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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
8
An essay on thinking ahead in checkers and life. It contrasts players who plan several moves with those who act on impulse, citing David Starr Jordan and the idea that the world yields to those who know where they are going. It urges deliberate foresight in personal decisions like choosing a home or career.
A 1916 17 wardrobe note highlights a Turkish trouser negligee with a Chinese coat and wide ankle length trousers featuring multicolor embroidery. The piece analyzes suitability for Western hemispheric women, noting comfort and variety in fabrics and colors, while cautioning against overly heavy or bulky versions for certain body types.
F. Bush, receiver for the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railroad asks that the Texas and Pacific be placed in the hands of a receiver due to its failure to pay a judgment of 410000 in favor of the Iron Mountain. The rose soon fades, but the thorn continues in business at the old stand.
Mss. Marjorie Southwick returns to St Louis after visiting Quincy friends and family including Mrs. Wells. Mrs Albert Zoller visits relatives in Bluffs and Springfield while Mr Zoller travels east. Musselman couple expected home after a Rushville wedding honeymoon in Montrose Iowa. Families host dinners and teas with guests from Chicago Boston Ottumwa and Keokuk. Socials mark birthdays anniversaries and outings across Quincy with numerous local households hosting guests and entertaining in fall gatherings.
Mrs Anna Newcomb hosted the St John Guild reception at her home as they sew for the forthcoming bazar. Mr and Mrs George Grimm received a farewell from Luther Memorial church on Thursday with talks by church leaders. they depart for Muskogee next week. Sunday will feature mission Sunday at Bluff Hall Congregational church with a special sermon by Prof Herman Oberhaaus. Father Marcellus of St Louis arrived in Quincy and will hear confessions, conduct a 40 hour devotion starting with a high mass. German Evangelical church groups plan a Thanksgiving See supper on November 30.
The Agoga Bible class of First Baptist Church hosted a social evening for young people at the parlor. Decor featured corn stalks and orange black paper for a Halloween vibe with games piano solos by Lawrence Thornhill and Sylvia Taylor, singing and various acts. Miss Hattie Collins teaches the class.
A list of new books has been placed on library shelves and is now available to patrons. Titles include Armstrong mastering the books of the Bible, Barr frofit and loss, Crowe laFayette, French home care of consumptives, Hemenway American public health protection, Johnson teaching of history, and many crochet, embroidery, and craft volumes. The 1915 16 Illinois Blue Book is also listed among new acquisitions.
Secretary Bradt of the Illinois Highway Commission spoke in Melrose at Adams county town hall. He argued the bond issue would fund 17 percent of roads serving 75 percent of farms and justify the cost with growing automobile revenue and state help. Commissioner Wilson addressed about 400 attendees in Liberty urging a yes vote to share tax benefits and complete the road system.
The Parish players delivered three plays at the Empire theater on Friday evening to a large audience. Fern Hobart Doubleday and Heaton starred in A Marriage Has Been Arranged, In the War Zone featured Doubleday with Carel Russell and Heaton, and a modern American farce closed the program.
London dispatch reports German forces advanced toward Camptung, about 20 miles inside the Romanian border, signaling continued push on the Transylvania front with Petrograd confirming the development.
Mr. W. Henderson of Dingle Mississippi recounts chronic cystitis relief after sixteen years, with dizziness and faint spells, seeking baths and costly waters before a friend advised Foley Kidney Pills. After half a dozen bottles his pains vanished and he sleeps soundly. Miller & Arthur Drug Co.
The Suburban club hosts a Halloween party at Ed Sinnock's home. Modern Novel club members and guests, led by Mrs. F M Bolles, dine at luncheon with a book review by Mrs. Guy Noll. Lucky Friday sewing club plays whist. prizes go to Mrs. George Phillips, Mrs. Henry Budde, Mrs. Harry Slocum, and Mrs. John Meustadt. The guests surprise the hostess with a stork shower.
Franklin K. Lane secretary of the interior denies Senator Lodge's claim that President Wilson added a postscript to the second Lusitania note stating the strict accountability content was not to be taken seriously. Lane says no such postscript existed and he attended all cabinet discussions.
Allan L. Benson Socialist presidential candidate continued his attack on the Hay-Chamberlain army reorganization bill in Hobart Oklahoma. He branded President Wilson and Charles Hughes as representatives of the capitalistic class while Wilson supported a living wage for laborers and Hughes suggested wages are roughly right with possible adjustments.
An old advertisement notes how mild sneezes and sniffles can grow into lingering colds during winter. It claims Dr King’s New Discovery has treated coughs and colds for 47 years, loosens phlegm and eases breathing. Available at your druggist for 10 cents.
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