Booker T Washington in BloomingtonOne hundred years ago today, Booker T. Washington came to the Bloomington Chautauqua and spoke about race relations and the improvement...
Farmer Seeks the High LifeOn July 19, 1915 Mrs. Sarah Mae Seelye was granted a divorce on the clearest grounds imaginable. Her farmer husband, after thirty years...
Con Game Nets $36A con artist pulled a fast one at G H Read and Bros one hundred years ago today. The crook entered the store and ordered a $40 stove to...
West Side NotesIn 1915, the Pant On July 16, 1915 the manager of the Union News Company was changing. The Union News Company, according to an earlier...
Rational Dress MovementFashions have changed over the years, but simple comfort has changed the most. These were the fashions on sale in July 1915 at the C W...
Hopping a FreightThis blog is a new addition to the Founders' Grove History website. I am going to attempt to post a news item once a day that is amusing...
