Great research, Carole. What an interesting article. And how tragic that an estimated 50 to 70 million people had to die for a cause nobody quite understood. Frightening times we now find ourselves in with the doomsday clock striking 85 seconds to midnight.
Well, they say 'History repeats itself,' so I decided to check out the history and the current events of merit at the time. I just did not expect to find such a scholarly approach to news in a far oft place in Kansas. I, definitely, have something to learn.
Thank you, Kate, for your comments. What I was perusing was the pre-internet, and I thought it was more than awesome, as there was so much information in this one weekly paper. Mind you, the newsprint came from Kansas City, which was/is on the opposite side of the state of Kansas as where this little berg lies. But, knowledgeable? Wow!
A.J. Roberts, Editor, published every Thursday. Subscription was $1.50. Some of the comments to the editor were quite telling: "We should all be thankful that the United States isn't a European nation." "It looks as if there will soon be a good market for any more war ships that we don't need." "Worst part about the European embroglio is all those kings and Emperors are scrapping as only relatives can."
Amazing research in those yellowed newspaper clippings, Carole. How you continued to expand your focus from family to history is remarkable. We are living in historic times, directly touched by events through the immediacy of the Internet, making us participants in the unfolding story.
Carole, what you write here is very important. The stories we tell or are allowed to tell, the stories told, the words chosen, the intention of the storytellers, bring into focus events as they actually happen or distort events to suit a narrative aimed at control. Here’s to a free press and those devoted few who tell it like it is.
Great research, Carole. What an interesting article. And how tragic that an estimated 50 to 70 million people had to die for a cause nobody quite understood. Frightening times we now find ourselves in with the doomsday clock striking 85 seconds to midnight.
Thank you, and amen, amen! Where does one begin?
Really important and disturbing observations. We are indeed if a frightening world I never thought I'd see in this country.
Well, they say 'History repeats itself,' so I decided to check out the history and the current events of merit at the time. I just did not expect to find such a scholarly approach to news in a far oft place in Kansas. I, definitely, have something to learn.
This is so interesting—the topicality given our current state of affairs in undeniable. And the research is very cool, Carole. Another worthy read.
Thanks, Megan. It's my way of immersing myself into my family's history, and there is so much to learn about the world surrounding them.
Thank you, Kate, for your comments. What I was perusing was the pre-internet, and I thought it was more than awesome, as there was so much information in this one weekly paper. Mind you, the newsprint came from Kansas City, which was/is on the opposite side of the state of Kansas as where this little berg lies. But, knowledgeable? Wow!
What a diligent historical journey! That’s a remarkable paper for a hundred-resident town. Who was the editor?
A.J. Roberts, Editor, published every Thursday. Subscription was $1.50. Some of the comments to the editor were quite telling: "We should all be thankful that the United States isn't a European nation." "It looks as if there will soon be a good market for any more war ships that we don't need." "Worst part about the European embroglio is all those kings and Emperors are scrapping as only relatives can."
Amazing research in those yellowed newspaper clippings, Carole. How you continued to expand your focus from family to history is remarkable. We are living in historic times, directly touched by events through the immediacy of the Internet, making us participants in the unfolding story.
Carole, what you write here is very important. The stories we tell or are allowed to tell, the stories told, the words chosen, the intention of the storytellers, bring into focus events as they actually happen or distort events to suit a narrative aimed at control. Here’s to a free press and those devoted few who tell it like it is.