Local Social Notes And Ads From The Timewell Area
Social items show hospital stays surgeries and visitations including Thomas Reidy recovering in St Mary's and Mrs Lulu Worthington convalescing at home in Timewell. Beauty spots Build in Lawndale Quincy's and local business promotions highlight special aluminum skillets puncture proof tires and Wear Ever aluminum ware at Gunther Hardware Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Thomas Reidy
Associated Press
St. Mary's Hospital
Lafler
Lulu Worthington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Timewell
Lawndale
Quincy
T. C. Polung
Edward Price
South Ninth Street
Blessing Hospital
Freiburg
Marie Reiss
Canton
Wiliam Heidbreder
Fifteenth
Washington Streets
Gunther Hardware Co
Herman Heidbreder
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
LaGrange
Lee
Arthur Hagemann
Chicago
William A. Hagemann
North Seventh Street
What Kind of Ancestors Are We
A column reflecting on ancestor heirlooms and the value of black walnut furniture. It recalls a grandmother trading a pineapple bedstead, notes black walnut’s scarcity, and muses on whether future generations will honor our deeds rather than our birth. It cites Ruskin on seeking honor from descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate
United States
Ruskin
Quincy
Towhee the Ground Dweller of the Sparrow Clan
Isaac E Hess describes the Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus as a striking ground loving finch with brown black and white plumage. He details its bold song Chewink Chewink and whirr of wings, nesting on the forest floor with rare high nests, and notes its wary behavior and diet of worms insects and fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iye Towhee
Towhee
Chewink
Jo-ree
Cardinal Redbird
Redbird
Salt Fork
Ilinois
Isaac E. Hess
Side Pockets and Full Sides Redefine Spring Fashion
The latest spring fashion emphasizes side pockets and side fullness in women's garments. Pockets serve as decorative but practical points tied to skirt pieces, often trimmed with oriental brocades. Folds and scalloped edges enhance satin and taffeta accents, creating youthful frock effects.
Easter resolutions and the call to self renewal
The piece urges readers to treat Easter as a time for personal transformation. It compares eggs to life, highlights renewal in nature, and advocates shedding selfishness, spreading cheer, and offering sympathy. It cites Greek Easter greetings and ends with a hopeful, helpful message for all.
Quincy bout signs up Kansas City fighters for May
Quincy Friday brought in Harvey Whittaker a lightweight and Eddie Collins of Kansas City for a mid May match with Quincy boy Frank Jones of Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Boy
Frank Jones
Kansas City
Quincy
Harvey Whittaker
Eddie Collins
Free surprise package from Pitsnogle Mercantile House
A 20th century style offer promotes a free sample package containing multiple small items and a request to send 36 cents for postage. The advertisement lists safety pins, hook and eyes, hair pins, needles, shoe laces, wash bracing, headache tablets, and bowel and liver tablets with prices at the lowest store. It cites Pitsnogle Mercantile House at 17 S Winchester Avenue, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitsnogle Mercantile House
S. Winchester Avenue
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter R. Kiefer
Duplex Tire Company
South Eleventh Street
Sparrow
Blue
Eorth
Hite
Quincy Naional Bank
Fourth and
Hampshire Sts
Reib
Wostetter
Spring ST
EES EE
Reib’s
Maine Street
Seasor
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