Invention of cars link cities
During the 1800s and early 1900s, many American farmers were extremely conservative and disliked innovation and the unconventional. This was especially true when the...
Auctions offer wild-card opportunities
Sam Moore shares a story Kate Sanborn (1839-1917), a teacher, lecturer and writer, wrote in 1891 of her experiences attending auctions.
Combing a catalog to make the perfect list
The fictitious story of a farm family looking through the Montgomery Ward's Fall and Winter 1930-31 Catalogue to make their Christmas lists.
Fledgling tractor and draft horse show a success
In this day and age, many of the old established steam and tractor shows are struggling with declining attendance and, in some cases, the...
Fixin’ mud hens for Thanksgiving
In the November 1928 issue of The American Thresherman magazine “Aunt Malinda” wrote of a recent Thanksgiving with she and “Uncle Silas.”
The dreaded parlor stove makes its return again
Folks in the latter half of the 19th century went through an unpleasant ritual along about this time of year, or probably a little earlier in Northern climes, called “putting up the parlor stove.”
Old farm publications create trips back in time
My column two weeks ago about Cyclone seeders brought a couple of interesting responses (I love email – it’s so fast and easy to...
The stories behind the automobiles of yesteryear
One of the more interesting characters during the early days of automobiles was Floyd Clymer. In these days of “helicopter moms,” his exploits while...
Night cap: Looking for a good night’s sleep?
Miss Nancy and I, along with my little sister B.G. Theiss who is visiting from North Carolina, enjoyed the afternoon at the Farm and Dairy’s recent 100th Anniversary open house at the Salem Community Center.
Looking back gives readers glance of past
Sam Moore shares a few humorous poems from his collection of old farm literature.
