Toluca City Council Weighs August Actions and Debates Well Repair
Toluca city council meets September 2 in regular session with Igor Jensen presiding. Aldermen Blazina Maccono Rusciolelli Berta Peterson present. Berry absent. Minutes from August meetings approved. light report accepted with shortage deduction. A proposal to repair the well tabled. Salaries listed for August 1918 and miscellaneous bills approved. Petition for sewer referred to street and alley committee. juror service bill laid on the table. a special committee to confer with Coal Co on casing a city well appointed. Council adjourned.
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Toluca
Igor Jensen
Blazina
Maccono
Rusciolelli
Berta
Peterson
Berry
Rusciobelli
H.P. Jensen
Palich
A. E. Tracy
Tom Bianco
Candido Plaminio
Joe Kampke
Pb Huprich
Alderman
John Biazina
Jos Maccono
Nicol Rusciolelli
D. Berta
Alert Peterson
Public Service Co
Light
Dr. Potts
Frank Gerardo
L Wargo
H. P. Jensen
John Proctor
Andrew Daugherty
Litchfield Bros
B. McCall
Toluca Coal Co
Turigliatti
Sullivan Oil Co
Thos
Melody
Bergonz
Peter Gayalla
Saghetti
S. Delladio
Howarth
Primo
Lake Rachke
Ylazina
Macsono
D. F. Gerardo
Rodgers
Seelig Orchestra Street Concert In Toluca Opera House
Toluca residents are urged to attend a Monday night street concert by the Seelig orchestra on the opera house stage. The program includes Salome Commandry, Dalbey Overture Superba Alma Where Do You Live, Briquet, Verdi Aida Aria Celeste Aida La Paloma, Yradier, Grand Selection Bohemian Girl from Bulfe with solo violin clarinet and trombone, and The Monitor and Edgar G. Allen.
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Seelig
Toluca
Prell
Dalbey
Alma
Jean Briquet
G. Verdi
Yradior
Erro
Bulfe
Monitor
Edgar G. Allen
Kidney Pills Promised to Restore Kidney and Bladder Action
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims the medicine restores health and strength after use. Sold by Foster Drug Co. Also promotes Star-Herald printing wedding announcements and invitations on short notice.
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Foster Drug Co
The
Star-Herald
Lutheran League Convention At Peoria Enjoyed By Delegates
More than 600 delegates and guests from Iowa Illinois and nearby areas gathered in Peoria for the eighth annual Luther League convention of the Southern district. The program featured songs solos and a sermon followed by a day at Bradley Park and a closing gathering expressing hopes to meet again in Clinton Iowa next year.
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German Lutheran League of ‘L'Eluc
Peoria
Luthera League
Iowa
Illinois
Welcome Py O
Seeba
Pres
St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s Church
Chenoa
Chicago
Clinton
Cullom
Davenport
Earlville
Forest Park
Granville
Mendota
Muscatine
Peru
Sterling
Streator
Toluca
Bethel
Zion’s
G. Greenland
Ill
Glen Oak Park
Hubert Endres
Prano
Wm. Knappe
Wartburg College
Anna Endres
Lulu Bess
Klaas Janssen
Lord of Light
Bradley Park
Glinton
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
Readers are assured of a complete cure for catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. The makers claim it cures catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. They offer 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure and cite testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Chenney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Photo Plays at White Pearl Theatre Brim with Hilarious Fun
A playful note touts photo plays at the White Pearl Theatre promising wholesome humor and rollicking entanglements to lift weary moods and chase away sorrow with light entertainment.
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White Pearl Theatre
Court House Notes from The Democrat
Birth announcements for Geo Coan and Edward Carl son of Henry. probate reports on Myrtle Antrim and guardianship for Harry and Vera Parsons with bonds and orders. Real estate transfers include quitclaim deeds between Earl Myers, Fred Rickey, and others in Lacon and Montrose areas.
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Geo, Coan
Henry
Myrtle Antrim
Harry and
Vera M. Parson
Joseph H Parsons
Harry Parsons
Vera M. Parsons
Fred H. Gehr
Earl Myers
Fred Rickey
Smith
Lacon
Heinrich Oalke
Emma
Edward Arndt
Montross Veda
Varuna
John I. Thompson
Emma T. Scholz
Master-in-chancery
Stof
Roath v Roath and Related Garnishments
Circuit Court summaries multiple actions including a divorce and injunction between Inez Roath and Charles Roath, a garnishment of The Toluca Bank partners in Ball case, and assumpsit suit of Stoner & Myers against Lee A. Broaddus, plus a will contest by Hiram R. Mutton against Lawrence and Vera Blossom.
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Circuit Court
Inez Roath
Charles Roath
Bill
Joseph Marascotti
Jacob L. Link
Jonas T. Ball
E. Gaylord Ball
Chauncey P. Ball
Toluca Bank
W. Batham
H. F. Stoner
Joseph Myers
Stoner & Myers
John Root of Galva Seeks Supreme Court Nomination
John Root of Galva Illinois born in Henry county 68 years ago. He attended common schools farmed and taught school read law with Judge Hiram Bigelow and was admitted to the Illinois bar in March 1880. He graduated from Union College of Law in 1888 89 and served as Master in Chancery in Henry County for twelve years. He practiced law in Henry and adjoining counties for over 25 years and now seeks the Progressive Party nomination for Supreme Court judge. Primary September 13 1913 Election October 20 1913.
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Henry County
Hiram Bigelow
Galva
Ill
Supreme Court of Illinois
Union College of Law
Chicago
Illinois
Henry
Supreme Court
Progressive Party
Labor Sunday Address At Christian Church On The Labor Movement
Next Sunday at the Christian Church A. F. Larson will speak on "The Labor Movement" from moral and economic angles. Larson, former member of the U M W of A, invites all union men and others to attend with services at 11 a.m.
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United States
Christian Church
A. F. Larson
For Sale 1918 Motor Cycles and Boats Bargain Prices
Advertisement offers 1918 model motor cycles and motor boats at bargain prices with new machines on easy monthly terms. Includes a payment plan and used motorcycles at discounts. Write with stamp for reply to Lock ox 11 Trenton Mich. Subscribe for the Star Herald.
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Trenton
Mich
Toluca Star Briefs Include Weddings Wrecks and Notices
John Berry and Belle Donnelly wed by Father O Brein. Clover Leaf club minstrel show in hall. Postmaster Twist returns from Town. A special election will decide water works system. Santa Fe wreck at I C viaduct east of town. cars tumbled down embankment. Mrs Chas Lothsfeldh dies south of town. Alfred Judd dies near Big Sandy. John Foster leaves for Quincy to attend college. Clothes pins priced one cent per dozen.
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John Berry
Belle Donnelly
O’brein
Clover Leaf Club
Twist
Santa Fe
I. C
Chas Lothsfeldh
Alfred Judd
Big Sandy
John Foster
Quincy
Toepfer
Local News Briefs from September 4 1903
Reports from the era include Fred Bastion being removed from play after a pitched ball injured him, a cable failure at No 1 shaft, and Sam Gill a former Marshall county sheriff passing away in Peoria. Also noted are marriage of S D Spalding and Marie Slate tery on September 1 and various local teaching appointments and city well work underway.
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Fred Bastion
Sam Gill
Marshall County
Peoria
S. D. Spalding
Marie Slate Tery
James Carey
Chicago
Cle
G. L. Marshall
Rose E. Fay
M. Fitzgerald
M. Hines
K. Daugherty
M. O’brien
Lucile Ryan
Libbie Spry
T. Gooley
Lizzie Duffy
Marie Farley
Holden School
Mary Farley
Greenbush School
John Cavolla
Rutland
Roanoke
Paddy Gillen
Time to Renovate Feathers and Mattresses in City
Local flyer promotes J. L. Miskimin offering feather renovations for beds and pillows. He has been in the city over a month and has served many customers with high satisfaction, also claiming to make mattresses of superior quality with guaranteed finish. Orders accepted at the Old Star building with pick up and delivery available.
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J. L Miskimin
Star
Foley Kidney Pills Offer Relief from Rheumatism Pain
Weak kidneys let uric acid toxins linger in blood causing rheumatic pains. Foley Kidney Pills claim to build up kidneys, restore action, and keep uric acid crystals out of the blood and body. Sold by Foster Drug Co.
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Foster Drug
Stars Defeat Standards In 8–3 Victory At Home
The Stars beat the Standards of Streator 8 to 3 last Sunday. Stars jumped to a 7‑run lead in the first two innings, then added another run in the eighth as Standards could only manage three. Spectacular plays included a one handed catch by Rags Drysdale of Streator. The lineup featured Boland Slapinski McGonnile Leisge Gardner McCall Rachke Ghigleri Olander for the Stars and Swets Drysdale Ambros Green Osborn Robb Ovnety Nichols for the Standards. A return game is planned in two weeks.
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Stars
Streator
Rags” Drysdale
Rags
McGraw
Giants
Boland
Rachke
Ghigleri
Olander
Standards
Swets
Central Life contract promotes winning without dying
A Toluca, Illinois plea references Barney Olander and asserts that life insurance can be advantageous without death as a necessity. The ad mentions Cream Bread and Pasina's Bakery, implying local business context and promotional language.
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Barney Olander
Toluca
Ill
Pasina’s Bakery
Col. Charles G. Craig Seeks Fifth Illinois Supreme Bench Seat
Col Charles G Craig of Galesburg veteran attorney and state legislator with a long Knox county background seeks the Democratic nomination to replace Judge Hand in the Fifth Illinois Supreme Court District. He credits judiciary service and laws drafted on the sub committee for shaping statutes. Backed by district friends ahead of the September 13 primary and October 20 election.
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Galesburg
Illinois
Hand
Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Col. Craig
Knox County
Supreme Bench
A. M. Craig
House
Goy
Dunne
A True Kentuckian is staged in Toluca
The mountains of Kentucky inspire a play titled A True Kentuckian now in its third season. Toluca theatergoers will see the production at the Jensen Theatre on Tuesday September 9 as audiences show lasting interest in this renowned work.
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Kentucky
Jensen Theatre
Toluca
Fish Bite Quick As Lightning Lure Ad Teases Free Box Offer
An advertisement from Imperial Supply Co of Port Huron Michigan touts an Electric Fish Lure promising fast bites and loads of catch. Readers are urged to send 2 cents for a free box and a catalogue of Natur al Baits minnows seines frogs and more.
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Imperial Supply Company
Port Huron
Mich
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Marshall CO
Council Proceedings
Stephen Pouica
Lutheran League Meeting
Cincinnati
St. Paul’s Glee Club
Howard Newmiller
Danelia Janssen
John Root
Galva, Il
Labor Sunday
A.m.otman
Toluca Markets
Col
Charles G. Craig
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