Christmas Exercises and Basket Drive At Congregational Church
The Bible school held festive Christmas exercises last Sunday with candy boxes for attendees. A generous Christmas basket offering funded about 45 baskets distributed across the city by church members and donors. A praise service occurred Tuesday morning and a Bible school boys class social followed Wednesday night. Next Sunday morning will feature a talk titled The Abundant Life.
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Congregational Church
Bible School
S. A
Methodist Church Sunday Schedule and Sermon Topics
The Sunday School meets at 9 40 a m with worship at 11 00 a m The morning sermon titled World Service and a 7 30 p m song service followed by a pastor lecture Modern Miracles are announced Pastor B J Duncan leads the service.
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B. J. Duncan
Hoffman Trunk Football Team to Hold Final 1923 Meeting
All members of the Hoffman Trunk football team are notified that the last meeting of the 1923 season will be held Friday December 28 at seven o'clock. Members are urged to attend and call the football manager for more information.
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Hoffman Trunk
Taxpayers urged to file 1923 returns by March 15 1924
The period for filing 1923 income tax returns begins January 1 1924 and ends at midnight March 15 1924 Heavy penalties apply for late or false returns Form 1040A now covers net income up to 5000 mainly from wages and salaries Those with income from business profession farming property or rent must use Form 1040 and those over 5000 use Form 1040 Also copies of both forms will be mailed to 1922 filers and available on request at revenue offices.
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Collectors
Internal Revenue
Camphor Eye Wash Promises Quick Relief
The Thompson Drug Co advertises Tavoptik eye wash mixed with camphor, hydrastis, and witch hazel for sore, weak, or strained eyes. A small bottle treats cases and an aluminum eye cup is included free.
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Thompson Drug Co
Princeton Adopts Fine Schedule for Speeders
Princeton police courts set a fixed scale for speeding fines to ensure fairness. The plan fines 2 per mile over 25 plus a $5 base, rising to 4 per mile after 36 mph and 6 per mile after 46 mph, with totals reaching $180 at 60 mph and beyond.
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Princeton
Torturers Kill Aged Woman Near Braidwood
Bloodhounds were hired by Sheriff John D. Walker of Will County to trace the slayers of Mrs. Anton Bergara a 73 year old widow found dead under a bed behind her small grocery near Braidwood Joliet area. She was bound and strangled with rope and showed bruises from a desperate struggle. Police believe money motive driven the torture. Deceased was well known to former Braidwood residents now in the area and was aunt to John Negri of Peru.
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John D. Walker
Will County
Anton Bergara
Braidwood
Joliet
John Negri
Peru
Circuit Clerk to Quit After 32 Years of Service
The county circuit clerk Harry Fuller will retire at the end of his current term and will not seek re election. Will McManis, deputy circuit clerk for 28 years, is being groomed as the likely Republican candidate by leading lawyers.
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Harry Fuller
Fuller
Will McManis
Masonic Officers Installed for 1923 at Local Lodge
The local Masonic Lodge installed officers on Tuesday evening December 18 1922 for the coming year. Installing Officer H K Beecham, roles filled include W M William Harman Ss W J R Warnock J W George Condie Jr Treas L H Luther Sec A J Blassick 8 O Carl A Johnson J D E J Carlson 8 8 Fred H Rathbun J S L H Strawn Marshal Ed Howard Tyler Malcolm Condie.
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Masonic
Masonic Lodge
H. K. Beecham
H. J. Luther W. M
Wm. Harman
Ss. W
J. R. Warnock
J. W
George Condie, Jr
L. H. Luther
A. J. Blassick
Carl A. Johnson
J. D
E. J. Carlson
Water Rents Due City of Spring Valley by Jan 1 1924
All water rents due the City of Spring Valley must be paid before January 1, 1924, or the water will be shut off without further notice. N. H. Smith, City Clerk.
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Spring Valley
N. H. Smith
Bible Thoughts for Us nns Week REVERE THE CREATOR
Weekly devotional notes present scripture themes for each day Monday through Saturday. Verses cited include Revelation 4 11 2 Chronicles 16 9 Matthew 6 21 Psalm 23?8 Proverbs 27 1 Proverbs 3 6 and Psalm 4 8, framing praise reliance guidance and safety.
Bible Thoughts for This Week
Weekly devotional notes citing passages from Micah Matthew Romans Psalm 25 and Thessalonians. Emphasizes justice mercy humility prayer integrity truth and cheerful giving with guidance for daily living and spiritual growth.
Slander spreads in political campaigns without cure
The piece compares slander to contagious diseases during elections, noting vaccines exist for smallpox and preventive measures for other illnesses, but no remedy stops slander from spreading in campaign seasons.
Agreement Verdict Gives La Salle Boy $300
A La Salle boy Lester Hynds aged 10 received $300 in a settled damages verdict after his father Thomas Hynds and defendant Thos W Keys agreed on compensation for injuries from a wagon incident on May 18 1928. The driver allowed the boy to board the wagon used in street cleaning, leading to an arm injury caught in a wheel.
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Lester Hynds
la Salle
Thomas Hynds
Thos. W. Keys
Curious trait of chameleon observed in blindfold tests
A chameleon blindfolded loses the ability to change colors and its entire body remains a uniform hue. This finding suggests color change relies on visual input and signaling. Researchers note the result under controlled conditions and plan further studies.
Foul Play in Death at Kincaid
Victoro Donato a 39 year old coal miner was found dead in a Kin caid cow barn on Wednesday morning. A gas pipe near his body and a forehead wound indicated the cause. He appeared to have been dead about ten hours. No arrests have been made.
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Victoro Donato
Kincaid
Adlerika Promises Quick Gut Relief for Constipation
A Spring Valley woman testifies that Adlerika cured her long standing stomach gas and constipation. The ad claims Adlerika works on both upper and lower bowel and removes gas and poisons within ten minutes. Thompson Drug Co. distributes the product.
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Thompson Drug Co
Never Quit When Reaching End of Rope, Splice and Go
A motivational note suggests perseverance by splicing the rope rather than quitting when at the end. It claims small people gain advantages as they avoid appearing foolish when slipping on a wet sidewalk.
Dalzell Notes on Illnesses and Visits
Peter and Joseph Faletti visit in Oglesby to see their seriously ill brother Lawrence. Funeral attendees Dom Miglio and Steve Pomatto at Marseilles. Elizabeth McDonald returns from Chicago for holidays. Pomatto family, Giachetto, and Castelli relatives visit Dalzell. Taicchi injured at Cherry mine, but improving.
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Peter and
Joseph Faletti
Oglesby
Lawrence
Pasquali Bruda
Steve Pomatto
Joseph Pomatto
Dom. Miglio
Marseilles
Dalzell and Oglesby News Travel and Illnesses
Mrs John Lanzi is seriously ill at her home in Dalzell. John Vallero of Carlinsville visited friends in Dalzell last week. Mr and Mrs Charles Vallero visited Lawrence Faletti in Oglesby last week. Dom Perardi and family were Oglesby visitors last week. Mr and Mrs Joe Faletti and Mrs Dom Perardi motored to Oglesby Monday night to see Lawrence Faletti.
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John Lanzi
Dalzell
John Vallero
Carlinsville
Charles Vallero
Lawrence Faletti
Oglesby
Dom, Perardi
Joe Faletti
Dom. Perardi
Former Peru Family Dead in Christmas Eve Fire
A fire destroyed a home in Eldorado Kansas killing Phillip Tutt a former Peru resident and his son Phillip Tutt Jr. Relatives in Peru received word of the deaths while other family members were hospitalized in Eldorado. Charles Bulfer brother of Mrs Tutt left for Towando Kansas immediately.
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Phillip Tutt
Peru
Phillip, Jr
Eldorado
Kansas
Father
Charles Bulfer
Tutt
Towando
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