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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
10
A reflective piece arguing hate distorts the speaker and others, citing Dr. Johnson and Balzac to condemn hating sinners not just sins. It warns envy and vanity fuel most hate, urging love and sympathy and recommending hating hypocrisy and oppression as Christ did.
Daily fashion hints describe sport garments leaning toward frocks suits and coats of utility type for the season. A featured sport dress in jersey silk shows detachable collar and cuffs belted waist with chamois belt and net join, back invisibly fastened, and possible in ponges or rajah silk with careful chamois selection.
Notes from the city recounts a full day at Blue Ribbon with promos from Crooks & Cox Millinery Co and Doerr Dept. Store. Browsers include bankers Walter Heidbreder and E. E. Nance attending meetings, a Canton plan for a Women Teachers' club boat excursion, and several visits by Miss Agnes Henson, Mrs. Foltz, and others. Headlines highlight sales, millinery specials, and local business trips while mentioning a funeral for Mrs. Giddis and health concerns for Charles Shoemaker.
Born to Mr and Mrs John Warning a daughter Wednesday morning Mrs Warning formerly Miss Lillian Buser. Opportunities are apt to go by default unless they carry dollar signs.
The Quincy Society's first general committee meeting chose Mrs. Dewey Woodruff as chair and formed reception decoration refreshment entertainment and publicity committees for the old fashioned garden party on June 8 and 9 at the Historical building grounds. Other local social notes include visits and gatherings of Mrs. Samuel Morman Mrs. Florence Morman and Mrs. J Willis Gardner, birthday celebrations, and upcoming weddings and travel plans.
Mrs H V Hart hosted her 500 club Tuesday with Mrs H A Christ winning a prize. Mrs H B Geers entertained in honor of sister Mrs E G Wilson of Chicago. prizes went to Mrs Roy Adair. Miss Lucille Little hosted friends Tuesday evening. Tess Heckle and John Pott won prizes in 500. Defendent C Koenig discharged in police court for lack of evidence. William Miller fined $2 and costs for intoxication.
Announcement made Wednesday for the engagement of Oscar Shannon, owner and manager of the Quincy Baseball Association, and Miss Charlotte Walbring of 432 North Eighth Street. No wedding date yet. Both are well known in the city and come from prominent families. Shannon is in insurance, president of the baseball association, and secretary of the Royal Hotel company. Walbring has run the hairdressing and manicuring department at Misses Kiefers in Maine Street.
Announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Frances Mueller and Henry Krueger set for Saturday June 3.
Miss Cecil Lorena Hughes of Taylor and Harold H. Hansbrough of Palmyra were married in the parsonage of the First Christian church at 5 PM Wednesday by Rev. W D Endres. The couple were accompanied by Elmer J. Carson and Miss Ella Hogge and plan to reside on a farm near Palmyra.
Miss J Opal Mayfield and Milo Johnson Marlett of West Point married Wednesday morning by Justice E J Bonney in his office. The only witness was Miss Mabel Houdyshell of West Point. They will set up housekeeping in West Point where the groom operates in the auto livery business.
Miss Alice E Schutz daughter of Rev and Mrs Henry Schutz of 427 West Williams Springfield married Paul Lester James Wednesday at 830 pm at the Schutz home Rev Edward Schutz of Rockford assisted by Rev T N Ewing officiated Attendants included Miss Flora Schutz and Harry James Ring bearer John Alfred Neu The couple will live in Springfield where James works for Practical Advertising Co.
Quincy Power Boat club members have raised funds for a new 133 foot float along the clubhouse. Construction starts now with members doing most work. The float completes the clubhouse project as nails have largely been driven by members during evenings and nights. A telephone line 1411-W is installed in the clubhouse.
A reflection on domestic science as a field in schools, tracing its history from Mary Lyon’s era to today. It argues for technical, scientific homemaking education over frivolous finishing programs and envisions women educated to enhance home life rather than depart from it. The piece contrasts ignorance on the subject with a push for practical, science-based training for wives and mothers. It also notes a period-appropriate, moral framing of women’s roles in home education. A separate odd ad promotes Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey cough syrup as a ready-made 25c remedy with formula listed on the package.
More than 500 Weems laundry employees joined a Wednesday evening river cruise aboard the G. W. Hill. The steamer departed at 8 45 PM, traveled eight miles downriver, returned about 11 30 PM, with music and dancing onboard. A large riverfront delegation saw the boat off, and the event was organized by Roy Holford, A. Q. Huffman, R. C. Hallowell, May McAdams and others.
A chaotic fragment mentions Hannah Baker Katherine Detect nie Stormer and Anna Till. The text notes a man carrying his big tyre in a watchcase and shutting her up occasionally, but the meaning and facts are not clear.
Henry Rudolph of Carmi Illinois reports relief from back pain and nocturnal wakefulness after taking Foley Kidney Pills. The Miller Arthur Drug Co advertisement promotes these pills as quickly acting and effective for kidney and bladder discomfort and related rheumatic symptoms.
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