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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1872

Page

4

Mass Meeting and Local Notices From Quincy

A mass meeting at the court house is set for Monday evening November 4 with a grand possum hunt planned for Tuesday November 5. Various ads mention the New Victorston hay scale, Forsyth scale, and a druggist sale in Quincy. A speech in No. 3 Engine House criticized disfranchised Arkansas voters and warned against ardent partisan excess. St Peren’s Fair closes tonight with appeal to attend and vote for presidential chair and gubernatorial cake. The Quincy National Guards announce a postponement to November 18 for the formation of the organization and meet in the Citizens’ Association rooms.

St. Peren’s Fair Quincy National Guards Citizens’ Association B. Haun Rer Sec

Greeley Campaign News and Local Trade Notes

Long column of city life items notes political activity in Greeley registration day progress and voter turnout. factory work and real estate gains. marriages and a funeral. various incidents including a baggage porter injury and a bridge train crossing. critics of Mr Knapp and remarks on local Democrats in a bustling Quincyan scene.

Voting districts and polling places in the wards

The notice lists ward polling locations for Books of Registration and urges last day registration. It details registration times from 6 AM to 9 PM and lists offices and addresses in each ward where voters may register. It also notes naturalization terms and that an affidavit of eligibility may be required for voters.

Greeley Allen Greeley Mulateers Lesem Bro. & Co Jim Huffman T. W. & W. Baggageman Board of Registration Chicago Times Hendricks the Herald Gootidge& Wells Sol Dickhut Fifth Street Broadway Mitchell Court House McComb Sixth Street State Ohio Fourth Ward Ninth Street Fifth Ward Maine Ninth Sixth Ward Prairie House Twelfth Street

Great Inducements by St Louis Firm Family Group

Off St Louis the firm Flesars Scruggs Vandervoort Barney offers generous incentives to attract business. The report notes substantial commitments to clients and aggressive marketing tactics. Details on exact sums and targets are not provided in the readable text.

Flesars, Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney St. Louis Messrs. Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney

Quincy’s Rise as a Commercial Hub Shapes Its Future

The article lauds Quincy’s rapid growth over the past few years, highlighting the surge of wholesale houses, new railroads, and a modern commercial mart. It credits local leaders and merchants for expanding trade beyond Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and Colorado, while praising infrastructure like the iron bridge and steam elevators. It ends by urging continued citizen and merchant contribution to sustained prosperity.

Quincy North Missouri St. Louis Chicago Iowa Kansas Nebraska Utah Colorado Ohio River

Advertising Rates Set For Short Time Wants

A department in the Waterworks will publish brief ads at set rates to meet demand for cheap advertising. Notices of Wants For Sale For Rent Lost Found Personal ads up to four lines cost 25 cents per insertion, with five cents for each additional line. Use for lost or found items, jobs, hiring, loans, and similar wants. See last column on fourth page.

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