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A little of everything : general stores of Nova Scotia--remembering the old days, old ways / Mike Parker.

by Parker, Mike, 1952-

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Pottersfield Press, 2022.

General stores -- Nova Scotia -- History.

General stores -- Nova Scotia -- History -- Pictorial works.

Nova Scotia -- History -- 20th century.

9781989725818 (pbk.)

300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"Yesterday's general store was today's Costco, Home Depot and Superstore rolled into one -- and then some. General stores sold a little of everything through the years: groceries, hardware, dry goods, caskets, corsets, spinning wheels, furniture, appliances, feeds, seeds, kerosene, gasoline, medicinal lotions and potions for man or beast, and of course candy, ice cream and pop. 'General stores usually had the look of an overstuffed warehouse, and if you wanted something, they had it buried somewhere... you just had to ask.' Mike Parker mourns the passing of general stores more than most because his family owned and operated the Bear River Trading Company for forty years, a 'sprawling emporium' that traced its beginnings to the age of sail. Until Mike's dad retired in the late 1970s, The Bear River Trading Company was still a place of business where commercial salesmen called, wheels of cheese were displayed ina glass case, bulk kerosene was sold from the barrel and nails from a bin, purchases were wrapped in butcher paper and tied with twine, customers phoned in weekly grocery orders for home delivery and the 'men folk' gathered to swap hunting and fishing stories. The days of the general store may be long gone but thanks to Mike are not forgotten. Illustrated with more than 400 images, 'A Little of Everything' has something for everyone. For those who remember the sights, sounds and smells of an old-fashioned general store, this book will be a walk down memory lane. For those less fortunate who missed out on the waning days of the general store, 'A Little of Everything' will open another window to the past in Mike’s long-time quest to shine light on Nova Scotia’s old days, old ways. "--From publisher.

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