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The Wooden Telephone

Author Unknown

Those of us old enough to remember when the phone was wired to the wall, usually in the kitchen, can relate to this story. I loved this read.

When I was a young boy, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box.. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it.

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Kukla, Fran and Ollie

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75 years ago today, January 12, 1949, Kukla, Fran and Ollie premiered on NBC. Originally created for children but soon watched by more adults than children. It did not have a script and was entirely ad-libbed. It was first aired from 1947 to 1957. The first NBC network broadcast of the show took place on January 12, 1949. It aired from 6–6:30 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday from Chicago.

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The 50s

I have no idea who put this together, but it is wonderful, especially if you’re North of 70!

Long ago and far away, in a land that time forgot,

Before the days of Dylan , or the dawn of Camelot.

There lived a race of innocents, and they were you and me.

For Ike was in the White House in that land where we were born,

Where navels were for oranges, and Peyton Place was porn.

We longed for love and romance, and waited for our Prince,

Eddie Fisher married Liz, and no one's seen him since.

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Questions & Comments - January 2005

Picture: Myra and Emma Feaster

Parker Family

From Helen Held nee Parker

The photograph to the left is of my grandparents Edward and Melissa Parker. He was a farmer and they also had a coal mine on their property at one time. I don’t know what happened, but one of their boys fell into a shaft and died.

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Hostetter's January Historical Events

Lucretia Mott, born January 8, 1793.

Lucretia Mott was the pioneer of the equal rights movement for women and one of the founders of the Equal Rights Association. A Quaker minister, Lucretia with husband and fellow teacher James Mott had also been actively involved in the American Anti-Slavery Society. Mott stayed active in the fight for women's equal rights into her seventies and died on November 11, 1880.

Florida Seceded from the Union on Jan 10, 1861.

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Comments from December 2004 Legacies Magazine

Cora Culp

The photo above was purchased by U.S. Legacies in Huntingburg, Indiana. The following comments are written on the back. Cora Matlieny Culp B July 18, 1867. Property of Lucille Randolph, RR 2 Oblong, IL 62449.

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What is Love?

'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore... So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'

Rebecca - age 8

'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'

Billy - age 4

'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.

' Karl - age 5

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Christmas at the Gas Station

The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn't been anywhere in years since his wife had passed away. It was just another day to him. He didn't hate Christmas, just couldn't find a reason to celebrate. He was sitting there looking at the snow that had been falling for the last hour and wondering what it was all about when the door opened and a homeless man stepped through.

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The Christmas Coat

An old boy was fumblin around one day

In a women’s clothing store

He’d found his wife a Christmas coat

And was headed for the door

When he bumped into a little boy

That looked like he was lost.

And he said “Mister can you help me

Find out how much something costs?

Here it is almost Christmas

And the nights are gettin cold

Winter time is on us

And my mom don’t have a coat.

I’ve been workin for the neighbors

And saving for a time”

And in his tiny outstretched hand

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The Man and the Birds

According to Paul Harvey, who retold this parable every Christmas for decades, “the story was originally published by United Press International by Louis Cassels, a longtime friend of mine and colleague. He and I tried for many years to trace the author of these words. We never could and it occurs to me that maybe some things are supposed to be written without credit to any particular individual …”

The Man and the Birds

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