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Sunstroke Strikes Mr. Wolfe
On July 8, 1923, the Lincoln Sunday Star front-page banner shouted, "HEAT CAUSES DEATH IN LINCOLN". The succession of sub-headlines seems...
Chandra Graham Garcia
Aug 7, 20212 min read
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Happy 4th of July...1923
A terrified woman in a basement, dinner at the Dunkles, a fall from a swing and a picture show. In other words, just another holiday in...
Chandra Graham Garcia
Aug 7, 20212 min read
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Fast Friends: Bessie Steinagel
Everybody loved Bessie. Bessie Steinagel is Artena's first lady missionary companion— and by far the most memorable. What would you like...
Chandra Graham Garcia
Aug 7, 20212 min read
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The Death of David Tangeman
The average life expectancy in 1923-24 was around 57 years. But the elevated risk wasn't just from whooping cough, measles and influenza....
Chandra Graham Garcia
Aug 4, 20212 min read
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Yours, Mine, and the Dunkles
Meet Burr and Nancy and part of their family. One, two, three, four, five....I could never square the half-dozen family photos because...
Chandra Graham Garcia
Jul 11, 20212 min read
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A Double Romance in 1920s Omaha
The lamest of clues yields the most satisfying payoff. In spring 1923 Artena was in Omaha, Nebraska, breaking in her shoes. On Tuesday,...
Chandra Graham Garcia
Jul 11, 20212 min read
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Ladies of the Lincoln Library
Lincoln's "Old Main" Library at 14th and N Streets, adjacent a convenient trolley line.
Chandra Graham Garcia
Jul 4, 20212 min read
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