Quincy Women Enlist in Liberty Bond Campaign
About 400 Quincy and Adams County women join the Liberty Loan drive, organized under Miss Irma Bastert and Mrs. Maida Lee Fosgate. Plans call for school campaigns with a classed voting system, prizes, and entertainment for winner schools as women coordinate subcommittees to boost bond sales nationwide.
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Quincy
Liberty
En's Liberty
Wom- Loan
Seeven
United States
Adams County
Women's Liberty Loan Organization
Treasury de
United States Government
Federal Reserve Districts
Federal Reserve District
Fosgate
W. F. Kirtley
Newcomb Hotel
Bastert
Harvey G. Riggs
Clayton
J. R. Moffitt
Golden
Camp Point
St. Angela Court of Foresters
Mary Wewer
Frank Loebbing
King’s Daughters
The
Unitarian Church
Chester Poling
Ella Rogers
Oliver Williams
Emery Lancaster
Cheerful Home
John Still
AJTO Club To Send Men To Bloomington
The AJTO Club plans delegation to the Bloomington good roads convention where Gov. Lowden will address state representatives on promoting a $60,000,000 bond issue for road building in Hinds. The bond issue, passed by the legislature, will be voted on by the public next year. Quincy groups consider sending officials to show city support for better roads.
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Good Roads
Blooington
Lowden
Goor
Hinds
Quincy Auto Club
Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Quincy Asked to Help With Recreation Fund Campaign
Quincy is urged to raise its quota for the national war camp recreation fund to provide clean wholesome activities for soldiers in training. The drive seeks three dollars per serviceman to support programs at military camps and posts, avoiding street temptations. E J Smith, field rep for the War Camp Recreation Service, discussed the campaign with local officials and civic groups about mobilizing community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
United States
E. J. Smith
National Committee On War Camp
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Story From Wagoner
A Wagoner Oklahoma woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after two operations and years of illness. She describes symptoms of the climacteric crisis and notes neighbors also improved after taking the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Wagoner
Okla
Lydia
Pinkham
Mia
Viola Finical
Howard to Be Entertained in Quincy Visit
H clay Howard will be entertained by G A Wiener chief designer of the erkins company in Quincy today. Howard, former ambassador to Portugal under Taft, a Kentucky Republican leader, will tour the city with Wiener at the Hotel Quincy and see the sights during his stay.
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G. A. Winenes
Erkins Company
Quncy
ED. Claw TW Howard
Kentucky
Mr. Howsard
Poruoo
Taft
Howard
Wiener
Hotel
Quincey
Quincy
Deaths and Funerals Walter Maas
The funeral of Walter Maas will be conducted at 8:30 in the morning at his home 2237 Vine street and at 9 in St Francis Catholic church Burial in Cavalry cemetery Friends invited to attend.
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Walter Maas
Vine Street
St. Francis Catholic Church
Cavalry Cemetery
Funeral for Daniel Mahoney Set at Home and Church
The funeral will be held at 8:30 this morning at the home of his niece Mrs. Mary Croskary 62913 Hampshire Street and at 9:00 in St Peter's Catholic Church. Burial follows in St Peter's Cemetery. Friends invited.
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Daniel Mahoney
Mary Croskary
Hampshire Street
St. . Peter's Catholic Church
St. Peter's Cemetery
Funeral for Miss Helen Wodell in Campbellsville Ky
The funeral for Miss Helen Wodell who died at home in Campbellsville Ky was held at 2 30 PM Tuesday at her brother William W Wodell 2321 St Hampshire St Quincy conducted by Captain John Wessels. Large attendance and fine floral tributes noted Burial was in Woodland Cemetery Out of town relatives attended including her mother and brother Frank of Campbellsville Ky and Mrs Charles McFarland of Ottumwa and Mrs Anna McFarland of Rockport.
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Helen Wodell
Campbellsville
William W. Wodell
Stampshire Street
Quincy
John Wessels
Woodland Cemetery
Frank
Charles McFarland
Ottumwa
Lagoria
Anna McFarland
Rockport
Christian Spoenemann Dies in Old People's Home
Christian Spoenemann died at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Old People's Home on Washington Street of senility. The funeral is set for 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the home with Rev. Emil Goetz officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Born in Germany October 11, 1840, he was 77. He immigrated to America in 1881, lived in Oakdale NL until May 2, 1916, when he moved to the home. He was a member of Bethel German Methodist church.
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Christian Spoenemann
Old People's Home
Washington Street
Emil Goetz
Bethel German Methodist Church
Woodland Cemetery
Spoenemann
Germany
America
Oakdale
Funeral of Mrs Mary Marchand Held in Freiburg's Chapel
The funeral for Mrs Mary Marchand occurred at 8 oclock Tuesday morning in Freiburg's chapel and at 8 30 oclock in St John’s Catholic church conducted by Rev Joseph Postner. Bearers were John Blomer Jack Connery Edward Helstein HH. Neil Herman N Heintz and Casper Prosburg. Burial followed in St Boniface cemetery.
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Mary Marchand
Freiburg
St. John's Catholic Church
Joseph Postner
John Blomer
Jack Connery
Edward Helstein
HH. Neil
Herman N. Heintz
Casper Prosburg
St. Boniface Cemetery
Funeral for Miss Agnes E Heckenkamp at St Rose of Lima
Miss Agnes E Heckenkamp's funeral was held at 8:30 AM in the home at 63214 North Seventh Street and at 9:00 AM in St Rose of Lima church, with Father Brennan officiating. Large attendance and floral display. Bearers listed. burial in St Peter's Cemetery. Sister Mrs Clarke Holmes of Columbus Grove attended. Have a way of your own, then keep out of other people's.
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Agnes E. Heckenkamp
Agnes E. Heckerkamp
North Seventh Street
St. Rose of Lima Church
Father Brennan
Paul Schell
Joseph Heckenkamp
Paul Leitine
William Hymen
Edward Maloney
William Coyle
St. Peter's Cemetery
Clarke Holmes
Columbus Grove
Soldier letter from Camp Dodge describes training and morale
A.J. Gehring of 719 Maine street shares a Des Moines Des Moines Des Moines camp letter from Victor Werley describing heavy training at Camp Des Moines Iowa Regimental life fatigue duty shots for smallpox and typhoid seven men sent home and lines about mess hall meals straw ticks and self made mattresses YMCA offerings and anticipation of possible deployment to France with heavy field artillery aiming six inch howitzers to confront the Kaiser
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A. J. Gehring
Maine Street
Victor Werley
Des Moines
Iowa
Sherman
Yost
YM. C. A
France
Thomas addresses Quinsy Rotary Club
Augustus Thomas, New York playwright, spoke at a Liberty Loan luncheon in the Newcomb hotel as the principal speaker. He discussed war conditions and the Liberty Loan proposition and complimented the Rotarians on their work in the United States. Several other visitors gave talks.
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Augustus Thomas
New York
Armory
Newcomb Hotel
Thomas
United States
Clayton IL Community Notes and Local Happenings
Clayton IL updates report on Mrs Logan McMurray's home visit for afternoon work and local sickness. Miss Edna Shank begins teaching grades 1 2 after illness. Ruth Kasum substitutes. Mrs A M Peek and Mrs Tracy Peck visit. Red Cross knitters aim to complete 26 garments. Alta Marshall and Worman Nelson wed in Quincy. reside in Timewell. Eddie Isett serves on Wabash run Pittsfield to Maysville. return anticipated. Honesty pays in the end but you must be at the right end.
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Clayton
Ili
W. T. Lk
Logan McMurray
Omer
KE. O. Brown
James Brown
Edna Shank
Ruth Kasum
A. M. Peek
Tracy Peck
Schuyler County
Our City
Duss Westbrook
Chicago
Nation
Rev. Naslow
Daniel Shank
Northern Baptist
Motine
Bryant
J. W. Thompson
Red Cross
Missy Alta Marshall
Worman Nelson
Quincy
Central Baptist
Timewell
E. E. Pallardy
Eddie Isett
Pittsfield
Maysville
Clayton-Hannibal
Reliable Incubator Plans Factory on Chestnut and Twenty-eighth
Plans by Reliable Incubator and Brooder to build a factory of at least 35,000 feet on the south side of Chestnut street east of Twenty-eighth, with grading of Twenty-eighth from Chestnut to Lind and a fire hydrant on the corner. John W. Meyers, president, announced the project contingent on the new plant’s erection. The move follows Moorman Stock Food’s acquisition of the current Walton Heights plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliable Incubator and Brooder Company
Twenty-eighth
Chestnut
John W. Meyers
Reliable Company
Chestnut Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Meyers
Moorman Stock Food Company
Walton Heights
Reliable
Leather Men Create Bureau
Leather manufacturers form a national council with headquarters in Washington to deal directly with government bureaus handling war supplies problems.
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Washington
Government certificates heavily oversubscribed
Washington October 17 government offers of certificates of indebtedness totaling 300 million dollars at four percent drew heavy demand oversubscribing the issue.
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Washington
Joffre’s Rain Brings Cheering Review of Army
Marshal Joffre visited American troops in France and observed bayonet and bombing drills amid a rainstorm. Pershing warned of safety margins as Joffre praised American zeal, strength, and preparedness. Crowds cheered as France and the United States bonded in view of a shared war effort.
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Associated Press
France
Marshal Joffre
Joffre
Pershing
Marne
Gen. Pershing
General Pershing
America
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Ajto Club
Bloomington
H. Clay Howard
Camp Dodge
Vic Werley
Cantonment
Quinsy
Iwin
Mr. Baker
Gen. Bliss
Anheuser-Busch
Bévo
Anheuser-Busch Branch
Quincy, Ill
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