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Show flREMEMBER" SV THE OLD TIMERS r From Mrs. N. K. Rothrock, New-berg, New-berg, Ore.: I remember my first ice cream cone. The ice cream man made the cones on a small square waffle iron. They were of a thin, sweetish batter cooked very quickly quick-ly and rolled on a cone-shaped form of metal. He was very deft and quick, always giving just the right twirl to the form to wrap the thin strip around it while warm and put it aside to cool before lining lin-ing with ice cream. From Mrs. James L. Mason Duluth, Minn.: I remember wher. I was a little girl we four girls had to take our turn cleaning the silverware with white wood ashes and cleaning about 10 old kerosene lamps. We polished our shoes Saturday Sat-urday evening. We weren't allowed to do any work on Sunday, io everything every-thing was always ready for Sunday Sun-day school and church in the a.m My father had Bible reading each morning before we ate. From George H. Brlggs, Los An-' geles: I remember the centennial Fourth of July celegration in our village in central Iowa. The day opened with a salute by a brass cannon that had served in the War between the States. It was on the grounds across the street from my home. There also at night were displayed dis-played the fireworks and the tableau. ta-bleau. The main gathering was in a meadow at the edge of town. A war colonel was speaker of the day. A cavalry captain was the officer of the day. There were games, races, and other amusements. Country folks came in farm wagons decorated with . flags. The only casualties were small boys' lingers lin-gers burned with firecrackers. (Mail your memories to THE OLD TIMER, BOX 340, FRANKFORT, FRANK-FORT, KY.) |