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Home Remedies
Home Remedies Do you remember when door-to-door salesmen were welcomed into your home? The Fuller Brush Man – Watkins Products – encycl...
Haircuts and Hairstyles
Our father was the barber when we were young. We (the three of us) looked alike with the “Buster Brown” bangs and short hair. Mom would ...
First Christmas Together
It was our first Christmas together. We had been married four months and were so “in love”. We decided to send out Christmas cards and h...
A Difficulty
When I was about 7 years of age a huge dog jumped on me and knocked me down - no one was near to help me. I’ll never forget the terror I e...
Another Difficulty
Difficulty I think my father thought he was taking me on an educational trip. It was to a packing house. It was a terrible experience for ...
Dating in the 40’s
We used to date some but most of all we had a group. I guess you’d call it a ‘gang’ now. It was a mixture of boys and girls and we had...
Clothing in the 40s
When I was in high school in Perry Iowa, we were never allowed to wear pants!!! I did walk a mile to school so in the winter my mother broug...
Christmas Memories
It was early Christmas morning. We could hear giggling and knew the girls were waiting at the top of the stairs for everyone to awaken. Thi...
Christmas Reflections
My Children’s Days Everyone had to be up and wait on the staircase before we could see what Santa left! Xmas Tree sing at the bottom of o...
Scarlett Fever
I remember my sister came down with Scarlett Fever. The first thing that went up on our house was a huge yellow sign warning people of the d...
Being Sixteen In The 1930s
School Activities - Girl Reserve Club - an athletic cub with after school games. Cheerleader - would practice after school. Social Activity...
