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Show i 1 REMEMBER"! SV THE OLD TIMERS t i - - From Mrs. Arthur Resh, Grantsv-ville, Grantsv-ville, Md.: I remember when the women always pinned up their skirts when doing outdoor chores. The skirt was caught at both sides at bottom and brought up around the waist," and then the center in back was brought up and all was pinned together in back, Usually, an apron was worn over this. From Mrs. C. A. Wheeler, Hannibal, Hanni-bal, Mo.: The "Gordon C. Green" is the only passenger steamer now making a few trips north from St. Louis. I remember when the old "Diamond Joe" line had four or five river boats making regular trips with passengers and freight. We went to the St. Louis World's Fair on one of them in 1904. I remember re-member when the river was dotted with rowboats from which men Hub for muscle shells which were used to make buttons in the button factory. fac-tory. From E. E. Meredith, Fairmont, W. Va.: I remember when cows mosied along Main Street; when you saw a clothesline bright with yari-colored old underwear, stockings, stock-ings, etc., you knew that they were dyeing carpet rags. From Mrs. Ida Treat, Wilsonville, Nebr.: We had a sod house and barn and before winter father built a sod cattle shed with poles over the top f overed with prairie hay. From Mary and Peter Miller, Crowley, Colo.: We lived in Denver Den-ver in 1870. We had Indians for neighbors. When mother made biscuits, bis-cuits, she always gave them some. Tfiey used to come and ask for more biscuits, and we had lots oi fun with them. From E. E. Meredith, Fairmont, W. Va.: I remember when a whole clove of sen-sen in your mouth made you socially acceptable and ecure. |