Civil War Breakfast Club Podcast Episode 177 - Eli Lilly
Sep 27, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 10 segments
In which we discuss the life of Colonel Eli Lilly
- Speakers
Darren WeeksHost
Mary FincherHost
Sep 27, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 10 segments
In which we discuss the life of Colonel Eli Lilly
Darren WeeksHostMary FincherHost
Now, one of the reasons for this is because Lily's parents were not only abolitionists, but they were also prohibitionists.
They settled, like you said, in Greencastle in 1852, which was the home of the top Methodist school called Indiana Asbury College, nowadays known as DePauw University.
And during this time, he also assisted a local printing press as a printer's devil.
And it's a young apprentice who performs a number of tasks like mixing tubs of ink and fetching type.
And the reason for the name of printer's devil may be because of the apprentice's hands and skin getting stained black with ink from removing the sheets of paper.
It may also be derived from a religious connotation back when the printing press was associated with the dark arts.
Now, one of the reasons for this is because Lily's parents were not only abolitionists, but they were also prohibitionists.
They settled, like you said, in Greencastle in 1852, which was the home of the top Methodist school called Indiana Asbury College, nowadays known as DePauw University.
And during this time, he also assisted a local printing press as a printer's devil.
And it's a young apprentice who performs a number of tasks like mixing tubs of ink and fetching type.
And the reason for the name of printer's devil may be because of the apprentice's hands and skin getting stained black with ink from removing the sheets of paper.
It may also be derived from a religious connotation back when the printing press was associated with the dark arts.
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