Lacon

June (she always went by her middle name) McVay was born in Lacon, Illinois, on March 1, 1922, the second daughter of Thomas Newkirk and Leta Lockwood McVay.

Dorothy June McVay Veal, March 1, 1922 – October 19, 2009 2009

June (she always went by her middle name) McVay was born in Lacon, Illinois, on March 1, 1922, the second daughter of Thomas Newkirk and Leta Lockwood McVay.

L, t U & E 2010

June (she always went by her middle name) McVay was born in Lacon, Illinois, on March 1, 1922, the second daughter of Thomas Newkirk and Leta Lockwood McVay.

Stromata Blog: 2009

We have indeed had numerous editions of "Lacon," and Dr. Bettner's "Acton" has found a thousand purchasers; but the Rev.Dr. Hooker's "Maxims," which, in our opinion, are as good as anything of their kind in the English language, we believe have not attracted attention, and Mr. Simms's "Egeria" has been printed only in the columns of a newspaper.

International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Various

SIR, -- The following additional particulars respecting the celebrated author of "Lacon," may not be unacceptable to your readers, as a sequel to the interesting account of that eccentric individual inserted at p. 431, in your recently completed volume.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 265, July 21, 1827 Various

One of the earliest cigar-smokers must have been that remarkable clergyman, the Rev. Charles Caleb Colton, whose "Lacon," published in

The Social History of Smoking George Latimer Apperson 1897

The author of "Lacon" says "that if all seconds were as averse to duels as their principals, there would be very little blood spilt in that way;" and it was certainly astonishing to compare the zeal with which Mr. Bobus busied himself about this "affair" with that testified by him on another occasion when he himself was more immediately concerned.

The Disowned — Volume 04 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

The author of "Lacon" says "that if all seconds were as averse to duels as their principals, there would be very little blood spilt in that way;" and it was certainly astonishing to compare the zeal with which Mr. Bobus busied himself about this "affair" with that testified by him on another occasion when he himself was more immediately concerned.

The Disowned — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

Mr. Colton, the author of that admirable book called "Lacon," tells a similar anecdote of an elephant in Madras.

Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match 1835

Last I heard the bigheads and silvers make up for more than half of the biomass in the Illinois river between Beardstown and Lacon, IL.

Extreme Aerial Bowfishing: Jumping Carp Breaks Woman's Jaw in Illinois 2009