Hometown News • Thursday, September 24, 2020 • Page 3
“The Good Old Days” -By Tom Kuehne Measurements I’m sure that many of you have looked at older photographs and noticed that there are big differences in how people looked at that time, when compared to how they look now. First today’s pictures are usually in color. Secondly, ladies wore a dress and the guys usually wore wool pants, compared to having pants on ladies and cowboy pants on the guys today. The lady’s long hair styles and the men’s short cut styles have in some cases become opposite. However there is one thing that has not changed. Recently I read a story about railroads and maybe some of you did too. I felt that the influence that this centuries-old tradition extended to our current world needed to be discussed. The Roman Empire lasted from about 30 years before Christ until about 500 years after Christ. During these years, roads across Europe, including England, were created for the transfer of materials more efficiently. It also included the width of the wheels of the army chariots. The roads consisted of wheel ruts which made travel on the roads easier. Since the wheel ruts were quite deep, the wheels of the wagons using these roads also needed to be the same distance apart, or using the road would be very difficult. The width of these ruts were originally determined by the width of two horses behinds. In actual measurements this distance was determined to be 4 feet
and 8 1/2 inches. Remember the Roman Empire disappeared about 1500 years ago, but their influence is still felt today. As the wagon travel began to be replaced by trains, the railroad builders continued to use 4 feet and 8 ½ inches as the distance between the tracks. It was used across the whole world as the distance between the tracks and remains so today. This created ease of travel from one country to another. There was one exception to the typical track width rule, which occurred at the time of World War II. The Russian Government forced Finland to do business with them, which included moving raw materials and mink from Finland to Russia. Finland felt that they were not treated fairly, since they sent new freight cars filled with materials to Russia and Russia sent back old dilapidated cars to Finland. To prevent further unfair treatment Finland increased the distance between the rails, there-by causing the Russians to unload the Finish cars at the border, because the Finish cars wouldn’t fit on Russia’s tracks. They also had trouble with the mink trade, since the Finn’s were sending good quality breeding mink to Russia and they were sending neutered mink back to Finland. I don’t know how this problem was solved, but I bet it is an interesting story. Since the tracks were a standard width, railroad tunnels were a width which would accommodate the size of the standard railroad car. This limited the width of items that the railroad cars could transport. Due to the width of most new farm machinery, these items are usually moved by a flatbed on a public highway. Fuel tanks on space rockets needed to be narrowed, since they have to be moved by train through tunnels, which have space limitations.
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
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WINGS & BEER!
Serving 5-9 PM
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Chris’ Country Store Floral and Gift Delivery !
Available
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GROCERY • MEAT • THRIFT STORE
1# Bone-In Wings w/Fries $7.50
320-845-2168
1 Block off I-94 Albany Exit 1004 Shamrock Lane, Albany
Sun.-Thurs.: 8 AM-8 PM Fri.-Sat.: 8 AM-9 PM
5 for
1# Boneless Wings
$
w/Fries $8.50
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ALL STARS STOP IN FOR YOUR OFF SALE NEEDS
SPORTS BAR & GRILL St. Rosa • 320-836-2154
Our BUFFETS Are Back!
Family Restaurant STUBBY’S TAVERN
BUCKET of BUD LIGHT
Buffet Winners
Sunday, Sept. 27:
-Gerri Klimek Now with FULL Salad Bar! -Diann Shabel Sunday 3 Meat Buffet • 10 AM-1:30 PM -Keith Christen (Chicken, Ribs & Fish) Tuesday, Sept. 29: -Cory Pitzer Tuesday Chicken Fry • 4-8 PM -Cathy Solorz OPEN For INDOOR DINING! -Ardis Ebnet
New Daily Specials • Full Menu Available
HELP WANTED: Bartenders & STUBBY’S OPEN Waitresses. Apply in Person. @ 11 AM DAILY
Dining Hours: Weekly Night Specials Wed.-Sun.: 4-8 PM Dine In Only With Beverage Purchase Bar Hours: Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Tues.-Thurs.: 4-9 PM; Night Night Night Fri.-Sat.: 11 AM-11 PM 1/4 Chicken BBQ Ribs Fish Sun.: 11 AM-10 PM with Fries with Fries with Fries $ $ $ In the Dining Room 4.95 6.95 5.95 WEDNESDAYS
320-285-3576 11977 County 47 Grey Eagle, MN
Bottle of Wine
½ Price!
Check out our fun & unique Off Sale items & wines!
Happy Hours During Vikings Games
1 OFF All Domestic & Rail Drinks 50¢ OFF other Beers/Drinks
$
HAPPY HOUR: Tuesday-Friday 4-6 PM • 50¢ Off All Domestic & Rail Drinks Happy Hour Menu Available!
Card of Thanks
The residents of the Village View Apartments in Grey Eagle would like to thank all the people who brought vegetables, fruit and produce this summer and fall.
Village View Residents
To Submit a Card of Thanks the cost is $3.00 for the first 50 words, 10¢ for each additional word. MUST BE PREPAID. Mail to: Hometown News, 29442 120th St., Grey Eagle, MN 56336.
The noise currently being created by our upcoming election could be a result of the original wheel rut measurement. For feedback or story ideas, email Tom at tom@swanvilleinsurance.com. If you need help with Health or Life Insurance or for Senior Health Solutions Contact: Tom Kuehne 320-360-0343
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Nightly Specials
Dine In Only - With Beverage Purchase
Monday: (5-9 pm) $3 Build a Burger Mayo, Lettuce, Tomato, Onions (raw/fried),
Mushrooms, Jalapenos, Sauerkraut, Cheese (Swiss, American, Pepper Jack) Toppings 50¢ each; Bacon 50¢ Slice
Tuesday: (5-9 pm) Choice of: 3 Chicken Strips w/Toast & Fries $7.50 6 Drummies w/Toast & Fries 7.50 $
Lunch Specials: 11 AM-1 PM Fri., Sept. 25: Cheeseburger w/Chili or Fries Mon., Sept. 28: Chicken Noodle Soup w/Cheeseburger Tues., Sept. 29: Baked Chicken & Dressing Dinner Wed., Sept. 30: Spaghetti Dinner Thurs., Oct. 1: Breaded Chicken Sandwich w/Tots Fri., Oct. 2: Cheeseburger w/Chili or Fries
Walleye Wednesday: (5-9:30 pm) Choice of: Walleye Fingers w/Chips $8.50 7 oz. Walleye Fillet w/Chips $9.00
Thursday Wraps: (5-9 pm) Choice of: Grilled Chicken $9.00; Crispy Chicken $8.50;
Buffalo Chicken $8.50; Taco $8.50; Philly Steak $8.50
Friday: (5-9 pm) STEAK NIGHT • 6 oz. Steak $7.50
• 6 oz. Butter/Garlic Steak $8.25 Add 3 Shrimp to Steak Specials for $3.00 • 6 Shrimp $9.00 Served with Coleslaw, Toast & Choice of Potato Salad, French Fries or Baked Potato
Saturday: (4-8 pm) 1/4 lb. Hamburger $2.50 Toppings 50¢ each; Bacon 50¢ Slice
Corner Pub & Grill Freeport, MN • 320-836-2120
HAPPY HOUR: Mon.-Wed.: 4:30-6:30 PM $3.00 • Thursday: All Day/Night $2.50
Double “R” Bar & Grill
Grey Eagle Eagle • 320-285-2965 Grey 320-285-2965 www.doublerbarandgrill.com
MONDAY 5-9 PM
Taco Bar 6.95 $
w/Beverage Purchase
Irish Italian Spaghetti 7.95 $
With Dinner Salad & Breadsticks TUESDAY: 5-9 PM
Burger Night $3.00 w/Beverage Purchase
WEDNESDAY: 11-9 PM
5 Baskets
$
Your Choice: Shrimp Basket,
Angus Slider Basket, 1/4 Chicken Basket, 1-1/2 lb. Wings, Nachos or Quesadillas
w/Beverage Purchase Specials to go $1.00 charge THURSDAY: 5-9 PM
Includes Salad Bar & Choice of Potato
Chicken & Ribs 11.95 8 oz. Ground Sirloin $10.50 $
FRIDAY: 5-9 PM
Includes Salad Bar & Choice of Potato
Teriyaki Chicken over Rice Pilaf $10.95 Deep Fried Cod $10.95 Shrimp or Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo w/Breadsticks $10.95 SATURDAY: 5-9 PM
Salad Bar & Choice of Potato
NOON LUNCH SPECIALS Fri., Sept. 25: Hot Beef Sandwich Sat., Sept. 26: Walleye Sandwich Sun., Sept. 27: Sunny Side Up Burger Mon., Sept. 28: Potato Pancakes/Ham Tues., Sept. 29: Hamb. Gravy on Toast Wed., Sept. 30: $5 Baskets Thurs., Oct. 1: BBQ Ribs
Prime Rib $18.95 Ribs $13.95 Deep Fried Walleye $13.95 Teriyaki Chicken, Wild Rice, Breadsticks $10.95 SUNDAY: 3-9 PM
Includes Salad Bar & Choice of Potato
Ribeye $18.95 1/2 Chicken $9.50 1/4 Chicken $7.50
HOURS Mon.-Thurs. 11 AM-11 PM Fri.-Sat.: 11 AM-1 AM Sun.: 11 AM-11 PM OFF SALE: Mon.-Fri. 11 AM-10 PM Sat.: 10 AM-10 PM Sun.: 11 AM-6 PM
1 OFF
$
Any Adult Beverages for all Vikings Touchdowns & Field Goals!
Come watch on our 8 Big Screen TVs! OFF-SALE SPECIALS Busch $17.29 24 pk. Reg. or Light • Cans or Bottles
E&J Brandy 1.75 Liter $17.79
