Festive House Parties And Surprising Toluca Home Welcome
A series of social gatherings near Quality Hill featured Miss Mae Twist as hostess for friends from the Second City. Attendees included Miss Lovey Adams and Miss Mae Wood with Messrs Fred Baer Andrew Olson Fred Wood and Wilbur Woodrow. An anniversary birthday dinner and pink and yellow decorations marked the events. Neighbors later surprised Alex and Mrs Kennedy near Toluca with a traditional old fashioned dance and a late night card and supper gathering.
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Goodee
W. W. Twist
Quality Hill
Mae
Second City
Misses Funn
Mae Wood
Peoria St
Lovey Adams
Oak Park
Messers
Fred Baer
Normal
Andrew Olson
Racine Ave
Fred Wood
Wilbur Woodrow
South Green St
Chicago
Twist
Christian Church
Olson
Holy City
Miss Twist
Mr. Baer
Joan
Misses Wood
Thomas Foster
Alex Kennedy
Toluca
Alex
Mrs. Kennedy
Litchfield Upholds Hope After Stroke Recovery
John Litchfield, a wares merchant and hardware store owner, has improved significantly after a severe stroke two and a half months ago. He recently began walking, visited town with his wife, and praised by friends for his renewed strength, with full recovery anticipated soon.
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John Litchfield
Mr. Litchfield
Basket Social at Center School Near Toluca
A box social will be held at Center School two miles south and one east of Toluca on Friday March 5. A play titled Old Maid's Club will be presented by district youths. Ladies should bring filled baskets and gentlemen money for admission. Matilda Knapp, Teacher.
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Toluca
Old Maid’s Club
Matilda Knapp
Foreign Traveler Baldini Returns Home After Long Delay
Cissto Baldini brother of Steve Baldini of this city returns to Pawnee, Nl., from a 10 month stay in Bressia Italy. He left in April 1914 to visit his ill mother, visited May, her July death, then faced repeated refusals to depart. With Steve Baldini’s help and intervention from Congressman Stone and Milan’s consul, Baldini gained passage via Switzerland and returned to Toluca on the 18th. He plans to make Pawnee his future home.
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Cissto Baldini
Steve Baldini
Bressia
Italy
Baldini
America
Steve
Congressman Stone
Milan
Switzerland
Toluca
Pawnee
Cinderella at Green Bush school delights locals
The home talent group presented Cinderella last Friday at Green Bush school with Miss Ruth Litchfield as teacher. A box supper followed, raising a neat sum for the school while visitors from Toluca joined the audience and enjoyed the performance.
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Green Bush
Ruth Litchfield
Green Bush School
Toluca
Notice to Supervisors Meeting in Marshall County Illinois
The Marshall County Board of Supervisors will meet at the Court House in Lacon on March 9 1915 at 1 30 p m. Each bill must be itemized sworn filed by noon the preceding Saturday or be carried over to the next meeting. County Clerk Lawrence D Gregory.
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Board of Supervisors
Marshall County
Illinois
Lacon
Lawrence D. Gregory
Pasini's Bakery Cream Bread Ad Ends Mouth Exercise
An old classified style ad promotes Pasini's Bakery Cream Bread as a remedy for a busy mouth. It encourages customers to call for job printing and to chew the bread for exercise.
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Pasini
Court House Notes From the Democrat Court House Notes
Circuit Court records include estate administrations and real estate transfers. List covers Rapkiewicz estate, Code Nevitt Meston firm, and Moffitt dispute. Transfers show Ellen L Long to Calvin R Pembrook and others in Lacon Hopewell Antioch Toluca Santa Fe. Probate entries include Dohman and Curtis claims, final settlements, widows awards, and Sargent and Maubach estates. Damages and administrator actions noted.
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Victoria Rapkiewcz
John Rapkiewicz
Henry Keedy
John P Code
Thomas A.nevitt
John J. Meston
Nevitt & Meston
Jesse Moffit
Ellen L. Long
Calvin R. Pembrook
Lacon
Minerva H. Broaddus
Jacob Morgenstern
Hopewell
Melissa Traver
Mary
Martha Ogle
Ellen L
Christian W. Long
Antioch Cemetery
Rose Lesley
Toluca Coal Co
Elizabeth Haswell
Santa Fe
Toluca
August H. Dohman
A. C. Martin
Fitschen Bros
B. N. Watt
Fred G. Curtis
Enoch Baugh
Joseph P. Maubach
Kate Maubach
Henry Sargent
James Sargent
W. J. Black
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An old advertisement offers a 100 dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case and praises F J Cheney as honorable. It claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh from within by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It promotes 78 cent bottles and urges purchases through druggists, with accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
I. J. Canney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank of Commerce
Lenten Services at German Lutheran Church Friday Night
German Lutheran Church announces Lenten time services Friday night led by Pastor G A Schmidt. Members invited to be present.
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German Lutheran Church
G. A. Schmidt
Prison Lovers Wed On Release At Knutsford Parish
Two former inmates who carried on a long distance courtship while serving a month in Knutsford England were married on their release. The man proposed and was accepted in jail and the prison chaplain officiated at the parish church ceremony opposite the prison.
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Knutsford
Cheshire
England
Former Resident Max Ferrari Dies in Bartonville
Max Ferrari of Riverton Illinois died of general paralysis at Bartonville Hospital on February 21 at 12 45 am He was born December 2 1878 in La Presa Switzerland and lived in Streator Toluca Gary Ind and Riverton He leaves wife Mary a son Max Paul one brother Louis and one sister Maria Funeral was at St Joachim Church with burial in St Ann's Cemetery O L Bunn mortician Community offers sympathy to the family
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Max Ferrari
Riverton
Ill
Toluca
Bartonville
Ferrari
John Ferrari
la Presa
Switzerland
Streator
Gary
Ind
Mr. Ferrari
Mary Ferrari
Max Paul
Louis Ferrari
Maria
Society
di Bersaglieri Abruzzi
St. Joachim’s Church
Father Prati
St. Ann's Cemetery
O. L. Bunn
Card of Titanes expresses thanks for support after bereavement
The Ferrari family thanks friends and neighbors for assistance during their recent bereavement. Mrs. Max Ferrari and family extend appreciation for the help received.
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Max Ferrari
A Splendid Company Kesterson Crowley and Kesterson Visit
Toluca hosted the 20th Century Trio for three nights at the White Pearl Theatre. The show featured monologue singing and a novel paper tearing act by Mr Kesterson. Fans were eager to keep souvenirs torn by the artist and Magnolia will host them next week.
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Kesterson
Crowley
Toluca
White Pearl Theatre
Marcus Leon
Orpheum
Patriotic Program At Christian Church Tonight
The Christian church hosts a free Patriotic Program in the main auditorium with drills by young folks, choruses, duets, and solos. A Sunday stereoptical lecture on missionary work follows at the regular hour with slides illustrating field work. A. I. Larson.
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Christian Church
A. I. Larson
One large comfortable phaeton for sale
Recently painted and presented as good as new. Call on Y. E. Ball or phone 2603 for details.
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Y. E. Ball
High Jinks at Plumb Theatre Streator
Arthur Hammerstein presents High Jinks at the Plumb Theatre featuring a 75 performer company and a 10 piece orchestra. Rudolf Friml composed the light tuneful score with Otto Hauerbach contributing the plot about a magic perfume causing farcical romance. Tickets go on sale February 24 at Hershey’s with prices from 50c to $1.50.
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Arthur Hammerstein
Streator
Rudolf Friml
Otto Hauerbach
Hershey’s
High School Notes and Upcoming Program
February public school enrollment reached 483 with the largest class in first primary and best attendance in sixth grade. The High School will present a March 5 program featuring Mary Turigliatti violin solo Archie Macfarlane recitation Irene Ball piano solo Leta Carroll impromptu speech Orville Litchfield song The Bugler Filomeno Flamino piano solo and a week schedule. No school Thursday and Friday for teacher institute at Lacon.
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Mary Turigliatti
Archie Macfarlane
Lacon
Farm For Sale Near Toluca Illinois 180 Acres
180 acres of cultivated land with a new $8000 house and running water. Located four miles southeast of Toluca, seven miles northwest of Minoak, and eight miles north of Benson. Call or address Joseph Berry Toluca Il.
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Toluca
Minoak
Benson
Joseph Berry
Funeral Attended in Chicago for Mrs McDonald
Mr and Mrs John Foster and Mr and Mrs John Mc Grath traveled to Chicago Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs McDonald, a cousin to the two couples. They returned home Tuesday night. Civil War Mock Currency comes to light as an antiquarian society catalogs nearly two thousand varieties of tokens issued by tradesmen during the war.
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John Foster
John McGrath
Chicago
McDonald
Toluca Markets Corn Prices and Listing Notes
Markets report corn prices for No 3 white and yellow varieties in Toluca. Pricing appears inconsistent in the OCR, but mentions bags fresh and butter stock with a price around 180 to 250 in local units. Markets are corrected every Thursday at noon.
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Orien
First State Bank of Magnolia balance sheet 1915
The bank reports total resources of 138 126 56 and total liabilities of 198 125 56. G A Morphew as cashier swears the figures are true before Notary T S Saxleton on February 22, 1915 in Putnam County.
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National
Postal Savings
Ball
Toluca State Bank
Batu
Ilumorsg
County of Marshall
G. Ganreis
First State Bank of Magnolia
Magnolia
Illinois
Minois
Ee Ceeee- Cee
G. A. Morphew
First State Bank of
G. A. Mo
Rte
County of
Putnam
T.s.sxexlton
Reward Offered For Lost Ladies Gold Watch
A ten dollar reward is offered for the return of a ladies' size gold watch that dropped from the owner's pocket. The watch may be returned in any condition. the owner's name is engraved inside. Return to the Star-Herald office or to the owner.
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Star-Herald
Special Assessments Dues Collected at Toluca Bank
All persons owing special sewer and sidewalk taxes are urged to call at Toluca State Bank to pay amounts due. Special Collector E G Ball directs payment of these assessments.
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Toluca
Bell Plain Tax Collection Schedule Announced
W R Spangler, Tax Collector for Bell Plain township, lists collection days at the National Bank La Rose Tuesdays and Saturdays Washburn Bank Wednesdays Toluca State Bank Thursdays. Subscribe for the Star Herald. A defence from the Blues at W P theatre.
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The
National Bank
la Rose
Washburn Bank
Toluca State Bank
Bell Plain Township
W. R. Spangler
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Basket
Foster Drug Co
Court House
Card OF
Titanes
Christian Church Notes
Rexall
Toluca Markets
Seve
Bell Plain
W P. Theatre
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