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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1916
Page
5
A writer contrasts smiles with laughter, noting smiles signal inner warmth while many laughs reveal nervousness or mockery. The piece cites Thackeray and references a Dick image, exploring how genuine joy differs from mechanical or cynical laughter in daily life.
The St John Cathedral guild plans a first dance at Knights of Columbus hall marking a holiday event that breaks a decade of St Agnes Guild celebrations. Tickets are selling, with Mrs George R Cottrell and others heading the committee. Nearby, families share Christmas meals and visits across Quincy, with relatives from Sapulpa and Chicago joining.
Castle and Miss Edith Bauer host preheat gathering while Mr and Mrs Tim Castle expect guests from Chicago. Dozens of friends dine at 2224 State Street for William Junkerman's circle. Alfred Ellis hosts at Hotel Quincy with Joseph Emery and family. Daytime birthdays and charity offerings mark the week as out of town guests arrive from Unionville Denver Louis.
The Hula Hula club held its second annual dance at the Knights of Columbus hall Monday evening with Neil's orchestra providing music. The event drew about twenty couples, mostly local young people home from school for Christmas vacation.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Schneider of Quincy traveled to Palmyra on Monday to visit relatives, sharing a brief family excursion.
Mr and Mrs Seldon Earel mark their sixtieth wedding anniversary at home in Riverside township On Christmas day Celebrants hosted a family dinner including three sons a daughter five grandchildren and one great grandchild I J Arlie M and Sara Earel Riverside township and Mrs J F Cooper Hannibal attended The Earels of Camp Point share the anniversary with Seldon s brother and wife who celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary nearby last December in Camp Point
The Orpheum holiday bill features Cooper and Smith in a clever skit The Bell Boy and the Porter in Hotel Gossip with several songs and a distinct style. Grant Sherman as Mr Terence stars in The Right Man a new playlet while Ferreras perform acrobatics and a surprising strongwoman act. Chief Caupolican delivers Indian and American songs and Carl Rosini and company close with sleight of hand tricks.
The remains of H. M. Sleater of Chicago and S. Ed Riley of Minneapolis were brought to Carthage for burial. Sleater, born Bath England Dec 30 1838, died Dec 20 1916 in Chicago after immigrating in 1852 and serving in the Civil War. He married Emmaretta Mack and had five children. Riley, born Adams County Nov 24 1860, died Dec 21 in Minneapolis. Burial and extended services followed in Carthage and Chicago locations.
A dated advertisement promotes Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey as a cure for neglected colds and chronic coughs. It claims soothing relief, easier breathing, antiseptic properties, and usefulness for croup sore throat and bronchial infections. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
The pieces report the 1916 death of a man aged 56, son of Wm. and Hannaa Riley, with burial at Moss Ridge cemetery after a service by Chas. J. Scofield. It notes his Hancock county roots, move to Minneapolis as a bookkeeper, and connections to Supervisor D. Riley of Durham township. Also mentioned are delays in arriving remains due to a Rock Island misconnection, former Adrian business partners, and a church social event hosted by Mesdames Hartzell Scofield and Barnes with a five-cent gift exchange and refreshments.
Readers are told that catarrh can be cured in all stages by Trall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. It is claimed to act through the blood on the mucous surfaces and to strengthen the patient while nature does the work. The ad offers $100 for any case it fails to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio, with druggists selling the remedy.
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