Government limits open top rail cars to curb nonessentials
Washington government action restricts open top freight cars for private orders on and after November 1. Only flat cars may carry specified materials for roads theaters furniture and musical instruments. Coal shipments and government or closed box car transport remain exempt. The order aims to ease a coal shortage and slow nonessential construction and manufacturing tied to national defense.
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Washington
Robert S. Lovett
War Industries Board
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Hope
A Nebraska woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long-standing female troubles and conceiving a baby girl after years of childlessness. The letter, from Omaha, extols the remedy and urges other women suffering similar issues to try it, claiming renewed health and fertility.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Omsha
Bond sale totals reach 1.492 million in Quincy and county
Chairman Emery Lancaster announced bond sales figures from Quincy and county banks showing a grand total of 1,492,850. County banks listed multiple deposits led by State Savings Loan and Trust Co Payson branch with 83,800 and Ricker National Bank 275,000. Additional subscriptions were still arriving Saturday night and would raise totals Monday.
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Emery Lancaster
Quincy
County
Bank
Clayton
Clayton Exchange Bank
Claytone
Cevessea Social Geetiaa
State Street Bank
Coatsburg
Golden State Bank
Golden
Peoples Exchange Bank
Peoples’ Exchange Bank
la Prata
Casta
State Bank of Lima
Lima
Loraine State Bank
Loraine
Farmers’ Bank of Liberty
Taberty
Jaca
Tsa
Beverly Bank
Beverly
Peoples’ Bank
Camp Point
Bartlett & Wallace State Farmers’ State Bank
Mendon
Mendon State Bank
Paloma Exchange Bank
Joma Cece
Eeccercacarres Ster State Savings Loan & Trust Co
Payson
Plainville State Bank
Plain Ville
Bank of Ursa
Ursa
Farmers’ Bank
Cory
Broadway Bank
Mercantile T. & S. Bank
Illinois State Bank of Quincy
Quincy National Bank
The
Ricker National Bank
State Savings L. & T. Co
State Savings, Loan & Trust Company
Canadians Win Decisive Ridge Victory At Passchendaele
Associated Press reports Canadian troops dig in on the Bellevue spur west of Passchendaele after a fierce night counter attack. The British hold a dominant position as Germans press along the crest but the Canadians regain ground and straighten their line after a brutal engagement.
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Associated Press
Belgium
Bellevue
Passchendaele
Spur
Polderhoek Chateau Changes Hands Amid Street-Fighting
The Polderhoek chateau north of Gheluvelt remained under enemy control Saturday morning while fierce fighting persisted around the fortified position. Heavy combat continued as troops attempted to wrest control in the area.
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Polderhoek Chateau
Gheluvelt
President Fives Coal Prices At U S Mines
A government order adds 45 cents to coal prices at U S mines with exceptions for existing contracts and districts lacking agreeable penalty provisions. The move, urged by Garfield, targets wage-related cost shifts as eight months of 1917 coal output is noted. A London dispatch reports Chancellor Michaelis may have resigned.
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Washington
Garfield
Bar Association Re-elects Officers in Adams County
Adams County Bar members re-elected former officers at a Saturday meeting and boosted annual dues from one to five dollars. Four historic steel engravings gifted by Mrs. Mary F. Hamilton, widow of General Hamilton, were praised. The depictions include Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation, Washington with his generals, Shakespeare and friends, and a Lincoln portrait to hang in the circuit court room and stairway display areas.
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Adams County Bar Association
Mary F. Hamilton
General Hamilton
Quincy
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Shakespeare
Philadelphia has bond campaign in Germantown
Mr and Mrs Russell T Barr write from Germantown Pa that they have arrived safely and settled in their new home Philadelphia faces a strenuous bond drive with house to house canvasses and parades to rally support Women act as pickets on street corners during the effort Close Season Nov 16 for White Collar Line Captain F Bruegge says the last boat leaves for Burlington that afternoon and Keokuk and Osiris move to Quincy bay for winter quarters This season is the most successful for the line since service began from Quincy
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Russell T. Barr
Quincy
Germantown
Barrs
Philadelphia
F. Bruegge
White Collar Line
Burlington
Keokuk
Osiris
Quincy Bay
Bruegge
Steamship Line
Gennell Auxiliary Meets as Local Work Discussed
The Gennell Auxiliary of the Council of National Defense met at John Wal's office Friday evening to discuss local affairs. Anne Jarrett Wood, the only woman member, will travel to Fowler Tuesday to speak on the Council and registration. Francis Betéer-C. J. Francis, recently out of St Mary's hospital, is recovering at 309 North Fourteenth Street after a remarkable liver operation that left him unable to work for three years. he previously served as baggage master at the Burlington station.
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Francis Betéer
C. J. Francis
St. Mary's Hospital
North Fourteenth Street
Francis
Quincy
Burlington
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Emma Katherine Leasure
John Smith
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Walter H. Bennett
George Harding
J. P. Homing
Harry Newman-Stratton Co
C. H. Moller
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Alger
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