Truck Growers Association Boosts Brazos County Diversification
A reader letter notes R C Matthews moved to Brazos County near Bryan for diversification after selling out in Grimes County. Texas Live Stock Association plans El Paso meetings Jan 15 16 1902 with a mid winter carnival and a grand stock show, promising low railroad rates and strong hospitality to attract stockmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truck Growers Association
Brazos County
Eagle
R. C. Matthews
Grimes County
Bryan
Texas Live Stock Association
el Paso
Texas
Hoyt's Comedy Company Stages Monte Cristo in Bryan
Hoyt's Comedy Company, popular with Bryan audiences, delivered a clever production of Monte Cristo. The show featured well cast roles and bright specialties, drawing praise. The company remains in town for three more performances, with fans certain to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt
Bryan
Guy
Society comedy bill aims to charm tonight
A lively society comedy bill headlines tonight’s program offering an affordable yet entertaining evening. Audiences are promised a polished performance with witty dialogue and lighthearted misadventures.
Gratitude Letters Pile Up for Grand Master Stoddard
Grand Commander F M Gilbough of Galveston Texas reports over a hundred telegrams from across the United States in response to a Christmas toast to Grand Master Gen Henry Bates Stoddard. The letter from Stoddard’s Texas circle wishes him lasting joy and a cheerful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbough
H. B. Stoddard
Knights Templar
United States
F. M. Gilbough
Galveston
Texas
Henry Bates Stoddard
Bryan
Hotel Arrivals List From Various Cities
A roster of guests and their home cities includes J. G. Page of Waco and W. O. Cloud of Western Union Tel Co along with visitors from Hubbard City, Rogers Prairie, Macy, Waco, Houston, Calvert, Madisonville, Corsicana, Bastrop, Mexia, Navasota, Chicago, Palestine and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Page
Waco
W. O. Cloud
Western Union Tel. Co
W. T. Compere
Hubbard City
J. Seay
M. J. Ewing
O. H. Simms
Rogers Prairie
R. McDonald
Macy
F. McCarthy
M. Chapman
T. F. Tracy
C. W. Carr
M. E. Craig
H. I. Bell
Houston
O. H. Reed
Calvert
W. F. Compton
Madisonville
T. A. Newland
Corsicana
J. M. Holt
Bastrop
John Rimassa
Mexia
C. H. Holman
Navasota
T. M. Patterson
Chicago
Searcy Williams
J. S. Dallam
Palestine
Franklin Bros Meat Market Aims Higher Sales Next Year
W F Bookman of San Antonio called the Eagle yesterday. Franklin Bros report immense business over the past year and plan to sell more meat than ever, inviting new customers to try their services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.F. Bookman
San Antonio
The
Eagle
Franklin Bros
Women and Jewels
An advertisement extols women's love of jewels and wealth but warns many sacrifice health to buy them. It touts Dr Boschee German Syrup to counter coughs colds and bronchial ailments, claiming it arrests consumption early and heals lungs and bronchial tubes. Distributed by Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co Bryan offering Green's remedies and almanac.
Hector the mastiff and a count at the castle
A first person account follows Hector a giant mastiff who befriends a painter in Dresden then at a castle in Germany. The narrator details their bond with the noble dog and the count who eventually shares Hector’s guardianship and life with the two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priam
Andromache
Hector
Dresden
Elbe
Tjeben-felsen
Schloss
Graf
Bredo
Fraulein
Foreign-born soldiers dominate Civil War muster
The muster of 2,000,000 Union troops shows about 500,000 foreigners, with 48 percent farmers, 27 percent mechanics, 16 percent laborers, 5 percent professionals, and 4 percent other vocations. Average height 5 feet 8 1 4 inches, including many recruits aged seventeen to twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ireland
England
British America
Countries
Army and Navy Journal
Fisherman's desperate voyage for medical aid amid Newfoundland gale
A fisherman's wife dies after a perilous voyage to reach a distant physician. Norman Duncan relates the stranded coast tragedy where two men battled a snowstorm to reach a doctor fifteen miles away, offering nearly half his fortune for care, yet the mother dies after the child is born.
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Norman Duncan
Ainslee’s
Allerton
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Dawes Abu
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Bryan Shou
Arm Navy
Washington
Hoyt’s Comedy Company
Central
Wright’s
Rieger
Emmet’s Prescription Pharmacy
Catania
Yeddo
Japan
Peking
Grand Cairo
Lisbon
Kashan
Persia
Baalbec
Syria
Allepo
Melfi
Italy
Calabria
Kingdom of
Naples
Bonneville
Great Northern Railroad
Lewis
Longview
Laredo
Austin
ST. Louis
Memphis
Objective
Texas Central
Dallas
Fort Worth
Denison
S. F. B. Morse
M. L. Robbins
Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt
Newfoundland
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Atlanta
Savannah
Florida
the Southeastern Limited
Alex. Hilton
ONGER
Bryan Snyder
Saint Louis
H. James
Veaue
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