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 …
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J.T. Knoll
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4/19/25
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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 …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/19/25
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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 …
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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4/19/25
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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
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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4/19/25
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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 …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/18/25
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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 …
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/17/25
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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,” …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/17/25
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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 …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/16/25
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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 …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/15/25
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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 …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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4/12/25
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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 …
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/12/25
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Deckard gets large steel car contract.
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives.
100 years ago
April 12, 1925
C.L. Deckard, president of the Deckard Steel & Iron Company, today …
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By Joshua Smith
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4/12/25
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A letter of warning
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Editor’s note:
In the style and spirit of Silence Dogood and in acknowledgement of the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial, we share this first missive by our own Dustin R. Strong, …
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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4/12/25
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Boy tries to wreck train
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives.
100 Years Ago
April 11, 1925
Mason Simons, 15 year-old son of a Frisco section foreman at Iantha, Mo., …
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By Joshua Smith
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4/11/25
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The man who mines coal
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives.
100 Years ago
April 10, 1925
Kansas’ first aid and mine rescue meet will be held on the athletic field …
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By Joshua Smith
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4/10/25
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FDR’s Alphabet Soup in SEK
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Today’s photo, from “Images of America, PITTSBURG” by Randy Roberts and Janette Mauk , has the following caption: Charles Mishmash, second from the left, was the foreman of …
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/10/25
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PHS DECA students place at competition
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives.
100 years ago
April 9, 1925
With the advent of spring and good weather the students of the junior and senior …
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By Joshua Smith
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4/9/25
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Mulberry Ring leads ticket to disaster
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives.
100 Years Ago
April 8, 1925
Citizens of Pittsburg yesterday registered a clear and unmistakable protest against an …
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Contributed by Josh Letter
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4/8/25
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Grand theft trash barrel
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“A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” — Theodore Roosevelt
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/5/25
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Three new ball diamonds need names
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
April 5, 1925
Threatening weather was no obstacle to the success of the operetta, “The Maid in …
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Contributed by Josh Letner
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4/5/25
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