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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
6
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Mother from White Virginia travels to Madison and locates him. son absent for a year and found to be in prison for life.
Fort Madison Iowa sept 22 1915 Oakley Casteel 19 left his West Virginia farm to seek fortune but failed to write home His mother traced him to Fort Madison where he is serving a life sentence for murder The pardon board refused release leaving the mother to return alone
An advertisement listing Citrolax as the best remedy for constipation sour stomach and lazy liver with claims of rapid relief. Includes testimonials from R. H. Weihecht of Salt Lake City Utah and Miller and Arthur Drug Co praising no griping and no after effects.
Three Belgian citizens were sentenced to death and thirty-three others to prison terms by a German court martial at Antwerp for smuggling letters into Holland. The condemned include Police Commissioner Alexis Joseph Baetkelmans an architect and Alexander Krank a merchant.
Thousands have been made well. People in poor health suffer ing from Rheumatism felt vitality sapped. They learned the cause was blood and Aric Acid gripping them. The patrol of poisons faded as S. S. S. washed the blood free, restoring energy and happiness. Write for advice. Get S. S. S. from your druggist. Begin at once.
In a House of Commons debate in London on food prices, Walter Runciman said the British board of trade will spend about 50 million pounds ($250 million) next month to secure beef from Argentina and Australia. He noted six powerful firms control Argentinian meat supply and that requisitioning tonnage and government control enabled supply for British and French armies.
Mothers praise Dr Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey as a quick remedy for child coughs and colds. Pine loosens throat mucus soothes lungs and opens air passages, with honey for soothing taste. A bottle costs 25 cents and remains a staple for growing families.
Melbourne reports Lance Corporal Jacka of Bendigo wins the Victoria Cross for valour on the Gallipoli peninsula. In trench fighting he alone shot five Turks dead and bayoneted two others, according to the official report.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germans use silk and velvet to make sand bags for trenches in Belgium due to exhausted jute supply. Telegraph correspondent notes the shift reflects material shortages impacting wartime logistics.
An advertisement touts Mothers Friend as a safe external remedy for expectant mothers. It claims to soothe nerves, reduce strain, and ease childbirth, urging purchase at drug stores with numerous testimonials.
In Brownsville Texas on September 22 reports say army patrols press hard on bandits, while officers deny captures occurred. Three Mexicans posing as bandits tried to take a horse at the J J Young ranch in Hidalgo County and were driven off. Josiah Turner, 89, ranch owner, protests the treatment of three captured Mexicans who were killed while escaping. two other captured men were released. Turner notes a Mexican boy of 16, Y Rhones, was among those killed or captured.
C D Wright of Rosemont Nebraska reports six months of kidney region pains and insomnia from frequent urination. After one 50 cent bottle of Foley Kidney Pills he recovers, praising the remedy for backache rheumatism sore muscles and swollen joints with no habit forming drugs from Miller Arthur Drug Co.
Springfield Illinois September 24 1924 Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago awarded cups to the winners in the better babies contest at the Illinois state fair. Ernest A Hunsley 32 months old Edinburg was best boy age 2 to 3 with 97.5 percent and Ruth Geraldine Scribbins 27 months old Decatur won for girls in the same class with 96.5 percent. Tomorrow afternoon Gov Dunne will present medals and cups to winners in the class for children over 3 and under 4 years old.
London dispatch cites a Times military critic who questions Tsar Nicholas II’s success as a wartime commander. The piece notes debate over Russian forces in the Vilna region and the risk of falling into Generalvon Hindenburg’s trap.
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