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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
13
An advertisement touts home dry cleaning using Solvite soap and gasoline. It claims waists, dresses, suits, coats, gloves, ribbons, furs, and many items can be cleaned without soap and water, with no fading or wrinkling and no pressing needed. Instructions urge outdoor use away from flame and note Solvite soap is sold at drug, grocery, or department stores.
An old-time remedy promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken faded gray hair. A downtown druggist says it’s widely used as it darkens naturally, evenly, and quickly with easy application via comb or brush.
Rules for the Thanksgiving week poultry and corn show at the local Armory are finalized. Exhibits include poultry and corn with lectures by University of Illinois authorities. No admission charged. Corn show rules set entries for 1919 corn grown by exhibitors. up to one entry per class. show by November 25. prizes include cash and ears of corn. Ray Leach directs, ALT. Smith secretary for entries.
John W. Kerkering, longtime chief clerk at the Quincy Water Works for 14 years, will become auditor and assistant treasurer for Lake Park Refining in Kansas City, starting November 1. He succeeds Alfred Boudreau, former chief clerk at Standard Oil in Quincy, who has taken a social man role.
Mr Kerkering, active in Quincy with the Knights of Columbus and St Aloysius Orphans Society, will locate the Western Oil stations in Sapulpa Oklahoma. He has served as treasurer of the Knights and as grand knight and on the Orphans Society board, aiding the Knights of Columbus Home and the Orphans home construction.
Sam B Harrington a well known theatrical man and part owner of the Empire theater in Quincy died in Chillicothe Illinois near Peoria Thursday after a Tuesday stroke. telegrams were sent to W L Busby manager of the Empire and Harrington’s business associate. Harrington had long theatrical work in Burlington Iowa and owned theaters in Galesburg and other places. He had visited Quincy during Empire remodeling and appeared in good health recently.
August F. Stormer, a South Side undertaker, purchases 835 State Street, formerly Edward Grimmer saloon. Dick Brothers Brewery owned it after Grimmer’s death. Stormer will remodel. first floor becomes an undertaking establishment, second floor a modern family flat. Move from 803 State Street planned as the 803 building becomes an extension of State Street bank.
The fighter Palton defeated Gordon Coghill of Australia by knockout in the third round of a match planned for 24 rounds. The bout concluded early, with the Associated Press report noting the stoppage ended the contest.
The Empire Theater presents The Gumps tonight a musical farce based on Sidney Smith cartoons with Howard McKent Barnes as playfight. Isham Jones arranged the score Caspar Nathan wrote lyrics and the cast includes jazzy songs and twenty dance numbers with distinctive routines.
Richard Carle and a strong supporting company present Alexander Johnstone's Sunshine at the Empire theater. The Chicago hit features bright melodies by Johnstone and a vivid cast including Chin Chin style acts. The show promises lively numbers like Love is Like this Little Wheel of Mine and The Idol of the Ring. The production comes to Quincy next Tuesday evening for matinee and night performances.
The period listing notes features at the Colonial Theater with A Western Wooing and A Pair of Daeers, at the Princess Theater Pauline Frederrick in Out of the Shadows, and at the Gem Theater Monkey Stuff Family Theater with Marguerite Clark in Three Men and a Girl.
In Springfield on October 24 the state auditor began a thorough investigation into the Mt. Carmel Trust. The report notes a lead price increase from 6.50 to 6.75 cents per pound by the Smelting and Refining company.
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