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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Mrs. Culp's Diary, Thursday, September 9, 1937

Mrs. Culp's Diary, Thursday, September 9, 1937

She goes on a shopping spree

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It’s still unclear where the Culps are getting their income, but Mrs. Culp continued to shop for their new home today, buying a carpet sweeper and a coffee tricolator at Sears, Roebuck. (I was a bit stumped on this one, having heard of percolators but not tricolators, but here is a picture of one from an eBay auction.)

Additional house supplies she purch…

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