#Madisonville

[unteriors]

Jackson Drive, Madisonville, Tennessee.

[coldwellbankerterry]

[flavorsims]

Transitional Bedroom Inspiration for a large transitional master light wood floor and brown floor bedroom remodel with white walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

[jacksonlucy]

Living Room - Transitional Living Room Inspiration for a large transitional open concept light wood floor, brown floor and coffered ceiling living room remodel with a bar, white walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

[victoriacadisch]

Transitional Bedroom Inspiration for a large transitional master light wood floor and brown floor bedroom remodel with white walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

[conandaily2022]

US Armed Forces veteran Shannon Wilkerson accused of strangling Amanda Gonzales in Germany in 2001

Amanda Gonzales of Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, United States was 19 years old and four months pregnant when she was found dead on November 5, 2001 in her third-floor barracks room on Fliegerhorst Kaserne near Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. She was on her first assignment in the U.S. Army as a cook.

[juanmillerr]

Quality Appliance Repair in Madisonville, LA

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[prestigiousacllc]

Ductless AC in Madisonville LA

[middleland]

I&O R601 @ Madisonville, OH - 06092023 by David Rohdenburg

Via Flickr:

An LTEX SD60M and two Indiana & Ohio SD40-2's lead I&O rock train R601-09 into golden morning light in Madisonville on the Midland Sub.

[coldwellbankerterry]

[zeibei]

Pt. 2 of Ice Man in Texas !!!

Pt. 1

Ice Man Travels in Texas!!!

[schweizercomics]

Hello, friends!

I suspect that the chances of many folks being local on here are slim, but I reckoned I'd let potential neighbors know that, as we roll into this 2023 holiday season, I'm doing two holiday events in the next couple of weeks (both in Madisonville, Kentucky):

December 1st I'll be a couple of blocks from my house for the downtown Mistletoe Art Stroll to show off the big wooden Santa workshops, along with a few other things.

December 7, I'll be giving a presentation at the Hopkins County Madisonville Public Library as part of our annual friends of the library annual open meeting, in which we elect new officers (I'm currently the treasurer, but if someone else is interested, I am exceptionally bad at math and would not mind relinquishing the position).

Here's the skinny on the talk:

Santa isn’t the only winter holiday gift-giver!  Join cartoonist Chris Schweizer to learn the stories behind some of the most beloved (and outlandish) traditional characters of the holiday season from around the world, a cast that includes knights, pirates, baby angels, trolls, giant cats, snow wizards, bears, cowboys, anglers, rhyming horse skulls, and even a Cajun werewolf!

After my talk (which is for adults and kids both), folks can get their picture taken and visit with Santa Claus himself, who will be on hand, and I may have a couple Christmas thingies to sell, the proceeds of which will go to the Friends of the Library. If you're in or near Madisonville, Kentucky, I hope to see you there!

[justicefor]

Do you know this girl?

Her body was found in a suitcase on September 17, 2016, in Madisonville, Texas.

The bottom left picture is the bag she was found in, while the bottom right pic is the shirt she was wearing.

She:

Was anywhere from 4 to 6 years old.

Might be from Texas, Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, or possibly California.

Had a feeding tube.

Wore a pink dress (size 4T, Brand "Mon Petit) with colorfully embroidered butterflies and the words "Follow Your Dreams"

Wore a Size 4 Diaper - "Parent's Choice" brand.

Had black or brown hair.

Nearby were:

A military issued camo shirt (desert digital pattern)

A silver child's bedspread

A grey adult sweatshirt

A small green blanket

Her NCMEC case number is 1291323.

If you think you know her, please contact the Madison County Sherrif's office at (936) 348-2755.

[cedar-glade]

In drafts since 2 years ago: 

“I still can believe I was too busy this year to enjoy April fully, feels wild.  As a life update I managed to convince myself to switch from PHC to climbing arboriculture, I still want to do a small bit of PHC but only as side work and on my own terms. Im also planning on starting at Madison tree care in Madisonville Ohio. From Lester Tree Health Professionals. I learned a lot and i’ve taught a lot and while it is very good to be done it feels a bit bitter sweet.

From Last year, one of my favorite late to mid April scenes, Miterswort”

It’s wild reading this draft note: i’ve gotten so much better with everything in treework and feel so good about my switch, the company culture is so less toxic and supportive that it’s mindblowing how much ive come out of the closet in the blue collar field and progressed as a person in both mind and in occupation.

[handeaux]

For Cincinnati’s Dandelion Hunters, Harvesting Weeds Was Often An Adventure

It was the spring of 1913. Cincinnati Police got word a craps game was operating in the shadow of the Fairview Incline. The gamblers picked a good location, with clear views all around. They could spot any police interference with plenty of time to conceal all the evidence. The cops determined that subterfuge was necessary to put a lid on this game.

It is likely Police Lieutenant Thomas M. Hall came up with the gambit, or maybe it was Officer William B. Meyer or Office John H. Rabe Jr., the two patrolmen who assisted him, but the strategy proved flawless. The three policemen disguised themselves as dandelion hunters. The gamblers paid no attention to three men in mufti filling baskets with spring greens. They were caught red-handed and flat-footed and all five of them ended up in the hoosegow.

Dandelion hunters? Who would have thought? Today, there would hardly be any cover story more suspect. Who goes out hunting for dandelions these days? A hundred years ago, dandelion hunting was a very big thing and dandelion hunters figured into some of the biggest mysteries in Cincinnati.

In November 1904, the body of 18-year-old Alma Steinigeweg was found, brutally murdered, in the field between the foot of Winton Road and the Mill Creek. An investigation dragged on for years, but no one was ever charged with the crime. For months, investigators didn’t even have a murder weapon. Then, in April of 1905, Joseph Raison of Madisonville took a break from his job at a lumberyard on Spring Grove Avenue to pick some dandelions for dinner. He found a splintered pickaxe handle with hair matted on one end just 150 feet from where the victim’s body had been found. It matched the victim’s wounds.

Then there was the case of Edmund Grossmann of Cumminsville. He was a grocer and butcher who one day walked out of his house and never returned. Grossmann’s family scoured the area for a week with no luck. And then, according to the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune [26 February 1906]:

“Saturday, while picking dandelions on the side of Roll Hill, with her two children, Mrs. Maggie Markle, 3631 Borden Street, noticed the prostrate form of a man lying in the bushes close by. She thought it was that of a sleeping man and avoided the neighborhood.”

Returning home, Mrs. Markle described the incident to a neighbor, John Pherson, who walked over to Roll Hill expecting to chase away a tramp. He found Grossmann’s body. The grocer had strangled himself with a handkerchief and his own suspenders.

Vernon Presley, of 1504 Elm Street, found a much less macabre bit of criminal evidence when he and his wife parked their car along the Mary Ingles Highway in Daytona, Kentucky. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer [13 April 1955]:

“A dandelion hunter was $100 richer yesterday because, instead of finding dandelions, he uncovered a box containing stocks and bonds valued at $62,000.”

The box was part of the loot carried off from the home of William Peebles of Silverton, who had been robbed a week earlier while the family was out of town. Peebles gave Presley $100 for his acuity.

And then there was Viola Nolan of 1578 Baymiller Street, who told the Cincinnati Post [28 September 1923]:

“While picking dandelions on Price Hill, I cut one flower and found a plain gold ring on the stalk. The stalk had grown thru the ring which had been dropped.”

But dandelion hunting had its hazards as well as its rewards. In 1907 a good-sized hog escaped from the pens of farmer Henry Brink in Hartwell. The porcine fugitive established itself in Pfau’s Woods near the city infirmary (now known as Drake Hospital) and chased away children who came to the woods to hunt dandelions. The men of the neighborhood organized a posse to capture the beast. In another case, the Enquirer [14 April 1917] reported:

“Mrs. Mary Hurst, 55 years old, Rossmoyne, Ohio, was killed yesterday by a south-bound Dayton Express on the C. L. and N. Railway near her home. Coroner Bauer was informed Mrs. Hunt was picking dandelions at the side of the tracks and she was drawn under the train by suction.”

And some folks just didn’t cotton to random trespassers picking dandelions on their property. In 1909, George Wasser sued George Weyman in Campbell County Court because, while Wasser was picking dandelions on Weyman’s farm, Weyman shot him twice – in his hip and in a foot – permanently crippling him. Similarly, Denato Mariaus of California, Ohio, sued Jack Weiner for shooting at him while he hunted dandelions on Weiner’s property near Coney Island.

In the 1920s, with Prohibition settling like a wet blanket on the land, dandelions surged in popularity because of the ease with which they could be induced to create a sort of wine. The Cincinnati Post [18 July 1923] opined that dandelion wine had replaced beer as Cincinnati’s iconic beverage:

“Some Cincinnatians suggest adoption of the dandelion as the city’s official flower. How the mighty hops have fallen! Moreover, homemade dandelion wine isn’t bad, at all.”

So popular was this concoction, that the Enquirer [24 April 1930] facetiously investigated a mystery:

“We see a lot of people picking the dandelion blossoms without trying to dig the plants themselves out of the lawn. What can it mean d’ya suppose?”

Interestingly, the Volstead Act that created Prohibition allowed for modest production of grape or fruit wine at home. Since dandelions were not fruit, dandelion wine was strictly prohibited. Dandelion wine was so easy to make, Cincinnati revenuers generally ignored the law and looked the other way during the springtime harvest. If you want to try dandelion wine yourself, here is a recipe from the Cincinnati Post [7 April 1913]:

“To 4 quarts flowers, take 4 quarts boiling water, cover well with water, let stand 3 days. Add peel of 3 oranges and 1 lemon, boil for 15 minutes, drain and add juice of oranges and lemons to 4 pounds of sugar and one cupful of yeast. Keep in a warm room, strain again. Let stand for 3 weeks, then bottle and serve.”