1885
"Read John Hanna's advertisement this week. It will do you good." Mattoon Gazette, Friday, 13 November 1885 [Contributed by Src #168]

"Pansy" tea parties are now the rage among the "Sweet Charity" girls." Mattoon Gazette, Friday, 13 November 1885 [Contributed by Src #168]

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1893
There were 49 interments in the Arcoola cemetery last year, an increase of 22 over 1891. The Mattoon Gazette, 13 January 1893 [Contributed by Src #3]

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1900
Egyptian Corn Taken from a Tomb and Grown in Illinois
J.W. Parkinson, living near Mattoon, Ill., has raised on his farm several bushels of corn, the seed of which was taken from tomb in Egypt, and is over 3,000 years old. the corn is of a peculiar variety never seen there before, and attracts much attention. ["Hopkinsville Kentuckian". (Hopkinsville, Ky.)October 30, 1900]

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1902
Mr. M'Killop promoted.
He has charge of the shops at Mattoon, Ill.
Mr. A.J. McKillop. formerly traveling engineer of the Memphis division of the I.C. left yesterday for Mattoon, Ill., to take permanent charge of the shots there. He was several days ago promoted to that position and his successor on the Tennessee division has not yet been appointed. Mr. McCreevy, the traveling engineer of the Louisville division is attending to the Tennessee territory temporarily.
[The Paducah sun. (Paducah, Ky.), October 03, 1902]

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1904
D.D. Oldham has sold his farm and crop to Jesse, Jake and G.W. Harl and has gone to Mattoon, Ill., to make his future home. [The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.), June 29, 1904 - Sub. by K.T.]

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1907
Mattoon, Ill Dec 12, 07
Mr. J.D. Babbage
Cloverpot, Ky
Dear Sir -Inclosed you will find $1 for the dear old Breckenridge News as we could not do with out it. Wishing you and all my Cloverport friends a merry Christmas and a happy New Year I remain Resp.
T.E. Pauley.
1021 Charleston Ave
Mattoon Ill.
[The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.), December 25, 1907]

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1908
Harned - Mr. Mart Tivitt and family, of Mattoon, Ill., have moved into the house vacated by Garfield Tucker. The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.), January 22, 1908

Breckenridge Boy
A successful operator on the Big Four Route, Carl Tinius, son of a prominent farmer of Holt, now with this road at Mattoon, Ill. He is a graduate of the Kentucky School of Telegraphy, at Owensboro. In a letter of recent date to the school he tells of passing the examination successfully and also expresses his appreciation to Mr. Rhodes, his instructor, for the thorough and and efficient manner in which he was trained while in school, saying: "I find your instructions and the work you gave to be the same as I perform here on the road. It is owing to your training and influence that I now hold the position of third trick man here. I can cheerfully recommend anyone wishing to learn telegraphy to you for training."
[The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.), April 08, 1908]

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