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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1917
Page
8
Community gathering highlights Miss Genevieve Lusk hosting for guest Miss Mary Oney of Huntington West Virginia. Bridges, prizes and a series of hostess events feature many local families and organizations including Notre Dame Baltimore girls and a Girl Scouts breakfast.
A fragmented reminiscence on how camping fashion shifted from practical old clothes to stylish sport outfits. It notes silk sweaters and stockings, the growing cost of sport hats from a quarter to nine dollars, and the trend of silk petticoats beneath sport skirts, reflecting broader changes in mid century leisure attire.
Fashion notes recommend white, all black, or all navy hats for midseason wear with satin or taffeta trims. Colorful peak hats diminish as practical styles rise, and military influences appear in millinery with cap styles resembling General Joffre. White satin hats with tam crowns and grosgrain bands are popular, while plaid taffeta and black satin with polka dot trims appear on some designs.
Raspberry syrup and jelly juice extracts are prepared by boiling raspberries with sugar, straining, and sealing. Also described are raspberry and currant jams, canned raspberries without cooking, and guidance on sugar ratios, boiling times, cooling, and storage for shelf stability. It notes raspberry currant pairings as especially successful.
A concise moral notes that helping someone followed by a refusal to aid again stirs twice as much anger as declining the initial favor and warns about expectations in reciprocal acts.
Knights of Columbus members and families will hold a picnic in the near future, likely at Highland park though venue not yet settled. At a Tuesday meeting they aims to secure D. J. Normoyle of Chicago to deliver a patriotic talk. He’s known for a masterful address at a recent fraternal KC supper. A picnic dinner or supper, games, and general good time are planned.
George H. Wilson, former state legislator, will address a patriotic meeting Sunday afternoon at the Y M C A. The executive committee planned the event Tuesday night and invitations will be sent to YMCA members. A lighthearted note about superstition and a saying about taffy concludes the item.
Miss Lucy Graff wed Bud Schwartz in a Tuesday evening ceremony at the parsonage conducted by Rev Degenhardt. The bride, daughter of O W Graff and wife of 1020 Hampshire, is a high school and Gem City Business College graduate. The groom, son of Joseph Schwartz of 1818 Spring, sells humidifiers for C A Futterer. both families work in transfer business.
Miss Dorothy Jochem and Lewis Miller were married Tuesday at 7:45 AM in St Francis church by Rev Didacus. The bride is the Jochem daughter of 1302 Oak Street. The groom is son of Mrs Katherine Miller of Flint Michigan. They will live in Flint where he is an auditor.
Mrs J W Meyer and J L Raymond were married Sunday at 4 in Camp Point at the home of Mrs C D Jansen. Rev C G Wisher officiated. A wedding dinner followed for relatives, and the couple will make their home on North Twelfth Street after returning Monday.
Miss Cora Lentz and Russell Gres parni of Path Taylor Missouri were married at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon by Rev B R Baumann pastor of Christchurch in the parsonage on Its State street. They were attended by Mr and Mrs George Griesbaum and Miss Emma Lentz.
A vintage advertisement warns constipation shortens life and harms health, urging Dr. King’s New Life Pills for relief. It claims the pills are mild, non gripping, and restore tone, recommending purchase at the local druggist for 25 cents.
Work on Mendon and Loraine High schools will restart after the state legislature validated building and bond propositions. Supreme Court had declared Mendon and Loraine township school votes invalid, but the new action allows these and other township schools to proceed with construction. A proverb on marriage follows, noting a wife may take hair from her husband.
Two canning demonstrations have been scheduled by the executive committee of the Quincy District Food League. They will be in Canton Missouri and Clayton on June 29 and 30. Miss Morse Lewis of Camp Point and Miss Lura Rankin of Fall Creek will lead the Canton and Clayton demonstrations respectively, both University of Illinois students. The Ames Cold Pack Process will be explained and illustrated as part of the program with more demonstrations to follow as the league expands across sixteen Illinois and Missouri counties to boost and conserve the food supply.
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