Dr Hugh Mayr's Wall Sign
Dr. Hugh Mayr, local dentist, located at 612 1/2 12th St Lawrenceville, displayed this list on his wall for several years. YOU KNOW YOU...

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Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Memories from the Matinees
The Anatole/Capitol MovieTheater in Bridgeport A November 3, 1981 Valley Advance newspaper shared the memories of local residents about...

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Jun 10, 20245 min read
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Walmarts of their Day
The general stores in small communities sold a little bit of everything. To encourage shoppers, some gave away chinaware, or sold it at a...

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May 13, 20241 min read
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702 11th Street
Stillwell and Wright service station of the northeast side of the square. New cash register at the station in 1937; new gas pump--the...

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May 6, 20242 min read
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A S Baird & Son Contractors
Alexander S Baird moved to Sumner in June 1864. He was a native of Wabash County where his family had migrated from Indiana in the early...

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Mar 28, 20243 min read
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Curl on the Top
After a delay because of a late shipment of equipment, The Dairy Queen located at the south Lawrenceville city limits on IL State Highway...

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Mar 25, 20241 min read
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Beasley's Chevrolet
J O Beasley owned and operated Beasley’s Chevrolet Sales and Service at the north edge of Sumner for nearly 51 years. In September 1977...

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Mar 22, 20241 min read
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Banker and Oil Man
F C Borough, for many years one of the leading businessmen of Lawrenceville, was killed at Harrison New York February 17, 1924, by a...

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Feb 20, 20242 min read
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Five Pounds. . .Really?
Johnny Carson said the worst gift was a fruitcake. "There was only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people kept sending it to each...

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Dec 1, 20231 min read
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