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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1899
Page
3
Train No 1 and No 3 northbound southbound departures and arrivals listed with times 1:05 am 9:05 am 3:53 am 4:39 pm. Hearne No 1 leaves No 3 leaves. No. 2 separate notes show timewrest BOUND.
Daily notices list residents visiting, traveling, and errands. Several names from nearby towns appear including Jack Graham Bethel Jerome Harrison College W H Morgan Reliance C E Whittington Reliance and others. Local items mention lost bicycle oil reservoir, flood relief efforts by W W Club Lodge 14, and rail service updates for Texas & Pacific to Hot Springs.
An advertisement in a pharmaceutical journal touts a major drug house that rejected over 50 000 units of two drugs in the past year for inertness. It emphasizes that pharmacy is a science and that the druggist’s expertise helps communities distinguish quality, offering tinctures and flavors of high grade and urging continued customer confidence.
Farmers report heavy rust on cotton due to the flood. Elder W. E. Meredith and families attended events, visiting neighbors and church at Rest. Several residents, including Prof. G. B. Post and relatives, traveled to Johnson county and Bryan. A summer ice cream social occurred at Jay Harris’s Clairmont home on Tuesday. July 18 Perry Winkle.
A northern journal notes that southern women still indulge in a lengthy afternoon siesta year round. In towns and country houses, shops, and villages, the custom thrives with clerks and ladies dozing in chairs and quiet homes. By late afternoon, signs of waking return.
Admiral Dewey arrived in Trieste aboard the Olympia after a passage from Port Said. He was greeted by local authorities and foreign consuls. The Olympia fired a 21 gun salute and will remain about two weeks with plans to visit Vienna.
General Wood reports improving business conditions in the Cuban provinces and notes Cubans accepting American gratuity, surrendering arms and returning home. 200 men work on a highland road project while 1400 feet elevation marks the summer barracks site. George F. Olsen of Denver dies of yellow fever. In Louisville, Senator Goebel defends Bryan and confirms campaign plans and governor ambitions.
Dispatch from General Otis reports storms still prevail with rising barometer signaling better weather. July rainfall averages 14.12 inches. 20 days closed total 41 inches, leaving the country flooded. Troops on outposts suffer minor disruption to lines of communication. sickness unchanged. telegraph links to San Fernando Bacoor and most points maintained. coal for returning transports remains unavailable.
Berlin reports Cologne Gazette dispatch says Baron Sternberg wins German favor against British commissioner Elliott while United States official Tripp seeks only formality to protect friendship. Samoan natives demand Mataafa privileges amid strong German influence.
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