Women wore three aprons around the house, one on top of the other. The top apron, dubbed the Pot Apron, was to be worn while cooking and cleaning. The next apron was worn if she had a minute to sit down or while sewing. The bottom apron, which was referred to as the Good Apron, was to be pulled out if she saw a minister.

 Fairbury formed a Bicycle Club. This club would take all day trips to Forrest or Pontiac. They rode on the railroad tracks because the ties were smoother than the roads. A bicycle race was introduced at the fair, and was very popular.

 Fairbury once claimed to be the motorcycle capital of the world. The town had more than 300 of them, more per capita than any other place in the world.

 In the 1880's Fairbury was home to several now defunct businesses: An Opera House, Henry's Harness Shop, Conerus Cigar Factory, three saloons, three grocery stores, three drug stores (one connected to the Post Office), and two hotels.

 Cellars were very uncommon in the 1800's because they often flooded. However, this created a perfect boating opportunity for the kids.

 John Conerus's cigar factory produced over 6,000 cigars every week (more than 1.2 million per year). They were packaged and distributed under several brand names, including: The Belle of Fairbury, The Blade, and Baldy's Best.

 Three large flag poles were erected on Main Street that represented the three political parties. On the east end, near the town dump ironically enough, was the Republican's flag pole. In the middle of Main Street, near the depot, was the Democrat's flag pole. And on the west end of Main Street by the arcade block was the Prohibition Party's flag pole.

 Neither the Blade nor the Local Record had one news report about January 1, 1900. It was just another day to the citizens of Fairbury.

 Fairbury passed an ordinance forbidding people from launching missiles within the town. Violators could be fined up to $100.

 Judge Woodford McDowell had Fairbury's saw mill disassembled and reassembled in Jefferson County, Nebraska in 1869. A town sprouted up around the mill, and he named it Fairbury in honor of his home town in Illinois.

 An ordinance was passed forbidding saloonkeepers from opening before 5:00 A.M. and closing after 10:00 P.M. No pool tables or games were allowed inside saloons, and they must be closed on Sundays. In fact, the owner of a saloon was not permitted to even go inside it on Sundays any longer than one minute.

 Fairbury was once known as the most flammable town in the Midwest.