50th Anniversary - The Best of the Good Old Days

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A Bit of Bamboozling

By Lois Pritzlaff

She batted her eyelashes and played her cards right.
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A Full Coal Bin

By Dorothy Stanaitis

It was a matter of pride.
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A Matter of Timing

By Carol Montgomery

The situation called for a new miracle drug.
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A Sorry Little Girl

By Jeanne Pafford Glasgow

Like a magnet, the rollers drew her closer and closer.
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After Hours

By Karla Cooper

A garden rake and a hungry girl made an unfortunate combination.
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Black and White and Rotary

By Karla Cooper

It was an instant hit!
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Country Cures

By Douglas S. Clark

Multiple spoons full of sugar didn’t help the medicine go down.
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Dad Surprises Mom

By Patsy Snyder

This development was not part of his plan.
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Doctor True and Father John

By Robert B. Williams

They were an unwelcome part of his bedtime routine.
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Down to Zero

By Daniel Stewart

The mercury’s fall was a noteworthy event.
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Falling for Freddy

By Hedy Glueck Friedrich as told to Evelyn Friedrich Mann

An American GI came to her rescue and then stole her heart.
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Keypunch Pro

By Susan J. Decuir

A motherly nudge sent her out of the nest and into a “high-tech” world.
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Mercurochrome, Calamine, Penicillin and Whiskey

By Frances Smith

She received a lot of home remedies but no sympathy.
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Rosy Cheeks and Frozen Giggles

By Debi Schmitz Noriega

The snow, the cold and yes, even the sleet made her a fan of the season.
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Snakebit!

By Doris McCray Novatnak

Finally, one home rememdy did the trick.
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Snowballs Flying

By Ruth G. Smith

One in particular made its mark.
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Talking the Fire Out

By Elaine Jones

No one was sure how it worked.
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The Boy Across the Street

By Audrey Corn

He wasn’t there for the cookies.
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The Day the Lights Came On in Happy Valley

By Elizabeth Wagoner

Their hearts, and supposedly the transformers, were full.
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The Milk-and-Cookies Cure

By Dixie Chipman Simpson

When everyone else was “put out” with her, it was time to turn to Grandpa.
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The Thornback and the Redhead

By Sara Etgen-Baker

She was almost out the door when something caught her eye.
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The Typer-Writer

By Louise Goodyear Murray

The unmistakable clicks, clacks and tings still echo.
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Up the Hill

By Beverly J. Letchworth

His advice: Go slowly, but keep on moving.
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Watch the Watch

By Betty Stinar Swisher

Time stood still in the ice-fishing house that day.
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Who's Calling?

By Sara Etgen-Baker

Landline phone etiquette let the cat out of the bag.

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Golden Memories

Stories From Early Years

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Some people have cynically defined nostalgia as a type of self-delusion. After all, they say, what exactly was good about the Good Old Days? Times were tougher, money scarcer and luxuries fewer.

When the Heater Came Down

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By Rae Cross

I remember the humid day Father said, "I think it's warm enough. We can take down the heater." No sooner were the words said than Mother and I ran for the stack of newspapers we had been saving for the occasion. We covered everything in the room. A kitchen chair was set in front of the flue into which the stovepipe fitted. Father got an empty coal bucket and the soot scraper, and then climbed...

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