Local ads and notices fill Bryan pages with sales and events
The page lists theater seats at Haswell's and Norwood's shop specials including china silk, Stetson hats, and fancy card fabrics. It notes a Glee Club farewell concert, Easter egg hunt at the courthouse yard, rental listings, and new home moves. It mentions Dr. J F Eaves visiting San Francisco for quarantine work and fruit prospects after frost. Local shops advertise shoes, leather, ice cream, and mercerized batistes along with bakery orders.
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Hamlet
Haswell’s
Norwood
Glee Club
Mary Lawrence
J. F. Eaves
San Francisco
Texas Quarantine Department
Bryan
Norwood’s
The
Methodist Church
Court House Yard
Everg.y
Mrs Koppe's Home Destroyed by Fire
Laura Koppe's residence suffered near total loss from a blaze yesterday afternoon. The roof and walls were damaged, furniture partly saved, and total logs plus furniture pegged at about $5,000 with $3,100 insured. origin linked to yard trash burning blown under the house. Firemen aided by improved water pressure. Driver Joe Hearne managed the gray mule amid the parade concerns.
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Laura Koppe
Water Service
Joe Hearne
Dr. Ross to Remain Assistant City Health Officer
Dr. Frank R. Ross will continue as assistant city health officer under Health Officer Laren don. Described as an able young physician, he trained in Germany and was appointed by Dr. Brumby two years ago during Brumby’s election.
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Frank R. Ross
Larendon
Ross
Germany
Brumby
Houston Chronicle
Spectacular Spanish Fire Trick At Paris New Tivoli
A Spaniard staged a dramatic heat oven act in Paris with audience of scientists. He endured 15 minutes in a heated oven while a fowl roasted beside him. After a cold bath he emerged unharmed. witnesses noted an extremely rapid pulse at door opening. The piece raised questions about danger and illusion.
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New Tivoli
Paris
How Little Savings Roll Up
A discussion of long term saving plans with compound interest at 4 percent, semiannual compounding. It shows deposits at birth and yearly increases, and compares fractional weekly saves to larger weekly contributions, projecting balances at ages 5, 10, 20, and 40. The examples illustrate substantial future nest eggs for disciplined savers.
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Leslie
Eased His Conscience and Odd Proceedings
A London Chronicle note tells of a waiter being pressed for exotic seafood by an Irish customer who finally settles for roast beef and vegetables after a playful exchange. Other items describe salt’s movement in water, a butter price quip, a warning against slander, and a Cass County joke about a son fooling his wife.
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London Chronicle
Ireland
Paddy
Unsuccessful Fishing and Family Likeness Quip
A fragmented dialogue frames Esmeralda and Gwendolen discussing a photo with playful banter. Quotations reference a Chicago Tribune line and a Halibarton remark about human nature, suggesting a light commentary on art and humanity.
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Esmeralda
Gwendolen
Chicago Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bryan Ice, Storage & Coal Company
Mawhina
Iit
Wagner & Brandon
Norwood's
Haswell's Book Store
Ilo
A. B. Shelburne
Jas. R. Johnson
Immel & Maloney
Tabor
Austin
Washington
Wyman
Emmet & Maloney
Wagner
W. Higgs
Texas Bakery
Otto Boehme
DR. Ross
Eagle Office
W. J. Walker
Bonneville
Eugene Bonneville
Louis Bonneville
M. Bonneville, Jr
Texas
White Horse
East Main Street
MO. T. Hanway
BR Yan
St. Peter's Chair
Rome
St. Peter
St. Peter's
Johnson
Cass County
Edison
MO. M. Caldwell Jeweler
Fords Saloon
Garth, Howell & Webb
T. R. Batte
Notary Public
Rohde
S. S. Ball
Ravenswood
E. O. Dewitt & CO
Omicago
Emmel & Malony
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