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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
8
A reader calls irritability the unpardonable sin a form of self indulgence. The piece argues selfishness underlies most sins, cites a householder whose irritability harms family, and questions whether bad nerves or overwork justify irritability urging strength of character to rise above petty moodiness.
Mrs Edward W F eleanor of 1830 Vermont street and Cecil McKinley Peach, both colored, wed at 9 o’clock Thursday evening by Rev Shaw at Bethel A M E church in the bride’s mother’s home. The couple will reside at 604 North Twentieth street. Entertainment plans by Arion Gesang Verein for Turner hall on Saturday evening Dec 30. Committee members are Leonard Schmitt and Henry Klattenhoff.
A string of Quincy social events unfolds with dinners and teas as families and friends, including Major Charles Castle and Carrick Castle, arrive for Christmas visits. Numerous local residents and guests from St Louis and Chicago attend gatherings, lectures, and club meetings while preparing for the holiday week.
Children at Cheerful Home kindergarten held a Christmas party Friday afternoon. Each child made a gift for mother and one for father to take home. The pupils crafted all decorations for the tree, which was lit with electric bulbs. Candies oranges and apples were given to the children and ice cream and cake served. The youngsters sang carols by the tree.
Cecil McKinley Peach of Quincy and Beatrice Walker of Quincy are issued a license. John C. Roth of St Louis weds Ida M. Reams of Quincy. Ages 21 and 20 for the first pair, 35 for Ida M. Reams.
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals and locales including Andrew Carroll Atkins Benton Tennessee Monroe City Camp Point and Camp Point areas with mentions of Mrs Etta Neuman Dr Pleasant Herndon and Ella Geraldine Durrett. No specific actions dates or outcomes provided.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a gentle non griping laxative. It claims relief from constipation and a brighter morning after a bedtime dose, urging readers to buy at their druggist for 25 cents.
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