Guns Kill People Particularly if Chickens are Involved
September 1890 Sunday while the family of Joseph DeBouef of St, Francisville were all away from home with the exception of two sons, a...
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Aug 15, 20251 min read
Hurled Into Eternity
The readers of the Rural Republican were shocked to read the headline on Friday August 13 1880 when they opened their newspapers. “One...
Lawrence Lore
Aug 13, 20257 min read
Unsuccessful Suitor
1891 Dr. Maxedon of this place (Heathsville) was called to Russellville to assist at the postmortem held over the body of Duane Johnson,...
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Aug 8, 20251 min read
Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It
News of the Week ending with August 6 1880 SP Barton shipped 14,000 bushels of wheat in July. Excursion tickets to Chicago were...
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Aug 6, 20256 min read
Escaped 5 Times
Vincennes Weekly Sun Saturday, August 8, 1874 "On last Saturday night J. W. Harmon and J. M. Calloway succeeded in capturing the...
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Jul 31, 20251 min read
Kicking Match
Lawrenceville Mill In Lawrence County the week of July 30, 1880, Mr. Cole repaired the Lawrenceville water-powered flour mill dam by...
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Jul 30, 20254 min read
Tuition Free for Teachers
The local newspaper in 1880 advertised for students at what we now call SIU. “The 7th academic year of Southern Illinois Normal...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 28, 20252 min read
Two Old Maids
The Rural Republican , an eight-page newspaper, was published once a week on Friday by Miss Mary Buntin. The cost per year was $1.50...
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Jul 23, 20255 min read
Early Organizations in Russellville
The Russellville Literary Society had been reorganized in February 1872 and was known as the Russellville Lyceum. Fred Pierce was its...
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Jul 18, 20252 min read
Number of Voters Who Could Not Read-20
July 16 1880 The moist and sultry atmosphere melted all the dignity of the city. Roasting ears were selling at $0.10 per dozen; the...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 17, 20256 min read