December 2010
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"The automobile had just been invented"
“I was one of 8 boys. Our pappy brought us west in 2 covered wagons in 1896. A train came between us, and the lead wagon didn’t wait. I didn’t see one of the brothers for another 12 years. We made a record singing old hymns. But nobody owned a phonograph in those days, so sales were poor. Then I started a business selling curry combs. The automobile had just been invented, so...
