"10 Laziest Men"
The Rural Republican, published in Lawrenceville, Illinois on Friday, May 14th, 1880 The rain in the middle of May 1880 made the wheat...
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May 13, 20255 min read
Dog gone. . .
May 7th, 1880 The strawberry crop promised to be abundant . Justus Struble sold two large draft horses cheap. B L Cunningham purchased...
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May 7, 20256 min read
Dirty Cups and Saucers
April 16th, 1880 Rural Republican and Vincennes Weekly Sun The editor of the Rural Republican advised her readers to “Lay the overcoat...
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Apr 22, 20253 min read
News of Sumner 1906
From the Sumner Press 1906 March 1, 1906 Burglars entered Westall Brothers grocery store and wrecked the safe door in an attempt to...
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Apr 7, 20252 min read
"To Plow is to Pray"
A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...
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Jan 7, 20259 min read
She Fell Down on Her . . .
News in the County in October 1879 Stuble & Co was the new undertaker in Lawrenceville. They promised to keep on hand a good assortment...
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Dec 18, 20246 min read
August 1879
A review of the news around the county in August 1879 Rural Republican Friday August 1, 1879 Watermelons were ripe and selling for a...
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Nov 13, 20248 min read
Road Drag Sunmner 1915
Sumner Press, 2/25/1915, Page 1: ROAD DRAG DAY BIG SUCCESS Twenty-One Drags, Thirty Men and Thirty Teams Assist in Dragging Although...
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Oct 24, 20241 min read
Sumner Postmarks
On temporary exhibit now is Zane Parrott’s collection of Havoline items. If you have been in the History Center you have seen Libby...
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Oct 18, 20241 min read