Tales From Southern Indiana
Danny Howell
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Mothers in Law
If being a Mother in Law was a career choice, it would come with hazard pay. Listen and you'll understand. Finally, some advice for travelers who need to spit.
Spirit of Forgiveness
Back in the day in Southern Indiana, if you stabbed someone a few times, stole their car, or killed them in a "sudden heat", well that was just considered misbehaving, and if you stayed on the…
Provoking, Cursing, and Other Crimes of Passion
We were pretty low key folks in small town Indiana, because getting irritated could get you arrested and even killed. Join our latest adventures in the Hoosier Hill Country back in the day.
Bringing Back Baby
And other stories of modest and kind-hearted thievery back in the day in Southern Indiana, when even missing wash from the clothesline could come back with a bonus.
Kicking: Hazardous to Your (or Your Pig's) Health
In the days before videos, we had to rely on the sketchy accounts of kicking mishaps from the local papers to learn what happens when pigs fly. Also a new old word, "charivari".
Unhappy Accidents
Life could be risky in the small towns in Southern Indiana where I grew up in the 1960's, but going back in time, based on the old newspaper articles, things weren't much safer in the old days. From…
Thanksgiving Thievery
Stolen turkeys, lost turkeys, greased pigs and a recipe for head cheese.
Buried Alive Again
More stories of narrow escapes from an unpleasant demise, with some helpful hints for how to tell if someone isn't quite dead.
Nudity
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…
Shy Hoosiers in love
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…
What Once Passed For Indecency
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…
News from Mitchell
News items from the past about cats and dogs, fingers and toes, and good and bad luck.
Bigger Things That Bite
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.
Christmas, Oddities of the Big City, and More 911 Calls to the Mitchell Police
A hodgepodge of special treats including strange animals and their poop, Christmas traditions in Colombia, and Crimes and Misdemeanors in Mitchell Indiana.
Petting Party Vigilantes: the Mitchell Horse Thief Detectives.
We had our own state-sanctioned vigilantes in Mitchell 100 years ago, keeping the roads safe from thieves and lovers, in their endless fight against crime and prurience. Also, a recitation of the the…
Our Visit to Mitchell: Highlights from the Persimmon Festival
Highlights from Festival Week in Mitchell Indiana, including the crowning of the Persimmon Queen, the Incredible Shrinking High School Marching Band, and my 50th High School Reunion, are all on deck…
Your Next Vacation: Key West or Mitchell Indiana
Folks’ favorite vacation activity when I grew up in Mitchell Indiana in the Sixties was staying home. And why not? Here is a comparison of the relative attractions of Mitchell Indiana and Key West…
Going Steady
Back in the day, one of the calls of alarm from parents and educators had to do with the rash of teenagers “going steady”. According to some, the antidote to such activity was to encourage teenage…
Incorrigible Children and the Automatic Spanking Machine
Folks were forever reporting someone else’s child to the police as incorrigible back in the day, to no apparent good end, but consternation being the mother of invention, the advent of the automatic…
Hoosier marijuana - Where the Grass is Weaker
Marijuana grew wild all throughout the state, but it wasn’t much to write home about. This is a cautionary tale about making sure you have a working air vent if your bedroom is above the living room…
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