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Newspaper

Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1917

Page

8

Those Awful Little Things and The Sunlit Penny

A reflective piece on memory and petty flaws in relationships. It recounts conversations about recalling trivial defects like shabby jewelry and dirty nails, asks if we can control memory, and warns how tiny habits can tarnish reputations. The narrator notes how attention to small faults persists.

Gertrude B Gertrude Beatrice S Hera W. L. George

Midseason Frock For 8 Stout Figure In Black Satin

A midseason dress pattern for stout figures features a front-fastening frock in heavy fabrics like linen and black satin. The article notes adaptable styling with contrasting cuffs, pocket taps, and hand embroidery, plus trends toward silk garments and white satin hats for the fall and winter season.

Dame Fashion Ag

When Man Begins to Be His Own Worst Enemy

The quote reflects how self-destructive behavior draws aiding influence from trusted friends. It notes that maintaining appearances may require a strict diet to finance an occasional dinner.

Golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Henry Brinks

Social notices from the era describe Mr Henry Brinks and Mrs Brinks celebrating their golden wed ding anniversary on August 8 at their home 1529 Spring street. The couple, aged 75 and 70, have five children and sixteen grandchildren with extended family traveling and church events noted.

Henry Brinks Spring Street Brinks Good Earth George Liesen Bernard Brinks J. B. Brinks W. B. Meyer Quincy M. Gerarda Order of Handmaids of Christ Gary Ind St. Francis Church Father Bergfold Conception St. Boniface Church

Hermsmeier Bean Wedding Quietly Ties in Hannibal

Mrs Emma Hermsmeier of 505 1 2 North Fifth Street and Naaman H Bean of 1026 Hampshire Street were married in Hannibal Tuesday afternoon. The couple’s nuptials went unnoticed locally until several days later. Bean is employed at the Electric Wheel Company.

Emma Hermsmeier North Fifth Street Naaman H. Bean Hampshire Street Hannibal Bean The Electric Wheel Company

Emerson club to harvest garden produce for sale

The Emerson club will go to its garden this morning to pick peas beans and tomatoes grown on the lot. The girls will sell the products. The club met Friday afternoon in the association rooms and planned a hike to the little Alps Monday. The Junior Sewing circle met Friday morning for the regular meeting of the society.

Emerson Club Association Rooms Little Alps

Quincy Pulse Sunday School meeting raises funds for church classroom

The Hustlers class of Presbyterian Sunday school met at teacher Lee Williams's home on Hampshire Street to plan a fundraising trolley ride for a church work and classroom. They discussed fall football plans and met weekly for gatherings.

Hustlers Presbyterian Sunday School Lee Williams Hampshire Street

Adams County Residents Listed in Local Directory

A long listing of residents with addresses across Adams County and nearby towns including Quincy Honey Creek Beverly Kellerville Ursa Paloma Mendon Camp Point Payson Ursa Liberty and others. The fragment notes numerous names such as Harry Herleman Chester Graham William Philips Walter Meyer Elmer Humphrey and Elmer Dedert among many more.

Harry Herleman Quincy Chester Graham Hottey Creek William J. Philips Liberty Herbert L. Long nnQeuy Frank H. Heubner Honey Creek Walter T. Meyer Adams Elmer T. Humphrey William G. Ausmus Kellerville Elmer Dedert John C. Talken Frank Myers Lima Clarence R. Kistner Beverly George E. Cransey Mendon Richard Smith Harry H. Steed la Prairie John A. Bartell Elmer L. Metz Glenn Smith Berry Carl H. Kaspari Alphonse Petersmith Lyle Dickerson John W. Baker Ursa John L. Roy Clayton August Mast Payson Percy C. Johnson Herman Weeman Carl D. Sanders Marblehead Oscar Guester Camp Point Albert Ader George R. Tourneur Fred W. Loos R. O. Boyles Golden Lawrence Mayfield George H. Behrens Frank M. Buge Vernon Lindsay Earl W. Smith Ray F. Lantis Paloma Oscar Gerhart Paul G. Germann John B. Thompson Stanley C. Smith Conrad J. Braun Albert D. Butts Albert C. Eisenberg Riverside Henry H. Lawless Floyd H. Strickler Roy Brackensick Columbus W. F. Turner Vergil Tuff William R. Chambers Almon F. Schafer William J. Gronewald Fred E. Lucking le Roy Hess C. J. Miller T. C. Fusselman Plainville Carl ©. Terhafeff Arly B. Stages Clyde L. Richardson Lester L. Simmons Arley Baldwin Barry Arthur H. Sersider John R. DeLess Dick M. Booker Joseph Irmond W. T. Scoggan William J. Mowen Otto E. Gooding Homer L. Lawless Adam D. Kendall James W. Selby Alfred Lepper Ray Sells Harry Carter Curtis W. Sharon Byron J. Baker Henry Swartz Floyd E. DeWitt G. E. Brackensick John R. Ray Perry McKinney James Eckelbarger Siloam Otto Haschemeyer Thomas O'Hare Naaman Whitaker Albert W. Klassing William G. Harvey Valentine Rosenketter Edward W. Lussmeyer Loren Peter Fred Lees Richfield John H. McCune Arthur Pfanschmidt John J. Lenz Roy W. Walbracht John J. Klusmeyer Henry Voss Frank Walker Herman Brackenfeldt Robert Gorlich Glenn Wright Frank Platt Horace Dillon Richard Durham New Salem Delbert Yeakey Israel Ives Bowen Wesley Wilkey Fowler Byron Brown Daniel Pullman Clyde Miller Albert Kinhardt John Meyer Phillip Gross Charles Hagerbaumer Fred Bauman Isaac Water Arthur Denning Grover Seals Loraine Martin Bergman Frank Stout Perry Wolking Emerald Owler Harvey Mixer Rolly Ruffcorn Loarine Howard Turner John Kauffman Donald Thompson Joseph Terwell Edward Stollbere George Venter George McCready Walter Snicer William Shrader Charles Herr Elmer Miller Charles Lantis Hamil Veach Ralph Staathoss Soney Creek James Houston Blake Seals Craig Uttetrback Garnett Gibbs Perry Larrimore Thomas Lomax Carl Frederick Terome Weisenborn Harry Taylor Therry Tans Eber Fred Klipstein Lloyd Harvey Quincey C. H. Thompson Henry Alfred James Bryant Clarence Chase William Buckston James Richmond Hull Charles Schrader George Perkin Guy Cononver Willis Grimmer Ralph Hunter George Gieker Ellis Aitken William Pitcher William Koch Robert Elonger Charles Owen Frank Brackmeyer Wilbur Mohrman James White Everett Stabler Cornelius van Blair Silas Odell Harry Larout Wilbur Mixer Ben Thesen Marion Carl William Nations Edward Bevedeoile J. P. Welsh Fred Hollmeyer Laurence Gross William Kluss Harry Lees Fred Pracht Joseph Dusterhaus Thomas Harness Louis Seckman John Meyers Elza Garner O. B. Garnett Wallace Haxel Fred Grotz Orville Limberg William Daugherty John Schmiedeskamp Levi Thompson John Cortes Clemens Thompson Russell Nelson Elmer Grunwald Herbert Bergtorf Sherrill Maratt B. H. Minto Augusta Mte Moses Parker John Dryer Edward Rossmiller Arthur Stite Fred Nutt Albert Schieferbecker Irvin Anderson Everett Gibson Cyrus Miller WiiMichael Tredmore Harold Nutt James Emery Merle Carter Samuel Demoss Thad Doyle Guy Levier Clarence Linthic

Police Draft Expected For Three Officers In Early Morning

Three policemen Dyer Thiero and Akers were certain to be drafted as of early morning with one additional officer expected to be drawn later. Several fire department members also faced draft.

Dyer Thiero Akers Fire Department

Mothers Friend advertisement claims safe external massage for pregnancy

A promotional note for Mothers Friend presents it as a safe external massage that relieves crisis discomfort, tightens expanding fibers and muscles, and soothes breast gland inflammation. It encourages expectant mothers to maintain health, promises thorough lubrication of nerves and tendons, and offers a free booklet “Brotherhood and the Baby” from the Bradford Regulator Co. in Atlanta, urging daily use.

Bradfield Regulator Co Dept. Gy Lamar Building Atlanta Httle Brotherhood

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