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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1917
Page
19
A collection of quotations celebrating motherhood includes Abraham Lincoln Kipling Coleridge and Tennyson expressing devotion. Notable lines emphasize a mother’s enduring influence, love, and reverence across poets and public figures.
Daily fashion hints describe a tremendous vogue for smocks across classes and ages. The text notes variety in styles from straight sack shapes to dressy peplum designs, including military touches like embroidered national colors and brass button trimming. A chartreuse Georgette smock with green taffeta bands and silk girdle is detailed.
Miss Frieda McFarland of Quincy spent the weekend in New Canton while Ed Brammell Funk and George Emith visited from Quincy. Several residents traveled to Quincy Tuesday including Mr. and Mrs. EK BF Howard and family in their car. Taylor Strubinger came from St. Louis for a visit. R A Dudley left Sunday for Colorado to visit relatives. Teachers for the coming school year were named with Mrs Gunlock Mrs Anna Collins Miss Minnis Barley re employed and H B Garvin of Hull named principal. The baccalaureate address will be given Sunday night by Rev Boyd L Rudd and graduation exercises are set for Friday night May 18. Mrs John Ross is improving. Others visiting Quincy include Mrs Sarah Dutcher Mrs Sophia Morey Miss Lillian Lippincott Walter Smith and Lowell Collings. Mrs Elia Winchell is visiting relatives in Milton. Charles Davis and family and Mr and Mrs Charles Parks joined relatives in Quincy Tuesday. Mrs Lawrence Richmueller of Quincy is here visiting.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh through the blood on mucous surfaces. The ad offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure, and invites testimonials. It directs correspondence to F. J. CHONEY & CO. Toledo, Ohio, with sale through druggists at 75 cents.
Emma Rogers funeral services will be from the residence at 8 30 Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev A J Thames of Liberty Mo former pastor of the local Baptist church. Mr Frank Bross of California is visiting his father John Bross and Marion county relatives. Mrs Diemer Jegglin of Chicago returned home after visiting her mother Mrs Ike Tingeins. Miss Eugenia Stout has been quite sick. W C T U held their regular meeting Friday at the Christian church pastors. In Mark 14 3 the alabaster box is said to break the box before pouring out the ointment.
The senior class of the high school reveals the full cast for Nathan Hale. Lead roles include Merle Johnson and Edward Bennett with Francis Enright, Edwin Brown, Noel Kelly, Justine Carpenter, Margaret Wisherd, and others in supporting parts. School girls and town residents fill many roles, with over twenty named cast members listed.
The Culture club at Eighth and Elm Street Baptist church presents A Mother's Reponsibility A Mother's Duty A Home Without A Mother and other readings and musical selections today. Rev Green of LaGrange leads morning and evening services with the morning topic John the Beloved Disciple and the evening Best Mother That Ever Lived.
The finance committee will hold a second session on the city budget Wednesday evening and the council as a whole will consider the budget Friday. Billy Kendall of the Quincy Transfer company added two auto busses to his fleet, debuting Saturday morning in golden yellow. A noon luncheon at the United Cereal mill will serve Washington crisps dishes Monday.
Springfield man David T. Remington, long a Boston State House figure, credits Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pepticon Pills with restoring his heart and digestive health after years of symptoms. A former Senate Doorkeeper says he now can walk 1.5 miles each way.
Mrs Edward Fawcett announced ward leaders for a seven ward Red Cross membership drive in Quincy aiming to enlist at least 3000 new members. Precinct captains and block workers will canvass every home with a city survey, while stressing no obligations to work beyond membership. A two week canvass is planned with leaders named for each ward and precinct.
Rev. George A. Buttrick will speak to the Rotary club about YMCA work on European battlefields at the regular meeting Tuesday. Nominations will be taken for board of directors and the election is set for two weeks hence.
On June 23 the White Collar line will run an excursion to St. Paul. Helen Blair carries passengers to Davenport then Northern Star will take them to the Twin Cities. A baseball game and cool weather temper expectations for excursions. Keokuk boat trips may be rescheduled for Sunday May 20. The Northern Star Egg Case company offers support to river traffic with higher rates to boost river travel.
In our pursuit of money we neglect health and invite kidney disease. Stop and think about the 100000 deaths last year and act. Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy, made from herbs, supports kidneys and repairs tissues. Florence E. Schmidt attests its value, free sample offered, sold by druggists nationwide.
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