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  • Thanksgiving Thievery

    Thanksgiving Thievery
    Dec 6 2025

    Stolen turkeys, lost turkeys, greased pigs and a recipe for head cheese.

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    9 min
  • Buried Alive Again

    Buried Alive Again
    Nov 15 2025

    More stories of narrow escapes from an unpleasant demise, with some helpful hints for how to tell if someone isn't quite dead.

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    13 min
  • Nudity

    Nudity
    Aug 30 2025

    Modesty was our watchword in Southern Indiana back in the day, so the idea of public nudity made us want to run away. Here are a few stories from the old papers about the days when scanty attire struck fear in the hearts of shy Hoosiers.

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    9 min
  • Shy Hoosiers in love

    Shy Hoosiers in love
    May 11 2024
    Back in the day, the word “lovemaking” had a softer, gentler meaning, which made for some interesting headlines that might raise a few eyebrows in the modern era, but which fit right in to the general shyness of Hoosiers about matters of affection. Also, a few items about the dangers of kicking dogs and the persistence of outhouses on Main Street in Mitchell Indiana.
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    10 min
  • What Once Passed For Indecency

    What Once Passed For Indecency
    Apr 4 2024
    Well, over time the view about what was considered indecent behavior has changed. In olden times it might have been playing in the orchestra for a saucy production, spitting in the French Lick post office, or wearing too many clothes.
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    14 min
  • News from Mitchell

    News from Mitchell
    Jan 19 2024
    News items from the past about cats and dogs, fingers and toes, and good and bad luck.
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    10 min
  • Bigger Things That Bite

    Bigger Things That Bite
    Jan 5 2024
    Whether it’s an irritable hog, an unjustly imprisoned monkey, or an angry mother, join us for stories of bigger things that bite, and yet another news item about someone with extra toes.
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    12 min
  • Christmas, Oddities of the Big City, and More 911 Calls to the Mitchell Police

    Christmas, Oddities of the Big City, and More 911 Calls to the Mitchell Police
    Dec 15 2023
    A hodgepodge of special treats including strange animals and their poop, Christmas traditions in Colombia, and Crimes and Misdemeanors in Mitchell Indiana.
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    14 min