Real Estate for Sale in Texas Ranch and Farm Land
Real estate listing describes 85 acres east of Bryan on a public road with a six room residence, brick cistern, 60 acres cultivated and 21 in pasture, two tenant houses, ideal for dairy and poultry, cheap terms. Also 2000 acres in Brazos bottom in Burleson county with 1700 in bottom and 300 in prairie, including a ranch house, lots, and small pastures. touted as the finest small ranch in Texas.
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Bryan
Brazos Bottom
Burleson County
Texas
Ab stract Books and Brazos County land listings offer
J. W. Batts advertises in the Taliaferro building opposite the Court House. Phone 37. He offers the only set of abstract books of Brazos County land titles, a five room house with two lots on the east side two blocks from Main Street in good condition. Price for a few days only $1100, terms reasonable.
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Taliaferro Building
Court House
Wave
Brazos County
Main Street
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Touted For Heart Trouble Link
An advertisement claims indigestion causes heart disease and credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with curing stomach trouble and relieving heart pressure. Testimonial from D Kauble of Nevada Ohio says four months of use cured his heart trouble. Bottle and size details listed.
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D. Kauble
Nevada
E. CO. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
First Step Taken In Involuntary Bankruptcy Case
A petition of involuntary bankruptcy was filed against Milwaukee Avenue Co operative Store by State Street Department Store lawyers. Judge Bethea may appoint a receiver soon as creditors seek recovery from individual property of stockholders. Henry W. Hering, cashier of the suspended bank, was escorted into the bank by detectives.
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Chicago
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Band
Milwaukee Avenue Co-operative
State Street
Bethea
Milwaukee Avenue
Henry W. Hering
Hering
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co Suspends Pacific Coast Business
Manchester N H Aug 10 The New Hampshire Fire Insurance company says it suspended Pacific coast business to allow unsettled San Francisco and Pacific slope conditions to be adjusted before taking more liability. Losses at San Francisco will be settled for about 500000 The January 1 statement shows capital of 1000000 and net surplus of 1250000.
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San Francisco
Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company
Pacific Coast
Pacific Slope
Earthquake Tales Reach Salt Lake City as Daly Returns
San Francisco quake scenes spread to Salt Lake City as R. J. Daly returns with a tale of tremors. He recalls a three story house lifted by jackscrews, a steel framed church dome, a piano wheeled along the street, a cyclist with a skye terrier, and a woman clinging to a Japanese doll. A hotel guest vows to never stay again after a rejected wake up.
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Salt Lake City
R. J. Daly
San Francisco
Daly
Vanness Avenue
Angelic Cook Theme in Love Story Prompt
A line from the New Orleans Picayune notes that no angel would refuse to remove her wings to cook for the man she loves, highlighting a romantic, sacrificial sentiment from the era.
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New Orleans Picayune
Curious Trembling Pillar At St Nicaise Church
A column at the Church of St Nicaise near a bell tower sways seven inches each side when one bell is rung or touched. Four bells sit at equal distance, but only one affects the pillar, while the others do not. In 1775 a window and water glasses on the pillar showed the effect. the pillar then moved and glasses fell on the fifth stroke.
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St. Nicaise
Spiritualism as viewed by science and other noted passages
Excerpt discusses spiritualism as a scientific interest with references to Crookes, Baraet, and Reichenbach, noting phenomena linked to hypnosis, telepathy, and psychical forces. It also includes brief commentary on artists brushes care and the 1834 fire and 1852 opening of the Palace of Westminster with its measurements and features.
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Crookes
Nearic
Baretz
Vital
Baradue
Reichenbrach
Plato
Cardan
Cagliostro
Everybody’s Magazine
Palace of Westminster
Victoria Tower
London Standard
Sharp and Well Set Mistress Refuses help with wood pile demand
A house mistress, newly instilled with clear views on industry, dismisses a man at the door asking for food. She directs him toward the wood pile and insists she will not need the axe, while the visitor reassures him that his teeth are fine.
Her Dearest Wish and Wisps of Wit
A playful collection of light anecdotes and quips. A wife asks her husband for a larger diamond and humor follows with a joke on engagements. A bachelor uncle warns about apples and dinners. A brief exchange on love and memory closes with a witty quote about love’s many copies.
The Largest Quadruple Constitution and Stationers in Paris
The piece recalls the largest newspaper ever published in 1860 New York, a 28 000 copy eight page issue with portraits of notable figures and the Moon Hoax article. It also traces the term stationer to medieval Paris and distinguishes librarii from stationarii with markets and stalls.
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New York City
President Buchanan
Edward Everett
Henry Ward Beecher
N. P. Banks
KE. H. Chapin
Horace Greeley
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Alexander von Humboldt
James G. Bennett
Pierre de Blois
Paris
London Standard
Saturday Night Wish Reflected In Luxury and Delhi Tinsel
A traveling salesman envies New York hotels praising palatial rooms and opulent bathrooms as he recalls a New York visit after twenty years. An Indian artist is described weaving gold tinsel with swift hands, thread snapping into a coil like a firelit snake.
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Eal
New York City
New York
Boston Herald
Delhi
India
Coughing and its Remedy Through Breath Control
The article argues persistent coughing irritates and delays healing. It recommends taking a long breath and holding it until the air warms, which soothes air cells and reduces the cough. It explains refined nitrogen acts as an anodyne to the mucous membrane aiding recovery.
Niagara Outdone by Peacock at Pee ples
A Scotch traveler visiting Niagara Falls with an American friend reacts to the spectacle. The guide extols American wonders, but the Scot retorts with a quip about seeing a wooden legged peacock in Peebles, underscoring national pride and humor.
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Niagara
Niagara Falls
Peebles
An Improbable Story in a Village Drug Store
Diogenes enters a village drug store with a lantern and asks for a cure for a cold. The pill compiler claims no cure and Diogenes shatters the lantern to reveal finding an honest man. A separate exchange has George noting a proposed marriage to his sister, met with skepticism about the engagement.
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Diogenes
Pleasant Ail Around Mr Facetious Portrait Quote
A humorous exchange about portrait painting and payment in advance. A witty remark suggests that paying in advance ensures the artist can look pleasant too. The dialogue ends with Goethe on deportment as a mirror of character.
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Fecetious
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W. H. Lawrence
Haswell’s
A. L. Mondrick, M. D
James’ Drug Store
J. W. Batts
Emmet & Malony
H. D. Evans
Hack
Nadinda
National Toilet CO
Teaa
Company
Monroe
City and Country Property
MNO
A. Moore
Reims
Spiritualism
New York Press
Johnny
Gladys
George
Goethe
Wilson Grain & Coal CO
Ford's Saloon
HEATH & ILLIGAN _PAINTS
Heath & Milligan
Garth, Howell & Webb
S. H. Franklin
Haswenun’s Book Store
R. H. Harrison
Emmet & Maloney’s
Bryan, Texas
John Wittman
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwid
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