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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1918
Page
3
A Housewife urged wartime rationing of sugar and suggested substitutes to Americans. She details beekeeping at home, tapping maples for syrup or sugar, and raising small sugar cane patches. She shares simple recipes using honey, molasses, and fruit juices, plus notes on turning cider into syrup for baking and sauces.
The writer probes why school feels disliked, noting dream anxieties and subconscious fears. He argues progress needs tangible goals and compares learning to musical finger exercises, insisting foundational drills build proficiency and long term success despite monotony.
Mrs Molla KE Wagner dies in Sterling Illinois after giving birth to a stillborn infant. The obituary notes her birth on Sept 1 1877 near Damon and marriage to J Wingner on Oct 2 1910. Survived by husband two sisters and four brothers. Funeral at St Marys church with Father Carroll. Local notices follow about visitors and travels of residents.
A compact late 19th or early 20th style health ad advises overweight readers to try oil of kerein capsules taken after meals and before bed, plus outdoor time and weekly weigh ins. It promises noticeable weight loss even after a few days, with improved skin and health, for those ten to sixty pounds over normal weight.
A fashion write up notes the rise of the suit dress with a three quarter length jacket trend approved by Dame Fashion. It highlights a tan heavy faille silk suit dress with Georgette vest, possible navy serge variants, and plaid worsted options, urging cautious color choices like navy tan brown or plaid with dominant tones.
John Pass returned Thursday from a short business stay in Golden. Lattien Dunlap was a Quincy visitor Thursday. The real proof of the pudding is in the state of your health the morning after you have eaten it.
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