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Show jlREMEMBEvw BY THE OLDTIMHRSJ From Mrs. Mary M. Potter, Kensington, Ken-sington, Md.: I remember when children used to spend a whole vacation va-cation making sand bottles. We would search until we found stone." of different colors, then we would . pulverize them between two big stones. Our fingers suffered, but when the various colored dusts were arranged in layers in-our sand bottles, bot-tles, we felt well repaid. A ketchup bottle was a real prize, and often we would put one away before it was time to use it. From Freda Kraft, Baltimore: 1 remember the horse cars of which the city was very proud. We children chil-dren were prouder when we were allowed to hold the reins. I remember re-member the big, white horses which pulled the brewery wagons. Also, the beautiful horses going to a fire pulling the old fire engines. From Dora Bucklin, Orleans, Neb.: I can remember when the com- wvnn nonrvlo Vinrl mm fprl hpef spvpn times a week, and fresh home made sausage for breakfast every morning. morn-ing. We also had fresh home-churnW home-churnW butter and all the eggs we wanted. From C. L. Miller, Vale, Ore.: I remember when father would take bundles of wheat and lay them on the ground in a circle and then put me on a horse and the horse would trample the grain out and father would clean it and take it to the mill. I would go to sleep on the horse walking in a circle and fall off. From Mrs. Marie Davis, Gary, Ind.: I remember when bread was a nickel a loaf. From H. B. Law, Lebanon, Oh'o: Do you remember wnen tne grocer gro-cer had only two brands of crackers Butter and Star? In the oyster season, they had little round crackers, crack-ers, the size of a nickel, called oysterettes. There was no salt on them, and they came in a barrel. (Mail your memories to The Old Timer, Box 340, Frankfort, Ky.) in so far as possible, both city and farm homes will be contacted in this county. Residents will be interviewed by an authorized staff representative who will carry proper credentials signed by an officer of the company. com-pany. The protection offered by the National Benefit plan will be available to both individuals and families who are eligible. Residents Resi-dents of the county can show their support of this program by giving the authorized staff representative representa-tive a few moments of their time when he calls. |