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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1915

Page

12

Society Notes Celebrate Miss Arthur and Local Guests

Miss Leila Loos hosts a Friday evening in honor of Miss Geneva Arthur of Jacksonville visiting Fred Arthur's home. Guests include Elva Arthur Florence Mester Helen Gessling Anna Ellerbrock Hildegarde Jacobsmeyer and others with Miss Arthur staying through the week for several parties. Mrs. Wilson entertains guests Mary Knudson and Lizzie DeWeese with music and sewing, plus a planned picnic at South Park.

Leila Loos Geneva Arthur Jacksonville Fred Arthur Arthur Ainty Miss Arthur Ela Arthur Florence Mester Helen Gessling Anna Ellerbrock Hildegarde Acobsmeyer Marian Dralle Clara Oos Goldie Speckhardt Payson Ovita’ Fruend Mildred Schmidt Eda Becker Mildred Loos Alma’ Bornmann Ella Meyer Miss Arthurs Wilson George H. Wilson Southwenty-fourth Street Mary . Knudson Springfield Lizzie eWeeese Alexander Frances Row Wooster Ohio Clella’ Cadwell Pittfield Adison N. Calkins South Park Lawrence P. Bonfoey Hampshire Street Mr. Bonfoey Warner Bonfoey Oklahoma’ City Archer Rogers Neal Mon E. N. Monroe J. Philip Bert Helen Fish Wheaton

Picnic honors visiting MissourI friends and teachers

A Thursday afternoon picnic at Southpark hosted by the Nance Berrian and Rogers families honored Mrs. Harvey Wellman and her son Rogers of St Louis and Mrs. James Walker of Brookfield Mo. The event delighted all attendees. Miss Gertrude Vogel, High School faculty, returned from Macomb where she attended summer Normal study and will visit Kirksville and Edina Mo, away until late August. Miss Clara Grimm, buyer for W T Duker, departed for New York City and other eastern points to purchase children clothing lingerie and other goods.

Heidbreder Bros. & Company Anna Lamkameyer South Eighth Street Heidbreder Heidbreder Company Quincy August Heidbreder State. Street Lamkameyer St. Louis Southpark Nance Berrian Rogers Harvey Wellman James Walker Brookfield Missouri Gertrude Vogel Macomb Clara Grimm W. T. Duker Company New York City

Miss Anna Menke Host to Visit From Atkingon Kan

Miss Anna Menke of 1626 Broadway expects her friend Miss Alice Oldham from Atkingon Kansas to arrive Monday for a visit.

Anna Menke Broadway Alice Oldham Atkingon Kan

Final Clean-Up Sale Offers Camisoles and Laces

A final clearance sale offers camisoles and corset covers made with lace and ribbon. Store workers will repaint the first floor and basement, prompting a large stock reduction with unusual bargains. Some July sale leftovers also priced specially.

Wash Silk Shirting on Sale in Striped Yard Bundles

Silk shirting offered in two lots, 36 inch pure fabric with light grounds and striped designs. Suitable for men’s shirts or women’s shirtwaists. Sale features price per yard at 39e and 68e respectively.

Durham II Unbleached Sheeting Sale Notice

Unbleached 36 inch Durham II sheeting offered as round thread muslin easy to launder. Sale encourages buying for summer use. Price quoted as 19 yards for $1.00. Per yard six and a half cents.

Bleached Muslin Sale Offer for Cambric Fabric

Bleached cambric muslin advertised as a good value at 14 yards for 1.00. The notice notes 36 inch width and quality claims, with pricing listed as a yard at a small fraction, though some text appears garbled.

Bargain Sale on White Goods in Two Lots

Two lots of white goods offered at special prices during a sale. Lot 1 features dimity lawn sherrette linen and checks with patterns up to 25c per yard. Lot 2 showcases high class novelty white goods with original prices up to 3.50 per pair, offered at sale yard prices.

Dimity Sherrette

Wash Goods Sale Prices Hit Low Closeout Lots

Unusual values on wash goods include crepe lawn batiste voile organdie tissue lace cloth and more. Contents feature stripes floral patterns and dots with yard prices up to 12a and 19s era style phrasing indicating limited stock. Heights of discount suggest buyers should act quickly.

Corsets 79 Cents Sale Offer

One lot of serviceable corsets regular values 1.00 1.50 and 2.00 offered in this sale for 79 cents each. Choose any in the group at the reduced price while stock lasts.

Nainaacts Reed Eee

Granite Ware Lot for sale at fifty nine cents

One lot of granite ware including tea kettles dish pans and tea boilers. White inside and out. Not a piece in the lot worth less than one dollar.

Notions. This Safe Dress shields a pair of pins

A fragmented clipping reports a dispute over safety pins and protective notions. The readable text mentions a dress shield and a claim or dispute involving four dozen pins, with unclear parties and a court or settlement context.

Gowns at 98c in sale with lace embroidery trim

Readable text notes women’s slip over night gowns priced at 98 cents, trimmed with lace and embroidery. Mentions regular value and a sale event. No clear date or location provided.

Nainsock

Heavy full bleached sheets for sale 81 by 90 inches

81x90 inch heavy full bleached sheets offered for sale with deep hems and seamless construction. Price listed as 79 cents each. This short classified item highlights a bedding product available to customers.

Eastland Disaster Sermon Sparks Salem Service Change

The Rev H J Leemhuis announced a shift of the 10 oclock service at Salem Evangelical Lutheran church to preach on yesterday's Eastland disaster in Chicago. Funeral held for August Knorr the Fowler area farmer who died by his own hand last Wednesday. large attendance and floral offerings noted.

Eastland H. J. Leemhuis Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Chicago Knorr Fowler Oscar Luthe Edna Middleburg Tee. Beata

Civic Improvement League Releases Historic Booklet

The Civic Improvement League is preparing to distribute a new booklet the first of its kind from the organization. It covers the league’s history members and accomplishments with future aims. It features half tone engravings illustrating the work before and after the league took hold.

Civic League Civic Improvement League League

Veteran Diss at Soldiers' Home Dies at 85

An 85 year old veteran, identified as Brunke, died yesterday at 12:45 PM at the Soldiers' Home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Germany and had lived in the country since immigrating several years ago. He had been confined to the hospital and spent his final years at the home.

Fred Brunke Barnt Germany Coun

Injured Woman in Motorcycle Spill on Twelfth Street

Mrs Walter Sheer suffered bruises and cuts after a motorcycle skid threw her to the pavement. The accident occurred Friday night around 5 o'clock on Twelfth Street between Maine and Jersey streets as she was riding with her husband. She fainted at the scene.

George Luther Vine ‘Street Eighth Ninth Streets Walter Sheer Maine Jersey

Migratory Bird Study By Federal Warden Merrill

B. G. Merrill of Hinsdale Illinois a deputy fed eral game warden spent yesterday in the city and along the river studying the breeding conditions of migratory water fowl. Merrill is one of the federal wardens empowered to enforce the federal game law against killing migratory game birds over the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. He travels mainly by launch and surveys grasses and plants along river banks.

B. G. Merrill Hinsdale Mr. Hinsdale Mississippi Missouri Mr. Merrill

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