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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1919

Page

2

Appeal Delays Ballot Questions As Supreme Court Review Looms

The ruling by Judge E S Smith dissolving the injunction against three public policy questions remains in limbo as an appeal to the supreme court is filed. Certification to county clerks was due 15 days before the October election, with officials awaiting word on whether the questions can be placed on the ballot.

Supreme Court E. S. Smith Carlinville Secretary of State W. J. Smith Springfield Smith

Soldiers and Sailors Home Apple Harvest Anecdote

The Soldiers and Sailors Home reports the apple crop is finally harvested and cows are allowed in the orchard except some residents quarrel over residual red pippins. The home residents express desire for apple pies, prompting a playful poetic hint to the Whig.

Pine-Tar-Honey Soothes Cold Sufferers Quickly

Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey eases phlegm congestion and coughing from cold bronchitis and hoarseness. Trusted remedy with a long history noted for speedy relief. Available in 30c 60c and 1 20 sizes at all drugstores.

Dr. Bell

Visitors at the Home Share Cheer and Fame of Fellows

A visiting party from the G. A. R. and Relief committees spent yesterday at the Home, praising its management and enjoying congenial company. The group expressed hope they might return when sunlit and able to stay longer. An old comrade quips about cigarettes and brain fat, while a list of attendees is noted.

Lewis Wilson A. C T. M. Murphy Emma Graybil W. M. Hemmingway

Boy Scout Meeting Postponed Till Today

The executive committee meeting of the Boy Scouts was postponed from Wednesday and will be held this afternoon at the troop headquarters. Chester H. Child, who came Wednesday to meet with directors, will stay in the city and attend the gathering. He is considering the scout leader position for Quincy troops and was a guest at dinner Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Musselman.

Boy Scouts Chester H. Child Child Quincy T. E. Musselman Leaton Irwin

Hannibal Country Club Luncheon Delayed by Weather

About 380 Hannibal city women attended a weekly luncheon at the Coun try club on Wednesday noon. Guests of honor could not attend due to threatening weather. After the luncheon, prizes were awarded for bridge with Mrs. W. T. Duker first and Mrs. Ges Cottrell second. In golf, Miss Ella Rogers beat Mrs. Russell Williams one up to reach the president's trophy final against Mrs. E. N. Monroe to be played today.

Country Club Hannibal Country Club Hannibal W. T. Duker Ges Cottrell Ella Rogers Russell Williams

Fought While Riding In Auto Slayer Held

In Los Angeles a coroner's inquest found that Ernest E. Roberts died from a bullet wound fired by Charles Stokes during a fight in a car that crashed into a ditch and burned. Stokes confessed to the murder and is held for trial. Roberts’ body was sent to the home of his foster parents at Afton Town for burial.

Los Angeles Calif Ernest E. Roberts Sawtelle Charles Stokes Stokes Roberts Robert Afton Town

Watch the Little Pimples Nature's Warning

Watch the Little Pimples They are Nature's Warning Do not close your eyes to the warning when unsightly pimples appear on your face and body. These pimples disfigure and signal skin diseases that cause irritation and pain. Take prompt steps to rid the blood of disorders. S S S the purely vegetable bland medicine has been on the market for more than fifty years. Write to Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga Adv.

S. S.S Swift Specific Co Swift Laboratory Atlanta, Ga Adv

Hats and aprons shine at Cheerful Home sale booth lineup

A large White Elephant sale at the Armory opens Oct 30 offering a huge hat collection in winter and summer styles plus decorations to suit all tastes. Miss Jane Fisk will run the Apron booth with new embroidered and work aprons, while dolls gather at Mrs. John Cruttenden’s home awaiting buyers and caring mothers.

Jane Fisk John Cruttenden Lawndale

Personal y Bazaar at St. Joseph's in Quincy

Local shoppers report a string of visiting residents and errands in Quincy including Mrs. W. R. Coleman, Mrs. Ben Turner, Mrs. L. L. Manlove, and others. Notable mentions include a stroke recovery for Mrs. Winifred Luster and plans for Miss Margaret Bingaman to teach in Montgomery Alabama. George Dashwood departs for Fort Worth on a several week business trip.

St. Joseph's George Dashwood Fort Worth Texas W. R. Coleman Streator Ben Turner Edina Quincey Wiskitchen L. L. Manlove E. Robinson Bowen Quincy Winifred Luster Harvey, II Luster Gertrude Pfeiffer Frank Vacha Kansas City Frank H. Vacha Vacha Lankford Sheriff Simmons Robert Bamster Woodland Home W. L. Boyer North Sixth Street Laurel Warsaw Wade Williams Anna Belle Hays Claude Frazee Gorin Thos. A. Hays Chestnut Street Thos. Williams Spring Street Margaret Bingaman Montgomery Ala Bingaman Gem City Business College

Franklin school P T A postpones meeting to October 24

The Franklin school Parent-Teachers Association has rescheduled its meeting from this week to Friday October 24. A geographic and industrial atlas of Great Britain has been prepared for the blind, featuring twenty relief maps and 262 embossed plates with descriptive text.

Parent-Teachers Association of Franklin School Great Britain

Episcopal Deputies Press Definite Stand On League Proposal

DETROIT October 16 Episcipal deputies push a definite stand on the League of Nations issue with a covenant plan while southern delegates oppose the bishops resolution. Debates expected on pledges for a church extension program targeting Indians Negroes Appalachians rural and foreign born communities amid a church healing ministry discussion. bishops set October 24 closing.

Detroit Protestant Episcopal Church League of Nations House of Bishops United States Covenant of Nations House of Deputies Board of Missions Convention Church of Ministry of Church of England

Eggs Sold In Kansas For 6 Cents In 1895

Hutchinson Kansas October 15 price comparisons show farm produce values from 1895 to 1919. Prices listed include eggs at 6 cents in 1895 versus 40 cents in 1919, along with 1895 and 1919 figures for wheat butter corn oats potatoes hens roosters steers and hogs.

Hutchinson Kan

Excuses Himself To End Strike Succeeds

Gavin McNab, a public representative at the Presidents industrial conference, left to settle a strike over traction difficulties in Alameda California. He returned with an adjusted dispute, noting his Pacific Coast labor dispute success.

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