In a message dated 12/20/05 9:40:23 PM, BRWest@aol.com writes: > In > Missouri where we lived, everyone did their trading instead  of shopping. In > those days, you would trade your eggs or cream for groceries. > BR, Thanks for causing the trade-vs.-shopping expression to resurface in my mind. As a kid (1940s), store advertising often told how they appreciated "your trade" or "trading here," and while actual swapping of goods was no longer intended (in Los Angeles, anyway), I just accepted that choice of words and never stopped to realize what it originally meant. By the way, my Iowa grandmother used to make dresses from "a nice piece of goods" that she bought off a "bolt" at the "dry goods" store, which often had a "notions & sundries" counter. I wonder how many people would understand those expressions nowadays. Rick

ditto on the thanks for reminding me of "trading". Every Saturday morning had to take the eggs and cream in to the produce to trade.....generally for some feed and a little money.....mac ----- Original Message ----- From: <KD6DKC@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] The old days > > In a message dated 12/20/05 9:40:23 PM, BRWest@aol.com writes: > > > > In > > Missouri where we lived, everyone did their trading instead of shopping. In > > those days, you would trade your eggs or cream for groceries. > > > BR, > Thanks for causing the trade-vs.-shopping expression to resurface in my > mind. As a kid (1940s), store advertising often told how they appreciated > "your trade" or "trading here," and while actual swapping of goods was no longer > intended (in Los Angeles, anyway), I just accepted that choice of words and > never stopped to realize what it originally meant. > By the way, my Iowa grandmother used to make dresses from "a nice piece > of goods" that she bought off a "bolt" at the "dry goods" store, which often > had a "notions & sundries" counter. I wonder how many people would understand > those expressions nowadays. Rick > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Rick, I sure remember the word "trade" being used as I grew up in Southern California. Notions & sundries, too. How much the last few generation has missed, how sad. Barbara Texas