Route
66 in Texas
and the
14 towns found along Texas 66 2-19-04
Texas Ghost Towns
5 ghost towns with photos by Erik Whetstone
Verbena, Texas 2-27-04
South
Bend, Texas 2-24-04
Mesquite 2-21-04
Jean 2-21-04
Glazier, Texas 2-17-04
Candelaria,
Texas with new photo by Tom Rinard 2-26-04
Texas Towns
Ireland,
Texas 2-27-04
Photos by Jim & Lou Kinsey
Andrews,
Texas 2-19-04
Claude, Texas 2-19-04
Shamrock,
Texas 2-13-04
Regency,
Texas 2-6-04
Photos by Jim & Lou Kinsey
Sulphur
Springs
Postcard of square c.1906 courtesy of James Perkins 2-11-04
Texas Historic Trees
The
Goose Island Oak 2-29-04
Texas Water
Towers
Bellville Water
Tower 2-17-04
Photo "(c) David Stall
Texas Bridges
Colorado
River Bridge at Regency, Texas 2-6-04
One of eight remaining
suspension bridges in Texas
Photos by Jim & Lou Kinsey
Lakes
in Texas 2-27-04
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Music & Musicians new
topic 2-16-04
Texas Home Life new
topic 2-16-04
People
Ten
Thing you should know about Waco's Jules Bledsoe 1897-1943 2-13-04
His role as "Joe" in Jerome
Kern's Showboat made "Ol' Man River" an American classic..
COLUMNS
Archie
P. McDonald
Texas
First Cattle King by Archie P. McDonald 2/23/04
The
Mittie Stephens Disaster 2/13/04
On February 12, 1869, a fire burned her to the waterline in Caddo Lake
Bob Bowman
Fort
Teran by Bob Bowman 2/20/04
Hidden deep in the woodlands bordering the Neches River are the last remains of
what may be the earliest fort built in East Texas. And, perhaps, a buried treasure.
The Editor's
Home 2-13-04
The Standard was one of Texas' foremost newspapers, largely because DeMorse
not only recorded Texas history; he was one of the principal makers of it.
Introducing Delbert Trew
Screen
door was faithful fixture new 2-26-04
The
most used, abused, repaired and mistreated tool on early farms was the back screen
door.
Barbed Wire
Telephones new 2-20-04
In this day of seemingly
unlimited telephone services, it's hard to believe we once used barbed wire to
carry our message.
"It's
All Trew" by Delbert Trew 2-6-04
Linoleum
by Delbert Trew 2-6-04
Maggie Van Ostrand
There's
Something About Mexico 2-20-04
John Gosselink
Sniffing at Allergies 2-24-04
A
Man's Guide to Housework 2-17-04
"We here at the Unsolicited and Possibly Dangerous Center of Advice have
come up with some helpful hints for homemaking for men. But before we start, let's
review the male philosophy to housekeeping. Remember, you are a guy, so you don't
sweat the details."
George Lester
The Gospel According to Spunky
Flat 2-17-04
The only way we got news and
information was by word-of-mouth. The more mouths passing it along, the more distorted
it became.
Harold Bell
The
Sheriff 2-17-04
"You never know
when somebody says something, or does something, that it may have a big effect
on you the rest of your life."
Mike Cox
Old
News 2-26-04
Tired of all the new news of
war, politics and other forms of violence? For a change of pace, here's some old
news of war, politics and other forms of violence.
Bevo,
UT's longhorn mascot 2-20-04
One of the more bizarre events in Texas collegiate history took place in Austin
on a January night in 1920.
Old
Armory 2-13-04
Is there really an historical treasure trove beneath downtown Austin?
"They shoe horses, don't they?" - Editor
Marshall
"High Pockets" Bailey of West, Texas
"The Long Arms of the Law"
and Pioneer Consumer Advocate 2-29-04
If bootlegging couldn't be controlled, then at least it could be monitored
for quality.
"The
Day the Monkey Got Loose from the Carnival and Bit the Sheriff" Lost Treasures
mined from County Histories 2-23-04
County histories
agree on two unspoken points: Every life is interesting and the harder the times,
the more interesting they seemed.
Your
Simplified Horrorscope by Sister Latrina 2-3-04
Herein you shall find no mythological creatures and no placemats telling
you who you should or shouldn't have married. To get your simplified horrorscope
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