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Antique PO boxes replaced
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 30, 1925   Oscar Ward, Pittsburg clothier, was today appointed county commissioner for the third … more
ASK Award
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 29, 1925   The Labette County commissioners brought suit in the supreme court today in an attempt to … more
Dog helped save life
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 26-28, 1925   Matt Walters, president of District 14, United Mine Workers, announced today that the … more
Musings on poets and Poetry Month
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    April is the cruelest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing / Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain. — T.S. Eliot I may have mentioned … more
Pity the poor movie censor
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 25, 1925   Preparations are completed for the eleventh annual spring music festival at the … more
Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 24, 1925   Between 200 and 300 miners in the north field held a mass meeting in the baseball park at … more
Keeping the tables turning
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Professor Hart is getting ready to cue up on the turntable one of the new, longer-playing, 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM records introduced by Columbia that replaced the 78 RPMs in 1948. Hit songs in 1950 … more
Kansas is only state getting lunch funding
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 23, 1925   Mrs. Oscar Lofgren of Lindsborg was unanimously elected president of the Kansas Federation of … more
Dragons rebound with sweep
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 22, 1925   Temperature a month in advance of the season sped the growth of Kansas crops during the past … more
We got it all worked out
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‘Me and Jesus got our own thing goin’. Me and Jesus got it all worked out. Me and Jesus got our own thing goin’.   We don’t need anybody to tell us what it’s all … more
Shocker received shock
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 19-21, 1925   Tony Desota put a couple of sticks of dynamite in the Elk River at Ginger Blue last week … more
If these walls could talk
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Many long-time residents of Pittsburg and the surrounding area have fond memories of Ramsay’s Department Store on the 600 block of North Broadway. Some of the most … more
Consequences through the Ages
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Author’s Note: In this installment, Albert “Alby” Louder bears witness to what he has feared most — open conflict with the Crown.     DRS April 19, 1775 … more
Fake money real problems
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 18, 1925   Pittsburgers are warned again to be on the lookout for worthless $10 bills, the spurious … more
Getting decked out on Easter
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It used to be that getting dressed up for Mass on Easter was a must. Often it involved buying (or making) new dresses, hats and accessories for women and girls; and buying new shirts, ties, and … more
Mining the past
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 17, 1925   Carrying the confidence that “this will be another good year for the farmers,” … more
Hail damages peach, apricot crop
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 16, 1925   May wheat down to $1.44. Distressed owners sell in attempt to stop losses. Wheat to be … more
Stole alcohol from police
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Apr. 15, 1925   Optimism prevailed at district headquarters of the United Mine Workers today over results … more
Seminole Wind
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I was out on my walk today listening to music. John Anderson’s song “Seminole Wind” came up on my playlist. So blow, blow Seminole wind,// Blow like you're never gonna … more
Grandma Mary comes to me
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“When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me.” — The Beatles I’m a functional depressive. Which is to say, I slope toward the melancholy and therefore … more
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