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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1902
Page
7
The R and Q N schedule shows northwest bound passenger 104 departing at 4 25 p m with a connection to main line 1 G N east and west. 101 southbound arrives 7 15 p m and departs next morning at 8 a m.
Northbound No. 1 at 10:20 a.m. Northbound No. 3 at 1:27 p.m. Northbound No. 6 at 2:13 a.m. Southbound No. 2 at 2:00 p.m. Southbound No. 4 at 4:16 p.m. Southbound No. 6 at 2:46 a.m. Nos. 8 and 4 are for trains stopping only at principal stations.
Local items note winter slippers at Coulter's and half a dozen small updates. Parsons returns from Sour Lake. Caldwell offers inducements on broaches and watches as major stores advertise Mattings and house furnishings. A man named Green Foster dies of heart failure near town. Fruit tree shipments grow, oyster parlor opens with Bay oyster fare and band, plus restaurant praise. A cow injures J J Stangel, and Rev E L Shettles previews Methodist audience at the courthouse. Ennis editor Weekley visits, and Coulter's promotes calicoes.
Webb Bros advertises women waists priced to move from 75 cents to 5 dollars. Wool waists listed at 75c 1.25 1.50 1.75 and 2.25, silk waists at 2.50 3.75 5.00, with no old stock on higher items.
The Harris School discusses bad roads and illnesses, decides against a Christmas tree after learning Cottonwood will have one. Local fruit tree deliveries have occurred this week, suggesting plenty of fruit later. Merry Christmas to Eagle readers.
Ladies offered mercerized petticoats in colors with ruffles at reduced prices. Lot 1 features two ruffles and wide fall, Lot 2 is mendable satin at 1.10, plus designs at 1.50 and 1.75. Finest mercerized satin with trims, Webb Bros.
Alonzo Carter invites passers by to view a new show window display praised as the most attractive and beautiful ever seen in Texas.
Coulter’s advertises 10 cent and 5 cent remnants in calico and embroidery with discounts. Miss Esther Boatwright hosts a Friday dinner with a small group including Miss Adams Porter Boatwright and Messrs. Moore Davis and Coulter. An advance notice promotes Harry West German dialect comedian at the opera house on Saturday night December 13 with music dancing vaudeville and merit.
Round trip tickets via the Houston and Texas Central will be sold on December 13, 17, 21, 22, 23 and 26 at one fare plus two dollars with thirty day return limit. Routes pass through Texas and Louisiana oil rice and sugar belt with connections to Southern Pacific at Houston and New Orleans. Additional reduced fares apply December 23 24 25 26 31 1902 and January 1 1903 to Texas and Texas Louisiana points with return by January 3. Descriptive literature and rates available from T J Anderson A G P T A M L Robbins GP TA in Houston Texas.
Calicoes that fade I do not keep. W J Coulter. Albert Dunn, injured months ago, shows partial recovery and may need surgery to remove a bat. An advance notice says Harry West will lead his own company at the opera house Monday night December 15 with The Other Fellow and new vaudeville acts.
Dec 14 to 19 H T C offers round trip Galveston tickets for 4.80 dollars. Return by Dec 21. W S Wilson agent.
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