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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
8
A neighbor and a friend discuss bargain shopping versus markdowns. They recount buying a distinctive plaid skirt at a reasonable price and conclude a bargain is what you want and need, not necessarily a sale label. The tale contrasts two views on value and style.
The sketch shows a soft silk nighwear set with an oriental note, bloomers full at the knee with outer embroidery bands, and a front and back identical cut. It advises two yards of 36 inch silk fabric, elastic waist, and tied ribbon, highlighting silk undergarments' durability and laundering care.
Instructions for making plum products including jelly, plum butter, plum preserves and canned plums. Steps cover washing, pruning, sugar ratios, boiling times, jelly bag straining, sugar syrups, sterilization, and cold pack canning with emphasis on maintaining plum shape and airtight seals. Includes specific ratios such as one cup sugar to one cup plum juice and one half to one pound sugar per pound fruit. Entities: Plums, Damson, jelly bag, preserving kettle, jars, rubbers, sterilize.
A terse aphorism suggests royal immunity in a high stakes card game or political metaphor, implying the king faces no fault so long as the opponent retains the advantage. The line uses a chessboard of power where aces determine accountability and outcome.
The Dewey Parent-Teachers' association cleared 10 50 at its picnic in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. Funds will be placed in the treasury to furnish the new school. A noon picnic dinner featured homemade pies cakes candies and ice cream. The crowd was large and enjoyed a day of pleasure at an ideal outing site.
The Bethel German Methodist Sunday school held its annual picnic on Wednesday in South park. Children from the church at Twelfth and Jefferson lined up at 9 AM and led a procession to the picnic grounds. An automobile ride around the city capped the day after a day of games races and contests with dinner and supper served by the Ladies Aid and Foreign Missionary societies.
The Coun try club bridge luncheon yields prizes to Mrs Godfrey Mrs Leffingwell and Miss Mabel School Hostess Mrs Tim Castle. News covers upcoming Saturday hops travel to Colorado Springs Estes Park visits by Flora Bartelle Quincy Hannibal interclub golf trip lists many participants. Also notes Miss Virginia Ware Miss Katherine Riorden five hundred games prizes at Mooseheart whist and sewing for Red Cross activities at the Vermont Street church.
Glen B Kneeland and Cecil Wheeler wed Monday evening at the bride’s home Griggsville Ill Rev G C Pettit officiated The bride is daughter of Jacob Wheeler and former clerk at Stone Bros Griggsville They will reside in Bader Ill after Aug 1 Sprains Arm In Fall Geo Butterfield suffers a badly sprained arm from a wagon fall near town Griggsville Personal notes Maud Arnold and son visit Z A Mullins Ruth Liggett visits Mrs Katherine Lister L J Harvey leaves for Los Angeles
W N McConnell part owner of the Orpheum married Mrs Mayme Long of Quincy. The couple now reside at Sixth and Hampshire streets. McConnell has adopted Chester Long, eight, as part of the family.
Miss Elsa Ellen Shepherd and Chester Earl Sloniger of Mendon were wed Wednesday at 3 PM by Rev W D Endresk at the First Christian church. The couple, whose parents attended with a cousin, will live on a Mendon farm. Also noted is an upcoming July 18 marriage of Ora Ryan and Roy Pullman officiated by Rev Langhorst at St Peter Evangelical.
Miss Rosie Johnson of Quincy and Breece Root of Hamilton married by Judge J. L. McCully in the private office of the county clerk.
The parents of the girls in camp were invited to a stunt by the girls on Wednesday evening. All girls took part. Half entertained Tuesday night and half will entertain tonight. Stenography class taught by Miss Alice Brown will picnic at South Park this evening.
Miss Phase Williams from Pittsfield visits her brother Frank Williams and family. Richard Moore of Decatur visited Monday and Tuesday. Ernest Evans and wife returned to St. Louis by boat Monday after a stay with relatives. Cecil Wheeler, recently married to G. B. Kneeland, held a large reception hosted by her parents Jacob and Cecil Wheeler. Doctors Shastid and Smith of Pittsfield operated on Maxine Ross and Ross Crane for adenoids Tuesday morning. Mrs. Albert McClay of Hillview visits her parents E. E. Williamson and wife. J. O. Conklin bought a new Franklin touring car from a Hannibal firm. Miss Anna Driscoll left for Kansas City for a week with Mr. and Mrs. John Harnett. Charles ht and daughters Hazel and Ruth Elizabeth visited Pittsfield Wednesday.
J J Cheney, senior partner of F J Cheney & Co, swears an oath in Toledo Ohio that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh or the company will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured case. Notary public A W Gleason records the oath on December 6 1886. Advertisement notes internal use and blood stream action with testimonials and price 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also sold by the firm.
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