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A Christmas Carol redux
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“God bless us, everyone.” — Tiny Tim, ‘A Christmas Carol’
I’ve been trying this week to decide how I feel about Christmas. Turns out I’m conflicted.
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By J.T. Knoll
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12/21/24
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Sister Rosalia to celebrate 91 on Saturday
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 20, 1924
Alumni of virtually all classes of the Pittsburg senior high school are expected to attend …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/20/24
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Driverless car strolled indoors for shelter
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 19, 1924
In the old days of horses, it was nothing out of the usual for the most faithful buggy horse …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/19/24
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Children have early holiday
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 18, 1924
Matt Walters of Scammon and Joe Varlot of Pittsburg were the two high candidates for …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/18/24
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‘Tax Payers Speeding Up’
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 14 – Dec. 16, 1924
Tax payers were “rushing” the offices of real estate firms, …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/14/24
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Realigning my center of gravity
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“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” — Robert Frost
Recently, I came across an article about Carl Jung and the art of aging well. It hit home for, like most …
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By J.T. Knoll
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12/14/24
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‘Parents switch with students’
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 13, 1924
The first entertainment to provide Christmas cheer for the less fortunate …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/13/24
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Round trip from Pittsburg to Ft. Scott
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In today’s photo — from “Pittsburg State University, A Photographic History of the First 100 Years,” by Randy Roberts and Shannon Phillips Julien — athletic …
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By J.T. Knoll
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12/12/24
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‘Mural depicts moment in local mining history’
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 12, 1924
An industrial bank, which will carry out the creditors group loan plan, now doubtless is an …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/12/24
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Citizen pleas spice meeting
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 11, 1924
There was no perceptible change in the amount of working time in Kansas mines during the week …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/11/24
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A Four-Digit Word for Fool
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Think about the first calculator you owned or your first LED watch, if you had one. The symbols it used were displayed on a seven-segment LED. These are somewhat misnamed. They have eight …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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12/7/24
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Prize dairy cows lost in fire
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 7 - Dec 9, 1924
Entailing a loss approximated at $10,000, the Sweeney dairy barns with several head of …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/7/24
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Luck of the draw
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Growing up in the Republic I was encouraged to learn the art of gambling early on.
No, I don’t mean the pitch, pinochle, and poker games around Frontenac, I mean running a raffle; a …
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By J.T. Knoll
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12/7/24
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Kiwanis Pancake Day features world record pogo jumper
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Dec. 6, 1924
Art-lovers of Pittsburg last night were surprised with the beauty of the production of Gounod’s …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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12/6/24
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The Christmas Truce 1914
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The Christmas Truce of 1914 is a unique episode in history and it truly marked the end of the 19th century.
There is a trend in history that suggests the first two decades of a new century are …
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By Dustin Strong / [email protected]
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12/6/24
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This week Carol Ann Robb has contributed a story that fittingly celebrates Kiwanis Pancake Day's 75th anniversary. - J.T.K.
As a child growing up during the 1960s, Christmas season always began …
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By Carol Ann Robb
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12/5/24
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Klan declares “war” on public dance halls
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Dec. 5, 1924
Resolutions were passed at a meeting of Pittsburg’s No. 22 Klonklave of the Ku Klux Klan this …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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12/5/24
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Pitt downs St. Francis in come-from-behind victory
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Dec. 4, 1924
Miss Tina Paggi and Elda Vettori, both prominent members of the San Carlo Grand Opera company, …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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12/4/24
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The Capper Protective Service
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It’s amazing what I find when I start going through many of the things my mom saved over the years. My parents bought the farm that I later grew up on in 1939 and …
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By Lois Carlson
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12/4/24
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Fake cops rob Capaldo residents; escape in hail of gunfire
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 1924
Capaldo citizens were terrorized at 1 o’clock this morning by two men said to be …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/30/24
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