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Century-old American Hat Company rides wave of strong demand

Business has reportedly been booming for American Hat Company – a Texas-based cowboy hat manufacturer – since the 2018 launch of the hit Western TV series “Yellowstone.” Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Bowie, Texas, the company specializes in handmade felt and straw cowboy hats offered in a range of…

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California gardening enthusiast wins biggest pumpkin contest: Here’s his massive, prized gourd

A California engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd weighing 2,346 pounds (1,064 kilograms). Brandon Dawson, of Santa Rosa, California, clinched the victory Monday at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco. Dawson pumped his arms in the air and sat his two children on top of the giant pumpkin — roughly the same weight as a small sedan or a large bison — after being crowned this year’s winner. “My mind is kind of racing because I…

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