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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1917
Page
19
The article describes bold handwork using applique and stencil on blouses and peplum models. It notes war shortages pushed demand for cheap, quick embellishments like Georgette, lace, velvet, and color-matched blouses to suit ensembles.
A reflective piece on unfulfilled desires in old age, contrasting childlike wants with the weariness of the elderly. It laments the lack of hope in later years, urges offspring to act as fairy godmothers, and ends with a call for more compassionate self interest to fulfill lasting wishes.
According to last available figures Great Britain published 843 new works of fiction in a year. The data suggests that even during war time readers seek escapist romance, signaling a shift from grim topics to adventurous tales.
Paterson New Jersey woman writes of improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. She details back and side pains irregularity fatigue nervousness bad dreams poor appetite and shortness of breath before treatment.
Company E of Quincy will leave Camp Lincoln this Thursday and reach Springfield during the day. The entire Tenth Illinois infantry under Col. O. P. Yeager will depart for home stations after intensive drills. By nightfall Thursday only three companies will remain in the capital city. The Ninth Illinois under Col. Claude F. Ryman departs at 9 this morning. Remaining units are the Fourth infantry supply and hospital corps and Company I of the Eighth infantry.
L. L. Boyer the county highway superintendent said on Saturday the State Street Road macadam extension will likely be oiled to protect the surface. Vehicles wear the road and lime dust blows away, leaving deep ruts. Oil covered the north bottom road, and a mile of the Quincy to Hutmacher’s ice house route is being treated. Boyer and city engineer Enoch Chatten inspected gravel beds near LaGrange and Barry to arrange contracts for gravel for North Twenty Fourth Street work.
The body of Charles Liebman lies in state at his home 121 1 2 North Sixth Street from 8 am until a 2 30 pm funeral at the home burial in Greenmount Cemetery. Miss Lillie Grover’s funeral is at 2 30 pm Sunday in St Johns Cathedral with burial in Woodland Cemetery. The body may be viewed at Daugherty's undertaking chapel 9 am to 12 noon Sunday morning. Philadelphia's Lincoln relics were highlighted in Major William H Lambert's renowned private collection.
The Barry Methodist church prepares October 17 and 18 celebrations with speakers Rev Henry Wilson and Geo H Wilson of Quincy. Wilson once led the station in 1866. Also reported a hearing in the Harrison Emerson vs Barry Sand and Gravel case awarded widow $1840 after her husband’s death in an accident at work.
Local notes show G T Thompson in Chicago with a planned Peoria stop, several residents visiting Quincy from Hannibal Des Moines and Brooklyn, and a sale at the American Clothing Company liquidating all shoes to free space for women’s wear.
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