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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1989
Page
1
The piece compares Colombia’s drug kingpins to Capone, noting they have proclaimed total war on government, industry, unions, journalists, and judges. It warns the state must respond with military force, not police, to halt a death-driven empire. It argues the stakes show a world where violence defines power.
The piece portrays a gambler who admits illegal gambling but not betting on baseball or the Reds. He is banned for life from baseball with a path to reinstatement, and hints at a potential Hall of Fame through talent. It frames Pere Rose as both a hustler and a flawed adult, illustrating mixed heroism and vulnerability.
A longtime Ottawa resident argues that brick streets, laid in the 1920s, have lasted over 60 years and deserve preservation. She questions the cost logic of replacing bricks with asphalt, notes the rarity and rustic charm of brick streets, and asks if buffalo bricks from a Topeka project are still produced.
A 1935 Cook & Ransom contract widened and repaved South Main Street from Seventh to Thirteenth, uncovering two by four oak rails beneath the brick pavement. The rails remained surprisingly sound after years under the surface, highlighted by local history notes and a history quiz question by John Mark Lambertson.
Ottawa Herald lists postage and subscription rates effective July 1 1989 for Ottawa area Franklin County and surrounding counties by carrier motor route and mail. Rates shown include one month three months six months and one year with varying prices by delivery method and location.
Hutchinson laments loud crowds and junk food lines at ballparks while praising the game's drama and American appeal. He mocks banned groups, praises stadiums like Royals, and muses on peanuts, earphone tastings, and the poetic side of baseball amid fan excess and profits.
A Californian narrator tours Missouri and Arkansas, noting Branson’s rise, Missouri’s New Madrid fault activity, and rustic Ozark contrasts. He visits Neosho, Pyatt, Harrison, Jasper, Eureka Springs, and Inspiration Point Castle, comparing drives, castles, crafts, and prices while joking about Toad Suck and porch‑style humor.
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