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Newspaper
Toluca Star Herald
Location
Toluca, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1920
Page
2
Toluca Star Herald notices show author George W Bonham and weekly publication details. Historical masthead includes Friday edition, postal classification, and 1920 subscription terms with yearly, six month, and three month rates.
Streator visitors and weekend travels show a busy social scene with many names visiting relatives in Streator Peoria and Chicago. An October 11 Hoffman dance in Toluca and a Church pulpit attendance are noted along with theater listings and card offerings at the Star Herald office.
Mon day night October 4th will feature the next Seelig dance at Jensen's theatre. Miss Margaret Wargo of Chicago visits Toluca this week. A Joliet case reveals a 17 year imprisonment of a girl by her stepfather Steve Zarn. health officials prepare prosecutions. Illinois roads show $15.8 million spent through Sept 9 on 982 miles of improvements. 633 miles state aid and 340 federal aid, funded without bond issue. Coal mine output remains cut due to railcar shortages, affecting Williamson, Franklin and Saline counties. Sangamon county 53 FFA members won 91 ribbons at the state fair. Smoke Micello cigars are 10 and 15 cents.
A brief profile of Martin Van Buren born Kinderhook New York detailing his rise from a law clerk to U S senator and New York attorney general. It notes his role as Albany Regency leader and his image as the Little Magician who shaped Jacksonian politics and became a test case for modern presidential campaigning.
The undersigned quits farming and sells at public auction at a Toluca Varna area farm on Tuesday October 12 1920 starting 10 a m. catalog lists 7 head of horses 6 head of cattle 14 farm machines including McCormick binders mowers planters and plows plus wagons buggies and other gear. About 5 tons timothy hay. Terms cash for sums 10 and under. over 10 months credit with note at 6 percent interest. Auctioneers F H Jackson & Son Olney Hurl clerk FERD SCHOEPKE.
A railroad president asks a burly Irishman to introduce himself politely for a pass to St Louis. After an hour the man returns with a sharp retort stating he has a job and a pass on the Wabash, ending the exchange with defiant humor.
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