Patent-medicine sales in Wilton

By County Line | Posted July 29th, 2020 | Tweet

A salesman for Rawleigh’s Remedies, a purveyor of patent medicines, stops in the Wilton area in the 1920s or 1930s. Can you tell us more about this photo? Email [email protected] or call 337-4232. (Courtesy of Alice Brandau)

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Bowling in Kendall, circa 1950

November 18th, 2020
by County Line

A Kendall bowling team dresses for the bowling alley costume party, about 1950.

Wilton school of yesteryear

October 28th, 2020
by County Line

Aldis Strazdins of Wilton recently created these photographic positives from negatives found among the collection of the late Herbert Anderson of Wilton.

Kendall homecoming court, 1950

October 14th, 2020
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The following served on the Kendall High School homecoming court in 1950.

Wilton Booster Band

September 30th, 2020
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Here, in this circa-1930 photo, the Wilton Booster Band lines up near the intersection of Main and Center streets.

Birthday party, 1979

September 30th, 2020
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Ardys Bredlow of Oil City in rural Ontario submitted this photo to the County Line, and she would like readers to guess the names of the people in the photo.

Wilton’s Mansion House, 1915

September 23rd, 2020
by County Line

The Mansion House, located at the corner of Main Street and Highway 71 in Wilton, served travelers in an era when the Chicago & North Western Railroad line still crossed the village.

Wilton school

September 16th, 2020
by County Line

This photo depicts the students in room three in Wilton public schools, date unknown.

Family photos, circa-1930s

September 10th, 2020
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These two photos were found among the late Herbert Anderson’s collection. Do you recognize anyone in these photos?

South Ridge School (town of Wellington), 1954–55

August 31st, 2020
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Last week, the County Line printed a spread on the South Ridge School, a one-room schoolhouse in the town of Wellington that was demolished earlier in August.

Ontario baseball, 1930s

August 5th, 2020
by County Line

County Line Publisher Emeritus Karen Parker mentions my uncle, the late Orv Collins of Ontario, in her “Backtalk” column every once in a while.

Wilton Memorial Day

May 27th, 2020
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On a Memorial Day in the 1920s or 1930s, Herbert Anderson of Wilton took this photo of local residents and band members marching on Highway 131 to St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery.