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By Bettina P. H. Burns

By: Lee Thatcher

Sarsaparilla, (Smilax Officinalis) whose name is derived from Spanish, meaning Thorny. This thorny vine has been used medicinally since at least the late 1500s. In Roman times, the young shoots were eaten, and the vine worn as garlands by the Bacchus festival partygoers.

Some of its uses included a cure for the common cold, a cure for earaches and deafness, and relief from upset stomach. The common saying in the Old West was that sarsaparilla cured anything but a gunshot wound.

When I became nine years of age, my father concluded that it was best for me to break up this free and semi-nomadic life, and to send me from home to school. I had picked up the rudiments of education in a female school which had been established at home for the education of my two sisters, and which was taught by two Northern ladies, one a Miss Parsons, of Massachusetts, and the other a Miss Draper, of New York. Miss Draper was a sister of Dr.

By Kathy Warnes

Reverend Ernest Norquist of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, describes his draft status in 1941 as “being under the threat of the Selective Service.” He decided to enlist in the Army so he could choose where he could go and his choice was the Philippines.

by Kathryn Seiley

Copyright 2004

So many days stand out in the memory of a mother as she reminisces the times her children have truly made her life worth living. Two such days were the weddings of my two sons and daughters-in-law. When each couple blessed me and touched my life forever by allowing me to sing at their weddings. To say that this was a difficult task to accomplish is an understatement. Each event deserving its own story.

By permission from Larry Moore, Guest Columnist, 01/29/04 Article printed in The Eatonton Messenger. Eatonton Georgia.

General Israel Putnam

General Israel Putnam, which is the first of a three-part series on the Revolutionary War generals that Greene, Morgan and Putnam Counties are named for. Attached is a photo of General Putnam. Greene, Morgan and Putnam Counties are all named after Revolutionary War heroes. This story of General Israel Putnam is the first in a three part series.

Senior Class of 1942 Lebanon PA, High School

Drinkard Funeral Home in 1949Cullman, Alabama

By Bettina Pearson Higdon Burns

By Anonymous

The average age of an American soldier is 19 years.

He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is
considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears,
not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He
never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than
wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either.

This is how jelly was made between 1900 and 1910 in England.

All fruits for Jelly making should be gathered just before they are fully ripe and on a dry day. Acid fruits are most suitable as they contain more pectin – the jellying principle - than the sweeter varieties. Strawberries and blackberries are difficult to make jelly from without the addition of some other type of fruit, such as apple, currants, etc.

Currant and Grape Jellies.