Social Media in 1883…

[Washblue]

I’m searching online historic newspapers, looking for relatives when I see this entry in the, “Local Intelligence,” column…

Next week’s paper is a bad way of finding out you weren’t invited to the pig-pickin’!

[DavidNorcross]

Yes..but those were the days!

[texastweeter]

Social media when I was growing up was drinking coffee at the ham-stsnd Saturday morning if you couldn't hunt or fish, or hanging out in the fellowship hall drinking coffee and eating doughnuts after church.

[Sid P]

+1 on the fellowship hall. During football season Dad tried to walk a fine line between being sociable, getting himself and us boys home in time for the Bears game, and not pissing off Mom. Talk about a tightrope…

[texastweeter]

Even tighter for my dad...he was the preacher! Sid P

[FireMan]

Fer thou wooses, ye neighbors Q’d in the winter. And they enjoyed it mightily, yay mightily I say. Yessir.

[DogFaced PonySoldier]

It was definitely a different time...

[smokin fool]

Funny as it may seem, don't see any hog killing feast's mentioned in local tabloids these days....and none you can drop in on, at least around here anyways.

[DogFaced PonySoldier]

If'n I had a hog-killin', you fellas'd be welcome to drop by!

[texastweeter]

Don't threaten me with a good time!

[Steve R.]

I think that was The Pit before the internet was invented.