Monthly Archives: December 2017

Newspapers Can Be Quite Chatty at Times

Posted on December 31, 2017 by admin

Americans have read newspapers since colonial times. Early in our history, local newspapers carried news from afar. There was no reason to print local news. Everybody knew what happened there. By the middle of the 19th century, newspapers were more … Continue reading →

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Silent Night

Posted on December 24, 2017 by admin

This post was originally published on December 21, 2014 but its relevancy is still important today. Christmas 1917 was the first for the American Expeditionary Forces in the war. No soccer games or shared gifts, just the same fear and … Continue reading →

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Wandering Across the Country on a Troop Train

Posted on December 17, 2017 by admin

  The Second German Reich mapped out what was supposed to be the perfect war before the German Army even moved across Belgium with the intent of invading France. Espionage plans included installing spies, Union strikers, and propagandists in the … Continue reading →

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A Peculiar Discovery on the Courthouse Square

Posted on December 10, 2017 by admin

  This past week we honored those who died seventy-six years ago during the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor.  At least two men from Hunt County lost their lives in the raid.  Several others from this area experienced the … Continue reading →

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The Conundrum of 1900

Posted on December 3, 2017 by admin

W. Walworth Harrison and his mother Mrs. Will N. Harrison probably were the first historians in Hunt County. Mr. Harrison loved newspapers, especially the three local papers, and frequently made notes on pages or copied the highlights and filed them … Continue reading →

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