A few 'toons to close the day.
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Ahh...the joke about the dollar hit hard!!! Comic books were a dime. Packs of baseball cards were a nickel and came with a chew of Joe Palooka gum!!. A fountain drink was a dime. For a dollar you could spend an afternoon at the corner drugstore!!
In Pontiac, there was a drugstore called Dunseiths's, a family owned drugstore. It had a rack of comic books in the corner with a ledge where we could sit and read them. They also sold cherry phosphate's which we'd buy to drink while we read their comics. Before I left I'd purchase fifty cents worth of baseball cards. We'd ride our bikes there and leave them out front. The owner went to the Catholic Church that m friend did, so that may have helped. M friend, also, had a chest full of comics at home, so he spent some money there. A buck went a LONG way back then and a buck for allowance in the fifties meant some good fun.
In Pontiac, there was a drugstore called Dunseiths's, a family owned drugstore. It had a rack of comic books in the corner with a ledge where we could sit and read them. They also sold cherry phosphate's which we'd buy to drink while we read their comics. Before I left I'd purchase fifty cents worth of baseball cards. We'd ride our bikes there and leave them out front. The owner went to the Catholic Church that m friend did, so that may have helped. M friend, also, had a chest full of comics at home, so he spent some money there. A buck went a LONG way back then and a buck for allowance in the fifties meant some good fun.
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May 6, 2023 08:30:42 #
Schoee
Loc: Europe
SteveR wrote:
Ahh...the joke about the dollar hit hard!!! Comic... (show quote)
Why are those sort of shops called drugstores in the US? They don’t really sell drugs I assume
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May 6, 2023 10:37:08 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Schoee wrote:
Why are those sort of shops called drugstores in the US? They don’t really sell drugs I assume
In the U.S., before outlawing certain narcotics in the last century, “drug” stores did indeed sell certain concoctions containing narcotics over the counter.
Stan
May 6, 2023 11:03:03 #
I loved the local drugstore that has tables and booths and hot dogs, milkshakes, and hamburgers.hell, the fries were peeled there and sliced with a French fry slicer.all by hand and boy were they great.
May 6, 2023 11:05:26 #
Back in the day the corner 'drug' store was the local 'clinic'. You could go in and tell the pharmacist "I've got this...? do you have anything that will help?" He would maybe ask a few questions then go off to the back and get the remedy. "Take two a day for two days" or whatever and you would go home and be cured in two days.
He also sold newspapers, comic books, "Evening in Paris" perfume you could buy for your mothers birthday or Christmas, fountain delights such as hot fudge sundaes and much more. We called him "Doc" Anderson and I do nor recall there ever being an assistant behind the counter.
He also sold newspapers, comic books, "Evening in Paris" perfume you could buy for your mothers birthday or Christmas, fountain delights such as hot fudge sundaes and much more. We called him "Doc" Anderson and I do nor recall there ever being an assistant behind the counter.
May 6, 2023 11:15:51 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
Schoee wrote:
Why are those sort of shops called drugstores in the US? They don’t really sell drugs I assume
Easier to spell than pharmacy? 😉
But yes, a long time ago, drug stores did sell drugs, prescription and non-prescription. As CVS, Rite-Aid, and Walgreens here in the US still do. You could also go to a stationery store for newspapers, magazines, and stationery. (Fortunately, the stores were also stationary – except maybe in California!)
--Rich
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