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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1906
Page
3
The Eagle notes Judge John N. Henderson seeks another term on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Observers praise his integrity, constitutional rulings, and wartime heroism with Hood and Johnston, urging Texans to re elect the ten year veteran and honor his service to state law.
The Houston Post reports Judge John N. Henderson traveled from Houston to Austin where the Court of Criminal Appeals sessions begin. He is recovering health, acknowledged by friends, and optimistic about his future on the bench. Henderson has 12 years on the appellate bench and a long Texas career.
Invitations urge farmers and businessmen from northern middle and western states to attend the second annual Northern Settlers Association meeting in San Antonio on Friday April 20. The event promises large crowds, low round trip fares, and the Battle of Flowers festival. General passenger agents in Texas and T J Anderson G P A Houston are listed for rates.
C M Harger in Atlantic notes the lodge’s magnetic pull from president to citizen. Not secret or exclusive merely for protection or gains, but fellowship and social companionship drive its rapid growth and influence across business, politics, and daily life.
A deathbed claim by the Princess de Valmont condemns her family line as she denounces her children and grandchildren tied to trades from carriage making to stock exchanges. The New York Herald notes a bitter, fatal reflection on wealth, status, and industry grafted onto the De Valmont name.
A traditional method is described where butter is made from milk stored in a goatskin bound to a tree. The skin is beaten to extract butter after years in a ground hole. The result bears hair in the butter and is offered to buyers who sample before purchase.
The article states dried powdered alum can cure ingrowing toe nails. After soaking the toe in soapy water, alum is placed between nail and bed, held by cotton, and applied daily for about five days. Suppuration dries up and pain eases rapidly, leading to a likely cure.
An English humorist recalls a tale about Talleyrand describing how to handle a bore. While riding with a companion recounting stories, they pass a continental town with sentries and one yawned at his post. Talleyrand warns, "Hush We are overheard."
A reflective note argues that a person's character is shown by friends not kin. Relatives arrive by birth, but friends are chosen and reveal who a person truly is. The piece emphasizes personal integrity through the company one keeps.
A Brooklyn Eagle quip notes the tension between culture and scandal in the public mind. The speaker laments kitchen spills and family remarks, mixing humor with social observation from a late 19th century paper.
Office in Taliaferro building opposite the Court House. Phone 37. Four room residence with one quarter acre in southern part of town. Price 450 dollars. Terms reasonable.
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