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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1916
Page
7
T F Hutchinson of Little Rock Arkansas describes a decade of kidney trouble. After trying many remedies and doctors he found help with Foley Kidney Pills and used five boxes, now claiming he is a well man. The ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney aches and bladder disorders.
Rain is a needed necessity for maturing corn and the ground is in poor condition. Farmers cannot plow for wheat and rye. Threshing is finished overall, though some areas near Quincy thresh timothy and stack oats. No change in price of local products Monday.
Prices paid for hay and grain include wheat at 1.40, corn 0.86 0.87, oats 0.45 0.47, alfalfa hay 14.3, shredded fodder 38.00, clover seed 9.00 10.00 per cwt. Milling products show high patent flour 8.00, straight patent 7.80, hard wheat flour 8.00, graham 4.00, bran 1.25, and various meals and digester tankage prices. Hog quotations from stations west of the Mississippi include choice hogs 9.80–10.40 for 125–300 lb, with pigs and sows priced elsewhere. local buncher quotes list hogs, calves, fat cattle, lambs, sheep, and poultry. Poultry and hides prices are listed, with hens 1¢, spring chickens 5–6¢, ducks 10–12¢, geese 9–9.5¢, turkeys 25–30¢, and various hide grades from 14–17¢.
Hogs receipts 14 000 with 15 to 20 cents higher close weak bulk 10.45 11.25 for light and mixed 10.10 11.30, heavy 10.05 11.15, pigs 6.50. Cattle receipts 6 000 steady to unevenly higher native beeves 6.75 11.50 western steers 6.40 9.30, stockers 4.75 7.75, cows and heifers 3.50 9.35, calves 8? 12. Sheep receipts 6 000 strong to 25 cents higher, sheep wethers 6.40 7.75, ewes 3.25 7.50, lambs 6.50 10.78.
Bala C Earel authorizes announcement of his candidacy for the office of coroner in Adams county subject to the Democratic primaries on September 18 1916.
Mrs Harry Proctor and children visited relatives here last week. Mrs Floyd Finchum returned home after visiting Richfield relatives. Many attended the Payson picnic Thursday. Mrs Melissa Potter of Quincy visits relatives here. Henry Distlehorst of Payson visited Adams Monday. Mr and Mrs Parks and Mrs Bridgewaters of Plymouth spent Saturday with the latter's parents in Adams. Mr and Mrs John Hunaker and Mr and Mrs Arthur Quigg of Mendon visited Adams late this week. Mrs Hannah Meyer bought an Overland car. Adams school opened Monday September 4. Charlie Brocksieck and family of Payson and Mr and Mrs John Brocksieck of near Plainville visited Will Elliott Sunday. Mrs Raymond Epley of Prairie City is here visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Fred Kuntz of near Payson were guests of Walter Schmeideskamp Sunday. Frank Bennett is on the sick list. Teachers attended the Quincy institute last week. Henry Kammerer and family left for Ashland Nebraska after visiting friends. Mrs Howard Pullman was in Quincy Saturday. Josh Whitney and family moved to Hull. Justin Dean visited his daughter Mrs Wagg of Plainville last week.
Baylis Illinois social notes list Mrs Anthony Burch and two Chicago children visiting relatives for weeks. Clovis Stauffer and nephew Frank left for Wyoming. Miss Mattie Haines returned from Princeton Indiana. Cordelia Phillips of Pittsfield stayed with the Brakes. Redshaw and Freeman families visited Beardstown. Newlin returned to Aurora Nebraska after two weeks here. Pearl Woods of Batchtown visits Alonza Ogle. Hoopers and Curtless from near Pittsfield spent Tuesday in Quincy. Lena Taylor visited Jacksonville. Payson picnic attendees Edmonson Hill Edith Hil Maud Grammer. Grammer shopped in Pittsfield. Dr McConnell Leaton Kate Slade home from Petoskey. Della Bartell and children returned to Minneapolis. Susie Davidson guests of Quincy friends. Will Houston of Springfield spent the weekend with the Haines family.
Forest Hills N Y Sept 5 Master racquet wielders from the west and east contest today for the 1916 national singles tennis championship. R Norris Williams 2nd of Philadelphia and William M Johnston of San Francisco sole survivors of 128 entrants won places in the finals by defeating Clarence J Griffin and R Lindley Murray respectively. Williams beat Griffin 63 63 63 and Johnston defeated Murray 62 63 61.
Miss Minneapolis of the Minneapolis Power Boat Association dominated the second 30 mile heat, averaging near 50 mph and finishing first in all six laps in 41 46. Detroit’s Miss Detroit placed second, followed by Peter Pan II of the Columbia Yacht Club New York and Hawkeye of Lake George. The day also saw two accidents.
W F Norton of Franklin Indiana, a balloonist, was killed Monday in Murphysboro Illinois after falling 1000 feet when his parachute failed to open. Norton used two chutes. the first opened but he released it and plunged to his death.
In a prolonged bout both fighters exchange body and jaw blows, Welsh often clinching to avoid punishment while White presses with hooks and uppercuts. Rounds show repeated clinches, White gaining momentum in later stages as the crowd urges more decisive exchanges.
St Francis defeated St Boniface 15 to 2 Monday at League Park. Frese brothers powered the offense as Bernbrock left with an ankle issue and Grussemeyer started for St Boniface. Pitching saw Hubbard relieve in the third, with Fichter closing. St Francis steals, hits and errors tallied in a dominant win.
Philadelphia Sept 5 Most favorites qualified for match play in the US Amateur at Merion East and West courses. W C Fownes Jr of Oakmont and former holder led the field of 153 starters with the low medal score of 153.
East Chicago Indiana September 5 ringside critics gave Battling Levinsky the honors in a ten round bout with K O Brown of Chicago fought at 158 pounds.
Michael Mc Dermott of the Illinois A C Chicago captured the national marathon aquatic championship at the Labor Day meet of the Missouri Athletic Association in St Louis. He completed ten miles in 1 hour 45 minutes 43 25 seconds.
Johnny Griffiths of Akron outpointed Joe Rivers of Los Angeles in a 12 round match. Griffiths led from mid bout, winning clearly after Rivers fought well through five rounds. The report notes Griffiths used hooks and jabs to dominate the later rounds.
Johnny Aitken won the 300 mile Sweepstake by three laps in 3 hours 5 minutes 27 seconds averaging 97.06 mph. Wilber D Alene finished second with Dari Resta later suffering engine trouble and retirement. An accident at the 168th mile injured Gilbert Anderson as his car turtled, Bert Shields fractured thigh and internal injuries, with Ralph DePalma retiring after a broken connecting rod.
Washington blanked Philadelphia 2 0 in the morning and 3 1 in the afternoon as Shaw, Ayers, and Bush pitched well. Nabors, Picinich, Gharrity, Williams, and Picnick:Lyers contributed in offense and defense in the two holiday games.
An old home treatment promises relief for catarrhal deafness and head noises with an internal medicine. Prepare by mixing 1 oz double strength peppermint with hot water and sugar, then take one tablespoonful four times daily for relief.
A dealer in old remedies asserts that effican ty per cent of ailment hearing loss can be cured directly by a simple home prescription. He claims many people with head noises and catarrhal deafness can regain hearing with this treatment and urges every troubled person to try it.
There is more Catarrh in this region than all other diseases combined. Local remedies failed, so a constitutional approach is proposed. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is taken internally and said to heal via the blood. A one Francs red Dollars reward is offered for failure to cure. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles and dissolve gravel and diabetes, with relief for rheumatism and irregularities in both men and women. It claims to regulate bladder troubles in children and to send by mail on receipt of one dollar. One small bottle lasts two months and is said to rarely fail. The ad lists Dr. KE W Hall of St. Louis and notes sale by druggists.
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