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A History of Founders' Grove in Maps
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Past posts
One Hundred Years Ago Today in McLean County
Cider Making in McLean County
In the classified ads on August 11, 1915 I noticed that WH Foster and WC Martins were advertising the service of cider making. They had...
A Digression -- back to 1896 and far away to Spokane Washington
For the past nine months I have been prevented by my work schedule from enjoying the delights and distractions of the Friends of the...
Divorce in 1915
On August 10, 1915 John DeVore was released from jail and put on probation. He had been arrested for deserting his wife and children. He...
Quinsy
On August 8, 1915 Mr. Jacob P Lindley died in Bloomington. He was a well known attorney in town and had talk at Wesleyan's law school for...
Assault and Batter
Yesterday we saw an article urging farmers to take care that eggs were properly handled to avoid bad eggs. On August 7, 1915, Mr. Sam...
Swat the Rooster!
This mysterious headline appeared in the Pantagraph August 6, 1915. Poultry farmers were being urged to dispose of their roosters in...
Labor Day
On this Labor Sunday the appeal of John B Lennon of Bloomington and the Federal Industrial Commission was for the public, and especially...
Learning through Doing
In the spring of 1915 several thousand tomato plants were distributed to the school children as they left for summer vacation. They were...
Treasure Hunters
The police were called to the West Side Coal and Lumber Company on this evening 100 years ago because three men were digging in the yard...
Train vs. Buggy Accident
In 1915 all kinds of accidents could happen. Travellers had a wide choice of transportation -- automobile, buggy, horseback, trams,...
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