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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1899
Page
3
A young man crossing the Nickel Plate bridge over Grand River near Painesville Ohio escaped death when a fast train bore down as he reached the center. He barely gripped a brace, swung into empty air, and then regained footing amid bleeding fingers before reaching solid ground.
An anecdote from the Paper Trade Journal describes Joe McCormick of International Pulp visiting a quiet Connecticut mill. The owner reveals the mill "runs itself" from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., producing a half ton of paper daily. The piece also touches on Cyrano de Bergerac, salon talk in Paris, and future air travel time shifts, with quips from various papers.
A New Orleans Times Democrat account recalls arctic mosquitoes that followed the Yukon in 1896. Travelers describe swarms so dense they blind, sting like hot needles, and drive men to cut shoes to reach exposed feet. Cattle near Fort Hamilton reportedly blinded by bites.
A Des Moines Capital note recalls Ezekiel Clarke a Johnson county state senator known for securing large university appropriations. After shaving and straightening up he opposed the very bill he had supported, with Moses A. McCord introducing a repealing act, leading to a rare shift in a pivotal session.
A thinker in The International Magazine extols architecture as the grandest and most useful of arts and notes a recent, vast revolution and progress. He cites Richelieu on versatility in architects, who must be artist, engineer, and gentleman to avoid issues with patrons and unsafe or unsightly buildings.
An Iowa judge recalled a court incident where a black defendant facing a petty offense reacted with shock as the charge The state of Iowa against John Jones was announced. The man then exclaimed in dialect that he would surrender if the entire state opposed him.
A father scolds his disobedient son and spanks him across the ears and shakes him until hair falls out. The child asks about dew and the boy jokes that the earth’s rotation causes perspiration, in a London Tit-Bits humor excerpt.
A directory enumerates city officers including Mayor D. R. H. Harrison and Marshall T. P. Boyett with deputies. It lists city, county, fraternal, church, and business leaders such as J. O. Chance of the Bryan Cotton Seed Oil Mill and Bryan Compress executives, plus lodge and church schedules.
A Ladies Aid meeting at the Baptist church appointed a committee to solicit donations for Buckner Orphans Home. The panel will visit business men and go house to house, expecting a hearty response. They request second hand clothing in good condition.
Chas Edinburg announces the new restaurant in the Zennati block open day and night. Regular meals are 35 cents with short order lunches available at all hours.
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