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Monthly Archives: November 2018
November Necessity
Much of Texas is covered with open prairies interspersed with rivers, streams, and creeks. These waterways are filled with trees, brush, and vines, are known as thickets. Many Texans know the thickets as hiding places for outlaws, deserters, and refuge … Continue reading
Walking Turkeys to Market
Cowboys walked cattle to markets for ages, but did you know that farmers walked turkeys to markets also? In November 1918, farmer W. E. Riddle of the village of Bryson drove 178 turkeys to the Jack County seat in Jacksboro. … Continue reading
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Time for Thanksgiving
Images of Thanksgiving include football, family reunions, favorite foods, and Pilgrims. We will certainly enjoy all of the above in the week to come, along with personal reasons dear to each of us. There are many reasons to celebrate thankfulness, … Continue reading
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Inanition, Milk Leg, and Quinsy
Recently, I pulled out A Field Guide for Genealogists, Second Edition, by Judy Jacobson and, as can sometimes happen, got distracted from my original quest. Ms. Jacobson wrote a chapter entitled “Those Old Time Diseases” that list causes of death … Continue reading
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Brick Walls
In a small parking lot behind Uptown Forum in Greenville is a very interesting collection of old buildings. The site of the parking lot was once an annex to the Perkins Department Store. At some point in time, Perkins Brothers … Continue reading
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Mental Health Still a Problem
Hardly a week passes that we don’t hear news of some tragic event at a religious sanctuary, or a school, or any place where public events take place. Mental health is a major crisis in the United States today. But … Continue reading
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World War I in the Movies
When I began my World War I project I read somewhere that after the war, audiences could view the conflict in the comfort of their local movie theater. Then I later read that those weren’t really accurate films, but ones … Continue reading
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