Tag: Texas
Weather Wisdom of the Texas–Mexican Border
On the ranches that stretch along the Rio Grande, weather is not small talk. It is food for cattle, grass for sheep, and the boundary…
Dances, Pilón, and the “Evil Eye”: Everyday Life on the Texas–Mexico Border, c. 1900–1923
On the lower Rio Grande in the early 20th century, Mexican and Mexican-American families kept close to traditions brought north long before the railroad and…
The Old-World Ways of Gillespie County’s German Texans
Set in the Texas Hill Country, Fredericksburg grew from a mid-1840s German settlement into a town where old customs met a changing frontier. By the…
Texas Farmer Discovers Hidden Treasure of 1850s Gold Coins
Roberto Molino, a poor farmer, discovered a $5 gold piece while digging mesquite roots on a land grant. He called his sons to help continue…
Quick-Thinking Messenger Thwarts Train Robbery with Courage and a Sledgehammer
March 19, 1912 — In a remarkable display of bravery and quick thinking, an express messenger single-handedly foiled a daring robbery attempt on a Southern…
Texas: Mutilated body found in sack
Once upon a time, cutting people up and putting the remains in sacks was a popular body disposal method. However, glancing through 21st century crime…
7 Upsetting Stories of American Ghouls
A ghoul is traditionally a living person who steals from the dead, and it was quite an occupation back in the early 1900s when incidents…
10 Strange Petrified Bodies and Body Parts Found in the United States
How many petrified bodies and body parts have been uncovered in the United States? Apparently far more than this article can cover. Since the 1800s,…
7 Deaths Caused By Icepicks
Icepicks are deadly weapons and were rather popular in the early half of the 1900s. In fact, many assaults were committed by people who would…
8 People Who Were Tarred and Feathered
Tar and feathering was a popular method of intimidation, torture, and vigilanteism in the early 1900s. There were numerous reports of tar and feather parties…
