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Newspaper
Toluca Star Herald
Location
Toluca, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
2
A miscellany of notices from Streator items include social events, theatre suggestions, barber marriage rumors, a baby arrival, a rural envelopes printing pitch, and local residents visiting or traveling. Also included are brief mentions of a gray mare for sale and a commercial plug for Foley’s Kidney Pills.
Mrs John MccNeish visited Chicago last week while the Northern Illinois Fair ran September 6 to 12 in Streator. Deputy Sheriff Howard transacted business in the city last Saturday. Louis Groves of Granville visited at Mrs James Greig's home. Paul Friede the cigar maker from Streator visited the city last Saturday. John Pozzi welcomes a baby girl born last Monday. WANTED Highest cash price for geese and duck feathers by J L Miskimin Toluca Ill. Max Bozart spent two weeks in Missouri and returned Tuesday night. A tent show on Santa Me Avenue all last week. a list of names summoned as jurors in Lacon included Frank Fay only excused. Teddy Bear joke about Roosevelt party. Postmaster Antoine Deloria Gardner Mich endorses Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief. father cured too. Foster Drug Co. sells.
A夜 night brawl among about forty Mexican workers at Henry on the Rock Island resulted in Aljandro Cortez dying from two gunshot wounds and a head wound. Two others were wounded but not seriously. Sheriff Motter and Henry authorities detained suspects, Coroner Grable scheduled an inquest, and three men were charged with murder and jailed in Lacon awaiting grand jury action.
Frank A. Ryan and Miss Ellen A. Cox were married in Streator during a Mass at the Immaculate Conception church. Rev. H. A. O Kelly officiated, with Miss Florence Cox and James Ryan as attendants. The couple plans a Chicago honeymoon and a lake trip.
P. L. Lantz offers the best line of fly nets in the area and invites customers to call. He also stocks wedding and announcement supplies and visiting cards and can do artistic printing on short notice.
The article praises dainty summer negligees with airy chiffon jackets designed to stay cool in heat. It describes a pastel flowered chiffon jacket with elbow sleeves, lace trim, and a sash bow, plus washable options in dimities and swisses for inexpensive, cool wear.
Fashion trends move away from plain skirts to varied self trimming including plaits, drapes, panels and tucks. Dolman fur mantles with single fastenings rise in popularity alongside flame velvet cloaks and gray charmeuse linings. Small hats and black Georgette features appear, with bold white outfits accented by color in borders, embroidery or accessories.
The piece notes that beige or tan remains a favorite among French women and pairs well with black or white. This season features some of the handsomest gowns in this color, creating appealing combinations with other hues.
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