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Show 1 remember"! BV THE CLDTIMERS ; . From an Old Timer In Southwest Missouri: I remember in 1896 when butter sold for 25 cents a pound and the buttermilk was always given away Fresh milk sold for 5 cents a quart and sugar cured bacon was 7V4 cents a pound. From Elvera Mecum, Portland, Oregon: I remember the old fashioned fash-ioned beds in our home some 78 years ago. All of our beds had rope or wooden slats to hold the straw or musk filled ticks and feather beds, bolsters and pillows We also had "trundle" beds All of them, except the "trundle" had tall corner posts, beautifully carved From Mrs. E. D Millaway. Burlington. Bur-lington. N C: I remember when 1 was a child I had to walk two milef 'c ch..ni and two miles home ever iay On each trip I had to elimh 1? '.'..re ffices and cross foui o rv.rs One pair ol leathei s;vrs usn. " '! :4?'ea a year If th" i'.a n"1 1 'iS accused o! lun'u.iut: ror.e and wearing them nut iStno cnlrlDulK.n lo th- column to rt.f Old rimes. Common ! 1 res SerT-V SerT-V Frankfort. Kentucky.) |