Plea for Southern Mills Boosts Cotton Industry
Bryan Texas December 5 1908 Inland Farmer advocates building cotton mills in the South to reduce middlemen and Wall Street influence. Proposes farmer and miller integration, local stock, and joint action by Farmers Union and Cotton Association to stabilize prices and boost home markets. Also promotes sale of three quarter-acre Cavitt's Deer Park lots by Guy Bittle H T C Depot.
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Farmers’ Union
The
Cotton Association
South
Wall Street
Cavitt
Deer Park
Guy Bittle
H. T. C. Depot
Silliman House Announces Boarders At Two Dollar Rate
November notice for the Silliman House run by F Terrell offering board for two dollars per day with special rates to retire first class. A sales pitch for Singer machines by T A Latterwhits promises lasting home household appliances.
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Rmier
Amil
Ser- F. Terrell
Real Estate Ad: Two Properties for sale in Braxos County
Office upstairs over drug company seeking description from real estate agent in Taliaferro opposite court house. Abstract hooks of Braxos County available. One and a half story house near Main Street with cistern and stable priced at 1050 dollars. Two lots and a five room cottage with bath in southeast town priced at 2000 dollars with flexible terms.
Gun tot ing condemned by Texas editorials
In opinion from Bryan Eagle and Galveston News, gun toters are blamed for violence and society’s acceptance of firearms. They argue law enforcement hinges on public sentiment and that education of conscience is the remedy to curb carrying guns.
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Texas
Bryan Eagle
Galveston
Ball Association
Beaumont Enterprise
Papering Damp Walls Practical cheap method
An Architects and Builders' Journal tip describes a low cost wall treatment for damp walls. It suggests lining with corrugated cardboard coated with asphalt varnish fixed to the wall with tin tacks, leaving a floor gap, then covering with coarse material and paper, finally applying wall hangings. Skirting is removed and small holes are punched in the corrugations to grip the wall.
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Architects and Builders’ Journal
Why Do People Call Me a Christian
A pompous city church deacon asks boys why people call him a Christian. A bright boy answers simply, Because they don't know you, reflecting a witty classroom exchange from Lippincott's.
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Lippincott's
What's Yours A Bitter Bite In A Late Night Diner
In a cheap all night restaurant at 1 30 am a patron complains to a tough waiter who serves others but withholds his corned beef and cabbage. The tale parallels a note from Bohemian Magazine and cites a London Mail remark about animal memory among tamed predators.
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Bohemian Magazine
A Powder Factory Job Said to Be Safer Pace
A quip from Puck highlights humorous misperceptions about hazardous work. A factory worker explains he rarely encounters automobiles on his commute, contrasting danger stereotypes with a mundane routine. The exchange underscores comic fog around safety and industry in a lighthearted tone.
Distinction on Trust in Wiggins
A exchange questions Wiggins's trustworthiness with a bold assertion that he could be trusted with life itself and any valuable item. The dialogue highlights strong confidence in Wiggins's character within the Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt.
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Wiggins
Philadelphia Inquirer
Seuth Questions Poker Play Why Not
Detroit Free Press notes Brown opposes gambling and expresses refusal to participate in poker while discussing attitudes toward games of chance.
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Seuth
Brown
Detroit Free Press
Delinquent Tax Notice and Local Advertisements
A notice advises delinquent taxpayers to visit City Hall to avoid extra city costs, citing legal obligations. The page also advertises fresh ground meal and chops with home delivery, a rag collection request for Eagle office, and a dentist office at Haswell’s Book Store.
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Bryan Morning Eagle
Eagle Printing CO
Bryan
Bryan, Texas
Southern Mills
Silliman
United States
T. A. Latterwhits
Descripion
Jd. W. Batts
Taliaferro Nikding
Court House
Phere
W B. Hudson
Hudson
W.wilsor
Aklia
Tes &Wieson
At- Bryan and
Frankling Texas
Mosee Hughes
Wdge Price
M. College
Providence Church
Georg Platter
Navasota River
F. Martin Duncan
F. Z
London Mail
Tion
Puck
Grand Opera House
Rie Drofnah
Old Guard
E. C. Harder
Eagle OF
W. H. Lawrence
Miller
Buchanan-Moore Co
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