Mrs. E R Ristine remembered in Mount Vernon obituary
Mrs. E R Ristine Laura Frances Fraser born February 3 1860 on the Brimfield farm Peoria County Illinois. Daughter of Rev Dr William J Fraser and Mary Thane Fraser she taught stenography music and served 32 years at Cornell College Mount Vernon. She sang in church choirs and Messiah performances and died November 25 1929 at Saint Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids in her seventieth year.
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Laura Frances Fraser
Brimfield
Peoria County
Illinois
George L. Fraser
Mount Vernon
Iowa
William J. Fraser
Mary Thane Fraser
Mary Brooks
Ristine
Monmouth College
Ilinois
Quincy
Cornell Conservatory of Music
Mt. Vernon
Saint Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mrs LeMaster Elmwood resident dies at 51 in St Francis
Florence Dorothy LeMaster 51 a Elmwood Illinois resident died Saturday night at St Francis hospital She was born May 14 187 and daughter of Phoebe and William May A member of Rose Leaf camp Royal Neighbors of America Survived by three children Phoebe Gore Manito John Endres Brimfield Grant LeMaster Chicago one sister Alice Dills Peoria and five brothers Thomas Arthur John William and Edward May Oak Hill Funeral services were held Tuesday at Elmwood Methodist Episcopal church with burial in Elmwood cemetery
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Florence Dorothy LeMaster
Elmwood
Ill
St. Francis Hospital
Rosefield Township
Phoebe
William May
Rose Leaf Camp Royal Neighbors of America
Phoebe Gore
Manito
John Endres
Brimfield
Grant LeMaster
Chicago
Alice Dills
Peoria
Thomas
Arthur
John
William
Edward May
Oak Hill
Elmwood Methodist Episcopal Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Local Notes Two Degrees Below Zero
Monday morning sees temperatures two degrees below zero as cold northern winds sweep through the region. Residents bundled up, lamplight glows, and early commutes face slick sidewalks and frosted windows. Municipal crews report no major incidents as frigid conditions continue.
Reed and Carter Families Noted Across Peoria Area
A county community roundup mentions Mr and Mrs Joe Reed and Jay attending a Peoria banquet for 4H members, Mrs H L Reed and Mr Jackson Reed at a funeral in Abingdon, Veshe Riggell and daughter Luella visiting the Grove school, and several Carter families visiting Peoria and Elmwood for Thanksgiving.
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Joe Reed
Jay
Peoria
H. L. Reed
Jackson Reed
Alice Shawover
Abingdon
Veshe Riggell
P Luella
Grove School
Wm. E. Carter
In Memory of Jacob Plack Dearly Beloved Brother and Uncle
A memorial note honors Jacob Plack who died November 26 1927 with a verse about him never truly leaving. It expresses enduring love and remembrance from Mrs. J P Hasselbacher and Mrs. T B Utterback.
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Jacob Plack
B H S B Schedule Highlights Local and Nearby Meets
The schedule lists games and tournaments for B H S B from November through March. Events include home and away dates at Waynesville Trivoli East Peoria Princeville Glasford Dunlap Yates City Elmwood Toulon Macomb and Yates City with a county district and invitational tournaments scheduled in January February and March.
Brimfield Community Theatre Picture Schedule
The Brimfield Community Theatre presents a slate of films and plays from November through March. Titles include The Vanishing Pioneer Play of All Flesh Take Me Home Redskin Avalanche Fleet Moran of Marine Docks of New York Water Hale Canary Murder Sunset Pass Some One to Love Wheel of Life Three Week Ends What A Night Stairs of Sand Warming Up.
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The
Nine Years Gas Ruined Her Sleep Adl erika Relief
Mrs E Touchstone reports nine years of disrupted sleep due to stomach gas. Adlerika helped her eat and sleep well by acting on both upper and lower bowel to remove old waste matter. Zern Pharmacy offers this remedy.
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Adlerika
Zern Pharmacy
Hunter Klu Tok Terror in Alaska Stopped by Winter
The Indian terror leader Klu Tok, called The Man of the Mountain, has eluded capture for nine years in the upper Nushagak valley Alaska. Federal officers delayed pursuit due to severe winter as trappers report disappearances or deaths. Early murders date to 1919 and the crisis prompted calls for aid to federal authorities to prevent white settlers from abandoning the district.
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Alek ‘Sinter
J.ju-Tok
Nushagak River
Alaska
Hag
Klu-Tok
Pitiable Jones and the Snappy salesman clash
Pitiable Jones questions sales tactics as Smith retorts with a claim selling a book on cultivating gale resistance. The exchange hints at a playful urban scene with a quick verbal duel over a purchase.
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Jones
Smith
Somebody's Wrong Orchestra Quip Sparks Banter
A snippet shows a playful exchange about an orchestra's quality with a jab about keeping time, reflecting backstage tensions and humor within musical circles. Names, dates, or places are not provided. The line hints at internal doubts about performance standards.
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Harding & Reinhart
John Deere
E Tractors
O.H. Stump
Brimfield, Illinois
Kickapoo
J. J. Jobst Coal Yard
Kickapoo, Ill
Minois
Laudhlin
eCpt
E. R. Ristine
Ingleside Club
Order of the Eastern Star
Ladies of the
G. A
Florence LeMaster
Santa Glaus
Vaoes
Sachal
Memler’s
Gladys Carter
Low Point
Wm. M Carter
Ralph Carter
Erman Kirtley
H L Oakes
Bert Libby
Laura
Kellogg
Frank Carter
Mrs. Perrill
Robah Oakes
A. Kellogg
Herriotts and
Kemp's
F. M. Oakes
Lau
J. P. Hasselbacher
T. B. Utterback
B.H. S. B. B. Schedule
Waynesville
Trivoli
East Peoria
Princeville
Glasford
Yates Ucity
Toulon
Trivol
Macomb
Yates City
Brimfield Community Theatre
Redskin
Avalanche
Moran
Marine
New York
Water Hale
Canary
Ume
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