I stumbled upon an old 1957 issue of The Progressive Farmer while reorganizing my garage. This issue was printed about a month after my wife was born. – Probably the reason I held on to it all these years. There are a lot of interesting car and truck adds among the pages. Plus a few things that may not exist any longer.

Asbestos? It was everywhere, from floor tiles to exterior siding. Can’t get a date? Try brushing your teeth. Do you need barb-wire strong enough to lift a cow? It’s in there, too. Though I’m not sure PETA would approve. Got the runs and afraid you might miss out on a date? There’s a bottle for that. And there is even a page where three Confederate veterans were interviewed. On a good day a couple were still able to sit up for a while. It appears men over 100 still have an eye for the ladies. – Even if they have trouble sitting up. One said his favorite meal was bananas and ice-cream. I wonder if he still had teeth.

It appears they were trying to make televisions thinner in 1957. In those days our television was so big it took two mules and an elephant to move it away from the wall to adjust that “roll” knob on its backside.

Thank heavens we don’t have that problem any longer. I would have to put down my ice-cream and bananas, and get out of my recliner.

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Rick Algood
May 21, 2019