Silkville and cheap foreign labor echo in local memory
In a Saturday Notebook column Jim Davis recounts Silkville, founded in 1869 by a French immigrant Ernest Valeton de Boissiere, its 1876 silk rivaling Europe, and how 1890s imports from China and Japan doomed the venture. He notes local museum exhibits, price squabbles over gasoline, and a light critique of national advertising depictions.
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Jim Davis
Parsons Sun
Franklin County
Silkville
Europe
Orient
China
Japan
Ernest Valeton de Boissiere
Odd Fellows Lodge
Sunday naps and a vanished peaceful afternoon memory
The narrator recalls Sunday naps with father and a 1950s family ritual of a long postprandial nap, a big Sunday meal, and quiet leisure. He laments modern distractions such as golf television and parking worries, arguing Sunday afternoons once offered pause and cohesion in society.
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Karl Marx
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Father
Legislative Reports By Rep Dorothy Nichols Lath District
Debate week in the Legislature features fewer bills and cooperative leadership from both parties across House and Senate. The remaining measures address gravely important state programs requiring continued funding and no cuts to preserve services.
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Dorothy Nichols
House
Senate
Robin Leach
Leach
Supreme Court
House of Origin
State Capitol
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Senate
John Carlin
Senate Transportation Committee
Treatment of Soccer Leg and Subluxated Shoulder
A medical column discusses soccer leg injuries from extreme lateral leg motion and stresses the inner thigh muscles, urging conditioning and rest, ice, heat, and whirlpools for treatment. It also explains subluxation of the shoulder, distinguishing it from dislocation and noting surgical correction for recurrent instability to prevent damage and restore function.
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Dr. Donahue
C.Y.C
S.I
Dear Dr. Donahue and legislative notes mix in letter page
A collage of reader questions about sports injuries mouthguards and gum, plus political updates. Advice on cleaning mouthguards appears, followed by Kansas legislative summaries from Sen. Jim Allen and Rep. Dorothy Nichols, including tax, tax collection, reappraisal, and school finance debates with dates and contact details.
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Dr. Donahue
C.C.B
F.L
Prayer Daily Faith and Love Guiding Believers
A devotional urges faith hope and love with a focus on 1 Corinthians 13 13 and asks God to fill believers with love and to imitate Jesus Our Father prayer calls for honoring God's name Kingdom will daily bread forgiveness and guidance as people strive to live righteously and extend grace to others Amen.
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God
Jesus
Ottawa Herald subscription rates page listing options
The Ottawa Herald publishes a daily schedule of subscription rates for local and surrounding areas with monthly and yearly options. Prices vary by trade area and include sales tax, with out-of-state subscribers receiving a 3.5 percent tax deduction.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
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