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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1899
Page
3
Local notices describe booking at the Grand Opera house with plans for a strong season, including new acts never before here. A mix of social items notes gatherings, millinery trips, and commercial notices from Bryan residents and merchants.
Notice states water and electric light service will be shut off without further notice if bills remain unpaid by August 10. Company explains no further indulgence can be granted. 219 Bryan Water, Ice, Light & Power Co.
Charles Rous-Martin notes in The Engineering Magazine that British and American locomotive features have become increasingly similar. Distinctive smoke stacks fade as American Mogul and British engines share extended smoke boxes and other common designs, signaling a growing assimilation between the two systems amid differing national rail conditions.
The article argues portable tools can be powered electrically and applies this to ships with steering gear capstan winches and gun mechanisms. It notes duplicate mains reduce risk of disablement and discusses Arctic exploration economics and ore gravels. It also mentions a local nursery proprietor promoting a cleaning product and a few sale notices.
Washington reporter recalls a queer relic from 1885 when Gen Crook pursued Geronimo in Arizona. An infantry captain used limestone fragments to write a letter to his sweetheart with a pistol cartridge, tying pages together and sending them from Maricopa for eighteen cents. The widow of the tale treasures the artifact.
An overview of ancient magic where humans shapeshift into animals. Apuleius recounts a witch turning into an owl and a man into a donkey. A Roman cottage tale from the eleventh century features two women selling transformed strangers as beasts, then a clever donkey performer regains form and fatefully confronts the witches.
Beira lies on Africa's eastern Transvaal border and is famed as a town built entirely of zinc. The rapid gold rush and feverish speculation spurred by immigrant influx saw the governor’s residence, barracks, hotels, saloons, and public buildings erected in a mere six months.
Washington and Baltimore consider creating a Junior Republic for news boys who would enact laws appoint judges and officers and learn to be useful men. The concept has run five years in New York where it is reported as a success.
A light vignette from New Yo Weekly centers on Mrs Hard Head next door and her few friends. The hostess comments on the neighbor's lack of companionship, noting the social friction and ironic quiet between them.
The readable lines describe a classroom or religious motif with a kiss and moral reevaluation. The fragment hints at a hypocritical lesson inspired by scripture and a shift in behavior after the act. Names, dates, or places are not present in the legible portions.
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