The Hardest Lesson on Patience and Waiting
A reflective piece contrasts patience with impatience as core life lessons. It cites lines from Milton and Parker and Twain to illustrate learning to wait, detach, and trust providence, noting aging may blunt but not erase these urges. It discusses how true patience is active, not passive, and recalls a Twain anecdote about letting events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Theodore Parker
Mark Twain
Providence
Fourth of July bathing suit the patriotic beachwear trend
A described Fourth of July bathing suit blends red white and blue in a satin striped skirt and upper panel, with a blue border and flag motif. The tri colored tricorn hat signals beach wear rather than practical swim use, suggesting adjustments for sun protection and practicality at seaside resorts.
Red Cross card party and dances at H F Dayton home
Social calendar notes a Red Cross benefit card party in the H F Dayton residence with 50 to 60 card tables, prizes per table, and possible dancing by young women if weather permits. Attendees include Miss Margaret Ringier representing France, Miss Elizabeth Cottrell Russia, Miss Betty Castle Italy, Miss Dorothy Dunlap England, Miss Dorothy Dayton America, with Mrs Rome Arnold singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bacon
Margaret Horton
John Stillwell
Bacon
Bert Castle
Georgean Cottrell
Margaret Lyford
Lawrence Bonfoey
Y W C A Notes Delicate stenography class party reviewed
The Y W C A board held a Thursday meeting in the association rooms. Alice Brown and Miss Susan Thorrington led stenography classes with a party. Mrs J W Wall reviewed a health book by Dr Celia Moscher. A discussion followed and regular reports were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brown
Susan Thorrington
Association Rooms
J. W. Wall
Celia Moscher
Lodge Elects New Officers at Golden Rule Lodge No. 27
Golden Rule lodge No 27 I O O F elected officers at Thursday meeting in the lodge hall. Noble grand Miss Lilly Dennison vice grand Ella Brierton recording secretary Miss Anna Meyer. One candidate was initiated and the group voted to cooperate with Irma Rebekah lodge and host the district meeting next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Rule Lodge No
Noble
Lilly Dennison
Ella Brierton
Anna Meyer
Irma Rebekah Lodge
Baby's Facial Breakout Healed by Cuticura Ointment
A mother reports her one year old daughter suffered a severe facial breakout with blistered, inflamed skin and itching. After trying medicines, Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed the skin without scars. The note, dated Oct 8, 1916 from Blue Mound Illinois, promotes free samples by mail and nationwide sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Stanger
Blue Mound
25c Valus and 15c Yard AN Oil Cloth Need
A brief note indicates 25c Valus and 15c Yard AN require new oil cloth for coverage. Readers expect replacement to address weatherproofing and spatial fit, with prices cited for replacement material.
Bleached Muslin Sale Mentioned in Ad
An old newspaper ad notes bleached muslin at 15 cents a yard with emphasis on quality and price, though some words are garbled. The fragment hints at fabric discount details and a yardage offer.
Sateen Petticoats Value Slashed for Two Days
A local sale advertises sateen petticoats priced at 98 cents, reduced from 1.50 dollars, valid for two days only as part of a limited time offer in the store window.
Muslin Gowns Feature Lace Trim in Sale
Women’s dainty muslin gowns with low necks and short sleeves attractively trimmed in lace and embroidery. Sale on Friday and Saturday reduced from $1 to .
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Foster
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Quincy
Anna O'Brian
Margaret Ernst
Quincy College of Music
O'Brien
Hugh Ernst
Cherry Street
H. F. Dayton
Chicago
James
Jennie Brackensick
South Sixteenth Street
Margaret Padovic
Broadway
Henry Walker
Padavic
Henry W. Godfrey
T. D. Woodruff
Godfrey
Woodruff
Freda Wiegman
Macomb
Marie Wiegman
Peoria
Bradley Institute
Albert Wiegman
Lyman McCarl
J. F. Potter
Boston
United Cereal Mills Company
Ad Club
St. Louis
J. W Sinnock
Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
Mra
Mary Seger
Scott Club
Lyla Biddinger
Associated Charities
The
Cheerful Home
American Red Cross
Mary White
South Side
Mothers’ Club
South Park
Edna Pearce
Knox College
Great Lakes
Gladys Mohrmann
Blue Bird Club
Ida Mary Platt
Ida Sanftleben
Auction Bridge Club
Ernest Dick
David Riedinger
John Walker
King’s Daughters
Unitarian Church
Emil Halbach
Red Cross Society
St. Paul Evangelical
Dorothy Quincey
Marcellus Kirtley
Julia Sibley
Lilly Stahl
Miss Stahl
D. V. Barker
Arthur Turner
Thomas Brown
H. Godfrey
James Beckwith
W. E. Heberling
James O'Brien
A. Kamp
A. S. Rastean
St. Rose Altar Society
St. Rose Church
Kate Brennan
Philadelphia
Dorothy Quincy
F. B. McKennan
Madison, Wis
Esther
Madison
Rachel
Ruth
Wisconsin University
McKennans
Charles Bentley
A. T. Curry
Southpark
Daisy Walker
Miss Ruth
Denver
W. T. Duker
Edna Duker
Lake Forest
William Duker
Edward Sprague
Kingman, Kas
Thomas Caddick
Ela Lewis
Kenneth Lewis
Liberty, Mo
Elwood Lewis
Ruth Arnold
Liberty
Comiskey’s
Hampshire ST
Bose
W. F. Richards
Mary Alexander
Bob Bell
Monroe City
Mabel Reed
Ben Locke
Gay Braxton
LODGE
Mania
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Dedertington
Greta Beckmeyer
Ellington
William Louis Hatchett
New Or-leana
Ethel Wich
Quincy Legal
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