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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1915
Page
10
Last night at the YMCA and YWCA a lively membership contest drew the Cole crew ahead with 176% miles to 14714 miles for the Overland. Louis Sturhan led the Cole with 70 miles in a close finish as Hustlers edged Rustlers amid a large Halloween program featuring music and readings.
Last night many celebrated Hallowe en as proper while others favored Monday night. Boys roamed in harmless pranks with few police calls and no arrests for property damage, though plain clothes officers patrolled the town.
An old advertisement promises rapid relief from indigestion and stomach discomfort. It claims Pape's Diapepsin digests meals instantly, stops sour belching, gas, and nausea, and prevents bad breath. A 50 cent case supposedly lasts months for a family.
The comedy and music drew a full house as Joseph Cawthorne sparked nonstop laughs in the role of the comedian. Miss Julia Sanderson impressed Quincy audiences with grace and striking costumes while Donald Brian and Renee Reel delivered standout dancing as the curtain fell on a very well regarded light opera.
The Majestic Cafe reported a successful formal opening yesterday. Propr proprietors Tom Andriaios George Johnares Theodore Makris and Sam Papas run a modern, sanitary venue from front door to kitchen. A local motorist returning north from Burlington noted dusty roads between Quincy and Mendon but good northward routes via Carthage.
In Palmyra Missouri Chester Wallace and Jasper Reddin, both colored, clashed in a street fight. Wallace returned with a 28 calibre revolver and shot John Jackson, a bystander, in the left leg and lung, leaving him in critical condition. Reddin and Wallace were jailed.
Dean McPherson led about thirty Chaddock College alumni on a Friday Halloween excursion. They rode bicycles or rode in a hay rack and automobiles to Mill Creek five miles southwest of town. The group cooked supper by bonfires and followed a treasure hunt route to peanuts stored in trees, enjoying a pleasant afternoon together.
Fred Wustrow and Zelma Campbell of this city were secretly married in Moberly Missouri on February 14 1914. Rev J E Bostwick officiated the ceremony witnessed by Mrs Flora Arnold and the minister’s wife. Afterward the couple lived in Moberly then Quincy where they reside with Zelma’s parents at 1031 Vermont Street. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Henry Wustrow of 419 Maiden Lane and has worked for Tom Line.
Sunday schools allied with the Adams County Sunday School association promote a rally with special features. Musical and literary programs are prepared across the country as part of the event.
QUINCYAN recalls Lincoln's 1858–60 era in Macomb and Quincy. He details Lincoln's address at the Randolph hotel, the warned line about a house divided, and the famous questions he propounded in Freeport. The writer notes meeting Lincoln and serving as aid, praising Lincoln's intellect and impact.
In Payson last evening Daniel Dunn hosted a Halloween observance at Payson High School with Elmo Dunn among attendees. Music by Robert Boyer, Madge and Marie Dunn highlighted the evening along with indoor amusements. A punchline tale about milk quality from a Payson resident sparked chatter. Box supper planning at Fall Creek School by Robert Bower promises student and parent participation in November plus homeroom talent and entertainment.
Rome dispatch from Scutari Albania says near Visegrad Bosnian Montenegrins stormed enemy positions near Susagora commanding the region and established themselves firmly. They inflicted heavy losses and took many prisoners in the fight.
Springfield Tit.Oct. 30 Fifty women were indicted by the Sangamon county grand jury today as a result of Sheriff Wheeler's "clean-up" campaign. The segregated district has disappeared.
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