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Sobering thoughts about the 96 shots police fired at Dexter Reed

Dexter Reed's shooting reminds one letter writer of something she was told in the 1960s: "If a cop uses his gun, he doesn't fire just once."

Sculpting the Past: Montgomery Ward's connection to Cornish | News

A clever trivia question would be: Which early American retailer boomed in the catalog sales business? Most might answer “Sears,” making most of us wrong. The first catalog king was

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Stark, actually: Preservation Society selling catalog that was the Amazon of yesteryear

Shop from the comfort of home. Have a product delivered to your house. Sound familiar? Montgomery Ward was the Amazon of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Genealogy Today: Founding father of the mail order era

Before Amazon’s online ordering and delivery, mail order catalogs were a staple in nearly every home, especially in rural areas. Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck were the deliveries that American

Antiques Q&A: Perfume bottles are popular collectibles, even without perfume

Plus: Dishes that mimic Blue Willow, only with Sasquatch and UFOs.

Careful cameo cut boosts this antique perfume bottle's value

This elegant bottle boasts a glass-decorating technique fashionable in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Dear Mister Ward, I've got a complaint: Book offers slice of history with customer correspondence with famous mail-order business

Bladine: Don't just shop local; think, act and be local

Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving — long has been the day our annual “Shop Local” promotion leads off the Viewpoints section. In this ...