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The last century saw the birth of iconic inventions and innovations like radios, televisions, computers, iPhones, and the Slinky. Other products were lost over the last 100 years, like the Monopoly thimble and celery-flavored Jell-O.

John Dollar looks out his office window while reminiscing about the Korean War.

In the case of Korea, the conflict that took 54,000 American lives saved the South from falling to the Communists.

Originally published June 25, 2000

By Jeff Decker

The Green Bay News-Chronicle

Carrot, Egg or Coffee. Which one are you?

A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee... You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

by Linnea Travis Miller

Genealogy The science or study of family descent

As I sit contemplating my research from last year, I can truly state that I had a very good year!! How about all of you?? When it comes to studying your families, it's always good to have a goal for each year. That helps to keep you focused amidst all the sidelines you may venture into during your research. It's very important to keep good, organized notes, so you don't have to retrace your steps and make extra work for yourself.

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Fashion is often thought to be the defining quality of a generation. But the dinner table can give just as many clues about a period in time as clothing. Sweet and savory gelatin-based foods were as characteristic of the 1960s as bell bottoms, go-go boots, and drop-waist dresses. Low-fat diets and farm-to-table foods represented the '70s as much as peasant blouses, military surplus clothes, and frayed jeans.

"Old Soldiers Never Die"

Gen. Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was one of most prominent United States military figures of the first half of the twentieth century.

In World War I he served as chief of staff of the Forty-second Infantry (Rainbow) Division and later commanded one of its brigades. He was twice wounded and received many decorations for bravery.

In April of 1943, at the age of 18 my father, Franklin Thomas Wike, left his job as a soda jerk at a local drug store in Lebanon, PA and joined the Army. I have no idea what his expectations or fears were the day he was inducted into the Army, but the price he would pay, for our freedom would have a major effect on his life, as well as the lives of many others.

Legacy of: Lizzie Fink Hostetter nee Long
from South Annville, PA
born 1881

White Cake
2 cups sugar
white of 3 eggs
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sweet milk
2 cups flour
1 cup corn starch
3 tea spoons baking powder

Directions:

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In most schools, history is generally taught by geographical region or theme. For example, an ancient history class is usually broken down into the histories of different areas (Greece, Rome, Egypt, Eastern Asia, etc.), and art history is taught totally separate from political history. While this sort of system may make it easier for students to retain information, it also results in most people having a pretty warped sense of history.

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."

The child thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"

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Hi! I'm Lizzy!! And I'm not Martha!!!

These are from my friend Lizzy!
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There is a moment after the new year when the questions that come into my mailbox are about cleaning things. Up until then most are about foods. Then something ticks over and the main area of inquiry is "How do I get this out?"

In 1942 a young John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) entered the United States Navy eager to see action in World War II.

Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987), playwright, diplomat, wife of Time-Life, Inc., publisher Henry Robinson Luce (1898-1967), and a Republican member of the House of Representatives from Connecticut, knew the Kennedy family well. She sent the young naval officer a good luck coin that had originally belonged to her mother. Kennedy thanked Luce for her thoughtfulness and promised to clip the coin to his military identification tags.

One of the military innovations of World War I was the emergence of the armored tank. George S. Patton, Jr. (1885-1945), was the first American officer assigned to the fledgling United States Tank Corps in 1917.

He continued to champion the tank in the interwar years when the money-short army largely neglected the corps.

Fredrick Elder Gudger

b. Oct 25, 1924 in VA.

d. Feb 10, 1998 in Birdseye, Dubois County, IN

SS# 404-32-9765

m. Audry Alene Smith, 1944 in Pineville, Bell County, KY.

b. Feb 21, 1927

Parents of Fredrick Elder Gudger:

Fred Gudger and Magie May Howard

Fred Gudger

b. Jan 11, 1898

d. March 26, 1988 buried Pineville Cem, Pineville, Bell County, KY

SS# 406-01-0245 issued KY

Old Recipes

Legacy of: Lizzie Fink Hostetter nee Long
from S. Annville, PA
born 1881

Ice Box Cake
1 pt double cream
4 square chocolate
4 table spoon sugar
4 eggs
4 table spoon water
1/2 lb lady fingers
Melt chocolate in double boiler
add water and mix well
Mix egg yokes and sugar and add hot chocolate and heat well
add beaten egg whites

by George G. King

Spanish-American War

was declared by Congress on April 25, 1898.

This is a collection of letters written home by George King, an American soldier who served in the Puerto Rican campaign during the Spanish-American War. At the outbreak of the War, King volunteered in the Sixth Regiment of Infantry formed in Concord, Massachusetts.

by Linnea Travis Miller

Genealogy The science or study of family descent

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A Timeline of WWII, one of the most devastating conflicts in world history

Old Recipes

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Legacy of: Lizzie Fink Hostetter nee Long
from South Annville, PA
born 1881

Salt Beans
boil till about half soft
then salt like pickles

Directions: soak 2 days before you boil them

 By Franklin T. Wike

I don’t know how old most people are when they become interested in Genealogy,

but I started my family searching when I was in my early 20’s. I think that part of my

interest was because my parents were divorced and I didn’t know anything about my

father, Franklin T. Wike, or his side of the family. However on my mother’s side, Verna

M. Hostetter, I was lucky because my local library had a book with the listing of the first

 Civil War Memories

of

John Herbert Claiborne, 1828-1905.

U.S. Naval Officer William Alexander Marshall

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Amelia Earhart: The life story you may not know

by Ruthann Held Wike

I never thought my childhood was unique. I was pretty much like almost every other kid I knew. I had two parents. A mom and a dad. I was different in the fact that I had all four grandparents and both sets of grandparents celebrated their 50 year wedding anniversary. I thought that was the way it was supposed to be.

John Fink's Snitz & Kneppe Dough

1/2 tea spoon salt

1 table spoon sugar

1 egg

2 little cakes Fleishman’s yeast

1 1/2 tablespoons lard

1/2 pint luke warm water

Flour to stiffen. Don’t make to stiff. Use good flour.

Salt, sugar, beat egg.

Add yeast & lard to water.

Mix all together, then mix flour.

acid

What type of acid did they use 100 years ago?

I have a 1908 cookbook my mother gave me. It lists an Acid Phosphate, as a solution of lime, magnesia, potash and iron. It was used for: Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Nervousness, Exhaustion, Headache, Tired Brain, Sleeplessness and a Delicious Drink. Jo Ann Wright nee Rochner

More answers?

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buckets

When a recipe calls for a bucket of some vegetable, what size buckets were most commonly used?

From Kim Justeses

Sandy, UT

After many pleasant yours of ministering in a small North Carolina church, my grandfather, the Reverend Francis G. Bryans, passed away in May, 1985.

In the summer of 1996, I experienced a great deal of turmoil in my life. It became necessary for me to leave my job and take care of my health. I was depressed and anxious, and I felt very lost.

World War II Era

Being Questioned by the FBI

By Fannie Prothro nee Terry

My family was living in Louisiana during WW II. Our sons, R.D. (Randolph Davis Prothro) and Jimmy (James Warren Prothro) went in the Army. R.D.'s daughter, Sarah Jane stayed with us for many months until the invasion of Germany during World War II while R.D. was in England and Sarah, his wife, was working in the civil service.

Now that I'm 'older' (but refuse to grow up), here's what I've discovered:

I. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.

2. My wild oats have turned into prunes and All Bran.

3. I finally got my head together; now my body is falling apart.

4. Funny, I don't remember being absent minded...

4. Funny, I don't remember being absent minded...

5. All reports are in; life is now officially unfair.

6. If all is not lost, where is it?

7. It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.

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A Timeline of WWI, the First Global Conflict

The devastation and scope of destruction brought about by World War I was unlike anything humanity had seen before. Known initially as the Great War, the conflict took place in various theaters spanning the globe, though the initial acts that instigated it and the treaties made at the war's end both originated in Europe.