High School Teacher Resigns in Quincy
Raymond Dennis, head of the commercial department at the high school, requested release from his contract. Superintendent Gill will secure another teacher before school opens Tuesday. Dennis accepted a position at Joplin High School similar to his Quincy role. Stove factories in the city run full time for the season as orders roll in and stoves ship rapidly.
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Raymond Dennis
Gill
Dennis
Joplin High School
Quincy
Premonitions and how we react to them
A lightweight essay jokes about personal premonitions and the urge to worry. It contrasts pessimistic vibes, optimistic gut feelings, and the habit of basing actions on supposed foresight, warning that premonitions often prove unfounded and may stem from indigestion.
Boudoir Caps For September Brides In Delicate Styles
Daily Fashion Hints describes dainty boudoir caps in Georgette Crepe and silk for September brides. It notes upper caps with beaded bands and ribbon rosebuds, a center cap of filmy silk with lace edging, and a dotted net lower cap with lace and tasselled ends. Encourages matching caps to boudoir robes and suggests luxury gift ideas for Christmas.
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Georgette
Sells Retail Business to Schmit and Sneed in City Store
F. H. Schmit and H. G. Sneed have purchased the contracts and retail electrical supplies business of George B. Vasen at 123 North Sixth Street. Vasen will continue wholesale electrical goods across the alley. Schmit and Sneed, with over three years of experience, will run the front shop while Vasen handles wholesale from the rear.
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F. H. Schmit
H. G. Sneed
George B. Vasen
North Sixth Street
Mr. Vasen
Schmit
Sneed
Mem
The Green Heron and Its Swamp Boundaries
Illinois swamps and ponds are described as claimed by a selfish bird, the Green Heron, in a note about Herodias law. The piece blends natural history with local lore, naming the bird’s territorial habits and the region’s wetland scenery.
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Illinois
Green Heron of the Prairie State A Curious Fisher
Isaac E Hess describes the Green Heron or Herodias virescens in Illinois streams. He notes habits such as solitary nesting near streams, awkward but beautiful plumage, and unusual nesting in trees. The piece details feeding, stealthy hunting, nesting, eggs, chicks, and migration patterns to Yucatan and Panama.
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Herodias
Gulf
Yucatan
Panama
Cuba
Herodias Virescens
Isaac E, Hess
East End Christian church marks fifth anniversary celebration
The East End Christian church observes its fifth anniversary with morning and evening services. Rev. W. D. Endres will deliver the principal address, and there will be Sunday school, communion, annual reports, and special music by named soloists and a ladies quartet. Former pastors Owings and McMahan cannot attend. messages from former and charter members will be read.
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East End
Mr. Owings
Canton
The
Christian College
J. H. McMahan
Postoffice to Close on Labor Day in Quincy
Executive and clerical departments of the Quincy postoffice will be closed on Labor Day. The general delivery window opens until 1 pm. One mail delivery will be made in the residence district and two in the downtown business section. Stamps and supplies available at multiple Quincy sub stations.
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Postoffice
Quincy
Postoffice Picnic At Primrose Park For Labor Day
Postoffice employees and their families plan a Labor Day picnic at Primrose Park from 2 to 8 pm Monday with an expected attendance of over 100. In Jacksonville a report from Dr. Frank P. Norbury’s sanitarium says Hiram N. Wheeler remains unconscious, with little chance of recovery, after years as a Quincy editor.
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Postoffice
The
Primrose Park
Hiram N. Wheeler
Frank P. Norbury
Jacksonville
Quincy
Everett Will Provides Bequests and Executor
The will of Mary C. Everett filed in county court Saturday directs disposal of the estate. The piano goes to the Soldiers Home, the diamond ring to Mrs Martha Osborn, wife of E H Osborn, and the remainder to sister-in-law Clara Bernard who is named executrix. The Anti tuberculosis society distributes fans and drinking cups to promote the sanitorium measure at November election and during local picnics. A divorce bill by Nellie McCune cites habitual drunkenness as ground. she married Alford McCune in Ursa on October 30, 1901 and separated August 2, 1916.
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Mary C. Everett
Courtly Court
Soldiers’ Home
Martha Osborn
E. H. Osborn
Clara Bernard
St. Johns
Circuit Court
Nellie McCune
Alford McCune
Ursa
Assumpsit Suit Filed in Circuit Court
J. D. Peter sues L. W. Hartrick in circuit court for $300. The filing occurred Saturday as an assumpsit action seeking damages.
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J. D. Peter
L. W. Hartrick
Court House Closed All Day on Labor Day Except Sheriff’s Office
All county offices in the courthouse will be closed all day Monday for Labor Day with the exception of the sheriff's office which remains staffed around the clock to answer any call.
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Court House
Sheriff’s Office
Strike Not Settled At Hannibal Labor Walkout Continues
Negro laborers replace track men in Hannibal after weeks of walkouts. None have returned, each claiming better jobs elsewhere. At Convention Word from Providence states 1200 fire chiefs attended the fire chief’s convention, the largest in association history, linked to rising safety-first emphasis.
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Hannibal
Bluff City
Marriott
Providence
R. I
Lincoln Parent Teachers to Meet for Fall Show Plans
The Lincoln school Parent-Teachers Association will hold its first meeting on September 11 to plan the year's work and arrange the annual chrysanthemum show. Plants are given to children before school ends and returned in bloom in the fall.
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Parent-Teachers Association of Lincoln School
Death of Leo Ohnemus Observed at St Josephs
The funeral for Leo Ohnemus 15 son of Mr and Mrs Protas Ohnemus Ellerington township was held Saturday at 10 am in St Josephs church with burial in the church cemetery. He died Wednesday of typhoid fever.
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Leo Ohnemus
Protas Ohnemus
Ellerington Township
St. Joseph’s Church
Funeral for Thomas B. Dempsey at Ellington township farm
At his farm home 11 miles northeast of Quincy in Ellington township the funeral services for Thomas B. Dempsey who died in Quincy Friday midnight will be conducted at 9:00.
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Thomasb. Dempsey
Quincy
Ellington Township
Thomas B. Dempsey
Funeral Services At St. Joseph’s Church Columbus Road
A funeral service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic church on the Columbus road at 9:30 o clock Tuesday. Burial follows in Calvary cemetery, Quincy.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Columbus Road
Calvary Cemetery
Quincy
Death of Dr Roland Cox Jr Draws Quincy Interest
News of the death of Dr Roland Cox Jr in New York City has stirred interest in Quincy due to Cox family ties. The Cox family home once stood on land now occupied by St Vincent's Home. A son, Roland Cox, was a noted patent attorney and Dr Roland Cox Jr a leading New York surgeon. His ex wife later married Francis Burton Harrison, former governor general of the Philippines.
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Roland Cox, Jr
New York City
Quincy
Cox
St. Vincent’s
Roland Cox
New York
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippines
Dr King's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds
This ad touts Dr King's New Discovery as a pleasant sweet syrup for coughs and colds. It claims the medicine contains proven cough and cold remedies, guarantees satisfaction, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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DR. King
Adv
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