Description: |
Two large sweet potatoes, a burned lilac bush blossomed on burned side, a old fifty cent piece found on farm, an over 20 feet long Pritchard tomato vine in Fentons Greenhouse, and an angel wing begonia over 9 feet tall. Image Access WideTEK 25 A sweet potato - like Bob Burns Bazooka - says Henry Quillen who raised it near Patoka Ind. - While W. Peachy 736 E. Gum St. Evansville brought in a 10 pound 25 inch around sweet potato grown at Chester Tenn. Drawn by Mary Janet Chrisney - Lilac Bush - Blossoms have been growing on what was thought dead limbs - seared by fire - where non had been in 3 years, while on the rest of the bush there were blossoms each year - even last spring. At home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Tabelman-Chrisney Ind. A fifty cent piece of 1832 found by Jacob Herr on his farm near Newburgh Ind. A pritchard tomato vine growing 20 ft. 6 in in the Fentons greenhouse Weinbach and Monroe Ave. An angel wing begonia that is growing 9 ft. 5 inches at home of Mrs. George Schmidt Huntingburg Ind. with Mrs. Schmidt, in the sketch above is her granddaughter Mary E. Gunselman. Now lets have other than growin oddities. |
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Origin: | 2013 |
Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/191 |
Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
Copyright: |
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Subjects: |
Agriculture Oddities Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States |
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