Lawrence Lore
Feb 141 min
Almost a Valentine Bride
Page 1 of Lawrence County News, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Wednesday, February 20th, 1924 Miss Grace Holsen (31) and Omer...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 131 min
Deaths 100 Years Ago
Causes of death 100 years ago this month--Taken from Lawrence County Death Records February 1924 How many of these deaths could have been...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 73 min
Accidental Death of 12 Year Old
Copied from the Lawrence County News, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Wednesday, February 20th, 1924 page 1 Carl May, the...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 12 min
Bootlegger's Dew
Sumner Press January 7 1909 (three years after oil was discovered) Lawrenceville News: States Attorney Sumner has moved his office into...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 31 min
Need for Replacement Bridge
From the Vincennes Commercial April 24, 1921, opinions by the Chamber of Commerce indicated that steps should be taken immediately to...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 26, 20231 min
Sumner High School Basketball
According to a 1962 Yearbook, the Sumner High School sports teams known as the Arabs, received their name in 1910. In that year Sumner...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 19, 20231 min
Dear Santa. . .
Letter to Santa (from Russellville) December 23, 1920 Vincennes Commercial Dear Santa Claus, I will let you know I have not forgotten...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 15, 20232 min
More Christmas Letters 1909
Lawrenceville Republican December 16, 1909 Billett, Illinois. Dear Santa, I will write you a letter and tell you what I want for...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 8, 20232 min
Christmas Letters 1909
Lawrenceville Republican December 9, 1909 Dear Santa Claus, I want you to bring me some candy and some nuts, oranges and bananas and some...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 11, 20232 min
Slot Machines and Chewing Gum
September 28, 1911 Four Slot Machines Confiscated by the Sheriff and State’s Attorney Last week Earl R Decker, who owns a number of slot...
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