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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1916
Page
8
A playful column on scorching heat notes how heat stories captivate papers and readers alike. It quotes editors and a reader, reflecting on why weather dominates front pages and public chatter, then shifts to a fan letter request for a poem about a businesswoman seeking home and purpose.
Two fall blouses are illustrated, one a satin and Georgette ensemble with a sheer underblouse and satin jacket, the other a tailored satin or striped washable silk model. Fabrics include satin, Georgette crepe, lace, and challis. Sleeve and collar styles vary from full length to three quarters, with neck and collar finishes emphasized.
Social items note Mrs Henry J Rupp hosting a Monday afternoon at home for Miss Gertrude and Miss Antoinette Loebbing of Kansas City with five hundred at two tables won by Mrs A B Tofall and Miss Gertrude Wewers lunch following. Also details on Miss Gladys Anderson of Chicago, upcoming nuptials to Haven Requa at Long Lake Michigan, and various family visits and excursions in Quincy Illinois with many local residents and travelers attending teas, dinners, and picnics through the week.
The Chickasha camp fire girls of the YWCA host a lawn social at 1415 Hampshire with 5 30 pm service to raise funds for a camping trip and sell handmade items. Mrs Fannie Bert hosts a dinner in honor of Dr Abbie Fox Rooney with guests including John Bert and Otis Johnston family. A 46 person picnic at Rock Creek features a fish fry and car trip. William Middendorf celebrates his first birthday with friends at his Chestnut Street home.
A campaign in Quincy aims to raise 2731 dollars next week to bring evangelist Bob Jones to the city under the Quincy Federation of Churches. A total of 3269 has been collected so far and 2731 more is needed by August 29, with 6000 overall required. Various church leaders spoke on Jones's impact and fundraising efforts continued, including pledges and lawn events.
Priests of the Belleville diocese began a retreat Monday night at St. Francis College with 80 in attendance led by Right Reverend Henry Althoff bishop of Belleville. Several were delayed by washout between here and St. Louis, and a number of named priests could not attend.
Rev. W Hoff and Rev. A Zielinski of East St Louis Illinois will conduct a joint service at the local church this Sunday focusing on community outreach and faith unity.
Miss Imma Will ines and Roy Johns both of Hannibal were married Monday at 8 PM in Police Magistrate Reardon s home at 1004 North Eighth Street. The ceremony was private with no attendants.
In Ottawa Illinois on August 22 R A Hummell assistant superintendent of the German American Cement Co of LaSalle and his bodyguard George L Foster of Chicago were admitted to twenty thousand dollars bail each by Judge J A Davis in the circuit court on writs of habeas corpus for the killing of Stanley Wisson during a strike riot.
Rev. Herman Weidbreder of the Lutheran church LaGrange will marry Miss Marie Kiess of Canton Missouri on Wednesday August 30. Rev. Weidbreder is the son of Mr and Mrs Willam Heidbreder of Quincy.
William Hoefer of 409 South Fifth street is severely affected by rheumatism with limited recovery. His 31st birthday passed quietly. Secretary Bowen visited the Soldiers' Home. William Severans and his son, from Chicago, stayed at the Hotel Newcomb. Severans has interests in the South Quincy drainage district. Edmund T. Perkins, civil engineer, heads four reclamation projects and departs to Ft. Madison to oversee drainage duties.
Work on buildings for Gardner Governor works yields a moldes vacation at the plant for a week or ten days. The present shop is remodeled with a new molding shop. old shop becomes core room and storage. A new office building is planned. Seven Room Addition for Virginia hotel owner McGuire adds seven rooms on Oak street, occupying space formerly used by Col. Bartlett, fish commissioner. Naval Reserve inspection planned as Lieut. Blasdell and Lt. C. G. Fisher will inspect the Somers and attend an armory ceremony in the evening.
John H Ap pel of Chicago from the Illinois department of factory inspectors will tour Quincy factories and buildings today to improve ventilation and general conditions. He will also inspect places of amusement and order changes if ventilation is inadequate.
Members of Company F and the machine gun company received ten days' encampment pay at the Springfield armory last night and were given photographs from Camp Dunne. Deductions of two dollars for camp mess and one dollar for uniform alterations were taken from each man. The machine gun unit plans regular drill Wednesday night. In other news, Fred Boll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Boll of 644 Jackson street, is seriously ill at home after a prolonged illness with complications.
Frank O Lowden of Degon begins his Chicago campaign with a sixth ward speech arranged by the Frank Lowden Business Men's club after completing his Degon state campaign. The Republican candidate for governor plan to speak in Chicago as his bid intensifies across the state.
Washington Aug 22 Senator Thomas of Colorado, chairing the woman suffrage committee, charged the Congressional Union with backing the Hughes campaign to push a federal suffrage amendment. He said the group funds Hughes and influenced his stance against the Republican platform, while Senator Borah argued the move weakens the party.
Bar Harbor Mo Aug 22 Andrew Carnegie the steel magnate appeared in feeble condition during a brief stay off Mount Desert island aboard his yacht the Surf. He told friends he did not feel sick but only tired and a physician and attendants stay nearby to assist the laird of Skibo.
A Mexican consul in El Paso received a report from San Geronimo Chihuahua stating Pancho Villa died of blood poisoning from wounds at Tallamantes near Parral on July 9 and was buried there. The local consulate expressed little credence in the report dated August 22.
Chinese and Japanese troops that clashed at Cheng Chi a tune last week have withdrawn a considerable distance apart. Diplomatic negotiations between the powers seek to settle the difficulties and end the hostilities after heavy losses on both sides.
Former U S Senator William E Mason of Chicago will close his speechmaking campaign for the Republican nomination for U S senator at large with a downstate stop at Crisna Park Iroquois County on August 3.
When traveling to unfamiliar places digestions may suffer from altered water and food. A reliable cathartic helps, with Foley Cathartic Tablets described as gentle and thorough, relieving headache, biliousness, bloating, sour stomach, and bad breath caused by clogged bowels, sold by Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
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