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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
4
A Bryan Daily Eagle column laments changing times in publishing. It notes editors face new pressures, readers shift from paying, and newspapers adopt stricter business rules as traditional courtesies fade. The piece critiques unpaid circulation and the rise of formal debt collection.
A critique of editorial duties and ethical boundaries in obituary writing. The piece laments the pressure to flatter or sensationalize, arguing editors should speak truthfully without contrivance, while acknowledging limited license in portraying subjects.
A fragment notes merchants pleased by the arrival of visiting boys with money, signaling a lively cotton trade in Texas. The brief paints a brisk, celebratory scene of commerce and local business optimism.
Walter Gordon, living at Prairie View, was arrested after forging a name on a check for 16 dollars. The act followed a prior similar attempt within days, with the suspect using a bank window as a cover while a bystander observed. Authorities believe the case involved other parties and related how the first dose of a medicine was advertised locally.
Fragmentary biblical scene describes Jesus walking on the sea during a storm as the disciples struggle. They fear, cry out, and question if the apparition is a ghost, then recognize him when he speaks and comes near.
City officials arrested Gordon after a false getaway attempt. The High School football season begins with a home game against Navasota on the Megan Baptist Academy athletic field. Players have trained hard, with hopeful prospects for lightweight team victories. Uncle Andy Houston, a longtime local figure, passed away recently.
Fine three act lineup features Mies Frite Brunette and Harry Lonsdale in Into the Northland with a balanced cast. Also shows A Perfect Day by Vitagraph and The Marriage of Molley by Grittin. Keystone comedy The Feathered Neat starring Louise Yasenda and The Idziaston at the 10c rate.
Risinger of Holligan Chapel showed The Eagle a cotton bouquet that looked like a snowball. He explained the cotton was planted on May 10 in a second planting from fifteen acres, with eight bales already picked and about a half bale more to harvest.
A champion bale described as 1M from Nal of Tose Hitt farm agate topped sales, weighing 682 pounds and fetching 10038 without the weed. The report moves on to the next item.
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