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Uncle Mahlon’s Story (part 7)

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Sundays after church from 12-5:30 or 6:00 was free time for the children. I often remembers finding a gunnysack when I would walk home from Brazito where a small country store was located. On way way to the store, I would pick up pop bottles and cash them in for a one of the following: 16oz bottle of pepsi for five cents, candy bar for five cents, or a sack of candy for ten cents. While on my way back I would walk on the opposite side of the road and pick up bottles for the next time I went to the store. The return price on a bottle was two cents. If I had leftover candy, I would share it with the smaller kids.

mo-cole-county-1904-map
The file says this map is from 1904. Lots of interesting details.

 

Aunt Naomi Story (part 20)

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When we spent a great part of the day in Jefferson City (to take care of farm business, banking and other), our base was the Cole County Court House. There was a large lounge and bathroom area in the basement. There was a paper cup dispenser that projected flat triangle cups. You had to press the sides to volumnize the cup and you could drink out of it. We would get many drinks. The indoor plumbing was a real excitement also. One time when we were there, some organization was having a big rummage sale in the lounge. Mom got a beige coat for me. It had a tie around belt. I was so happy.

Once, when Lloyd and I were waiting for Mom and Daddy to take care of some business in the Extension Office in the Cole County Court House with Hensley Hall, the County Agent, we put a nickel in a candy vending machine. Out came 5 candy bars!!! We were scared and thought we had broken something. We took the candy bars into the Collector’s office and told the clerk that we had put in one nickel and 5 candy bars fell out and asked what we should do. We were pleasantly surprised when he said, “Well, I guess this is your lucky day! Enjoy them!” We sat outside Mr. Hensley’s office and devoured those bars. What good luck for two candy-deprived children.

Aunt Naomi’s Story (part 16)

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When we spent a great part of the day in Jefferson City (to take care of farm business, banking and other), our base was the Cole County Court House. There was a large lounge and bathroom area in the basement. There was a paper cup dispenser that projected flat triangle cups. You had to press the sides to expand the cup and you could drink out of it. We would get many drinks. The indoor plumbing was a real excitement also. One time when we were there, some organization was having a big rummage sale in the lounge. Mom got a beige coat for me for 25-cents. It had a tie around belt. I was so happy.

Once, when Lloyd and I were waiting for Mom and Daddy to take care of some business in the Extension Office in the Cole County Court House with Hensley Hall, the County Agent, we put a nickel in a candy vending machine. Out came 5 candy bars!!! We were scared and thought we had broken something. We took the candy bars into the Collector’s office and told the clerk that we had put in one nickel and 5 candy bars fell out and asked what we should do. We were pleasantly surprised when he said, “Well, I guess this is your lucky day! Enjoy them!” We sat outside Mr. Hensley’s office and devoured those bars. What good luck for two candy-deprived children.