Puryear Roller Mill was Henry County's "Belle" & "Pride"

Who Knew about the Puryear Roller Mill, which was in operation in Puryear, Tennessee in the 40's and 50's ? The two main items they produced was "Belle of Puryear Flour" and "Pride of Puryear Meal". My mother & dad, Myrtice & Alfred Nichols, sold those two products in our grocery store on Route 5, a few miles from Paris, during that time period. I still have a picture that was given to us by Puryear Roller Mill, as a token of appreciation. The picture is in a metal frame with a small thermometer in the upper right corner. A scanned image of the picture is shown below. Notice the phone number, which indicates it was many years ago. Submitted by Don Nichols.

Bleach Cream Promised to Take Your Breath Away!

Who knew that the Paris Toilet Company ran an ad in the June 1927 issue of the "Peoples Home Journal" with a coupon good for a free test jar of the new Golden Peacock Tonic Face Powder? Source: MagazineArt.org. Submitted by Don Nichols (click the photo for a larger version).

Credit Fuels Youthful Ambition

Who knew that in 1953, a downtown hardware store extended credit to a 12 year old? Mathis Hardware, located on the East side of the square stocked the recently introduced rotary power mowers. My Dad and I made a deal with the owner Dan Mathis that I would purchase one of these new marvels and pay for it with the proceeds from mowing lawns. By the end of that summer, I had paid off the massive $120 debt (at an average $1.50 per yard). Submitted by Ray Harding.