Grayson County History and Landscape Highlighted in Spearman Webb Talk
Spearman Webb spoke to the Kiwanis Club on Grayson County history and topography. He described its beauty, diverse terrain from Whitewright to Collinsville, and the county’s early settlement, naming Grayson after Peter W. Grayson and Sherman after Gen. Sidney Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Kiwanis Club
Spearman Webb
United States
Whitewright
Kentuckytown
Tom Bean
White Mound
Howe
Dorchester
Collinsville
Trinity River
Red River
Lamar
Grayson
Lamar County
Fannin County
Collin
Denton
Grayson Counties
Cooke County
Peter W. Grayson
Texas
Austin
Sherman
Gen
Sidney Sherman
San
First Texas Newspaper Echoes Early Texas Climate
In 1819 The Texas Republican editor Eli Harris praised Texas climate in the paper’s first issue on August 14 1819. Douglas C McMurtie notes no copies exist but reprints in the Nashville Clarion reveal descriptions of timber plains, rich soil, and delightful air. The Nashville reprint also cites land grant prospects for settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
McMurtie
Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Texas
Texas Republican
MacMur
Republican
Nashville Clarion
Hypnotist Seeks to Erase Memory as Patron Claims Debt
A hypnotist declares he will make a man forget all. A spectator in the back row interrupts to claim he is owed $10, insisting the trick should address a real debt.
I Love the Low Mood Letter Sparks Regional Echoes
A Texas woman visiting in Oklahoma replies to Henry Ansley’s I Like the low mood with a similar piece I Love the low mood. She credits shared hardship for stronger community bonds and practical homemaking, praising thrift, simpler dress, home repairs, and mutual aid as the era’s new normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ansley
Texas
Oklahoma
Daily
Oklahoman
Give Up Food for Home Paper
A local nostalgia piece laments sacrificing meals for the home paper as it cherishes familiar townsfolk and bit players in community life. It reflects on how even modest local notices feel like meaningful news when they involve familiar neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jones
Jesse Busybody
M. D
Compliments for a Lady Customer
A storekeeper accepts a customer complaint about rotten apples. The customer offers to return them, but the clerk deflects, saying her word is as good as the apples. The anecdote ends with humorous courtesy.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denver
Elbow
Harris
Shannon
Corn
Range Creek
Buck Creek
Jordan Creek
Squirrel
Clear Fork
Three Sister Groves
Pilot Grove
Bells
Denison
Colbert
Preston
Wales and Hills
Dexter
Whitesboro
Collin County
Illinois
Washita River
Collin Coffey
Republic of Texas
Dugans
Orangeville
Duganville
Red River County
Congress of the Republic
Fannin
Cooke
Collin Counties
George Dugan
Montague Grove
Daniel Montague
Choctaw
Delivery Boy
Mangrum Bros
First
Fulvuee
R. B. Nall
Sherman, Texas
Will Rogers
Paul Stephens Whitewright
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
W. T. Nicholson
Cash Grocery
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