Farmers urged to add value through meat and wool production
In Bryan on February 21 1903 discussions noted farmers prosper when combining farming with pork and beef manufacturing and selling wool. Superintendent Machen promotes rural free delivery expansion in Texas noting Brazos county as a potential route while cotton prices surge above 10 cents in New York as farmers lose control to large buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machen
Roral
Texas
Brazos County
New York
Tillman Denied Bail in Editor Killing Case
Joe H. Tillman charged with killing editor N. G. Gonzales at Columbia South Carolina has been refused bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe. H. Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
Columbia, S. C
About Country Produce and Best Practices for Poultry
A historical note by Geo Higgs on chicken breeds and laying capacity, plus tips for selling by the pound and keeping coops clean. It emphasizes Plymouth Rocks for meat, Leghorns for eggs, turkeys like Bronze for size, and the advantage of fat birds and fresh eggs to ensure steady prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rocks
Plymouth Rock
Geo. Higgs
Dairying lecture tour heads to College Station next week
Northern science authorities plan a South Texas dairy tour with demonstrations and a lecture at College Station next Wednesday afternoon. The event aims to boost the local dairy industry and share modern production methods with interested audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
College Station
Kurten Notes Road Work and Local Happenings
Kurten Texas notes road work, community meetings, social visits, and a literary society rainout. Mentions D W Ford visiting, Lillie Long and Anna Sheppard hosts, and a public road reorganization at Tryon graveyard. Orange grows with new factories, paper and cotton mills, and expanding railroads.
Round Trip Tickets to New Orleans Offered by H. and T. C.
From February 17 to 23 H and T C sell round trip passage to New Orleans with continuous passage both directions. Departures must occur by February 28. Fare is 13 dollars and 80 cents. If tickets are deposited with Jos Richardson at 204 Camp Street New Orleans between February 18 and 28 and payment is made by the due date the return start point can be reached by March 14, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jos. Richardson
Camp St. N. O
Souvenir offer to Alabama residents and local notices
All former citizens of Alabama who send on a postal card their names and post office addresses to me naming the place or county where they used to live in Alabama will receive a souvenir of their old homes. Write as soon as possible to dsow at H. G. Benners, Greensboro, Ala, Six room house, three lots of ground, outhouses, underground cistern, and all in first class condition. Price, 1,500, A. W. Hollman. Wood and shoes. I have the shoes, Star brand, for sale, but no wood. A. W. Skelton, of the Brazos bottom, was in town yesterday. Ben Wilson, of Palestine, is in Bryan on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Maccabees
Bryan
Navasota
Jule Walters
Opera House
Louise Llewellyn
Star Brand
Coulter
Alabama
A. W. Hollman
A. W. Skelton
Brazos Bottom
Ben Wilson
Palestine
Noted Fort Worth cattleman George B Loving dies suddenly
George B Loving long prominent in the Southwest cattle trade and ranch brokerage died suddenly at a Main street drug store in Fort Worth. Born June 10 1850 in Collin county he built the Texas Livestock Journal and the Fort Worth Gazette publisher roles and led various cattle ventures including a failed $25 000 000 cattle trust. He left a wife and two sons Joseph L Loving and Dr Roy Loving and was active in Masonic and fraternal circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
George B. Loving
Collin County
Parker
Jack
el Paso
Grayson
Texas
Loving
Texas Livestock Journal
Texas Investment Company
Denison
London
Farwells
Capitol Syndicate
East
Joseph L. Loving
Roy Loving
Naval appropriation bill passes after amendments
Washington reports the house approved the naval appropriation bill after many amendments. A key change allows the secretary of the navy to buy or contract for submarine torpedo boats with $500,000 set aside. The bill as passed calls for three new battleships, an armored cruiser, two steel training ships, one wooden brig, and discretionary submarine boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Secretary of the Navy
Hill
Connecticut
Naval Committee
Promotions and presidential mercy efforts reported
The condensed dispatch notes Henry M. Hoyt’s appointment as solicitor general replacing Richards, parallels a Cleveland era rise, Mrs. Homer Bird seeks presidential intervention to halt her husband’s hanging, and Pedro Jose Escalon’s victory in Panama as Salvador’s president with Calixito Velado named vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry M. Hoyt
Richards
Holmes Conrad
Cleveland
Panama
Pedro Jose Escalon
Salvador
Regaldio
Calixito Velado
Bryan City Secretary Candidates Named in April Election
The Eagle announces A L Dunnica W R Johnston G O Spell as City Secretary candidates, and W J Roberts T P Boyett T C Shelburne as City Marshal hopefuls. A candidate for alderman is named, with voters to decide in the April election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Dunnica
Bryan
Eustloe
Kryan
City of
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jeff D. Franklin
Buchanan & Buchanan's
Main
the Daily Eagle
Connelly & Carnes
Bryan, Texas
Brenham Banner
Thelima
Pinaud
Emmet’s Prescription Pharmacy
All Childrens Shoes
Allmens
Lorsheim
Hunter &X
Chatham
Men’s Furnishers
Farmall
Frank Bucosky
College Station Community
Kurten
Tryon
Madisonville
D. W. Ford
Madison County
Henry Kurten
Lillie Long
Anna Sheppard
Clara Wilson
Fannie
Ada Lloyd
Literary Society
Orange
H. G. Benners
Greensboro
Ala
Daily Post
Haswell’s
Iowa
Nishna
EC Harder & CO
E. C. Harder & Co
EO. D. Loving Dead
Livestock Commission
Southwest
Naval
Homer Bird
White House
Alaska
Loeb
W. R. Johnston
GO. M
W. J. Roberts
T. P. Boyett
T. C. Shelburne
Roger T. Boyle
R. H Harrison
N. M
Gald’s Drug Store
East City National Bank
Bryan Ice, Storage & Coal Co
W. C. Fountain
C.B. Francis
McGee's Feed Store
W. U. Oliver
Wilson & Jenkins Drug Store
Oblex & Belmont
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!