I'm so old I remember... (cost, buy, legal, names)

[uggabugga]

i remember when girls had names like debbie, martha, mildred, bertha, evelyn, and maureen... and boys had names like frank, john, david, albert, and robert.. as opposed to today's endless reiterations of brandon, josh, jacob, zachary, amber, emily, emma [although those last two are kinda cool since they're old names that made a comeback], ashley, and brittany.

[Cunucu Beach]

When I read my local newspaper and glance at the obit page (to see if my name is there or not) you can always tell by the name of the person about when they were born.

Watching the royal wedding today reminded me that I remember when Queen Elizabeth was married. I was in junior high school then and we didn't have TV but we had newspapers and Life magazine, both of which gave extensive coverage with many pictures.

[mkfarnam]

The Sunday paper was 2-3" thick.

The "Sears Robuck & Co" catalog was big enough to use for a door stop.

Boy's Life magazine

I liked the crossword puzzle and "Laughter is Good Medicine" (jokes) in
"Readers Digest".

[mkfarnam]

Correction:

"Laughter is the Best Medicine" (Readers Digest)

[Roaddog]

When I could remember things

[Cunucu Beach]

Originally Posted by Roaddog

When I could remember things

Good one.

I'm so old I remember what clothes I wore as a little girl but have forgotten what I did yesterday.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

The Sunday paper was 2-3" thick.

The "Sears Robuck & Co" catalog was big enough to use for a door stop.

Boy's Life magazine

I liked the crossword puzzle and "Laughter is Good Medicine" (jokes) in
"Readers Digest".

i remember those big ol' catalogs. and not just from sears, but similarly sized ones from jcpenny and monkey wards, too.
i'll bet the mail carriers really dreaded having to deliver all those things. and i guess a lot of them found later use in the outhouse

we used to get a weekly newspaper called 'grit' that i liked a lot.

here's something nostalgia buffs might find interesting- google has scanned bunches of old newspapers that you can browse online. some of them go clear back to the 1700s.
here, for example is the florence times of florence, alabama; this one happens to be the dec. 8, 1941 issue announcing the beginning of the war with japan.
i like to look at the ads towards the back

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by Cunucu Beach

When I read my local newspaper and glance at the obit page (to see if my name is there or not) you can always tell by the name of the person about when they were born.

i've noticed that as well. there are some names that hardly exist anymore, like clarence, vivian, mildred, etc.

here's a gov't listing of the most common male/female names of the 1890s that's kind of interesting-
Top names of the 1890s

[Cunucu Beach]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

i've noticed that as well. there are some names that hardly exist anymore, like clarence, vivian, mildred, etc.

here's a gov't listing of the most common male/female names of the 1890s that's kind of interesting-
Top names of the 1890s

Interesting list. Some names have never gone out of style.

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

i've noticed that as well. there are some names that hardly exist anymore, like clarence, vivian, mildred, etc.

here's a gov't listing of the most common male/female names of the 1890s that's kind of interesting-
Top names of the 1890s

Source: 100% sample based on Social Security card application data

Now I know why there's little to no Spanish names on the list..