Christmas at the Maine Farmhouse Through Time
A reflective piece recalls family Christmases in Friendship Maine from pioneer snug to modern comfort. It traces farm life from open hearths and eight fireplaces to brick ovens and a later range, noting how generation after generation built a warmer home despite harsh winters. The narrator contrasts past hardship with a grandmother’s quiet prosperity, ending with a portrait of resilience and satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currier & Ives
Pliny
Santy
Waiting in Line and the Power of Delays
A 1975 Christian Science Publishing Society column examines why queues lengthen in modern life. It cites a psychology of waiting from Barry Schwartz and explores social costs, personal humiliation, and the idea of a delayed gratification society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
Barry Schwartz
Schwartz
Prof. Schwartz
Looking Back at Arlington Garage Changeover
Clayton Benjamin who ran a East Arlington garage moves his equipment out of Arlington and will take over Conway's Garage from Ernest Cole and son. Miss Hilda Ballard of Scott Street wins the Grade 4 speaking contest in room 10 at the graded school. Bennington Post Office buys a new truck to be run and serviced by post office substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Benjamin
East Arlington
Arlington
Ernest Cole and Son
Conway
Hilda Ballard
Gerald Ballard
Scott Street
Bennington
End of 1975: a year of caution and lingering questions
A reflective wrap of 1975 notes its fading, economic strain, and global shifts. It recalls the Douglas court vacancy, Watergate convictions, and fragile power balances while highlighting modest global gains, rising inflation, and public doubt about democracy. Santa appearances and local school events punctuate a year marked by uncertainty and searching for direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Nations
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John Gould
Friendship, Maine
Tanty
Maine
By Melvin Maddocks
Boston
AOK
Hamlet
Uts
Christian Science Publishing S .Ciety
Fischetti
Onn
Angola
Washington
Vietnam
Stephen Vincent Benet
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court of the United States
High Bench
John Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
United States
Soviet Union
China
Francisco Franco
Spain
Chiang Kaishek
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Portugal
Bangladesh
Chad
India
Nehru
Middle East
Sinai
Suez Canal
Helsinki
Canada
Europe
Cyprus
CIA
FBI
Walter Cronkite
Sandgate
Florence Smith
Parcia Tudor
Hilda Smith
Johnny Walsh
St. Nick
Lee Houghton
Tommy Rockwell
Jerry Sargood
Arlington Eagles
Burr
Burton
Santa Claus
Bob Svitak
Bennington Lions Club
North Bennington
Globe-Union Inc
United Auto Workers
Continental Navy
William Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Savannah
Anthony McAuliffe
101St Airborne Division
Managua
Charles Mather
Elaine Kreel
Kathy Hamilton
Betty Wilcox
Catamount National Bank
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
Pownal
West Dover
Vermont
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