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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
9
Hancock County board met Tuesday for a routine session with comments on the primary election results and planned adjournment. Officials discussed administrative actions, upcoming deadlines, and budgetary notes affecting local governance.
Hancock county board of supervisors met in Carthage on Sept 12 with full attendance except two. Reports covered county home and farm, school institutes, and a coal contract for county use. The Hancock County Soil Improvement association picnic was moved indoors due to heavy rainfall, featuring Frank I Mann on tax amendments and a canning demonstration by Miss Anna Green for about 200 attendees.
Mrs. Frank P. Wood of Merrill Maine testifies that Foley Kidney Pills bring rapid relief from tiredness headaches and back pain they strengthen weak kidneys and calm nerves aiding peaceful sleep and eliminating nervous headaches the pills are pure medicine without harmful drugs
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together. Doctors prescribed local remedies but failed to cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure is a constitutional remedy taken internally through the blood. A hundred dollars reward offered if it fails to cure.
Cure claims for kidney and bladder problems including gravel diabetes and rheumatism in men and women. Regulates bladder issues in children. Mail order possible with $1.00. One bottle provides two months of treatment and is said to nearly always work. Testimonials available. Dr E W Hall 2926 Olive St St Louis MO. Sold by druggists.
The Social Union of the MBE church will serve a chicken supper in the church par- lors on Thursday at 6 30 p m. John Clarkson of Macomb was in Augusta on business Friday. Miss Bertha Phillips of Plymouth was shopping in Augusta Friday afternoon. Miss Mamie Coffinan returned from Chicago where she bought millinery. Mrs Maxwell of Lincoln is visiting Augusta. Miss Ruth Swanson arrived in Augusta to teach English for the coming year. Paul Working, traveling for an insurance firm, spent Sunday with his parents. DT Nelson of Springfield Methodist churches attended conference. Clarence Moore departed for Wartime Saskatchewan on business. Jank Clark is in Springfield on business. A E Matheny of Harrisburg came to take duties as principal of the Augusta High School. Mrs Earl Cooper hosted dinner for her husband Dr Earl Cooper. Mr and Mrs Ouslemmon returned from Colorado. Mrs Mary Jane Hald spent Sunday in Galesburg. Maurice Crain of Washington D C is visiting his mother. Jed Pitney departed for Chicago to make their future home. Miss Mable Garwood of Plymouth was in Augusta Friday.
Mrs. J A Swisegood attended to business in Augusta on Saturday. Mrs. A J Decker of Council Bluffs Iowa visited from Saturday to Monday with her cousin J H Ogden and daughter Maude. Mrs. R L Cloude of Plymouth and Mrs. Alice Shunk of Denver were in Augusta between trains Monday. Mrs. Floyd Emery of Plymouth shopped in Augusta Monday. Mrs. Harvey Crandall and daughter Agnes were Quincy visitors Monday. Miss Eunice Cox of Plymouth was an Augusta visitor Monday. S W Venable spent Monday afternoon in Carthage. Mrs. Bertha Phillips of Plymouth called on friends Monday. George Menier and William McFarland drove to Quincy Sunday in Menier’s car.
A Bluffs family held a reunion at B F L Rockwood's home Sunday to mark the forty sixth wedding anniversary. The event included many local names such as Mr and Mrs G M Burrus and others attending probate court visits in Winchester and a Shrine ceremony at Ansar temple in Springfield.
A large gathering attended Clem Unair's funeral Sunday at the M B F church. Rev C T Pileh, former pastor, offered comfort. The Masonic lodge led graveside rites. Floral tributes signified community sympathy. Also notes: Miss Edna McCann visited home in Quincy. Miss Mary Henning joined Alf ord and Elna Allen in Philadelphia Mo. for a visit.
Mrs. Susie Harrison of Texas visited her brother Wiel Harris and family after 24 years away. Julius Jolk, a prosperous farmer, died after a two year illness. his son Rudolph of Peoria visited. The Snyder and Cooper families traveled to Canton and others attend schools in Chillicothe La Belle and Keokuk. Road improvements and ailing Bettie Wilson are noted. T. L. Allen demolishes an old house to build a new home.
Selters of Clayton left their car at Henry Farrells Monday evening and took the Wahbagh home. Fowler relatives attended Ring Jing Bros. show in Quincy Monday. Mr and Mrs William Pilcher and daughter visited Davis home Sunday. Miss Mary Heaton returned Sunday after visiting Vermont and Ray relatives. Bernard Haxel motored to Vermont Saturday morning and returned Sunday evening. Mr German and mother and Mr and
Mrs Will Pilcher and daughter motored to Clayton Sunday William Heaton has hay fever. Choir practice set for Saturday night Sept 23 at the Christian church. Miss Mary Tweedell visited last week at her aunt Mrs William Heaton. Charney and George spent Friday evening in the Heaton home. Misses Gratia and Leota Stuhl spent Sunday with Miss Cora Heaton. Fowler ninth graders are collecting insects for an exhibit at the Fall Round Up in Quincy in October. Mrs William Heaton and niece Miss Mary Tweedell visited Elmer Miner on Wednesday. Alva Heaton works with the fence gang in La Prairie this week. Newton Tweedell of Coatsburg was at Fowler Sunday.
Adams and Thunsaker families visited relatives in Adams and Liberty. Ringling Bros. circus drew attendees from the area in Quincy. A new son was born to Elwood and family in Tuesday noon. Several residents visited sick relatives near Payson and Columbus funeral attendance noted.
Mrs Lulu Lane of Kirksville visited here Sunday and Mrs W J Porter of Marcelina arrived Saturday for a week with her parents Mr and Mrs George Ligge. Kaylor Schofield left for Kirksville Monday to enter the Kirksville Normal. Frank Williams had his right hand fingers caught in a gasoline engine Monday and a doctor amputated the first and second fingers.
Figures from the secretary of state's office show Illinois began with 93,000 corporations, starting with the Bank of Illinois in Shawneetown created in 1816. The first under general law was the Illinois and Mississippi Telegraph Company filed May 31, and now about 70,000 corporations remain in Illinois paying roughly $500,000 in annual secretary of state fees.
Thomas Nelson Page the American ambassador arrived in Udine on September 14 with Capt. Elvin R. Heiberg naval attache and Lt. Cmdr. Charles Russell Train military attache. They were welcomed by military and civil authorities and will tour the front for about a week as guests of the Italian supreme command.
An at home treatment claims to relieve catarrh and related symptoms like head noises, loss of smell, and dull hearing. Mix Parmint with hot water and granulated sugar, take a tablespoon four times daily, with many users noting improvement within a day. The ad asserts ninety percent of ear troubles stem from catarrh and may be corrected by this remedy.
Stockholm dispatch reports wartime prosperity in Sweden reaching a crest with record crops and booming savings. Debts to Germany are being paid off as exchange losses boost Scandinavian crowns. Farmers, workers, and middle classes gain, while imports lag and German coal and Swedish horses move abroad under government approvals.
Sloan's Liniment relieves neuralgia dull throb quickly and soothes sore muscles. It penetrates without rubbing, dries skin, and helps stiff muscles sprains and strains. Also eases insect bites bruises and minor injuries in children. Get a bottle today at your Druggist 25 cents.
The weekly weather and crop summary reports a warm week with good rains and adequate sunshine in most counties. Corn condition is fair to good with some wind and hail damage noted. Silo filling began as apples and peaches are scarce. apple harvest has started in southern Illinois.
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