Across
- 4. The primary source of heat for a chilly classroom in the winter.
- 5. A simple one-room building where rural children were educated.
- 8. How many students showed up to school in summer to protect their shoes.
- 9. A winter transportation method used by some children to reach school.
- 10. The system where rural customers bought goods now and settled their accounts later.
- 11. Fabric or cloth items commonly sold as a staple good in the general store.
- 12. A skilled worker who primarily shoes horses and repairs iron or steel items.
- 13. A seasonal industry that provided farmers with additional money to clear their store debts.
Down
- 1. The process of negotiating or bargaining over prices at the general store.
- 2. Urban businesses that sold goods to the local general storekeeper.
- 3. The role could be held by the storekeeper to manage the village's mail.
- 6. The outdoor toilet facilities maintained by the teacher and emptied annually.
- 7. A period of dating monitored by parents that could last two or more years.