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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
2
The Eagle announces FRANK CLARKE as a candidate for re election to City Secretary upcoming election, contingent on the Democratic party of Bryan. The record also notes Brazos County Farmers Union January 5 1907 Steep Hollow meeting resolutions condemning mixed packing of cotton and vows to expel members persisting in it.
Mr. Clifford St. Martin and Miss Lou Thomas were married at 5 yesterday afternoon by Rev. D J McDonald at the minister's home in Kurten. They received congratulations then returned to the bride’s mother's home and plan a Bryan visit with the groom’s parents. Both are well.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Martin of this city, noted for his fine character. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Lucy Thomas of Cottonwood, is refined and cultured, admired by many friends. The couple plan to reside in the Harris school community.
Dr O S Johnson a well known Navasota citizen and dentist long time resident, died suddenly yesterday at his home after being notified of his uncle’s death. A native of Alabama, he was about forty five years old and leaves a wife and five children. The Eagle extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
J. B. Stocker offers metal elastic firg and waterproof cement paint to repair and paint tin and shingle roofs for one week. Call 162 35 for service. The notice also reports W. P. Franklin becoming gravely ill and his son Cross delivering word to his bedside President Roosevelt.
An Atchison Globe reflection notes that a marriage proposal in a written letter endures in memory, as women never destroy a letter containing an offer of marriage. The saying emphasizes the lasting nature of written vows and romantic intent.
Kansas settlers in the late 1870s faced scarcity with plains littered by buffalo bones. Skeltons furnished a minor market as bone and horn loads traveled sixty to a hundred miles to rail towns, yielding only small sums for flour, coffee, meat, and lumber. A parrot tale from London Tit-Bits follows a general’s startled question after a cyclone.
The passage notes Queen Elizabeth I’s temper at cards and contrasts her with Anne of Austria. It cites a royal command to perform a masque “at Wynd sor e a Comedie or Mortal devised on a game of the cardes.” The London Chronicle records lines where Cupid and Campaspe gamble for kisses.
A Washington Star quip notes a father and grandfather share the same good counsel with their son. The jokey line suggests that if advice keeps being passed down, perhaps someday someone will actually accept it.
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