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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1916
Page
25
The author argues for a course teaching how to speak in social situations with tact. Examples show women offering hollow enthusiasm about a hat and a gown, highlighting the harm of insincere praise and proposing honest, gracious expressions as a middle ground for casual encounters and condolences.
Daily Fashion Hints describes two handbag sketches for holiday gifting. The upper bag uses brocaded silk or velvet with ribbon trim and silk cord handles, while the lower bag features suede or leather foundations with silk linings, both opening wide via elastic casings. Sets with scarves and hats rise in popularity, with Paisley patterns and velvet or fur accents. New three piece sets include Angora wool with bright embroidery.
A congressional joint committee studying fair railroad regulation opens hearings with economists and officials but excludes railroad owners. The Railway Investors League of New York argues owners, who hold 20 trillion in capital, deserve representation and a fair accounting of their interests.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a soothing remedy for coughs and colds with pine balsams and mild laxative ingredients. It urges keeping a bottle for winter ailments including croup grippe and bronchial infections and notes 50 cent price at the druggist.
A vivid portrait of the Snowy Owl Nyctea nyctea as a nocturnal hunter in Arctic white plumage. The piece describes its migration patterns, formidable hunting skills, and protective adaptations, noting periodic decadal southern flights and the bird's role in northern ecosystems.
A strange, vivid description portrays a mighty hunter, a feathered owl dressed in white, drawing attention with an eerie presence. Isaac and Hess are referenced in the passage.
William H. Dary formerly of this city wed Mrs. Cenia Marts of Hurdland in Edina Missouri last Tuesday. Dary recently divorced Grace Dary in Edina. In separate notes, Mrs. Rose Cain of Plainville married Charley William Arthur Cooper of Beverly by Judge Heckle on Saturday afternoon in the judge’s office parlors.
Haverisry agent Mr and Mrs J H Michelmann of 629 Ohio street plan a family dinner and songs after observing their fifty ninth anniversary. He born in Prussia 86 years ago and lived in Quincy 62 years, starting as a blacksmith then Michelmann boiler works. Mrs Michelmann 78 with seven children listed including Mrs Charles era Highland Indiana and Mrs C F A Behrens meyer, plus William Gerder, Dora and Elizabeth, Henry and Albert.
In a letter Mrs J H Rice says Dr Rice is improving rapidly and may return to Quincy Tuesday or Wednesday this week, though he must stay quiet for weeks after. He has made a remarkable recovery from a serious surgical operation, and Cleveland doctors assure his health will be better than in many years.
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