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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1909
Page
2
An essay argues education should start later with nine to ten as a threshold and school acts as a nursery before then. It claims early schooling breeds misconceptions and that subjects should target ages 14 to 17, urging reform of the education system.
The column humorously muses on a Taft honoring banquet, mentions potential government control of railroads, and jokes about lacrymal tears for alligators. It discusses a Taft secretary of war, appeals to legal lore, and foresees St Patrick's Day attire with green hats shoes and trousers while proposing plainclothes guards to keep cattle away.
The poem by Joe McGee tells of a plain living poet and his patient wife. They endure financial hardship as he writes while she cleans and cares for eleven children. Time passes and he is rebranded as a crank. a later finder discovers his rhymes and a book is published, but his later life turns sour and he dies unappreciated.
The Eagle reports farmers across Brazos County see very favorable conditions after recent rain and freeze. Prospects for all crops look bright as land is broken and in good condition, insects reduced, and merchants expect a strong harvest supporting the local economy.
The Eagle argues farmers will diversify beyond cotton using improved seed and implements to secure corn and cotton before pests or dry weather, while Irish potatoes emerge as a new money crop. They plan poultry, eggs, butter, vegetables for sale and home use, foreseeing a brighter day and prosperity ahead.
Students of the Texas Woman's College invite all to a social tea on February 22 from 4 to 6 PM. Event held on campus to promote fellowship and campus life.
The Gonzales Inquirer notes the Farmers' Union warehouse is loading a corn for shipment to Austin. It reports 130 carloads have been dated for transport, signaling substantial regional grain movement and cooperative logistics for Brazos county farmers.
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