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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
10
The article notes popular apparel for growing girls fourteen and older, emphasizing low belts and straight moyen age lines. It highlights versatile trimming to add neatness and chic, with French designers like Jenny and Paul Poiret influencing youth garments.
Reporters note Grocers in Quincy report ample sugar locally despite fears of a famine. Wholesale warehouses show large 400 pound sacks and few retailers buy smaller lots. John H. Loebing and a Quincy Grocery Co. official say no emergency, watchful stock for the city remains. No cars of sugar expected to reach Quincy dealers this week.
Mrs John Richmiller travels to St Louis to visit friends for a week RS Ralph Gardner leaves for Denver to join husband on hunting trip Mrs J L Tapp visits Keokuk to stay with brother Dr Frank M Fuller Matt Harris Quincy Gas Electric and Heating worker wed Liza Hawkins and will reside at 1245 Hampshire St Mrs J A S Ehart hosts bridge club with Mr and Mrs Will Tapp Green and Pittsfield pair motor trip Mr and Mrs C M Thompson head to Hamilton NL for new home wedding of James Gilbert Raymond and Marian Frances Sproat planned in St Paul at 851 Dayton Ave with home to be 4644 Colfax Ave S Minneapolis Mr and Mrs William Hartung of Hooper NE depart Chicago after two week visit Mrs G W Reynolds of Berwyn IL returns home Mrs Henry Whipple hosts luncheon for Mrs Reynolds Mrs G Catling of Augusta and Mrs G Hautchens of Carthage shop in town Mrs Chester Ryniker state Eastern Star officers travel to Springfield for grand chapter meeting Miss Lillian Cherry Grace Whipple chapter attend Kirtleys Round Table held at Clara Wilsons home 1400 Vermont St first meet of year with light refreshments next meeting set for library tower room with E F Black paper
M Grace Osborne of the state tuberculosis association met with Adams county TB committee secretary Loren C Cox to plan publicity for a proposed county tax to fund a new tuberculosis sanitarium. She will return in two weeks to continue coordinating efforts and story materials with local editors. Also tonight at 8 an illustrated lecture by Rev Thomas Stephenson on his travels in Scotland and England supports the church B Y P U fundraising.
The Soldiers and Sailors Home held Thadieus White's funeral in cottage 20 with chaplain Rev Beadles officiating. The G A R oversaw burial at the home cemetery as women of relief corps No. 304 attended and a cross of flowers marked the casket. Separate notes mention W L Etherton's death and upcoming funeral, along with hospital surgeries, vaudeville reports, and classes starting the week at the home.
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