Ottawa Notebook hints and small-town musings mixed
A Saturday Notebook from April 28 1973 blends light regional humor with quick observations on weather local parking and civic development. The column jests about prairie dogs joining elk at Independence zoo a Mississippi river joke about an 83 year old planning a boat and a child delaying age with an Easter bunny query. It also notes a congressman flyer pile up and debates on reserved courthouse parking plus planned courthouse lawn work and a new First National Bank building.
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Kan
Olathe
Court Building
First National Bank
Triplet Births Ask About Fraternal Status and Stats
A reader asks Dr Thesteson for statistics on multiple births after a daughter-in-law delivered triplet grandchildren, two boys and a girl. The doctor reportedly said the babies are all fraternal.
Identical and fraternal twins explained by experts
Dear readers note the distinction between identical twins from one ovum and a single fertilized egg and fraternal twins from two eggs. Twins occur about once in 80 or 90 births with triplets and quadruplets far rarer, plus brief guidance on venereal disease awareness and testing.
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H.H
Prayer For Today Faith and Courage in Fear
A devotional prayer asks God to grant faith and trust to move forward despite fear in the spirit of Jesus. The speaker seeks spiritual reassurance and guidance to act with conviction. Amen.
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Jesus
Rain and Flooding Slow Spring Planting Across Regions
Washington AP reports continued rain and flooded fields delaying spring land preparation in the South and lower north central states. Mississippi River floods affect over 10 million acres. Georgia cotton planting at 12 percent trails well behind normal. Arizona corn and sorghum plantings progress, while wet conditions hinder others. Soybean stocks uncertainty grows as US Agriculture notes 506 million bushels on hand but in transit movements around April 1 add to the unclear supply outlook.
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State Trademarks Reflect Times By Leroy Towns Kansas Correspondent
In Kansas the 1880s trademark record shows a shift from medicine and crafts to dog food and rock bands. Early rights include Peruvian Bitters and RCA, while modern entries show labels for dog foods and a brass group Blackball from Hays. The piece blends law filing notes with Capitol dome budget battles over Ceres and patina costs, ending with a quip on pigeons not noticing.
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St. Louis
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Mundabruilla India Pacific rail tale frames vast Nullarbor plain
Mundabrilla Australia reports on a railway maintenance settlement 775 miles east of Perth and 1,687 miles west of Sydney. The Indian Pacific train links oceans, runs about three days, and features air conditioning, club and dining cars, and roomettes. Eastward, mulga gives way to the Nullarbor plain as the line crosses 420 miles of treeless limestone.
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Indian-Pacific
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Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates and Policies
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription terms for local and out of area readers, with monthly and yearly rates by mail and carrier options. It notes tax details and AP news reuse rights, under Roberts Wellington as editor and publisher.
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