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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
8
A reader muses on querulousness as a word that mirrors its meaning and argues it harms both child speech and adult demeanor. The essay urges mothers to curb whining, notes self pity as its root, and asserts there is no room for complaint in work or social life.
Practical winter coats from 1916 emphasize throat protection with high collars and selective fur trim. Empire coats offer easy fits with full skirts, variegated fabrics from tweed to velvet, and coordinated turbans, linings tuned for a snug outer appearance.
Washington January 27 A protest by the United States against British interference with mail to neutral nations in Europe also extended to parcels sent from neutral counties abroad to the United States A British reply handed to the American embassy in London indicated the matter is being discussed with allies and a further communication will follow.
Stockholm reports another telegram stating William Jennings Bryan will join the Foard peace delegation. Newspapers note his arrival would add considerable authority to the delegates and bolster the peace mission's credibility.
Mabel Jarman Gerke and Edmund Jaeger wed at high noon in Quincy with Rev. N M Rigg officiating A 25 guest ceremony featured Bertha Jaeger as pianist and Gwendolyn Gerke as attendant The couple depart for a southward wedding trip before settling in Hannibal
The romance started in the Plymouth oil fields and culminated Wednesday at 4 p.m. with the wedding of Christian Sheedy and Mae Thomas. Dr. A LeGrand, pastor of Vermont Street Baptist Church, united the couple at the bride’s Plymouth home. The groom, from Pennsylvania, is the son of a prominent eastern oil well driller. the bride, from a nearby farmer family. They will reside in a cottage prepared by the groom.
Reported hand to hand clashes near Neuville as French retake trenches, with Berlin saying attacks were repulsed but French mining of Argonne trenches succeeded. On the Austro Italian front Austrian forces captured Oslavia with 45 officers and 1,197 men taken prisoner. Turks claim British attack near Menlake failed amid heavy losses. Albanian troops led by Essad Pasha repelling Bulgarians in Albania. Montenegrin government signs disarmament articles as troops lay down arms nationwide.
Berlin reports new restrictions on beer production as a bun desrat order aims to limit output to 45 percent of prewar volumes. Existing 60 percent cap persists, with 40 percent reserved for armies. waiters urged to promote lemonade over beer. Munich also says breweries cut back on bock beer.
Mrs Rebec ca Pouliman a 50 year old Chicago businessman's wife and her daughter Mrs Gertrude Basell 25 were found dead in a furnished room in New York. Coroner Healy said their skulls were fractured and a bloodstained ax was found under a bed. Police issued a general alarm two hours after the bodies were found for Nathan Pullman husband of the older woman on homicide charges. The Pullmans had come from Chicago two weeks earlier to visit relatives.
The article reflects on traditional roles of home life, contrasting strict cleanliness with the broader hospitality of grandmothers and mothers. It recalls the parlor as a guarded, rarely opened space, then argues for a revival of open, welcoming rooms and genuine guest presence, noting the evolving trend toward Synphenry and more integrated domestic life.
Van Les Host of San Diego says his wife, who eloped with Raymond Dobbs, is the target of a conspiracy to ruin her life and character. After conferences with Salt Lake City officials, Hood pledged to press future steps based on new developments. He arrived with his wife for talks with Police Chief Shores and Dobbs. A separate dispatch notes a Austro Hungarian charge seeking U.S. action over the Verona incident.
Arrival in New York of the Italian steamer America, like the Verona, with two guns mounted aft, may hasten the U S decision on policy regarding clearance of merchant ships from American ports. The report notes the steamer’s arming and its potential impact on government stance.
Porter Charlton, the young American convicted of killing his wife in 1910 at Lake Como, arrived in New York on the Italian line in America. He was released in November after his sentence expired and plans to visit New York briefly before proceeding to San Juan, Porto Rico to join his parents. The case had attracted international attention for several years.
Telegraph from Stockholm notes Mme Rasakin Schwimmer a Hungarian will attend the Ford peace conference only as a consulting expert from a belligerent country and will not participate in drafting peace terms.
Paris dispatch reports an official statement that a Zeppelin dropped bombs near Areny causing insignificant material damage. The airship was engaged by anti aircraft guns during the incident.
This photograph shows Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president, rehearsing in the studio of her musical director Ross W David for her coming concert tour. She is described as the musical genius of the Wika family and is favored by friends in Washington to succeed.
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