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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
8
A Chicago Tribune report warns that chemical washings using chloride of lime create an aged look for rugs sold as antiques, while weakening wool and cotton fibers. The process can cause brittle warp threads and holes, rendering the rug worthless over time. The practice misleads buyers into paying higher prices for an illusion.
Snippet shows a tense home exchange about marital friction. One speaker recalls past misbehavior and a tense moment as a wife teases him, mentioning a late call at York Press.
Velpeau confides a high ranking nobleman used a footman disguise to obtain a medical cure for a charity case. The patient would be asked to sign a 10 000 francs charity check to cover the procedure, exposing possible abuse at Paris hospitals.
Attorney General Davidson told Judge Hiram Glass that Texas will seize Union Tank Line cars entering the state. Glass sought non-seizure for oil shipments from Oklahoma to Beaumont. Davidson declined. The source also notes a dispute over book deliveries and promises prompt distribution.
Representative Mc Callum of Dallas county won a gubernatorial pardon for William Williford a white prisoner from Dallas who had been sentenced to twenty one years for murder of a man named Baker in Dallas Williford had already served twelve years and would have faced only a few years more due to his good prison record.
Dallas reader reports a thief who posed as a gas company agent to rob a gas meter. Mrs. Cline dismissed the remark and left. inside, the culprit stole the meter contents totaling $4.50. Mr. Cline, ill at home, also assumed the thief’s authority and reimbursed the gas company, losing $9 in total.
Fort Worth reports the jury in the Frank McCue murder trial as eleven for acquittal and one for conviction. J M McCue, father of the defendant, warns against bond due to opposition from Dallas officers and the public, suggesting they would attempt to seize Frank on a pretext if released.
Stephenville Texas December 17. H S Hunt and his bride married a few days ago departed for Leavenworth Kansas on Thursday. The bridegroom is thirty five. the bride eleven. She traveled on a half fare ticket.
A London Express quotation chronicles a physician advising against dissenting opinions. The speaker counters with a personal tale implying loyalty and risk, addressing his wife Maria in a wry, reflective exchange about choices and consequences.
An ad by W. W. Griffin invites readers to have an old stove repaired and restored to new condition. Repairs are guaranteed and said to be reasonably priced, with a contact phone number 217 provided.
Hillsboro Texas report says a rural school teacher’s daughter left a boarding house Friday to meet her father at the depot. A girl matching her description boarded a train for Dallas. trunk checks extended to St Louis as the search continued with the father checking in Dallas.
W D Williams and H G Wagner of the American Federation of Labor draft a new law to supplant the full crew rule struck down by the Supreme Court. Senator Potter of Gainesville will present the bill to the legislature. The measure tightens requirements and mandates more road workers.
Sheriff Thomas of Galveston County reports a Governor Campbell order demanding strict Sunday closure. All saloons and amusement venues must be closed and not operate on Sundays under the directive.
A trimmed excerpt contrasts a baldheaded gentleman while a shoeblack polishes boots in a hotel. The wit notes the delay and the pun on being fast with a shave. A Napoleon quip on reciting the Lord’s Prayer closes the fragment.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on December 17 a man brandished a large revolver and fired at intervals while fleeing along Okmulgee avenue shouting Murder Help Police causing a panic among shop girls and early shoppers. He was later restrained as morphine delirium was noted in Harry Morgan.
President-elect Taft departed New York after a four day stay and headed to Washington then Augusta Georgia for rest and recreation before taking office as chief executive.
Prairie auxiliary cruiser has arrived at Colon on December 17, signaling a new port call in the theater. The arrival prompts local watchers to monitor further movements of the ship and its mission in the region.
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