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Food Crops of Old

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Gardens have been on my mind lately, and not flower gardens. As far as edibles go, I’ve only raised a little okra, peppers, tomatoes, and pumpkins. I think I’ve waited too late this year for anything but pumpkins, which should be planted at the first of July. I thought the history of local gardeners here might inspire me, so I studied Volumes 1 and 2 of local history.

The Unholy Trilogy: Monsters Everywhere!

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Greetings, dear readers! Today, we embark on a perilous journey through the treacherous realm of growing up, where childhood fantasies crumble, and the monsters under the bed and in the closet are just the warm-up act for the real-world horror show. Buckle up, my friends, for we are about to delve into a realm of bone-chilling terrors, doused in a healthy dose of sarcastic humor.
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From a Ragged Old Ledger

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Jake Shapira (1847-1904) and his wife, Sarah Shapira (18571925), were both Russian-born Jews who arrived in Madisonville 1855. They had a general store and a saloon on the town square. Recognizing the needs of traveling salesmen inspired them to build a boarding house onto the back of their home. The home burned in 1903. Jake stepped on a nail on the eve of a daughter’s wedding, and he died of tetanus three weeks later. Sarah and their son, David, built the Shapira Hotel and opened it in 1904. They ran it together until 1922, when they leased it out and ultimately sold it in 1928. Since that sale, the structure operated as first the Wills Hotel and then the Woodbine. At the time being, it is a restaurant.

Mustang Cyber Security: Safeguarding Madisonville's Digital Future

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Madisonville is the best place on earth in my own opinion. I have seen the islands of Japan, the coast of Thailand, Kangaroos in Australia, and the Kiwi of New Zealand. There is no place like Madisonville. This is why Mustang Cyber Security Exists. I want this place to keep being the best place. Unfortunately, we have lots to look out for in this crazy world. We are at risk of being attacked on all levels when it comes to Cyber Security. Fortunately, there has been an increase of focus on security when it comes to the default setup of devices.
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The First Credit System

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Recently at the Museum I found several printed pages stapled together, and I do not know when they arrived at the Museum or how. The title reads “Store Money or Store Tokens, the First Credit Card”, by Tom Rhodes. I had an uncle by marriage, Thomas Rhodes, but he died in 1986. I’d bet a hundred bucks he wasn’t the author of the piece in question, and I’m ignorant as to who this Tom Rhodes is or was. The papers appear much newer than 1986 and it’s my guess they are the product of a modern computer and printer, and fairly recent. The pages show no sign of age and could have been generated yesterday! I’m sharing the piece next but with an insert near the end of some other local history.