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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1917
Page
15
A writer recalls Emerson like wisdom on love and memory as a student receives a letter asking whether a girl is right for marriage. The essay uses a trolley encounter and a blunt appraisal of the girl’s looks and behavior to argue that personal perception misleads. It questions whether the boy should trust nature or rational choice in partner selection.
The October fashion notes sketch three boudoir caps for September brides. A lace mole cap with ribbon ties, an oriental embroidered cap with metal thread accents and tassels, and a lace tipped tam o shanter. Trousered negligees and coatees of silk or lace dominate, with simple kimonos elevated by lace coatees. Properly clothed is seen as worthwhile, indoors or out.
President Wilson writes in response to Secretary Lane urging colleges and technical schools to keep courses on a normal basis during the war. He stresses the need for trained scientists and urges youths leaving high school to enroll now to help ensure an adequate supply of skilled men and women for national service.
Premier Kerensky claims German government agents instigated Petrograd disturbances. He appeals to democrats to rally around the provisional government as arrests proceed for those responsible for bloodshed and acts contrary to civic duty.
Leadville Colorado July 22 all mines in the Leadville metal mining district were shut down after a strike order from the local branch of the international union of mine mill and smelter workers. About 2000 men are affected with only 50 pumpmen engineers and watchmen remaining at work. Fifty active properties and several small leases are impacted as pumps were hard to man.
A Washington dispatch reports United Cereal Mills of Quincy Illinois sent telegrams to Illinois congressmen criticizing Senate prohibition debates and food bill delays. It cites a 300 percent rise in corn grits prices and claims distillers buy up corn, pushing costs to four times previous levels. Also notes Miss Eugene Sampati injured by a street-wire, taken to St Marys hospital.
Mrs Maggie Durbin of 208 Victory St Little Rock Ark says five years of chronic illness resisted all remedies until Peruna. After two bottles she improved and recovered fully, urging others to write for proof. Peruna Tab3 now available for those who object to liquid medicine.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson arrived at Hampton Roads aboard the Mayflower for a wartime visit, marking his first trip there since the U.S. entered the war with Germany. The party anchored offshore after a smooth voyage from Washington, spending the night aboard and planning to come ashore the next day before returning to the capital.
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