A Little of Everything: General Stories of Nova Scotia- Remembering the Old Days, Old Ways

Yesterday's general store was today's Costco, Home Depot and Superstore rolled into one – and then some. General stores sold a little of everything through the years – groceries, hardware, dry goods, caskets, corsets, spinning wheels, furniture, appliances, feeds, seeds, kerosene, gasoline, lotions and potions for man or beast, and of course candy, ice cream and pop. "General stores usually had the look of an overstuffed warehouse, and if you wanted something, they had it buried somewhere ....