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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1905
Page
3
A lengthy caricature describes a Chinese smoker’s ritual. The observer notes the box filled with oil and pipe pieces, wrapped tobacco on rag, a narrow tube, and the need to borrow a light. The process is slow and methodical, emphasizing ingenuity and frustration.
A famed drowning escape recounts a man swept from a vessel near Lundy Island and saved after seawater ordeal. An epitaph from Jamaica claims Lewis Gaidy of Montpellier died 1737 aged 80, swallowed by the 1672 earthquake, then cast into the sea and miraculously saved by a boat.
A London Law Times summary notes that in a county court a schoolmaster was excluded from the gentleman list. It lists who are not gentlemen buyers of silks, a solicitor's clerk out of work, a commission agent, and an audit office clerk. It also lists those deemed gentlemen such as a person pursuing country occupations, a sleeping business partner, a medical student, a dismissed coal agent out of work, and a person living on parental support.
An 18th century advertisement seeks a man aged 20 to 30 to be a footman and underbutler in a grand household. He must be Church of England and have had smallpox naturally. A middle aged woman is wanted to attend a fashionable young lady, must be sober, well behaved, Church of England, and skilled in dress and public appearances. Inquire of the printer of this paper.
A collage of quotations spans war critique by Burton on leaders and mass slaughter, a biology note on the red slime Palmella cruenta, a child’s quip about gratitude, a joke about chickens laid from a chased dog scene, and a cartoonish exchange about ambition and newspapers.
A reflective line notes that the most terrible barriers are those hidden from others and only visible to the person facing them. The quote emphasizes solitude in confronting inner challenges.
The article explains Crocodilopolis in Fayum Egypt, the City of Crocodiles, built by a Pharaoh with slave-labor legends. Medinet, near the hills, hosts ruins of the pharaohs city and the Labyrinth where sacred crocodiles were buried with embalm ed rulers alongside Lake Moeris monuments.
The article notes the name America for the new continent appeared in a 1507 St Die edition by Waldseemüller known as Hyla comylus. It mentions later Lyon editions and rare prints, plus the first map likely to bear the term on a woodcut in 1520, describing America as a province on a long island with Colom boreal authority.
The piece argues that the distinction between artist and artisan rests on disciplined study such as anatomy and mathematics, citing Michelangelo’s mastery. It contrasts this with the cost of living and shopping in St. Petersburg, where bargaining, proverbs, and open air markets shape daily expenses and prices.
The piece traces the origin of artificial flowers in Italy driven by fashion and seasonal display, notes medieval popularity with cambric paper glass and metal imitations, and observes Paris as the leading producer of the best artificial blooms today.
An advertising feature extols Mi-o-na as the only agent to strengthen the stomach and digestive system, claiming it improves digestion, blood quality, and overall health. It argues thin people eat less yet remain unhealthy, while the tonic allegedly supports appetite and vitality. The piece cites prominent supporters and a refund guarantee from E. J. Jenkins, a local pharmacist.
A dentist offers crown and bridge procedures as a specialty with office located upstairs over Burt Norwid's store.
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