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FROM THE TOP: “It was Monday, Dec. 19, 1949. Without promotion, without fanfare, something new appeared — for the first time ever — in column one, pag...

IT’S TODAY: We don’t want to claim any record but Round the Square is 60 years old today — and may be the longest-running daily front-page column of a...

YULE POEMS: Here’s another of those lighthearted verses we found in the Era from a century ago. If I Were Santa Claus “If I were Santa Claus, I’d brin...

YULE POEMS: We found a few lighthearted verses in the Era from a century ago that might bring a smile to our readers’ faces: The Night Before “’Twas t...

RECORD BOOK: Christmas in Bradford 1889 was memorable enough that even the 1929 Era made note of it. The headline read: “Christmas in Bradford: It was...

CASH CAB: “Zippo,” was the answer to a question posed Thursday on the TV program, “Cash Cab.” Mrs. Jack Graham phoned to tell us that the first contes...

TOP TREE: Do you know the number one selling tree for Christmas? If you guessed the Scotch pine, you’re right! Our friends at the Bureau of Forestry, ...

BUS TRIP: Be sure to turn on your outside Christmas lights tomorrow night. Senior citizens will be touring the town to get a look at the holiday displ...

SANTA’S LIST: If you’ve made your Christmas list and are checking it twice, you might want to add towels for the YWCA’s homeless shelter. Amy Pierce, ...

BIRD COUNT: If you’ve got an interest in birds, a pair of binoculars, and some time to spare, the Audubon Society needs you! It’s called the 110th Ann...

SPECIAL MAP: Do you remember the motorcycle climb off High Street Extension? How about the bee hive brick ovens, or the old narrow gauge railroad? Dic...

SPECIAL FOLKS: We got this note the other day from John Roynan of Ridgway: “I’ve wanted to do this for some time. I’ve had problems walking for a few ...

IT’S TODAY: It was Dec. 7, 1941, “the date which will live in infamy” when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, prompting America’s entrance into World...

MARILYN HORNE: It’s been awhile since we’ve typed the name Marilyn Horne, world-famous opera star and Bradford native. But the Washington Post carried...

SPECIAL GIFT: Wondering what to give that special person on your Christmas list? Vivian Doerr of Emporium has some great advice: “I’m sending this to ...

MORE DOGS: A reader had asked about at Texas hot joint located many years ago at the corner of Seaward Avenue and Bolivar Drive — it was a new one on ...

NEARLY 100: Jim Piscitelli of Bradford, soon to mark his 100th year on this planet, called on the last day of November to tell us he has never recalle...

LOOK UP: Jon Hackett of Bradford read about our readers spying a pair of eagles at Tuna Crossroads and sent along a videotape of an eagle he had seen ...

WILD IDEAS: It’s the first day of deer season, of course. We figured it’s a good day to pass along some shopping ideas from the Pennsylvania Game Comm...

SWINE STORY: When we left you yesterday, Bob Slike had just recovered his wimpering beagle which had just met up with a wild pig in the 1970s. “I pick...