Spirit of the Local Press and Toluca County Notes
A mixture of short local items from Streator era papers. Commentary on ethics in journalism, garment jokes, and a roundup of county happenings in Ottawa, La Prairie, Toluca, and Venusac. Gas finds, insurance re-ratings, school plans, and repairs on a telephone line feature with several named towns and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County News
Ottawa
Wella
Johnn Tarter
Henry
F. E. Wilson
la Prairie
Steiger
Lacon
Insurande
Darkey
Igalvo
Altho
Emocrat
Frank Perry
Tim War
Lawn Ridge
Edelstein
Edelatein
Arthur Lagton
Peoria
Io Lacon
Marshall County
Lagton
Tom Nelson
Chitlicotbe
Barr
Nelson
Toluca
Herman Corde
Flattering notice honors Springfield Republican origins
The Springfield Daily Republican notes a Lincoln era lineage for The Republican and its publishers. It highlights George Burt of Henry Illinois as proprietor since 1865 with his son George A. Burt, a modern local weekly production, and praises Samuel Bowles’s lineage and the paper’s quality. Subscribers like John Swaney of McNabb share favorable impressions. The piece credits The Springfield Republican Co. and pledges to live up to the praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Daily Republican
Republican
West
George Burt
Henry
Ill
Burt
George A
Mags
Samuel Bowles
Dr Holland
Bowles
Samuel
Great Republic
John Swaney
McNabb
Springfield Republican Co
What Col Fort Says Republican Candidate Comments on canvass
Col Bob Fort reports his bid for Lieutenant Governor is advancing well. He notes Gov Yates conducts a strong, open canvass for governor and praises Yates as upright and honest. Fort is described as genial and well served by his legislature tenure, with a hope he will be nominated per Peoria Daily Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Fort Vacon R City
Yates
Gov Yates
Illinois
Fort
Col
Bob
Peorla Dally Star
What’s the Use of Worrying Fretting Doesn’t Pay
The poem counsels against fretting over unseen ills and urges living life easily. It warns that worry is wasteful and unproductive while encouraging a breezy, cheerful approach to daily events. Whistling and singing are proposed as antidotes to anxiety.
Overtime Eight Hour Laws Ignored by Tireless Workers
Dr King's New Life Pills claim to work continuously curing indigestion biliousness constipation and ailments of the stomach liver and bowels. The ad touts their safety ease and price of 25 cents at Crowell's drug store as a cure all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
New Life
Crowell's Drug Store
The Walking Sick and Emulsion Promise Strength
The ad declares chronic, thin, weak people need Scott’s Emulsion to build flesh, blood, and appetite. It promises new strength in every dose, notes a free sample offer, and warns to look for the picture on the bottle wrapper. Scott & Bowne, chemists, New York, supply 50 cent and one dollar bottles at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Probate Court Actions and Real Estate Transfers Notices
Court proceedings approve sale of minor Pauline Lorenzoni estate and fix hearings for wills in the Mose and May cases. Estate updates include letters of testamentary issued, bond amounts, and claim periods. Real estate transfers list multiple parcel trades and names, with marriage licenses for Clyde McLaughlin and Emily Clifton and Glenn Strawn and Martha Stroup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline
Eddie
Alfred Lorenzoni
Charles Mose
Henry B
Catherine M May
Hijab Holmes
Thomas Daly
Jobn Hickey
Joseph P Heininger
Abram Bell
Henry
Benjamin Alvers
McGullceb
Dot
Blik
Varna
W J Stevenson
Eva May Steven- Ror
Anna
Little
Reuben Broaddue
Roberts
Richard Keefe
Mary Ewen Keefe
Steuben
Medora Jones
Charles fFort
Wweesee
Richland
John B Phillips
Greene Hamilton Jr
LaPrairie
Garrett ‘T Conover
Nicholas Leichter
Saratoga
Benjamin Myers
Emma Cordelia Coan
David M Hall
Evans
Charles Ong
Cordelia B Broaddus
Roberta
Robert E -Burgess
Wm H Harrington
Evana
John Downey
Downey
Wenona
Fred J Collins
Wo J Stevenson
Lacon
James R McCoy
Andrew J Mr Cartney
William Crawford
James Burnette Jr
Orrin Beckwith
August Juderson
Conrad J Held
Peter W Held
Reuben Broaddus
Andrew Lee Broaddus
Clyde McLaughlin
Jemily Clifton
Sparland
Glenn B Strawn
Hopewell
Martha M Stroup
Do You Want Strength Add to the Physical
An old advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure adds to the physical by digesting food and building strength in the system. It touts palatability and notes sale by J. E. & F. A. Powell and nerve-related appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E
F. A. Powell
April Delineator offers fashion, fiction and gardens
The April Delineator blends fashion and literature with illustrated features. It highlights Nordic holiday themes, Landon Knight romance, Grace Peckham Murray ear care, Allan Sutherland on transforming vacant lots into gardens, and short stories by Wyllarde MacGowan Surbridge and others. Includes practical household information and music for leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Delineator
April Delineator
William Armstrong
Landon Knight
Grace Peckham Murray
Allan Sutherland
Dolf Wyllarde
Aillie MacGowan
Agnes Surbridge
Albert Bigelow Payne
Gabrielle E. Jackson
Lina Beard
One Minute Cough Cure Cures Woman’s Pneumonia Case
Mrs Gert rude Fenner of Marion Indiana suffered a deep seated cold that caused pneumonia. After trying many remedies she used One Minute Cough Cure, four bottles restoring her cough lungs and health. Sold by J E and F A Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude B. Fenner
Marlon
Ind
Scott
J E & F A Powell
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