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enid602

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Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 14, 2023, 07:40 AM

Aug 2023

Texas was not independent from Mexico until 1838. Why would they have a newspaper in English? ‘Gasoline Alley,’ a comic strip first appeared in 1918. Gasoline wasn’t invented until the mid 19th century. The author of the article needs some more ‘edumacation.’

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On this day, August 14, 1819, the Nacogdoches Texas Republican was first printed. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 OP

article enid602 Aug 2023 #1

The poster of that tweet is aware of the timeline of "Gasoline Alley." mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 #2