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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1916

Page

8

Flying Foxes Attack Brisbanes Nightly Camp Rush

Australia battles a surge of flying foxes feeding on fruit trees and urban gardens as scrub fires drive thousands into city areas. Brisbane authorities mobilize armed parties to eradicate the nocturnal pests, bagging hundreds per outing.

United States Australia Brisbane Queensnd Overland and Willye Knight Overland Toledo Queensland New Gunela Cire Nicar

Highways In Condition For Tourists Heading West

Leaving Bradford Pa. October 16 an Overland Six carrying Mr and Mrs W H Hooker and family toured via the Lincoln highway through Ohio and Indiana to Kansas City. They found roads good for fast travel with clear signs aiding automobile touring. The party visited Galesburg last week and reported a two foot drift near Burnside during a snow passage.

Bradford Pa W. H. Hooker Quincy Kansas City Ohio Indiana Hooker Galesburg Burnside

Gentemann Purchases Overland Delivery Car

H A Gentemann florist of 714 Maine street buys one Overland Delivery Model 75 B Panel car. The vehicle is highlighted for ample cargo space strength and quick dependable delivery with high power at low cost.

H. A. Gentemann Maine Street

Platforms for city traffic policemen from T. C. Nichols

The T. C. Nichols company has supplied platforms to traffic policemen at downtown intersections to keep them off the damp pavement. Policemen appreciate the gift as the platforms bear the company name and the cars handed by it.

T. C. Nichols Company

Wheel Conveyors Cut Car Costs at Willys-Overland Plant

Unusual material conveyance methods at the Toledo Willys-Overland factory cut overhead care costs for Overland and Willys Knight cars. Overhead conveyors and endless chain belts replace trucking, with automatic wheel conveyors delivering front and rear wheels to the exact assembly point, enabling a single worker to add both wheels per car.

Toledo Willys-Overland Company Overland Willys-Knight Willys Overland Company

Fragmented OCR note on wartime figures and names

An incoherent OCR fragment mentions Field Marshal Von and several names with scattered phrases about a funeral wake and a rodent ad final. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or dates beyond scattered references, offering minimal verifiable details.

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