I AM older than dirt. And I also remember:
toothpaste in metal tubes
soot from steam engines on the clean wash and laundry frozen on the line
clothesline props
pens by the railroad tracks to water, feed and rest cattle from the cars
rubber girdles
eating in a B&O dining car
sleeping in a berth in a Pullman car
the Davy Crockett craze
the first polio vaccinations
tuberculosis sanitariums
riding on a street car
when Dairy Queen came to our town
lunch counters in every drug store
galoshes with those darn buckles
traffic cops at every intersection
newsboys crying papers on street corners
"Post No Bills" notices on walls
five cent candy bars, dime Cokes and 10 cent comics.
Roy Rogers and Trigger, Jr. live on stage
radio shows--Edgar Bergan, the Shadow, FBI in Peace and War
third run movie houses
how to make starch and how to iron
the WWVA Jamboree live from the Virginia theater
industry thriving, employees proud and hard working
hair nets
deposits on glass bottles--5 bottles collected earned you 10 cents, the cost of a soda
modest swimsuits
corporal punishment at school followed by corporal punishment at home
the sound of a calliope on a showboat
shoe repair shop and cleats to make the shoes last longer
hat blocking and fur remodeling
and, honest, one year, fourth grade I think, the teacher made us bring inkbottles and DIP PENS to practice Palmer Method Penmanship. We could still buy steel nibs at the confectioner's.