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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1899
Page
3
A fragment shows a timetable snippet with early morning departures noted as 1:05 a m and 9:06 a m, alongside a line stating No. 2 leaves. The sparse text suggests schedule details for trains or services in motion. The exact routes or destinations are not provided.
Readable fragments show daily movement and notices: people arriving from Bren hamd, Calvert, Payne Prairie, Brazos bottom. births, sales, rentals, and jobs listed. Church event Elder Rush Miller to preach. various ads for millinery, cigars, rent signs, and lost bicycle oil reservoir. Also mentions railway changes and local farm soil specimen, with funeral and visit notes.
Fragmentary item notes eggs at 5 cents per dozen, with names John B and Mike appearing in a short, unclear market update reflecting a price shift and fleeting trends from 201 period.
A Pharmaceutical journal advertises a large drug house noting they rejected over 50 000 lbs of two drugs in 12 months for inertness. The piece argues pharmacy blends science and skill to distinguish good drugs from bad, praising tinctures and flavors and promising expert service and trusted patronage.
James P. Wilson aged 80 years 5 months died at his Bryan home yesterday morning after a long life of mercantile work and church service. He was born in Kentucky February 22 1819 and came to Texas in 1861 living in Fort Worth Bryan and finally Bryan. Survived by wife and four children including J P Wilson Jr Sam B Wilson Blanche Wilson. Funeral at the family home conducted by Rev R D Wilson with eulogy by Judge Ford.
Under a recent ruling of the Commissioners of Internal Revenue banks are prohibited from stamping checks for customers. Therefore all unstamped checks will be returned to the drawer unpaid. This applies to receipts also when not presented by the drawer in person. First National Bank of Bryan. Merchants & Planters National Bank, Bryan, Texas.
Joe B. Reed handles accident and life insurance through lodges or straight life companies. He also sells flour, rice and coffee.
Nine trained nurses sail from New York to the Philippines aboard a Central line train on July 22 under Auxiliary No. 3. The group includes Miss Duensing, Miss Ibara Zeigler, Miss Mary M. Sumner, Miss Helen Frazer, Miss Katherine Feakel, Miss Amy Pope, Miss Carlotta Jaball, Miss Lydia B. Coakley, and Miss Mary Murray. They join efforts prompted by Manila’s appeal to Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, with instructions to report to Major General Shafter in San Francisco and then to two detachments bound for the Philippines to aid sick soldiers on army transports.
News dispatches describe reports of a race riot near Lake Village with telegraph wires cut and crews unable to confirm events. Rumors of lynching circulate amid claims of growing violence, as journalists face threats and officials accuse press exaggeration.
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