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  • February 19, 2020
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Remember This: Glass food storage

Dorri Partain Contributor As homemakers embraced electric refrigerators, first introduced for home use in 1927, they were now able to safely store leftover food. Early refrigerators, also called an“icebox,” were…

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  • February 5, 2020
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Remember This? Mugs Up

Dorri Partain Contributor Got a nickel in your pocket?   Then head over to the closest Mugs Up Root Beer stand, where “The nickel is mighty” and a glass mug of…

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  • January 29, 2020
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REMEMBER THIS? Chiefs 1970 Season

Dorri Partain Northeast News The Kansas City Chiefs first played a championship game in 1966, losing to the Green Bay Packers, 35-10. That playoff was named the AFL-NFL World Championship…

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  • January 22, 2020
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Remember This? Rotary phone

Dorri Partain Northeast News Even without dials, we still “dial” a number when making a telephone call. When inventor Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, the need for…

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  • January 15, 2020
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REMEMBER THIS? Dick and Jane

Dorri Partain Northeast News Look, look, Dick can read. Look, look, Jane can read. Dick and Jane can read a book. Generations of American schoolchildren learned to read by following…

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  • January 8, 2020
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Remember This? The Smiley Face

Dorri Partain Northeast News A campaign to boost morale among insurance agency employees lead to the creation of the Smiley Face, the grandfather of today’s emoji graphics. Hired by the…

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  • December 18, 2019
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Remember this? View Master

Dorri Partain Northeast News A chance encounter inside a cave led to the development of this long-time favorite toy. Harold Graves, president of Sawyer’s Services Inc., was visiting Oregon Caves…