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Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Once upon a time, children’s toy boxes contained charming puppets made right here in Kansas City, and sold around the world. It’s not make-believe that Hazelle Hedges…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The development of children’s toys followed the development of new vehicles. Once the gas-powered farm tractor was invented in 1892, smaller versions that could be powered by…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Gobble, gobble! Make room on your Thanksgiving dinner table for this turkey decoration, then just fold it away until next year. Often called “honeycomb tissue” due to…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Cooks were able to take their daily cooking tasks “out of the Space Age and into the Stone Age” when Rival Manufacturing introduced a small appliance named…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor If there’s still candy rustling in the bottom of the trick-or-treat bag, the remainder may be better suited for the tastes of adults instead of children. This…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor What type of goodies will you find in your trick-or-treat bag? Among your candy favorites, you’ll likely find an assortment of gum. Unlike regular chewing gum, bubble…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor What type of sweets will you find in your trick-or-treat bag? Candies that were once popular may be controversial today. Candy “cigarettes” first appeared as a novelty…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor What type of sweets will you get in your trick-or-treat bag? Once you’ve gobbled your favorites, there are always those that sit at the bottom of the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor What type of sweets will you get in your trick-or-treat bag? Once you’ve gobbled your favorites, there are always those that sit at the bottom of the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Ruler fight? Touché! Many school supplies inside the grade school desk provided options for the creative-minded student. When the teacher wasn’t looking, that bottle of glue could…
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