Monthly Archives: May 2018

World War I 100 Years Ago: May 25-31

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, May 30: The Daily Telegraph-Tribune and the Sunday Spottvogel, the two German language newspapers of Indianapolis, will suspend publication Monday for at least the duration of the war. August Tamm, president of the Gutenberg Co and editor of the papers, said this decision “has been … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 25-31

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, May 31: The Marion County Workhouse, 403 W. 21st St, will close tomorrow and the eighteen prisoners now confined there will be moved to the county jail where the sheriff will set off space to be designated as the workhouse. The county commissioners said the … Read More

The Life of Turkeys

One day at dusk in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, eleven turkeys came to the edge of a wood. A housing subdivision had been gouged out of the wood, but in there, among the trees, grasses and reeds, the animals still crouch, creep, crawl, gambol, flutter and step into and out … Read More

BoHo Chic: Decorating for the Bargain Hunter

Modernism, minimalism, monochrome palates and the love of all things Scandinavian streamlined have dominated the world of home decor now for almost a decade. While this may be fine for some I, for one, am thankful to see the return of old world, cluttered and bright. So, you can imagine … Read More