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, Wednesday, September 29, 1937

Mrs. Culp's Diary, Wednesday, September 29, 1937

Oh, the pain!

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Mrs. Culp's Diary, Wednesday, September 29, 1937
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Things got so bad for Mrs. Culp that her real physician, Dr. Gyland, made a house call. “Terrible pain of neuralgia sciatica,” she wrote. The doctor prescribed two medicines, costing $2.50 ($47.49 in current dollars), which were purchased at the Dritz Drug Store. Sister Else was in residence and was “great help.” Daughter-in-law Jackie and son William v…

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