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Would you believe the first digital watches were mechanical? The “jump hour” watch, which displayed the hour and minute as discrete digits, was invented in 1883. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates (c) 2025 by Cowles Syndicate Inc.

Would you believe the first digital watches were mechanical? The “jump hour” watch, which displayed the hour and minute as discrete digits, was invented in 1883. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates (c) 2025 by Cowles Syndicate Inc.

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Some pocket watches have complicated ‘jump hour’ mechanisms

Terry Kovel
Monday, June 30, 2025
Take a moment and picture a pocket watch. Are you thinking of a hunting case watch with elaborate relief decorations and an engraved monogram? A minimalist open-faced watch with a 14K gold case? Maybe a chain and a fancy fob?
Knowing family medical history helpful

Knowing family medical history helpful

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Knowing family medical history helpful

Roberta K. Olson, Phd, Rn
Monday, June 30, 2025
Foundational education as an RN with a BSN from South Dakota State University provided a broad understanding of how our bodies function. One of the lessons that was highlighted over the years was the need to pay attention to changes, e.g.
Lewis family takes mission trip

Lewis family takes mission trip

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Lewis family takes mission trip

News Staff
Monday, June 30, 2025
Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago June 29 - July 5, 2000Pastor Jim Lewis, of the Columbus Christian Center, and his wife, Jeanne, Wilma Jones, Phil Crosby, Judy Gannaway and her daughter Mashea and Stephanie Hardesty traveled to Panama for twelve days of adventure and...
Make plans to join unique trip

Make plans to join unique trip

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Make plans to join unique trip

Lois Carlson Ksu Emeritus
Monday, June 30, 2025
It’s travel time, once again. This time the Neosho County Family Community Education Council is sponsoring an overnight (two-day) trip to Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, October 21 and Wednesday, October 22.The last trip was to the Kansas Flint Hills, Manhattan and Topeka.
Years Ago

Years Ago

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Years Ago

News Staff
Thursday, June 26, 2025
25 Years Ago June 22 - 28, 2000Members of the C.C. Riders 4-H Club met at the Jeff Martin home to work on a community service project of constructing six new benches for the show arena at the fairgrounds.
Christians consider Bible ‘Word of God’

Christians consider Bible ‘Word of God’

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Christians consider Bible ‘Word of God’

Pastor Cody Bohall First Christian Church
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Romans 15:4; Isaiah 55:11; and Hebrews 4:12-13Have you read The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown? It features a scene where a professor explains how the Bible was created, stating Constantine, a lifelong pagan, ordered its making at the Council of Nicaea in AD 325.
Prophecies given for divine purpose

Prophecies given for divine purpose

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Prophecies given for divine purpose

The Beginning Of Knowledge By Allen Fischgrabe
Thursday, June 26, 2025
How would it make you feel if someone told you everything that you had ever done? That instance occurred in the Bible (John 4:28-29). Of course that was before the age of social media posts. But what if a person could accurately predict actual events that had not yet happened?
Importance of obituaries in research

Importance of obituaries in research

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Importance of obituaries in research

Ella Buzzard
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Genealogy CornerWhen I read the newspaper, the first page I turn to is the obituary page to see who has died. Obituaries are very important to the family researcher.
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