Month: October 2021
Kokomo Opalescent Glass
When your product is estimated to be found in seventy-five percent of the world’s churches, you know your company has quite a reach. Perhaps what…
The Amazing Torches of Kokomo
Dig into the photo archives around Kokomo, Indiana and you’re bound to find plenty of pictures, commonplace in the 1880s, but quite remarkable today. Pictures…
What is It? How do you Spell it?
Jeff Shaw owns a company in which he has to answer two questions quite often – What is it and how do you spell it? …
You Can Lead a Horse to Water But He Won’t Drink Oil
George Keeler noticed his horses wouldn’t drink from this spot on the Caney River. The location is today an important spot that draws visitors from…
Attracting More Than a Railroad
William Johnstone and George Keeler were looking for a way to attract the railroad to their new town. Who knew the method to lure them…
A Foreign Attack on the U.S. Mainland
It was a foreign attack on the U.S. mainland…yet few have heard the story of Japan’s balloon bombs and the deaths they caused in south…
Japanese Bombs on the U.S. Mainland
Americans know of the bombs Japan dropped at Pearl Harbor…yet few have heard the story of the 9000 that were launched at the U.S. mainland…
25 Years of Traveling the Countryside
On October 6th, 1996 I was away from home but called my mom early on a Saturday morning to put the phone up to radio…
The Artichoke Lady
Some people turn up their nose at brussels sprouts. Where do artichokes fare in comparison? We head to a valley where the unusual crop is…
A Marketing Challenge for a Vegetable
Sometimes it’s hard to get kids to eat their vegetables. Now imagine the vegetable looks like a hand grenade and people believe you can choke…