Resignation of Civic Forum Chair at Chamber Meeting
RS Mrs Walter Dorsey resigned as chairman of the civic section of the Woman's Forum at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. The vacancy will be filled in two weeks. Mrs Ray Oakley reported ward leadership secured and plans after the primaries to back aldermen. Various social, club, and relief activities are noted across multiple groups with postponed meetings and forthcoming events.
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Woman's Forum
Chamber of Commerce
Oakley
Chamer of Commerce
Farm Improvement Association of
Wigs and Wealthy Critics Misjudge Saving Strength
A reader laments dismissive critics who blame the poor for not saving. Personal stories of job loss and tough economies expose the harsh pressures on households. The piece argues true strength is saving amid hardship, and that condemning the financially strained ignores the realities of poverty and systemic barriers.
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America
Christenings For Klauser and Obert Children At St Francis
Mildred Marie Klauser daughter of Mr and Mrs Klauser Ellington was christened Wednesday at 2 pm in St Francis church Miss Marry Haver and Henry Maas served as sponsors Irene Obert daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Obert was christened at the same time with sponsors Mrs Pete Obert and Henry Kamphaus the grandparents both babies were born Saturday afternoon and are cousins
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Mildred Marie
Robert Klauser
Ellington
St. Francis Church
Red forces seize Ulenborg in northern Finland battle
Stockholm reports Gen Mann erheim’s troops defeated Red guards and Russians at Ulenborg and captured the city, the chief military depot of northern Finland. The two day battle left several hundred dead.
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Stockholm
Mannerheim
Red Guards
Ulenborg
Finland
Fashions for Americans skirts lead spring wardrobe
The article notes skirts will play a major role in spring and summer attire with a pannier silhouette, plain front and back panels, hip flare, and hobble-like pleated effects. It mentions one sided tunics, high princess girdles, and a sleeveless cholero jacket as fashionable combinations. It also cites rapid English cannon factory construction as a contrasting industrial note.
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Sik
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Quincy Resident Say Relief Came
W D Edwards a coal and ice dealer on Elm Street praises Doan's Kidney Pills for rapid relief from two years of back pain and lameness. He credits two boxes with restoring health after his daughter bought them at Miller and Arthur Drug Co. The ad notes the 60 cent price and urges readers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Quincy
Dean
W. D. Edwards
Ut Elm Street
Doan
Miller and Arthur Drug Co
Mr. Edwards
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Church News From Local Churches This Week
The Aid Society of the First Christian met Wednesday afternoon to sew. Mrs George Dasbach hosts the Ladies' Social Union at Luther Memorial Church this afternoon. Vermont Street Methodist aims to enlarge Sunday school rooms due to rising attendance of about 500. The church auditorium will be redecorated and its lighting and heating upgraded. St Agnes branch of W C U met Tuesday evening in the NW office hall and held a Valentine social followed by planning for the week after Easter.
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Robert Halbaci
Chaddock Aid Society
H. H. Brown
Roscoe Townsend
Arthur Dunn
Alberta Massie
The
Aid Society
M. F. Carrott
Maine Street
Musicale
Lulu Felt
Quincey College of Music
YQ. HT. Brown
Minnie Jones
United Brethren Church
John Wood W. R. C
Adam Hild
Catherine Thornis
Webster School
Aid Society of the First Christian
George Dasbach
Ladies’ Social Union Af Luther Memoral Church
State Street
Vermont Street Methodist Church
St. Agnes
Commandeer Beans For Navy On Pacific Coast
San Francisco reports the Navy will commandeer twenty million pounds of Japanese beans valued at two to three million dollars. Some 260000 sacks are in San Francisco and Seattle or en route from Japan and Manchuria. The action, said to be the first commandeering of food supplies on the Pacific coast for the army or Navy, will be settled on a reasonable basis with a fair profit.
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Il Health
San Francisco
Pebo
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
Ho Clay Muller
United States Food Administration
San Franccisco
Seattle
Japan
Manchuria
Pacific
Miller
Germans Outnumbered In France
London report quotes Major General Frederick Maurice saying German forces on the western front have not yet matched the French and British numbers defending them despite troop movements in the past month. He adds the current situation is not alarming to the entente command.
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London
Frederick
Maurice
British War Office
Saarbruck Bombed By French Planes
PARIS February 7 The war office said the day was calm along the front except Auberive where artillery activity occurred German surprise attacks in Bois Des Fosses were repulsed. On February 5 a French bombing escadrille over Saarbruck dropped 3610 kilograms of projectiles and shot down three German aircraft before returning to its lines.
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Paris
War Office
Auberive
Bois Des Fosses
Saarbruck
A man and woman clash over agreeing opinions
A proverb-like remark states when a man agrees with a woman she thinks he is a fool, but if he disagrees she calls him stubborn, capturing a gendered view of conformity and independence.
Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward for Proof
Readers are informed that catarrh is curable in all stages through constitutional treatment with Bali's Catarrh Medicine. The makers offer $100 if a case remains uncured after fifty years and urge readers to send testimonials. Toledo Ohio based Cheney Co distributes via druggists.
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Bali
Thits Catardh
Orne
Ff. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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