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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1918
Page
5
Social items detail numerous christmas parties and entertainments. Residents like Mrs. Allard, Miss Winkeljohn, and Dr. Shango host gatherings. Guild dances, family dinners, and card evenings are noted. Travel, visits from Great Lakes sailors, and local church events populate the weekend bulletin with community life.
A childhood memory of an austere New England aunt who warned that worrying over small things invites real troubles. The narrator recalls her aphorisms and questions why people fret when many blessings exist, urging restraint in the face of minor anxieties and pondering resilience.
CHICAGO Dec 28 The hotel cooks and waiters strike has spread to the Hotel Sherman as union officials say the walkout began after the chef ordered removal of union buttons from caps. Six men were discharged and seventy others joined the walkout. Management says women were hired to replace strikers and that three banquets and regular dinners were served successfully.
The conservation committees met in the courthouse to review canned goods and clothing disposal. Mrs Dunlap reported 7 quarts to Anna Brown Home and 26 to Associated Charities among others, while Mrs Arthur Roy noted clothing was repaired and sold for a small sum. The group helped with a victory celebration at the courthouse Friday.
Riverside Township has taken in four French fatherless children as part of the Christmas drive and aims to reach a quota of ten. Highland, Bowles, and Riverside schools each adopted one child, with Mrs Charles Stratman in Riverside district also contributing. Riverside school has funds for a second adoption, while Miss Alma Bredeweg leads the effort to secure pledges. Pledges are 10 cents daily for each child.
Miss May Johnson and Otto H Pfeiffer, announced engaged earlier, will wed this afternoon in a private ceremony witnessed by immediate relatives. They will travel to St. Louis for a wedding trip and reside with Mrs Johnson’s parents at 628 South Sixteenth street for the winter. Pfeiffer is auditor and bookkeeper for the Dick Brewery Co. The marriage date was kept secret until the day before the ceremony.
Paris December 27 Herr Landsberg a former majority socialist member of the reichstag told Temps correspondent that no revenge would come from the majority socialists who seek order and to rebuild Germany They said Alsace Lorraine provinces were lost to Germany and could not be restored He warned the danger of anarchy hinges on reviving nationalist questions Bolshevism would not take root and military reaction would not spread widely.
Local notes report Otto Fisher and Mrs. Louis Hoos visiting Pittsfield from St. Louis and Springfield relatives, Ellen Clark of Pontiac visiting, Olive Kendrick at home for holidays, Lucille Binns with Macomb staff, and other residents visiting, traveling, or recovering. The central district high school basketball tournament will be at Jacksonville with Pittsfield Midi School participating. William Son vs Carnes land partition case gains court approval. Clayton Williams on ten‑day furlough from Great Lakes. Also a note on changing hat etiquette rules in the English House of Commons for women members.
Auditing committee of city council met Friday night to audit weekly bills. Numerous notes on residents: Herbert Oblander returns to Moline after holidays. Ernest Villamaina and Mrs Villamaina travel from Quincy to St Louis for Christmas. Many influenza cases in town. several residents visiting relatives and returning from holidays. Military mentions include Gifford Henry resuming studies and others in Camp Gordon, Camp Dodge, and aviation division in France.
L H Hartman told Chicago business men at a luncheon the government will not dump surplus goods on the market. About 1 5 million warehousing units hold varied stock, with some to go to the American army and Europe. Russia will receive 800000 pairs of shoes among other furnishings. In southern Tunisia the Douirat mountain, once volcanic, is now a densely inhabited honeycomb of caves and a vast city-like settlement.
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