a watch and a parasol. The unnamed ad hints at a missing telephone and urges readers to report or identify the lost articles.
A notice from the AL Whig states that a meeting place will be arranged for the finder and the loser to settle a lost item. The ad indicates cooperation to reunite the item with its owner and coordinating details through the newspaper.
On a stalled freight stage between FY ST NGAGE and Bead village Doran a man Jacob Smith and widow Lee, who had refused his proposal hours earlier, share a tense ride. As lightning and rain strike, a fallen bridge blocks the road. Smith comforts the nervous widow, and in a tense exchange she asks about engagement. he confirms they are engaged, and the rain stops.
In a spring scene Ben Waters dives to save a wash basket from a runaway baby carriage that enters a lake. Letty Allen, the object of his affection, learns of his courage as Sammy, her washer boy, praises him. Ben plans to woo Letty at a party while she contends with soaked clothing and a damp dress.
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