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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
10
A neighbor frets that her son will marry and move away to a distant city, though she acknowledges his good prospects and her other children. A woman cares for her ailing mother while maintaining a cheerful front at work, and a friend loses savings to legal expenses after a neighbor's child accuses her husband. A nurse’s endurance under strain ends with a hopeful remark that life teaches through troubles.
Reading on cretonnes and printed linens as summer fabrics. Describes hat and bag sets made from cretonne with Chippendale prints and Warrequin linens, plus a patterning method for a striped cretonne hat. Emphasizes careful hand stitching and a thrifty yet stylish outcome.
Quincy Society schedules two golf events at the country club this week. Wednesday features a women's nine hole handicap match starting at 2 p.m. with prizes a jacket, clubs, and a hat. Saturday offers an eighteen hole men’s match with prizes of shoes, clubs or balls, and a hat. Entries to Mr Clarkson at the first tee.
Mrs Latham Lurst on route to Colorado for health grew ill at her brother’s home on Spruce street. Rex Jefferies, her son from Moberly Missouri, arrived Monday. Mrs Kurz from North Sixth street returned home from St Mary’s hospital after a severe illness. Mr and Mrs A Swimmer of St Louis visiting and staying at Hotel Quincy. Alma Reinkendorff, daughter of E and Mrs Reinkendorff, recovering at the Reinkendorff apartment in Hotel Quincy. Mr and Mrs Theodore Risser of South Tenth street hosted six young women for Miss Mary Schlepphorst of Edina with music and a 6 o’clock dinner.
A bicycle race is being planned by the YM C A in Locust boulevard from Twelfth to Twenty-fourth street totaling about a mile. Two divisions for boys are offered with entries open at the VY. Association shield will go to the winner. Class A runs Iroquois, Senior boys and intermediates. Class B includes Senacas, Sacs and Shawnees.
Arthur Steffen of Riverside was surprised Saturday evening by friends who helped mark his twenty eighth birthday with games, cards, and a two course luncheon at 1 o clock. Miss Blanch Herrick was also surprised at 2015 Oak Street Monday night with music and conversation. Prizes went to Adella Brinkmeyer and Pauline West. attendees included Edna Timmerman Matilda Straley Melva Specht Ruby Kryor Grace Remey Mrs Downing Blackwood and Mrs Noma Herrick.
Lieut. William A. Johnson and Ensign W. C. Edwards resign from the Quincy Illinois Naval Reserves after an electoral defeat by three votes. Johnson has served 15 years. The senior officer said Edwards was qualified to serve despite the loss. The Y M C A baseball team plays Gem City Business College at 4 30 this afternoon at South Park and the high school squad at 2 30 on Saturday at Baldwin Park.
Miss Gertrude Coens daughter of Mr and Mrs John Coens of 1135 Vermont street will marry Edward W Silvers Jr son of Mr and Mrs William Silvers of 824 Ohio street. The ceremony is set for 9 o clock Wednesday morning May 31 at St Boniface Church with Rev Father Degenhardt officiating.
Two war time flags with storied histories were presented Sunday at the Armory in a ceremony led by the Woman's Relief Corps and John Wood Post. The event honored the 50th Illinois Volunteers and the Tillson family, with remarks on flag history and veterans. General Henry R. Hill accepted the flags as the crowd applauded, and a display case for relics was unveiled.
Anna Hawn of Cedar Grove Missouri praises Foley Cathartic Tablets as mild on the stomach and effective for digestion. The letter claims relief from indigestion constipation bloating and sour stomach with no nausea or griping. Miller Arthur Drug Co promotes the remedy as helpful for those with clogged or irregular bowels.
Answers on cleaning polished wood surfaces emphasize tepid water with a soft cloth, avoid strong soap, and a touch of neutral soap for marks. For waxed finishes, apply crude oil lightly, then dust and polish. Dents can be lifted with damp blotting paper and a warm iron over several days. Leather chairs benefit from light milk-moistened cloths, avoiding heavy vaseline.
Premier Asquith's Belfast halt exposes Ulster's reluctance toward home rule. A wide Ulster meeting yielded disappointment over disarmament talks and a firm stance against government plans. Carson denies rumors of Ireland governance changes as martial law lapse leaves Ulster largely unmoved.
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