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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1916
Page
2
The random OCR text presents a cluttered page with advertising rates, subscriber notes, and assorted editorial remarks. It mentions subscription prices, advertising inquiries, and carrier call prompts amid garbled prose and stray quotable lines about labor, crops, and housing in a historical paper context.
An editorial urges Houston and Texas Central to fund a new modern passenger depot for Bryan. It praises the town’s improved surroundings and park area, arguing a grand station would boost visitor impressions and city pride. The piece defends cooperation with the railroad and condemns past neglect by officials.
The Waxahache Cotton Mills stockholders met and declared a semiannual dividend. Judge J. W. Doremus addressed the Commercial Club, urging factory development and cotton mill expansion. The piece weaves in remarks on sanitation, local homes, ongoing street and walk improvements, and broader political commentary from newspapers of the time.
The passage cites President Wilson addressing suffragists in Atlantic City and criticizes Hughes and campaign rhetoric. It discusses legislative acts like the Labor act and Federal Trade Commission proposals, highlighting promises of social reform within the Progressive program and Trade News context.
Superintendent W Lawson outlined the school start plan for Monday at 9 o clock with enrollments beginning then and students assigned to rooms after three days. Janitor Cole and staff prepared departments while books are to be purchased Monday afternoon. Early progress aims to complete the first week with lessons starting Tuesday and the education law provisions guiding attendance.
Wiley McKnight, recently indicted by the grand jury, pled guilty in county court to aggravated assault and paid a fine, resulting in his release. He previously stabbed A Larson on North Bryan Avenue during the Good Roads work period, with both men employed on the road crew.
The criminal docket of the 20th Judicial district in Hewpark shows no other cases for the day. The defendant Crucell Lulley faces a single charge of intent causing harm. City Marshal Joby Coulee reports the accused has been in jail since the incident.
Wilmington dispatch reports two miners killed and nineteen injured in an explosion at the Corny's Point powder plant. Three others reportedly not expected to recover. Cause had not yet been determined by the company.
A fragmented ad declares Shills Agu e Fever Cure as a rapid remedy for malaria, urging readers to ask for the Gee Wine and not accept alternatives. The note claims bold relief and is endorsed by a pharmacist, urging quick action.
A fragmented ad style note touts piano tones and free pianos of the world with favorable prices from a factory source. Mentions Caldwell and Jowelens, no agency committee, and a claim of old and guaranteed items, though details are unclear.
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