Editorial Saturday Notebook on Energy and Christmas Bits
A satirical look at energy savings tips from the Kansas Energy Office and holiday contrasts. The piece maps seasonal advice from farming tractors to paper plates, urges thrift, jokes about gifts like a home thermostat, and notes small-town references in Hutchinson and Osage. It lampoons inflation, public offices, and local commerce in a breezy editorial voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Energy Office
Topeka
Kansas
From Our Readers on Christmas and Freedom of Faith
A reader argues that courts erred in banning Bethlehem and a manger scene from public schools and urges defenders of Christmas meaning. She warns that allowing such dictates erodes freedom and urges schools to uphold Christ’s birth against secular challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Santa Claus
America
Relocations and Language Quirks in Hong Kong Tower Tale
Horton Presley notes the Cantonese challenge and English dialect twists in Hong Kong. He recalls miscommunications with a German tourist who received milk instead of orange juice, explains local terms like GODOWN, and cites misunderstandings of next Wednesday and dear. Accents from Britain, Australia, India, Canada, and Singapore complicate daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton Presley
Josan
Ho Pangyow
Hong Kong
Fibrillation Of The Heart And Related Medical Questions
A reader asks about irregular heart rhythms or fibrillation and the risks of clots, urging an electrocardiogram. The doctor explains that atrial fibrillation can reduce blood flow and raise clot danger, outlines common causes such as valve defects and fever, and notes treatment options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thosteson
Ottawa Herald subscription rates notice
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area readers and out of area readers. Inside trade area by mail one month two fifty, three months four ninety, six months twelve eighty five, one year twenty two dollars. Outside trade area by mail one month three forty, three months eight ninety, six months sixteen eighty five, one year thirty seventy. Out of state subscribers deduct three percent sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert 8
Wellington
Prayer Verse Reflection With Daily Blessing
A short devotional prompts believers to stay in fellowship with the Lord and seek attentiveness to His gifts today. It cites 1 John 2 28 from the Living Bible and offers a prayer asking God to help us notice His love and respond with faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Change Proposed in Kansas School Aid Formula
The Kansas Legislature's interim education committee recommends halving the income factor in the state aid formula to boost funding for large urban districts like Wichita Topeka and Shawnee Mission. The change aims to reduce districts' wealth in the calculation, increasing state aid, but faces Rural opposition in the 1975 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kan
Wichita
Topeka
Shawnee Mission
William Reardon
Kansas City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Osage
Atchison
Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Hutchinson
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Tower of Babel
Britain
Australia
India
Canada
Singapore
Dr. Thesteson
Dr. Thosteson
George C. Thostes
Ottawa Herald
Associated Press
S. Main
Newses
Hephone
Neil Simon
THE
Plaza le
Henry Winkler
Sally Field
Ekave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!