neosho mo realtor: Henry 8th - 11/27/15 01:24 AM

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Henry the 8th of England is known as a tyrant and having six wives.  However did you know he was also a song writer?  Shortly after taking over control of the throne he wrote a beloved and popular song. The title was “Pastime with Good Company”.  The song was a celebration to the way of courtly … (8 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Henry Brown - 11/26/15 08:42 PM

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Henry Brown does that name ring a bell?  Probably not but let me tell you a little story.  Henry Brown was a slave his wife and children were sold and shipped away to another state in 1848.  He resolved to be united with his family so what did he do?  Why he along with help from … (8 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Guillotin - 11/25/15 08:49 PM

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Joseph-Ignace Guillotin is famous for inventing the “Guillotine” but did he?  Well truth be known he did not invent the famous way to execute people.  In fact he was a noted opponent of capital punishment.  In 1739 he proposed a more humane and painless method to be used instead of the practice to hanging or ax … (13 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Baseball facts - 11/24/15 08:29 PM
 
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Abner Doubleday is a name we all have been told is the young man who invented the game of baseball.  However that is not true.  Baseball began as a mixture of an English game called rounders and cricket.  While no-one really knows who invented the game here are the facts.  Alexander Joy Cartwright a member of … (17 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Where is the leg? - 11/23/15 08:31 PM

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Most of us know Santa Anna as the ruthless leader who had his soldiers wipe out the defenders of the Alamo. However did you know he had a prosthetic cork and wooden leg?  Well he did but my question is where do you know where that leg is now?  Well during the 1847 battle of Cerro … (20 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Julia - 11/22/15 08:38 PM

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Many of us know Julia Child as a famous cook.  However can you tell me what she did in WW11 that no-one talks about?  Well set back and listen you’re about to hear her story.
In 1942 she tried to get into the WAVES but was rejected because she stood 6’3”.  That’s one thing I never knew.  … (18 comments)

neosho mo realtor: 588 - 11/21/15 08:26 PM

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One of the most famous assignations was committed by John Wilkes Booth.  Everyone know the story but did you know there was a 100,000.00 reward for Booth?   So my question to you is who received the reward for Booth?  Well I’m here to tell you what you did not know.  Everton Conger received 15,000.00 Edward Doherty … (18 comments)

neosho mo realtor: 587 - 11/20/15 08:32 PM

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He was told by his schoolmaster he would never make a scholar, he did however suggest he may be a good soldier.  This person was a great organizer even in school during mock battles.  He fought in the failed invasion of Canada in 1777.  But his most contributing act of the Revolutionary War was his attack … (14 comments)

neosho mo realtor: 586 - 11/19/15 08:42 PM
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We all know the works of Charles Dickens.  Such novels as “A Tale of Two Cities” and of course “A Christmas Carol” he kept a military-strict schedule.  There is one other bizarre habit he had can you tell me what that habit was?  Mr. Dickens slept only facing north.  He believed that it aligned him to … (14 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Kubelsky - 11/18/15 07:25 PM

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Benjamin Kubelsky was born February 14, 1894 in Chicago Illinois.  His parents bought him an instrument and he excelled at playing it.  He did hate the practice but his hope was to become a professional with this instrument.  He was expelled from high school and joined the Navy.  He played miser and is best known for … (17 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Mary Anderson - 11/17/15 08:41 PM
 
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Mary Anderson is such a common name so you may ask yourself why I chose to write about her today. Well sit back for the rest of the story.
Mary Anderson was born in Greene County, Alabama back in 1866. You will like this she was an American … (16 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Francis - 11/16/15 08:28 PM

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Francis was born in Alexandra, Virginia back in 1928 to Theodore and Daisy.  Being a standout he was named to the All-South Atlantic Conference three times.  During his college career he led West Virginia State his nickname was to two Tournament Championships in 1948-49 season.   His nickname was “The Big Cat”.  … (15 comments)

neosho mo realtor: 583 - 11/15/15 08:32 PM

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When the Civil War broke out this person fought in some famous battles such as the First Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Antietam.  After contracting malaria in 1863 Franklin Thompson served as a nurse for the rest of the war.  The unusual thing about Franklin was that he was born Sarah Edmonds and dressed as a man … (13 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Guy Fawkes - 11/14/15 08:45 PM

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Guido was born in Stonegate, York back in 1570 to Edward and Edith.  He was the second of four born to that couple.  He fought in the Eighty Year War for Catholic Spain.  In 1604 Guido became involved with a small group who planned to assassinate the Protestant King James and … (16 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Ignatius - 11/13/15 08:40 PM
 
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Ignatius was born in Edinburgh, Scotland back in 1859to Charles and Mary.  He attended Jesuit Preparatory School in Stonyhurst.  Get this people at the age of nine he went to Stonyhurst College.  At 17 he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh.  Upon graduation he was employed as a ship’s surgeon … (14 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Sync of two computers... - 11/12/15 08:30 PM
I bought a new computer for the office.  I am trying to sync both of them so please bear with me until I get this done so I can continue to write about people and their lives.  Hopefully I can get it done today.  So until then I leave you with the old standby.... 
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neosho mo realtor: 581 - 11/11/15 08:19 PM

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The document is rare.  It outlines the concepts of government and gives protection to individual rights.  This document gets equal attention and love from Supreme Court justices, advocates for human rights and even rappers like Jay-Z.  What document is this is my question for you today?  I’ll bet most of you would guess the Constitution however … (18 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Omer - 11/10/15 08:32 PM

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Omer was born in Mauricie, Quebec in 1929.  He was the first of 11 children born to Palma and Xavier.  His father carved him a stick from a tree root.  At the age of 12 he fell off of a ladder and broker his hand.  His hand did not heal … (14 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Sylvia - 11/09/15 08:41 PM

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Sylvia was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1932.  In April 1940 just a couple of weeks past her 8th birthday her father died.  She graduated from Bradford High School in 1950 and attended Smith College where she excelled academically.  She met her husband Ted in February 1956 during a party … (13 comments)

neosho mo realtor: Eli - 11/08/15 08:33 PM

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Eli was born near Wauseon, Ohio back in 1878.  He dropped out of school in the eighth grade and started working with his father as a kitchen helper.  When his family moved to Toledo he got a job at a mental asylum.  On his day off and when he had … (13 comments)

 
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