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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
2
A Paris Temps piece recounts Dupetit Thouars demanding reparation from an African bey with armed show of force. The bey’s lion and witty exchange test the admiral’s resolve before a mock threat is defused. Also Chesterton muses that great cities feel built by night, architecture becoming nocturnal art.
Nellie H Ballard, agent for Ivy Bros., Houston Texas offers a complete assortment of new spring dresses in taffeta pongees foulards poplins and linens in a few shades.
You can call us any day when you are sick busy or the weather is bad. We will take your order over the phone and deliver toilet articles rubber goods supplies for the sick room or nursery.
A collection of humorous anecdotes about Benjamin Disraeli and other notable figures. The notes recount Disraeli’s witty retorts, a judge named William Arolin with common sense cautions, a college president misreading a Psalm, and an eccentric Russian doctor who changes the palace routine. A brief Detroit anecdote and a tax collector notice from Brazos County appear as well.
A salesman advertises Singer sewing machines noting wives know more about them and claims Singer outsells all rivals. The notice names T. A. Satterwhite as sales man and collector with phone number M5.
A Paris insurance manager receives a plate gift with visiting cards including an old soldier titled the emperor's orderly Napoleon, le Petit Corporal. Dreams lack moral sense, says a Bohemian Magazine piece, while a Gwimple buys a home and fears the trust deed holder. A cradle is questioned by a salesman as unsuitable for a baby due to health concerns and rocking.
The crowd in Leeds greeted Dr. Nansen with loud cheers after his polar voyage return. Two elderly admirers laughed over a tram pole carried by a wagon, joking the pole accompanied him. A Bernard Shaw quip about finishing time elicited renewed applause and a mock debate on the speaker’s ending. The page also notes a witty exchange about women being contradictory.
An advertisement promotes homemade fruit cakes and fancy confections by Mrs Otto Boekase, inviting customers to try a line of fresh baked goods.
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