Editorial Saturday Notebook recalls Kansas history and old wages
The column recalls 1878 tax and wage figures for Kansas legislators postmasters and judges, notes on corn costs, and old newsroom quirks from 19th century Kansas. It laments Kansas’s twister stigma, cites a pocketbook 1885 Kansas booster book, and jokes about politicians and the AMA.
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Kansas
Jim Seymour
Rantoul
Chicago
Ottawa
John Wilson
LeLoup
California
Nose Bleed After Exercise at Spa Raises Questions
A reader reports nosebleeds after intense exercise at a spa, often following dessert. Heat enlarges nasal vessels and raises blood pressure, potentially causing bleeding. Recommend nasal exam, platelet count, and investigation for chronic nosebleed as it may signal underlying diseases.
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Dr. Thosteson
L. M
Spa
Thosteson
Grain On More Soon Railroads Promise Freight Cars
Kansas City rail and grain leaders met at the Board of Trade to address a severe winter freight car shortage. They cited warmer weather and the end of the coal miners strike as factors that should ease movement, while warning that engines and new hopper cars delays, frozen rivers, heavy snows, and slower federal inspections have hampered shipments. They warned harvests this year may still strain capacity but expressed cautious optimism that conditions will improve.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City
Board of Trade
Midwestern
Western Railroads
Interestate Commerce Commission
The
Association of American Railroads
Washington
Soviet Union
West
Federal Inspection Grain Service
Farm price index rises on cattle and soybeans
The Agriculture Department reports March farm prices up 4 percent from February and 5 percent higher than a year ago led by cattle and soybeans. The index reaches 200 percent of the 1967 base, the highest since 1974, with farm expenses up 1.5 percent from February.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
Ina
USDA
Bob Bergland
Fargo
N.C
Department
Inflation Also Tops National Economic Woes Amid Price Hikes
Inflation emerges as the leading economic concern with rising food costs and a surprise steel price hike. The White House clashes with U S Steel over anti inflation steps, while farm prices and crop outlooks signal mixed pressures on the economy.
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Kristin Goff
New York
White House
Carter
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and note on AP use
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for in and out of trade area by month quarter and year with sales tax details and a 3 percent deduction for quit state subscribers. The paper notes AP news use rights for local and AP dispatches.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert
Wellington
Associated Press
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