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's Diary: July 28, 1926

Mr. Lanham's Diary: July 28, 1926

He puts his garden "right"

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Mr. Lanham's Diary: July 28, 1926
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Threatening weather caused the church’s Workers Council to cancel an outdoor meeting today. It was the half-day at the store, so Mr. Lanham was home by four o’clock and devoted several hours to his garden, “pulling weeds and putting things to right.” With the calamity of the store’s bankruptcy looming over him, he probably relished having something he c…

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