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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1898
Page
2
The phrase questions U S influence and stance in global affairs. It hints at public debate over national power and policy during a period of international tension.
The text claims a dose of 8.8S administered by the United States to Spaniards at Santiago produced a salutary effect, referencing Shafter Schley and Sampson in a historical wartime context.
In Smithville the loafers linger around steel corners, too light for heavy work and too heavy for light tasks. They chew tobacco and drift, a small-town note reflecting idle days in a busy community.
The United States mercantile marine gains fifty three vessels in a lump via Hawaii annexation marking a distinctive event in expanding the nation's merchant fleet and trade capacity.
A fragment shows a farmer near a town harvesting twenty pounds of white onions from two acres and selling at two and a half cents a pound. He earned two hundred fifty dollars from one acre, cash or in goods. The rest mixes battle imagery with war zeal and Spanish fighters under fire.
A fragmented English journal notice seeks a trusted man to fear the Lord and assist at table. Duties include waiting, attending horses, household prayers, reading a chapter, singing psalms, and obeying lawful commands. Wages 15 guineas for four years.
A Brazos county soldier writes from Camp Tom Ball Houston July 28 1898 detailing hard work and neat quarters praised by Lt Col Hardy. He commends Captain S W Parish Calvert and fellow Brazos men in Co L 4th Texas U S Volunteer Infantry and invites home folks to visit when in Houston.
A vivid, humorous fragment compares the mouth to a doorway and storage vent, linking it to speech, politics, dentistry, and daily life. It names roles from politician to cornetist and grocer, emphasizing mouth as tool and symbol.
Field work has been seen away to minimize delays in releasing the big edition.
An exchange urges a civic creed urging personal integrity. It counsels honesty in reporting, temperance in drinking, avoidance of immoral company, and paying subscriptions to support the home paper. The tone emphasizes loyalty to the local press and upholding community standards.
A man named Bill proclaims his plan to join the army and think of himself as a hero. He predicts government recognition in the form of a monument featuring a prominent horse statue. This reflection captures wartime bravado and national sentiment.
A Mineral Wells Graphic note urges avoidance of associates with questionable morals. It warns monuments of status weigh down men and advises staying friendly with all while steering clear of heavy social circles that could pull a young man into hardship.
The text contemplates Major Sayers possibly earning brigadier general status if he had not secured the governor nomination. It notes that President McKinley would not have offered a Democrat in the union the hero’s position.
A Smithville remark praises Joe Sayers and Joe Wheeler as potential national generals and argues Texas needs a heroic leader to secure peace, referencing the broader wartime sentiment. The quote frames peace as a victory alongside military triumphs.
Advertises cheap property including five houses on blocks 124 west of G S Parker’s gin and additional lots and land near Bryan. Notes various blocks and lots for sale with several homes, a home address, and a 85 acre tract with good improvements two miles from Bryan. Indicates bargain focus for moneyed buyers.
Messrs. M. D. Willis and A. B. Coleman have purchased Bedford's photograph gallery and Willis is in charge ready for business. They added new apparatus and will do first class work at reasonable prices. They are experienced artists and expected to please the public.
Last Saturday night at Tryon Hall the community enjoyed singing. New officers elected include L. E. Edge as president and S. W. Edge as vice president with Jack Tobias as secretary. Professors Acuff and Evridge of the Normal join in. Several normal students named as members. Illness of Mrs. Joda Shaw noted. Maggie Brown and Williams county relatives visit. Ross and Dudley from Grimes county visit. Cotton picking time begins and Charlie Holmes’ patch shows open balls. Mayor.
Madison county voters showed strong turnout in the Democratic primary with sizable margins. Results list County Judge W. W. Sharp 511 over Morris 219. County Clerk J. H. Godrnwyn 325 over T. W. Byers 218. Sheriff M. D. Seay 200 over F. M. Black 340. Treasurer N. H. Park 297 over J. W. Dean 246. County Attorney John Jackson 331 over Tom Ford 217. Also an ad for buggy and harness at Williamson Bros.
City officers include Mayor C A Adama and Marshal T P Boyett. Clerks and constables listed along with county officials, judges, tax officers, and district staff. Church entries detail pastors and service times for Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian, Free Communion Baptist, and St Joseph's Catholic Church.
Local fraternal groups report monthly meeting nights for numerous lodges and chapters. Names include Ivanhoe Commandery Rhodes W T Austin Chapter Brazos Lodge 129 64 Vulcan Lodge 37 Bryan Lodge 1032 980 409 and related officers Rhodes Reed Emden Platner Stuart Reed etc. Meetings occur on varied days from the first to the fourth Monday or Tuesday and Thursdays with designated presidents secretaries and clerks.
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