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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1916
Page
5
A heated critique denounces President Wilson and Samuel Gompers for pressuring labor and politics, arguing the public pay the price for rushed actions. It cites the Adamson bill, calls for a proper investigation, and condemns diplomatic reliance on Carranza over U S interests. The piece condemns fear tactics, urges due process, and warns of dire future consequences for labor and nation.
An advertisement touts Humphreys tonic tablets as suitable for convalescents and the weary. It lists price at one dollar and directs purchases at drug stores or via C. O. D. from Mumphreys Homeo Medicine Co. at 156 William Street, New York.
An advertisement for Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer promotes daily use for a week and then thrice weekly to turn gray hair into a dark shade. It claims the product is not a dye, harmless, and ready to tie without mixing, with a price of 0c for a large bottle from Brown & Mays Drug Store in Quincy Tl and mail options for out of town customers.
An advertisement touts easy inexpensive home dry cleaning using two ounces of salvite dissolved in two gallons of gasoline. Immerse garments such as dresses gloves silks and furs, rub lightly, and they come out bright and fresh as new. No fading shrinking or wrinkling, saving five to ten dollars per household. Your grocer and garage provide gasoline and salvite.
The text reports a August decree by Carranza declaring death for those who incite, attend, or aid strikes targeting public service factories and enterprises. It notes Gompers asking U.S. labor support for Wilson, calling him sponsor of the military tyrant who issued the decree. The piece frames the decree as a broad anti labor measure.
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