Lost and Found Department for Your Old Stories
A reader seeks help locating three lost tales from the past. The morbid story of two sisters hiding from a man in a closet and the murder that followed left a lasting impression. The second tale follows two boys living in a packing box who earned their meals from a newsboy. The third features boys traveling the world by stowing away on a Chinese vessel and escaping a fire in a small boat. The writer invites readers to identify these stories and offers to share any known information in return.
Daily Fashion Hints on Ostrich and Tortoiseshell Fans
Readers learn about fan styles from parasol origins to gauze and lace fans. Feather and ostrich plumes gain vogue this summer while mother of pearl sticks offer lasting gifts for brides or debutantes. Dealers cite wartime prices but sales continue as fashion endures.
Miss Alvina Schroer Weds Fred W Meise
Miss Alvina Schroer daughter of John Schroer of 509 North Tenth Street married Fred W Meise son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Meise of 2137 Jersey Street at St John Catholic Church. Rev Father Joseph Postner officiated with Miss Josephine Allgibers and John Ridder as attendants. The couple wore white and a wedding breakfast followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvina Schroer
John Schroer
North Tenth Street
St. John's Catholic Church
Fred W. Meise
Henry J. Meise
Jersey Street
Joseph Postner
Josephine Allgibers
John Ridder
Home of Bridegroom’s Parents After Ceremony
The ceremony was followed by a gathering at the home of the bridegroom’s parents, with only immediate relatives present. Mr and Mrs Meise will reside with the bride’s father on North Tenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Meise
North Tenth Street
Miss Eva Riley Is Bride at Vermont Street Church
Miss Eva Riley daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Riley and Fred Douglas son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Douglas were married at 3 o clock in the Vermont Street Methodist church parsonage with Rev N M Rigg officiating. Attendants included Mr and Mrs Henry Holkumbrink and Mrs Nellie Gray of Keokuk. A course supper followed. The couple plan a brief trip to Shelbyville Missouri before settling in a Maine street flat. Douglas is employed by the Quincy Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Riley
Charles Riley
North Third Street
Fred Douglas
Thomas Douglas
Cherry Street
Vermont Street Methodist Church
N. M. Rigg
Henry Holkumbrink
Nellie Gray
Keokuk
Ethel Bevins
Fonmer
Shelbyville
Maine Street
Quincy Railway Company
Gem City Student Attends Wedding in Hunnewell Mo
Raymond McCartney a Gem City Business college student and Y M C A secretary returned Thursday from Hunnewell Missouri where he witnessed the wedding of TH O Thomas to Miss Olivia Landrum. The ceremony was at 8 30 p m in the bride's home conducted by Rev. Mr Speer. After a wedding supper the couple left for Monroe City and then Omaha where Thomas will work for Taylor Jenkins Optical Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond McCartney
Gem City Business College
Hunnewell
TH. O. Thomas
Olivia Landrum
Mr. Speer
Methodist Church
Quincy Social Circles Highlight Weekend Gatherings
A flurry of social happenings unfolds as Quincy residents host and attend gatherings around town. Nine year old Laura Lancaster entertains 70 to 80 friends at the Country Club with games, dancing and treats. Out-of-town guests join Misses Mendon at Idlewild camp near Ursa while others travel east for visits and weddings. Local residents host dinners, cap favors, and plan trips to St. Louis, Asbury Park, and Mendon camps, reflecting a busy period of family outings and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lancaster
Emery Lancaster
Eighteen Autos Help Make World Brighter Club Drive
Eighteen automobiles rallied for a Make the World Brighter club event of the YWCA to fund sending industrial girls to a Lake Dewey camp near Dowagiac Michigan. About 98 people joined a city tour starting at 7 45 pm with decorated cars in orange blue yellow and white ending at the YWCA building after ice cream at Mrs George H Wilsons home and a route through downtown districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. B. Club
Lake Dewey
Dowagiac
Mich
Y. W
Maine
Chestnut
Riverview Park
Parker Heights
Gardner Park
Soldiers Home
Twelfth Street
Locust
Tenth
Hampshire
Twenty-fourth
George H. Wilson
Wilson
Jersey
Eighteenth
Kentucky
Twelfth
South Park
Park
Eighth
Woman a Physical Wreck Milwaukee Woman a Physical Wreck
Milwaukee woman describes relief from bearing down pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash She praises the remedy's long standing merit and seeks free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts as a confidential female reader outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EF. Pinkham
P. L. BriLn
Booth Street
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Adrian Post
Pietierra
Dept
Bertee
Vermont
Methodist
Quincy Society
Mendon
Nutt
Idlewild
Ursa
Alice McCoy
John E. Wall
Catherine Quinlivan
May Quinlivan
Julia
Mary Castle
Georgeann Castle
Julia Castle
Minot House
Asbury Park
N. J
Theodore Meyer
Mary Schueren
Hans Steinmeyer
Anna Langhorst
St. Louis
Toledo
J. E. Halligan
North Twelfth Street
Peoria
Bridget Costello
Josephine
Anna
Halligan
Rogers
Bowe
Maurice Archdeacon
Hannibal
Iss Laura
Mildred Hirth
Dorothy Laudermilk
LaGrange
Esther Mills
Delivar Hirth
Fred Wilson
Theodore Koelsch
Twentyfourth Street
Ellington
Bessie Lee
Chicago
Fred Spengler
Maine _ street
Miss Lee
Allerton
George P. Naylor
Zena Read
East Broadway
Eleanor Nielson
Frances Poling
San Antonio
Tex
Mildred Smith
301 South Eleventh Street
Tillie Gordon
Mrs. B. T. Earl
Miss Marie Farrel
Aurora
Miss Farrel
C. L. Farrel
John Wheelock
Evans Morris
Robert C. Markee
Spokane
Wash
Quincey
Cal
Mrs. Rome Arnold
Potter Camp
Wyaconda Springs
Grace Beeler
Laurel Davis
Elsie Lane
Helen Schwagmeyer
Grace Eberhardt
Lois Potter
Alma Schwagmeyer
Elizabeth Wilson
Rachael Hall
Jacksonville
E. S. Potter
C. E. Hartzell
Morrison Street
August Schmelle
Lillian Hartzell
St. Joseph, Mo
Miss Hartzell
L. E. Lydden
St. Joseph
Samuel Griffin
Lydden
William Koehler
Needle Club
Luther Memorial Church
Koehler
J. H. Howell
George Beil
Roy Walton
H. E. Becker
E. H. Schallenberg
A. N. Wiles
Thomas John Jr
Anna Walton
Chauncy Wood
Clyde Sears
Nell Heinze
Palmyra
Velma John
Wilton E. White
Marshalltown
Mrs. C. A. Long and Sons
Richard and
Sylvester
New Berlin
Quinley
Mr. Long
Qudor
Vudor
Vader
California
N. Sixth ST
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