Way back in time I wrote a column about wash day in my family when I was a young boy. I recalled the log cabin that my father built back in the mid 20s and the fast moving spring running beside it ...

Before the turn of the century, the central Iowa plains were littered with the broken-down remnants of F.L. Maytag`s handiwork, according to local legend. Sages in these parts tell how the farm ...

JUDY of Inver Grove Heights: “The letter from THE HAPPY MEDIUM (Sunday BB, 1/31/2021) brought back many memories to me. “I also grew up in rural Wisconsin, and my mom washed clothes in the Maytag ...

When I run into readers of my column, they tell me how much they love to read about my memories from bygone days. They asked if I could write more of them. They shared them with their children and ...

You’ve probably heard the hoary phrase about somebody “being put through a wringer.” That refers to obsolete technology. Decades ago, many home washing machines sported a funky-looking double roller ...