A Royal treat since 1899
Michael Bushnell Publisher The roots of today’s American Royal can be traced to 1899 when the fledgling event was referred to as the National Hereford Show. Billed as the first…
Michael Bushnell Publisher The roots of today’s American Royal can be traced to 1899 when the fledgling event was referred to as the National Hereford Show. Billed as the first…
Dorri Partain Contributor A new type of candy named “Butter Cream Corn” contained no butter, cream nor corn, but could easily be shaped to resemble a kernel of corn. The…
Dorri Partain Contributor “Every bit of Bit-O-Honey goes a long way” Introduced in 1924 by the Schutter-Johnson Company of Chicago, Ill., this chewy honey and almond flavored taffy was packaged…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News In the late 1880s, Kansas City was awash with excitement that it too would soon have its own Harvest Festival. The Priests of Pallas, an annual,…
Dorri Partain Contributor Whether you only use a few drops or a tablespoon or two, Tabasco pepper sauce will add spice and flavor to any dish. First bottled by Edmund…
Michael Bushnell Publisher This week we celebrate October as Italian Heritage Month by featuring this Electric Park postcard published by I.I. Norton exclusively for Electric Park, showing Eugenio Sorrentino, leader…
Dorri Partain Contributor Northeast neighbors during life may also end up being neighbors during their eternal rest. In the next plot north of the Burge family (from our Sept. 14…
Michael Bushnell Northeast News The year was 1871 when Phillip Danforth Armour, in partnership with John Plankington, opened a small slaughterhouse at State Line and Central Avenue in what was…
Michael Bushnell Publisher This week’s Historic Postcard column delves into how Elmwood Cemetery, integrated on all levels, is a reflection of Kansas City’s population racially, socio-economically and professionally. Paupers lay…
Dorri Partain Contributor When Elmwood Cemetery opened its gates in 1872, two acres on the southwest corner (Block H) were purchased by B’Nai Jehudah Temple for Jewish burials. Founded in…