Monthly Archives: October 2018

World War I 100 Years Ago: Oct. 26-Nov. 1

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, October 27: While workers at the Nordyke & Marmon Co turn out Liberty motors to power American planes engaging German aviators in the skies over France, the ordnance division of the War Department has awarded a $3,000,000 (2017: $49,776,260) contract to the Stutz Motor Car … Read More

My Junk Drawer

My Internet service provider comes with a guard against unwanted e-mail. It does a very good job of filtering out spam, though it may occasionally dump an e-mail that I wanted to receive. I scroll through the headers on the “Junk” file before I empty it to make sure I’m … Read More

100 Years Ago: Oct. 26-Nov. 1

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, October 31: With the gradual decrease in influenza cases, the Indianapolis board of health has lifted the ban on meetings and other activities just in time for ghosts, witches, goblins, and other weird figures to once again make their annual swoop along the city’s streets … Read More