Barrel factory once operated behind Waymire Grocery
Ottawa memories reveal a barrel factory in the 100 block of North Main run by John Jeffries and his brother Henry during the 1890s. The business later failed and was replaced by a corn cob factory. Also noted is a Kansas State Historical Society excerpt about 1864 Leavenworth teacher wages and a school start.
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John Kaiser
Ottawa
Waymire
North Main
Kaiser
John Jeffries
Henry
Kansas City
Kansas State Historical Society
City of Leavenworth
Saturday Notebook public schools pay scales and teaching wages
The note lists Grammar department salaries at 100 dollars per month, Intermediate 90, Secondary 50, Second primary 45, First primary 40, with ten months teaching time. It argues for liberal pay given high living costs and praises Leavenworth wages. It includes a classroom anecdote about a student tired after a hot morning of work.
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Leavenworth
Walking Through A Sewer A juror’s moral reckoning
A member of the grand jury reflects on cases of obscene mailings and sexual material, arguing the law is futile and harms more than it helps. He contrasts punishment with treatment, questions censorship, and likens the issue to a civic duty of confronting a difficult truth. He cites Leonardo da Vinci in a provocative thought experiment.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Eye Pigment Changes Dear Dr Mother
Reader questions about eye color aging, diverticulitis, pityriasis rosea, and medical guidance. Explains how iris pigment shifts with age, notes men may show more color change, and outlines noncontagious nature and self limited course of pityriasis rosea with light treatment. Includes brief 25 years ago local notices and a closing prayer.
Crash Diets Can Be Tasty INDEPENDENCE Air Force Dietician Says Variety Key
Lt. Dennis Falconer, 25, who directs a dietary program at Carseywell AFB Hospital in Fort Worth, says crash diets for airmen can be palatable when meals are varied and nutritionally balanced. He and a 45-person staff prepare about 1,150 meals daily at $1.03 per person, spanning from recruits to generals, with monthly international dinners to keep menus interesting. Falconer, from Sibley Missouri, is married to Dorothy and met in an Independence hospital kitchen. He began as a dishwasher at 16 and later studied home economics at the University of Missouri, noting he was the only man in a Class of 55.
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Independence
Falconer
Air Force
Washington, DC
Independence Hospital
Dorothy
Fort Worth
University of Misouri
Age Told By Memories
HAL BOYLE recalls childhood moments that bring humor and relief from present woes. He nostalgically notes Grandpa paying a nickel to clean his spats and the small triumphs of growing up such as tying one's own shoes, contrasted with playful pranks like a zoo miscall on April Fool's Day.
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New York
Mr. Wolf
Goldwater Speech Seen As Foundation For His Campaign
Associated Press analyst James Marlow notes Goldwater's Prescott Arizona talk formally opening his bid was a broad roundup of prior positions. The speech emphasized peace and a refrain against scandal while pledging to end the draft as soon as possible and to rely on trained volunteers. It framed the White House as under a dark shadow of scandal without detailing specifics.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
White House
Goldwater
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Ottawa Herald
Editorial
Sia
Seutonius
Fanny Hill
Dr. Mother
Joseph G
Molner
Charles Dale
Branson
20Th
Kansas Infantry
Philippine Islands
Rice Shugart
Bob
B,b. Cray
M. D. Warner
Melvern
J. P. Miller Drug Store
N. Main Street
Stewart Drug Company
E. S. Monroe
Guy
W. A. Penny
Jane
Ellen
St. Louis
Peter
Christ
Hal Boyle
S. Cedar
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
THE
Associated Press
Prescott, Ariz
Business and Professional Guide
Optometrists
Arvid Berglund, O.D
Optometrist
A. G. Madston, O.D
S. Main
Olin G. Wollen, O.D
Medical Directory
J. F. Barr, M. D
Rodney McClAy, O.D
Frank A. Trump, M. D
Chiropractors
Don L. McKelvey
D. C
S.M. Brockway
Louis N. Speer, M.D
J. C. South, D. C
R. C. Capron, D. C
David G. Laury, M.D
Henning Bros
R. A. Gollier
Chester H. Strehlow
Victor J. Lofgreen, Sylva Lofgreen
M.D
Physicians and Surgeons
el R. S. Roberts
M. D
Surgery — Medicine Office
Res
Civil Engineering and Surveyor Service
John Rodgers
S. Oak
Anthony Clinical Laboratory
Gladys Anthony
Ottawa, Kansas
DR. Wikler
Buster Brown
Simon J. Wikler
D.S.C
Richardson’s Shoe Store
Briscoe
Homer N., Flora, D. O
Zellner
David L. Young, D.O
Physical Medicine
Flying Service
Jack
SKY Service
Beautyland
Jack C. Kille
Mgr. Municipal Airport
Lake Pomona
Eloise Milton
Marion Maxwell
Shirley James
Wiloma
Babcock
Dale Skilling
Hess, Franklin
Mann-Bell Drug Store
N. Main
Field Life Underwriter
First National Bank Bldg
General American Life Insurance Co
Bundy Insurance Agency
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