admin- June 5, 2019
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Remember This? The Road Atlas
Planning a vacation? Before you load the car, check your road atlas to be sure you have the latest edition and updated highway information. When President Dwight Eisenhower signed the…
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- May 29, 2019
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Remember This? The Kansas City Athletics
Dorri Partain Northeast News Major League baseball finally arrived in Kansas City when the Philadelphia Athletics moved to town in 1955. Also known as the A’s, team owner Arnold Johnson…
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- May 22, 2019
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REMEMBER THIS? Ink Blotter
Dorri Partain Northeast News A handy companion to the fountain pen, the ink blotter prevented smears and blotches that often occurred while waiting for the ink to dry. Paper manufacturer…
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- May 15, 2019
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Remember This? Petticoat Lane
Dorri Partain Northeast News Downtown shoppers, hang on to your petticoats! At the turn of the 20th Century, when ladies wore long skirts and layers of petticoats, a short street…
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- May 8, 2019
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Remember This: Casey The Elephant
Dorri Partain Northeast News Who was Casey, and where was his place? Casey, an African bull elephant, arrived in Kansas City in 1955 at the age of four. Both he…
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- May 1, 2019
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Remember This? The Golden Ox
Dorri Partain Northeast News Whether you like your steak well done or medium rare, this Cowtown could offer a fine dining experience “where the steak is born”. The Golden Ox,…
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- April 24, 2019
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Remember This? Junior Flight Wings
Dorri Partain Northeast News What do you want to be when you grow up? For young travelers flying the friendly skies, all you had to do was sit quietly in…
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- April 17, 2019
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Remember This? Eggs Deviled
Dorri Partain Northeast News Which came first- the deviled egg or the deviled egg plate? The versatile egg has been boiled, sliced, diced, chopped and shredded since ancient times, but…
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- April 10, 2019
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Remember this? Adding Machine
Dorri Partain Northeast News After years of working as a bank clerk, William S. Burroughs (1855-1898) switched vocations to concentrate on creating a better adding machine. The son of a…
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- April 3, 2019
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Remember This? Coin operated rides
Dorri Partain Northeast News Giddy-up! Young, aspiring buckaroos looked forward to the weekly trip to the grocery store to insert a coin and gallop away, for a few minutes, at…
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