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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1901
Page
2
M S Hewitt of Georgetown declares advertising should attract attention and be memorable. He favors local papers, warns against traveling schemes, and urges year round ads starting January 1 to build goodwill and value from printers ink. He says keep ads up as long as goods are sold and court good will with printers for better service.
W. H. Minkert died in Austin Sunday February 3 at 8 p m aged 64 years 11 months 2 days. Born in St Louis March 1 1836 he lived in several Southern states and Texas since 1859. He leaves a wife Edna Gardner and four children Minkert Houston J G Minkert Oscar Minkert and Mary Minkert of Bryan. Funeral arranged by Brazos Union lodge 129 A F and A M from the 2 o clock train.
A list of hotel arrivals includes A M Belvin of Austin IL, A Tilley, W D Sanders of St Louis, F H Ray of Houston, O L Blackloupe of Ennis, W E Astin of Mumford, H Weaver of Dallas, S H Dunlap of Kurton, Duckworth NC, M W McAfee Corsicana, Sam Carlisle New York, EM Gleason Dallas, CENTRAL, John Sanders Iola, J A Gibbs, J C Gibbs Madisonville, R V Hicks, Eunice Folsom city.
A letter from T. H. Glaney of the New State House in Waco praises Potts Baking Powder Co premium powder for its leavening strength and purity. He reports universal satisfaction and hopes it will be adopted by all families seeking a high grade baking powder.
Dr Fountain states the claim that he will leave Bryan is baseless and false. He will resume his medical practice after legislature adjourns, with his brother Dr W C Fountain taking charge in the interim.
Stay and receive a five dollar reward for the return of two branded horses to T. R. Batte in Bryan Texas. One black horse mule nine years old sixteen hands high branded Bon on shoulder and ES on hip the other light sorrel horse mule of similar age about fourteen hands high branded Bon on hip.
Chitto Hare known as Crazy Snake and 17 Creek minor leaders were moved to the federal jail in Muskogee for treason trials. They were escorted from Henrietta by Troop A, Eighth Cavalry, and U S Marshal Bennett. Some Creek leaders hide while a posse may arrest Chief Lotah Mekko. Crazy Snake claims innocence and says Washington papers authorize their old government.
A severe snowstorm rages across northern Kansas and southern Nebraska with three hundred miles of the Missouri Pacific central branch blocked. Passenger trains are snowbound at Cawker City Greenleaf and Whiting and freights are stuck in snow. Snowdrifts reach six feet. trains into Atchison and the streetcar lines are delayed. Reports say 1 to 18 inches of snow on the level across the region.
Washington notes say the senate will push the shipping subsidy bill in the first half of the week with morning interruptions expected daily. If needed Senator Allison will move to take up the District of Columbia bill, while the house continues with appropriation bills and related fiscal measures.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lidy of Pike county aged 80, longtime seeker of an ideal husband, has been six times married and five times divorced. A commission ruled that her lifelong quest for a perfect mate proves insanity.
Reports from New York on February 2 indicate J Pierpont Morgan Andrew Carnegie and John W Gates have begun negotiations to consolidate their iron and steel holdings into one large company. If approved the Federal Steel company management would run the merged entity potentially giving Standard Oil control of US steel and iron industries.
The Pleasant Valley Coal Company employees, about 400 strong, held a mass meeting in Castle Gate and adopted a resolution denouncing the Salt Lake labor union boycott. They condemned the actions of miners on strike at Scofield for refusing three days for company grievances review.
Henry Smith known as Dry Smith dies at his Nashville home aged about a century. The Washington county resident was famed for age and eccentricities, with locals recalling him as an old man in their childhoods.
Henry Cleveland Wood notes in Ainslee's Magazine describe intuition sensing seasonal change. The verse contrasts hidden knowledge of time with nature’s signals as crickets announce autumn while August quiets the land.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes how diners copy end seat orders from ham sandwiches to pumpkin pie and milk, creating a chorus of similar meals. Waiters say people imitate others and avoid unique items, likening behavior to sheep or geese following a leader.
Dr Victor Horsley described how alcohol disrupts brain connectivity and slows reaction time. He compared narcotics and alcohol effects, noting nerve center dissolution and impaired performance in tasks such as type setting after drinking.
The Philadelphia Record reports Girard College uses a stool system for rule infractions. A 20 minute sit on a comfortable stool is the punishment, with the number of stools rising to 64 as the program expands. The method aims to induce reflection rather than physical punishment.
A late conversation piece features a young woman and Spoonamore discussing Maine’s motto Dirigo. He bows, leaves with a note of consolation, and recalls Miss de Muir calling him dear as parting words.
A Chicago Times Herald note records Mr Smythers discussing a planned wife participation in a physical culture class. He mentions a Swedish girl recently arrived and that his wife must communicate by signs.
A riddle claims removing letters leaves the word unchanged ending with postman as the answer. The text also notes the rose as a symbol of immortality among Syrians and that Chinese planted it over graves, reflecting funeral and memorial symbolism.
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