Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana'
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Title: Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana'
Author: Andrew E. Durham. Compiled by J. Frank Durham, Edited by Douglas Hay. Copyright 1997. Permission granted to Project Gutenberg to publish as a copyrighted etext April 10, 2000 by JFD. Guild Press of Indiana, Carmel, Indiana, 1997.
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Title: Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana'
Author: Andrew E. Durham. Compiled by J. Frank Durham, Edited by Douglas Hay. Copyright 1997. Permission granted to Project Gutenberg to publish as a copyrighted etext April 10, 2000 by JFD. Guild Press of Indiana, Carmel, Indiana, 1997.
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Andrew Everett Durham
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EPISTLES FROM PAP: LETTERS FROM THE MAN KNOWN AS 'THE WILL ROGERS OF INDIANA'
CHAPTER I: EARLY YEARS—1899-1911
FIRST TASTE OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD
HELP THE KIDS START OUT BUT DON'T HURRY THEM
CHAPTER II: THE WILL ROGERS OF HOOSIER POLITICS—1913-1930
PROOF OF FITNESS
WHO'S WASTEFUL NOW?
SENATORIAL ASPIRANT
EMBARRASSING MOMENT
THE 75 CENT MYSTERY BILL
TO THE COMMITTEE ON SKY LIGHTS?
WAXING POETIC OVER FIRST LOVE
ADVICE IN A CUSTODY BATTLE
NO CHARGE
THE COSTS OF PUBLIC OFFICE
HIS OPINIONS CARRY WEIGHT
AS GOOD AS WILL ROGERS
THE HAZARDS OF TRYING A COME-BACK
SWAMPED
ADVICE TO A YOUNG PRISONER
A LONG WAY FROM HOME
THE DEMOCRATIC 'STRIKE' OF 1925
CHAPTER III: FAMILY YEARS, BULL BREEDING AND GOOD CREDIT—1930-1940
OUTRAGED OVER SORORITY POWER
DAUGHTERS ADORNED LIKE UNTO CLEOPATRA
CHRISTMAS CHAOS AND AMAZING FREIGHT
NAME CHANGE NEEDED
TAKING CHANCES
PLIGHT OF THE RAILROADS
WET, DRY OR MOIST?
A DAMAGED BULL STORY
THE REPLY OF "THE BULL."
STAMP OUT SMALL BANKS?
A FAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL
CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE
COLUMBIA NO PLACE TO GO TO SCHOOL
RICHARD FAIRFAX—A BULL STORY WITHOUT PEER
STICK WITH THE ARTICLES
IN THE WILD WEST
AND SHE'S GOOD LOOKING TOO
MISTAKEN FOR DILLINGER
THE HOSPITAL NEEDS A CHECK-UP.
ASKING HELP WITH MONEY
IT'S NO PICNIC
AUNT MARGARET'S SPLASH IN JOURNALISM
RUSSELLVILLE HAS GOOD CREDIT AT THE WALDORF
HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD A RADIO?
CHAPTER IV: THE WAR YEARS—1942-1945
NOT TRYING IS WORSE
HELPING THE WAR EFFORT
AVOIDING A STATE OF NATURE
CROSSING THE RAILROADS
NOT IN THE FDIC AND PROUD OF IT
ORDERING STOVE PARTS
LAND AWAY FROM HOME
LET THE BRIDE CALL THE TUNE
SOME SIMILARITY
THE CONSTRAINED ROMANCE OF UNCLE ERNEST
THE HAY AND FEED RACKET
PATRIOTS DEBATE—THE BALLOT OR THE BOTTLE?
A PATRIOTIC CANCELLATION
HOW TO SELL
COPING ON HIS OWN
MEAT SCARCE, EVERYTHING UP BUT FARM INCOME
CONTROLLING SQUIRRELS IS TOUGH ON THE ROOF
CHAPTER V: LAST THINGS—1946-1954
NEVER ON A SUNDAY
FOR CLARITY'S SAKE
THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT ANYWAY
TICKETS TO THE INDY 500
SOME GENUINE INDIANA MAPLE 'MOLASSES'
WHERE'S THE BEEF?
CUBAN DIVORCE, NOT HORSE DISEASE
A BETTER USE FOR 'REMOVABLE SEATS'?
OF QUESTIONABLE REPUTE
SPECULATION NO, BOARDERS MAYBE
A SPECIALIST IN FASHION REFORM
SKIP THE 'HEARTS AND HANDS'
FAST THINKING IN A REVOLVING DOOR
A PASS
A MODEST FAMILY ART SHOWING
JUDGING BY THE DAMPNESS
HITLER'S FAVORITE PICTURE IS SAFE
METHODIST PIONEERS THINK OF PERU
THE INDOMITABLE BETTIE LOCKE
ANOTHER EARLY FEMINIST
FINDING 'THE BEST PLACE TO EAT' ON THE ROAD
FINANCIAL ADVICE TO A WORLD TRAVELER
PAYING OUR OWN WAY
BEWARE DOCTORS AND WATCH THE COWS
THE GRAND CHAMPION HAM
THANKS FOR THE BACKING
FOR BALANCE, LET CANADA GO IT ALONE
KANSAS CAN BE CRUEL
A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
SOUTH IN A BOX CAR, NORTH IN A CADILLAC
SOMETHING ON THE CARPET
CHAPTER VI: TO SOUTH AMERICA AND BACK
EMBARKING FROM NEW ORLEANS
THE PILOTS UNION
TIME IS A SEASONING AT ANTOINE'S
SHIPBOARD AND ST. THOMAS
HOTEL 1829
WATER SHORTAGE
SAILING DOWN THE 'RIVER OF JANUARY'
UNIQUE TRAFFIC PATTERNS
CAVERNOUS EX-CASINO
DOM PEDRO AND HIS MANY FANS
BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS
LABOR AND CLIMATE
NO MINK SOUTH OF KEY WEST?
INTERVIEWED BY THE URUGUAY PRESS
LIVESTOCK—REAL AND BRONZED
CLEARED FOR BUENOS AIRES
JOCKEY'S CLUB—WHERE THE BEEF IS
EVALUATING THE WOMEN
OVER THE ANDES BY AIR
IN CHILE: ROCKY ROADS, BIG 'FARM'
QUEST FOR HOT WATER
TREE FENCES AND OX CARTS
WORLDS OF CASTE
A WHALE OF A FUNDO
THE MISSING PURSE
SHIPBOARD TO LIMA
TOO MUCH MONEY
WHERE INQUISITION 'RELIEVED' THE RICH
A VISIT TO THE INCA RUINS
STREET NOISES AND GAMES
FALSE CROSSES ABOUND
SHIP'S WHISTLE MARKS CROSSING OF EQUATOR
COFFEE BY THE TON, NOT CUPFUL
HOT TIMES IN THE CANAL ZONE
TO THE ATLANTIC BY SHIP
TO THE PACIFIC BY RAIL
RUINS OF OLD PANAMA
HUNTING FOR SHOE LACES
THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL
WEST POINT CONNECTION
THE HAZARDS OF FLIGHT
GUM FOR THE EARS
PALACE AND MARKET
JUST SIGN ON THE LINE
BACK TO "COLD" WEATHER
INSIDER TOUR OF MEXICO CITY
DRIVER KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND
10% OFF ON 60 ROOSTERS
CHURCHES AND PYRAMIDS
THIEVES MARKET, PRIVATE SERENADE
TREASURED HOMES