There was a time before door-buster sales, Black Friday, Gray Thursday, Christmas in July, 24-hour advertising, piped-in carols, gift catalo...

This photo used with written permission from Lauren Summers, grandson of Carl Gerhardt Ex-Lax, ice cream, fountain service, Coca Col...

Larry Summers is the grandson of Carl Gerhardt, proprietor of Gerhardt Mercantile, and remembers Christmas as a youngster during the Depress...