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I'll bet my folks never saw one of these in the 30's.76

Surviving Financial Depresson, Day-to-Day in the 1930's

(Answering the request about how people handled their finances in the 1930's)People didn't save money in the 1930's. they didn't have enough money to have a "finantial situation". Most people had little...

29 comments    finance money job
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Forget the Depression! Get Happy with Movie Musicals

During the great depression of the 1930’s and on into the war years of the 1940’s, the world’s songwriters produced hundreds of upbeat, inspirational tunes that kept people optimistic about the future...

12 comments    movie musicals busby berkely
Beans and Rice69

How to Cook Beans Properly

Beans are an excellent and economical source of protein and other vitamins and minerals, but many don't like the results. The truth is that you don't get gas from beans. You get gas from improperly cooked...

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It's All Relative (HUMOR)

Oh no. It's rising. No, no, NO! I scramble to move the tchotchkes off the tank cover so I can pull up the float's arm just in the nick of time. The toxic soup remains in the bowl, thank God. My husband...

10 comments    life advice family
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Ohio Art Company

Mickey Mouse, little more than a whistling stick figure with mouse ears and Walt Disney's voice characterization when he begin with the famous Steamboat Willie cartoon (1928), is known all over the world...

12 comments    walt disney mickey mouse
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Discover Harold Adams, the mystery writer who stirred the dust

Carl Wilcox would be the first to tell you he was a bum. An ex-con who was homeless, a drifter, a drinker and eventually called the murder man, might earn the bum label. Harold Adams created Carl Wilcox and...

11 comments    entertainment arts recreation
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

"Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" is one Cappra's best films ever. The story is about a small town poet named Longfellow Deeds, residing in Mandrake Falls, who inherits twenty million dollars from his rich uncle...

0 comments    love life friends
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Herbal Adventures – Learning about Lamb’s-Quarter (A Survival Food)

Photo by Jo Atchley Pretend it is the 1930’s and the depression is on. You live in a rural area with no stores available with which to purchase food. You have no money and are trying to provide for your...

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