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Yuletide Nostalgia From a Murphy General Store Memoir
Nostalgic memoir recounts a rural New York State mountain town Christmas season seen through a family run Murphy general store. The memory highlights mail order catalogs Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward and local salesmen with gift wrap items and a busy post office during November and December.
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Waltons Mountain Emporium
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Montgomery Ward
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