The Daily Eagle Bryan Texas 1809 Fray Dec 15
The Daily Eagle published at Bryan Texas with Friday December 15 1809 date info. Second class mail matter noted.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
3
The Daily Eagle published at Bryan Texas with Friday December 15 1809 date info. Second class mail matter noted.
Mr and Mrs Fuller departed for Anderson county to establish a new home. Mr and Mrs J H Thomas visited in the Wixon community over the weekend. Mr Morgan Closes and Miss Cora Gallatin wed December 6 at the bride’s father residence. Rev J M Bullock preached at the Baptist church. Visitors included Mrs Crear and her children Mr and Mrs Smith of Robertson county Miss Minnie Howard John Thompson and Charlie Brown of Wheelock Miss Maggie Holden of Alexandria and Mr Tobe Tobias of Kurten. Mr Henry Koontz and Ernest Gallatin left for Houston while Misses Blanche Hickman Nora Thomas Dollie Elliott and Mrs Grice and daughter Della departed for Houston. W H Redding and family of Madison county visited relatives.
In the community Saturday and Sunday, residents enjoyed activities with a standout Sunday night singing at Mr Thomas. The note mentions Janawa as a locale reference and highlights the enjoyable performance.
Prices in Bryan yesterday include cotton middling 6 1 2 cents and good middling 7 cents. Eggs 15 cents, chickens 1 50, beeswax 17 cents, turkeys 40 to 50 cents each, honey 10 cents, lard 6 cents, butter 15 cents, bacon 6 cents, Irish potatoes 75 cents per bushel, sweet potatoes 50 cents, onions 3 cents, dried peas 2 cents, corn 40 cents per bushel, hay 7 50 per ton, wood 1 75 per cord, cotton seed 10 dollars per ton. Wool 12 cents per pound, hides 7 to 9 cents, bones 20 cents per 100 pounds. Shopping notes and an advance notice for A Jay from Jaysville at the opera house Saturday night November 16 praise the show’s talent and profits. The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church will sell fancy goods and cakes December 15 from 10 a m to 5 p m at Mr L L Mellinis. Contributions may be sent to Mrs. McInnis.
A Washington florist recalls historian George Bancroft producing the American Beauty rose through scientific nurturing. The rose was later stolen and taken to France where it gained fame as the American Beauty, though supporters say Bancroft deserves the credit.
An elderly man reads the newspaper on the front steps while his son Reggie plays. The boy asks if wool is pulled and mixed, prompting a sharp response as he slyly reveals a tale he overheard about “pulling wool over eyes.”
A dialogue notes that poets personify truth as feminine, suggesting women are more truthful, while the man counters that truth must have the final say, underscoring gendered language in literature. The exchange highlights how personification conveys authority and inevitability.
A city and country dialogue highlights a farmer’s trade of cherries and a mutual concern for stomachaches. The exchange reveals contrasting attitudes toward sharing and tolerance for others’ discomfort.
The scene features a mother chiding Pa for spending on Eu gen ie for her wedding while Pa reminds her that divorcees in Michigan last year surpassed fourteen hundred. The exchange contrasts wedding costs with high divorce rates.
In the anecdote a spectator queries if the ball was tracked by a caddie while noting the man in a red coat appears to inspect where the shot struck. The exchange hints at a decisive or notable spectator with immediate attention to contact point.
A young girl proclaims laughter superior to tears while a woman counters that managing a husband is not so simple. The exchange highlights contrasting attitudes toward marriage and emotion.
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