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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1918
Page
7
A housewife describes meal planning as a weekly project and compares artistic serving to planning and forethought. She argues that proper kitchen technique saves time, prevents repetition, and elevates domestic work from drudge to leadership. Nutrition and a complete plan for a healthy child are emphasized.
A longtime married woman discusses childlessness, fearing a future of compromise if they have children now. The piece contrasts past norms of early childbearing with a modern reluctance to be tied down, urging planning in meals and family life, and warning that delaying children can lead to regrets. It blends personal reflection with advice on nutrition, budgeting, and table setting, while concluding with wartime patriotism and a note on travel costs in South America.
W S Brown of Rogersville Tennessee writes that after suffering a severe lagrippe and bad cough in 1909 he used five bottles of Peruna and his cough stopped while catarrh was cured. He notes his weight gain from 115 to 148 pounds and recommends Peruna or Peruna Tablets to others with catarrh.
A wartime plea advocates Total Abstainer's clubs pledging to forgo wheat until harvest. Originating in Morrow county Ohio after a meeting stressed allies' wheat needs and sacrifices. Members in existing clubs are urged to pledge and join the effort.
A speaker at a social gathering recounts German speaking friends, pacifist comments, and national loyalties. She notes the host’s avoidance of singing My Country and Roses Red, critiques wartime commitments like bond purchases and Red Cross work, and argues for addressing state and national fate directly.
A Potterville woman, Miss Hazel Chubbuck, recounts relief from long lasting pains and weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges other women with displacements irregularities or backache to try the remedy and write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice.
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