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Post by 1dave on Jul 29, 2022 20:16:33 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Jul 30, 2022 6:01:58 GMT -5
1903 Phone Costs
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 30, 2022 8:34:09 GMT -5
1903 Phone Costs Dave, one of my lines of descent released a giant book to family that documents the turn of the century family through newspaper articles. Back then, they would publish ALL of the happenings of the major town families. (A few of the younger women held jobs as operators.) There were several articles reporting on the competing company's telephone line wars. It was said that during the night, one company's poles would be taken down and the offender would erect their own poles on the opposite side of the street. It was very competitive! With those articles also came some they threw in for entertainment- like how hooligan kids would sled down a hill and take out mailboxes with bats as they went. "Oh, the horror!" they would lament. What has come to today's youth? They also complained about the state of the schools. Things never change.
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Post by amygdule on Aug 1, 2022 17:58:55 GMT -5
Save the Sperm From the Last Man On Earth
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