First Burt farm pickles shipped to Peoria amid 1895 notes
The Files for August 27 1895 reports the Burt fruit farm sending the first wagon load of pickles to Peoria on Monday. Entries include editor jokes about editors dinner meat bills, local weather, fire at Princeville, school moves, and price listings for corn oats and hogs with multiple local figures and events.
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Burt
Peoria
Georgia
Paris
Mtr
O. E. Root
Elmwood
Prince Cossack
Legion Meeting Set for August 29 Evening
A Legion meeting is planned for Thursday evening August 29 at 8 o'clock with refreshments provided. All members are urged to attend.
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Legion
Manx Picnic Draws Manx Descendants to Peoria Park
About 100 Manxmen and descendants met for the annual gathering at Bradley park in Peoria. Attendees from Peoria and nearby towns enjoyed a picnic luncheon followed by a program and business meeting. Miss Eva Kelly reported on the North American Manx Association convention in Cleveland, with 93 year old W T Cowley sharing remarks. Cowley notes this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Cowley family migration from the Isle of Man. Association officers include Rev Craine of Princeville as president, Miss Alice Monier of Peoria as vice president, Gladys Carter of Brimfield as secretary, and Frank Shimmin of Peoria as treasurer.
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Bradley Park
Peoria
Galva
Monmouth
Galesburg
California
Iowa
Elmwood Brimfield
Monica
Princeville
Princeton
Manx Association
Cleveland
Eva Kelly
W. T. Cowley
Cowley
Isle of Man
Rev. Craine
Alice Monier
Gladys Carter Brimfield
Frank Shimmin
What Causes Accidents tabulation by Motor Club
An old tabulation analyzes automobile accident causes from a national survey. It lists 22 000 deaths and 607 000 injuries across 561 000 accidents, with many cases linked to drivers violating right of way, speed limits, or driving on the wrong side. Other causes include failure to signal, unsafe passing, reckless drivers, and miscellaneous reasons totaling 26 930.
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Motor Club
Peoria County 4-H Livestock Show At Fair Grounds
The annual Peoria County 4-H club live stock show will be held at the Peoria fair grounds on Monday and Tuesday September 2 and 3. About 180 boys and girls will exhibit beef calves dairy calves lambs ewes and rams. Livestock arrives by noon Monday with dairy calves and sheep judged Monday afternoon pigs judged Tuesday forenoon and beef calves Tuesday afternoon. About 125 calves will be sold at auction after judging. Admission is free.
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Peoria County
Peoria
Two Days and 115 Deaths Highlight Auto Toll
The piece argues that America’s auto accident toll remains staggering with 115 deaths over a August weekend, thousands injured and severe property damage. It calls for aggressive action against reckless and drunken drivers, stronger traffic codes, and vigorous education to save lives and reduce the ongoing deadly trend.
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits Saturday
Jack Craban visited Jim Welch on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Carter called on Mrs. Richard Carter at the hospital Saturday.
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Jack Craban
Jim Welch
W. M. Carter
Mrs
Richard Carter
Laura Home Tour Crowds Gather in Grove Community
An estimated four thousand attended the Fall Festival as Jim Poole and WLS entertainers entertained. Local residents Laura items and visitors from Chicago and Peoria joined gatherings at homes and the French Grove schoolhouse redecorations.
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Harold Miller
Toluca
Wilbur Simmonds
Peoria
Mary Miller
Ray Douglas Lafe Reichereker
Lewis Seidenberg
Raymond Koeer
Pedro Hart
Chicago
Comisky Park
Jim Poole
WLS
Check Your Childs Health Now
An Illinois Tuberculosis Association advisory urges parents to seek timely health checks for children before school. It warns that vision problems, poor posture, or diseased tonsils can hinder learning, cause fatigue, or lead to grade repetition, and stresses regular sleep, diet, fresh air, and outdoor activity.
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Illinois Tuberculosis Association
Peoria County Tuberculosis Association
Maher Clan Gathers On Labor Day
The twelfth annual Maher reunion will be held on Labor Day Sept 2. Officers include president William Maher vice president Martin Maher secretary Margaret Maher treasurer Mrs Ernest Graves historian Mrs Clara M Reed dinner chairwoman Mrs Julia Doris amusement chairman Raymond Reinhart arrangement chairman Arthur Maher finance chairman Thomas F Maher.
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Maher
Wm. Maher
Martin Maher
Margaret Maher
Ernest Graves
Clara M. Reed
Julia Doris
Raymond Reinhart
Arthur Maher
Thos. F. Maher
Former Brimfield Resident Mrs Bolt Dies in Kewanee
Mrs. C. L. Bolt a former Brimfield resident died at her home 721 Rose Street Kewanee last Tuesday August 20 after a period of illness Funeral services were held Friday afternoon Surviving husband C L Bolt a son Sam of Peoria and a daughter Lucille
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C. L. Bolt
Brimfield
Rose Street
Kewanee
Watch Those Agents in Farm Talk Scams Reach Peoria
A young man circulating in farm communities, selling Country Gentleman and other magazines, is suspected of misrepresenting himself. He claimed ties to a relative of Mrs John Johnson Jr and implied medical student status, then moved on, altering his claimed relation per town. Residents fear they may have lost money to a recurring scheme. Curtis Publishing Company recently had a legitimate, credentialed representative in the area without such deceits.
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Here
Peoria
Kickapoo
Msz
John Johnson Jr
Johnson’s
Obituary of Mrs Belle Culbertson Tibbie Murdoch
Mrs Belle Culbertson Tibbie Murdoch born near Princeville July 28 1855. Daughter of Robert and Ellen Murdoch. Married Robert Culbertson December 18 1880. Survived by three children Stella Kelsey Nelle Tucker Ray Culbertson and seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Memorial services held at Methodist church conducted by Rev A Rodger. Buried Brimfield cemetery.
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Tibbie Isabel
Robert
Ellen Roney Murdoch
Princeville
Robert Culbertson
Harry
Mr. Culbertson
Stella Kelsey
Myre
Nelle Tucker
Brimfield
Ray Culbertson
Akron
Colorado
Clyde
Verne
Paul
Mary Culbertson
Edith Wagner
Wilbur
Ruth Tucker
Bullie
Bobbie
Donnie Wagner
Shirley Jean Culbertson
John
James Murdock
Mra Elizabeth Marvin
Methodist Church
A. Rodger
Magnolia
Mra. A. Rogers
O. Cady
Travis
L. O Kelley
Ira Martin
Homer Tucker
Garry Mulvaney
Henry Tully
Walter Rayfield
Sympathy and thanks for support after Mrs Belle Culbertson’s death
Gratitude expressed by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kelley and others for kindness during illness and after the funeral of Mrs Belle Culbertson. Several distant relatives and friends from Ayr Iowa, Monmouth, Ipava, Toulon, St Louis, Peoria, Princeville, Yates City and New London Iowa sent condolences or attended.
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Belle Culbertson
Arthur Holland
Alice Foland
Robert Johnson
Mr. Ayr
Iowa
Frank Cree
Eldon Buskirk
Toulon
Herbert Wickwire
Ipava
Marion Comingore
Monmouth
E. Chamberlain
Speer
Charles Culbertson
Arthur Morse
Deasie Stahl
Ray Snyder
St. Loui
Dessie Stewart
Ross Stewart
Trivoli
Cecil Jackson
Bobbie
Cornelia Murdoch
Will Murdoch
Peoria
John Wagner
Billie
Donne
East Peoria
John Gray
Princeville
Dave Gray
Wheeler
King
May Athaway
Julia Elliot
Lewis McGarrat
Yates City
Stella Herron
New London
Brimfield Home Bureau Reports September Meeting
The Brimfield Home Bureau unit will meet in September at Mrs. Arthur Cox's home. County Adviser Dorothy Iwig will present the lesson topic Know Your Groceries.
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Brimfield Home Bureau
Arthur Cox
Dorothy Iwig
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