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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1916
Page
8
A reflective piece on how dislike alters appearance and life. It cites a friend’s sour expression born from hatred of a girl at a store, then describes an unnamed woman who let dislikes dominate her days. The lesson urges resisting dislike, noting malice harms both others and self. It ends with the adage that malice harms the hater’s peace.
A fashion note describes a dressy panne velvet coat with skunk fur bands for formal wear. It covers lining choices, fabric width, and required yardage, noting future colorings, linings, and collar styles, including cape collars and sailor options, as well as ease of wear.
An old newspaper advertisement warns of a bad summer for children with unusual sickness. It promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets from Miller & Arthur Drug Co as a safe laxative to keep bowels open and liver active, claiming relief from indigestion and related ailments without pain.
A Quincy social note details a Friday bridge party honoring Miss Mamie Green of Denver visiting Miss Mamie Tripp. Prizes went to Mrs Wave Miller and Miss Nina Grieser. a luncheon followed. The item lists numerous attendees and mentions other social events including a Decatur visit, a Labor Day dinner dance plan, and upcoming weddings and farewells across the community.
Mr and Mrs Chris Weber of 511 State Street marked their fifty second wedding anniversary and Mr Weber’s seventy eighth birthday. He has lived in Quincy over sixty years and served as police station clerk for twenty two years before retiring from active business. Friends offered congratulations on their long happy life.
Franklin school Friendship club members camping on Turner farm in Ellington return today. Miss Martha Good extension secretary joins the campers. Miss Mary B. Hyde and Miss Ruth Harrison return from vacations. Harrison to organize physical training classes. other clubs plan meetings and Saturday night suppers will be served this winter.
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a gentle bowel cleansing remedy for a clear complexion. It claims the treatment relieves the liver and bowels without gripe and appeals to all ages, priced at 25 cents at druggists.
Rev. Thomas Stephenson of Portland Oregon has come to Quincy to fill the vacancy at the First Baptist church for at least two or three months. He has served as superintendent of missions in Montana for five years and pastored in Pueblo Colorado for twelve years. The church has been without a pastor since Rev Oliver Reed left early summer and is grateful to Mr Stephenson.
The Salem St. Peter and St. Paul Evangelical churches schedule a mission feast this Sunday at 10:30 in South Park. Pastor H. J. Leemhuis leads prayer and songs, with sermons by Rev. A. Langhorst and Rev. W. Bechtold. An afternoon song service follows at 2:15 directed by Prof. Schuessler, ending with prayers and offerings.
Rev H J Leemhuis spent vacation in town dining with John Loenker in Eighth and State streets then left for Chicago. Rev I W Bingaman to Rock Island for Sunday sermons. Young People's society oversees services. Sprin Methodist conference begins with a welcome service Monday night and runs through the week. Rev J O Kirkpatrick and family plan to Springfield for conference and Cass county visits, with John and Myra visiting Pawnee schoolmates.
It may not make a young man happy when a girl returns his love, and certainly not when it is returned because she has no use for it.
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