This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
2
A Bryan Texas item notes bold political and social observations from February 12 1909. Comments touch on Rockefeller wealth Panama Canal costs restrictive lynchings in Mississippi and Texas politics under a reform commission view. The Pierce trial in Austin is mentioned with speculation on his whereabouts and a joking aside about appearance bonds.
The passage notes Taft’s commitment to Roosevelt policies, questioning whether it required a 15 mile pre breakfast walk and a 98 mile ride on a cold day. It also flags February 22 as Arbor Day and Washington’s birthday, urging Texans to plant a tree to honor both occasions.
New York marks the hundredth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln with events in 500 public schools 35 theaters 13 armories and gatherings at Carnegie Hall Cooper Union Columbia University and the College of the City of New York. Speeches by ex Senators McClellan Spooner Choate and Lyman Abbott join music by 7000 voices as Horace Porter Richard Watson Gilder and Andrew Draper headline.
An Atchison man named Hick Colgan claims jack and cottontail rabbits can interbreed. He reports a recently caught mixed-breed rabbit northwest of Atchison with longer hind legs like a jackrabbit and shorter front legs like a cottontail, hind legs hindering speed. The Topeka Mail and Breeze notes the tale and says they would like to see such a mongrel.
Our suburb line of Riedling pianos are exhibited at Buchan an Moore Co for factory introductory sale and bargains. The Bryan ladies are invited to view them and those who pledged to the First Baptist church building fund are asked to pay promptly to BE Parks Newton Edge or Boatwright. Finance Committee.
A detailed listing of num bered recital items includes songs such as Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming Nellie Bly Old Folks at Home and My Old Kentucky Home. Performers include J Bert Graham Geo Peeler Lytton Massingill Mrs Geo Adams Mrs J Webb Howell J Allen Myers and a chorus with multiple sections and accompanying piano.
Tax collector W Wipprecht announces immediate collection of overdue taxes for Brazosco EB 1 1909. He warns delinquent taxpayers of charges at ten cents per mile and a base cost of 1.50, urging payment to avoid extra expense.
Firemen answered a 1 PM alarm at M. R. Wallace residence near Allen Academy. The kitchen flue fire caused only minor damage as Allen Academy students joined in with buckets and prompt fire discipline. Wallace thanks the academy and firemen for swift relief.
Waco High School and Allen Academy meet next Saturday February 10 for two games at the rink starting four o clock and eight thirty. Waco High’s strong squad seeks another win after their dramatic 6 to 5 football triumph over Allen Academy last fall.
The nation marks the one hundredth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth with observances. Postmaster J. Allen Myers decorates the post office interior with flags bunting and a display of a portrait of Old Abe.
Postmaster Myers received a limited supply of Lincoln postage stamps from Washington. They will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, Lincoln's birthday, and the supply is small. Those who want stamps should buy quickly.
The Eagle announces a government farm demonstrator from the department of agriculture will visit about the first of March to address Brazos County farmers on cotton raising. Farmers are waking to the value of improved and scientific methods.
A san eyed speaker laments his failing career due to always acting on second thoughts while admitting first impulses are good. He quips that third thoughts never occur, leaving another listener to suggest waiting for third thoughts.
A crutch bound man on crutches sought payout from an accident policy after a long stair fall. The company manager denied the claim, labeling the incident not an accident and suggesting knowledge of a young lady’s father at home influenced the decision.
U A Satterwhite, a sales man and collector with fifty years in the trade, notes that men should leave certain topics to their wives and cites Singer sewing machines as exceptionally trusted. Singer claims lead the market with fifty years of experience backing reputation and sales.
A humorous fragment features Mr Scrappington recalling Lincoln about fooling people, countered by Mrs Scrappington who insists she cannot be fooled. The exchange reads as a brisk Puck-style quip.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.