Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Mr. Lanham Revisited: Feb. 18, 1926

Mr. Lanham Revisited: Feb. 18, 1926

A discouraging day at the store, and a little family history

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Mr. Lanham Revisited: Feb. 18, 1926
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Mr. Lanham was suffering from a headache today, feeling so badly that he skipped his mid-day dinner. He took his wife and daughter to his mother and father’s home at six p.m. and left them there, returning to Lanham & Sons to work. “Business very poor, with the situation awfully discouraging,” he admitted, probably having spent the evening poring over t…

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