Hoosier Poet James Whitcomb Riley Lived Here
James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier Poet, lived at the corner of Don and Morton Streets in an early Victorian home built by the Ethell family. He painted signs on barns and back fences, wrote for newspapers in Anderson and Indianapolis, and published his first poetry collection in 1883. He later resided at 528 Lockerbie Street and was a famed Indianapolis writer known for his jovial street exchanges and local legends.
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Railsback
Nina Railsback
James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana
Wilm Ethell
Don and
Morton Sts
Hells
Ernest Wa
Migs
Frances Cline
Riley
Ethells
Ethell
Anderson
Greenfield
Indianapolis
Midwest
East
Yale University
Lockerbie St
Make Your Own Bearskin Rug and Daisy Grid Guide
Step by step craft note describes making a bearskin rug from brown felt with quilt stuffing, including drawing a grid on the fabric, cutting two bear shapes, attaching a daisy motif, and sewing three layers. It explains enlarging the grid to vary Daisy’s size from 48 by 56 inches to 72 by 84 inches and suggests free newsletter requests via a newspaper mailbox.
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Daisy
Chicken bone stock boosts low calorie meals
The S M Gourmet column presents thrifty homemaking tips to save money and calories. It shows turning leftover chicken bones into stock, freezing broth, and using it in two winter soups, Fresh Cream of Potato and Mushroom Soup, each with low calorie counts. Includes a Slim Gourmet Egg Diet Recipes offer.
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West Shore Trail
Sparta
N.J
Local Women Assist In State WCTU Convention
Several local WCTU members will attend the state convention in Fort Wayne this week. Mrs. Ed Leibrandt, Madison County WCTU president and circulation manager of The Message, and Mrs. J. S. Matzigkeit of Anderson, editor of the paper, will take part in the program. An Anderson physician is among 17 doctors honored by the Indiana State Medical Association at its annual convention in Indianapolis. Dr. Cecil S. Wright will receive a 50 year pin and certificate at the President's Dinner October 10 at the Indianapolis Hilton Hotel.
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WCTU
Fort Wayne
Ed Leibrandt
Madison County
J. S. Matzigkeit
Anderson
Indiana State Medical Association
Indianapolis
Cecil S. Wright
Indianapolis Hilton Hotel
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Phyllis Fiarotta
Barbara Gibbons
Mes, Foy
Wasson
Goldblatt
Atiaabezer
A. Avenue
B. Squire
C. Butler
Navy
D. Archway
Black
E. Kathy
F. Parade
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