Monthly Archives: June 2020

100 Years Ago This Week: June 19-25

June 18, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, June 23, 1920: Brothers Louis Haag and Julius Haag, Haag Drug Co proprietors, were found guilty yesterday by a jury in Federal court on twenty-eight counts of violating the Reed Amendment, transporting whisky from a “wet” to a “dry” state, and one count of conspiracy … Read More

The Return of Oak Furniture

June 18, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

From 1880-1920 the predominant wood for furniture throughout the Midwest was oak. With the advent of the mail order catalog and the increased availability of railroad transportation this wood, that had been used for homes in Europe for hundreds of years, was now readily available to the American public. Durable, … Read More

Colts News

June 18, 2020 | by Steve Nicewanger

he Colts have signed their top pick in the draft, wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. Pittman was the second player selected in the second round and played his college ball at USC. He is listed as 6’ 4’ and 223 lbs. The Colts are looking for him to compete for … Read More

Not On The Fence

June 18, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

A post by Deb Kent on a social media site caught my eye. She was soliciting the interest of artists that belong to The Eastside Art Collective to address an incident of vandalism that occurred two blocks from my house. I belong to that arts group, and within minutes of … Read More

This Week’s Issue: June 12-18

June 11, 2020 | by Weekly View

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