Having watched
and agonized over some political turmoil during the last few days, I turned to
much lighter thoughts and reading this morning. Thanks to my Great Aunt Sarah
(a delightful lady), I found a diversion.
I love the stories and flowery language of the early 1900’s and I
re-discovered a wonderful article from the 1917 Colby, Wisconsin Phonograph
that made me laugh out loud.
The local
drugstore was having a contest during early April of that year and Aunt
Sarah won the biggest prize of all—a 1917 Ford. Here are a few lines from that newspaper report:
Sarah won the biggest prize of all—a 1917 Ford. Here are a few lines from that newspaper report:
Early 1900's--my hometown
“Out of thirty-four contestants who
entered the race, twelve stayed with it to the last and all worked harmoniously
and honestly, but with lots of vim. The
race was fast and furious toward the last.
The telephone wires were kept very busy by anxious friends asking for
the results of the contest.”
The phrase
“all worked harmoniously” stood out at me.
That’s truly a novel thought
today, especially in politics. Those might not have been “the
good old days” nearly a century ago, but they've made me yearn for more harmonious times
today. I’m going to make a little extra
effort to achieve that in my own daily life.
The New Year offers a fresh start—thank goodness!
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