As a kid growing up in the 1960s in a sleepy lakeside village in southern Ohio, I always looked forward to our occasional Saturday trips into the nearest city, Zanesville. We would stop at the local farmer's market and buy vegetables, fresh bread, and yummy raisin cookies. Then, we would head downtown and make the circuit of the 5 &10 stores (S.S. Kresge, Newberry's , and Jupiter's). I saved my chore money and headed for the toy section (or the baseball card rack). Often, my target was the bins of toy Civil War soldiers.
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