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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1901
Page
2
The Rice Planters of southeast Texas face adverse prospects as the oil gusher at Sour Lake is revealed as a mud spouter. Trinity University relocates from Tehuacana to Waxahachie after an $82,000 cash gift and ten acres of land. The Legislature plans an August 6 extra session.
The article notes J P Morgan plans to return from Europe in roughly three weeks and humorously suggests a need to weigh down the world to keep it grounded when he disembarks. It also mentions ongoing speculation about a southern presidential candidate and asks which southern politician has access to a barrel or a friend with one.
The Eagle advocates forming a truck-vegetable association to grow and market potatoes peas beans onions cucumbers and more for carload shipments. It cites railroads providing refrigerator cars and markets, recalls a prior Wellborn effort as a failure due to floods, and urges swift start this year with organized planting and market plans.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Texas conference held two sessions in Bryan with hours 9 to 12 a.m. and 2:30 to 5 p.m. They plan meetings Monday at the same times and may finish Tuesday forenoon. Delegates include Mrs. S. S. Park Rodgers, Mrs. John BE Green, Miss Maggie Rodgers Marlin, Rev. C. A. Hooper Huntsville, Miss Eloise Schwab Galveston, Miss Mary Hogan, Miss Brigance Anderson, and others from Calvert Houston Navasota and Austin.
A Navasota dispatch reports Mr. Chinski sending a carload of Triumph Irish potatoes to Cleveland Ohio with several cars shipped earlier. Truck growers plan to focus more on vegetables next year as returns exceed cotton and corn.
Texas truck growers report 100 carloads of tomatoes from Jacksonville and nearby towns bringing in about $70000. Peach shipments have started in the same region with profits expected to rise similarly.
A church member once seen as a pillar dies and is mourned by the pastor who posts a window notice declaring Johnson departed for heaven at 6 30 am. A telegraph blank displays Heaven 9 40 pm Johnson not yet arrived amid great anxiety.
Patent remedy Quinoria sold by M H James druggist of Bryan Texas promises cure of chills fever or malaria in four days with 50 cent package. Refund offered if not cured.
Millican merchant Mr. Scrimpshire recounts a Houston wholesaler’s warnings that boll weevils will sweep Brazos and nearby counties this summer. He advocates picking up fallen squares and burning them, with poisoning as a supplement, to save cotton. He cites district results and notes some farmers resist the effort, yet diligent square removal can secure a full crop.
The Exposition Saloon in Bryan offers a premier line of cigars, with J. E. Ponder as proprietor. Patrons can expect a varied selection and courteous service in a classic saloon setting.
A brief public sale notice from Finalge Tennessee lists a one cent sale dated June 30 with limited details. The fragmentary text mentions a price action and a date, but lacks full context.
A poem on nature and flowers ends with a playful tale of rival blooms and a violet queen. Special note shows Franklin’s market offers children’s attention, plus a 73 Waco excursion ad: round trip tickets to Waco June 27 for $1.50, tickets valid one day.
An advertisement urges sufferers of indigestion and heartburn to use Rex Dyspepsia Tablets with a refund guarantee through druggists. Price 50 cents per package. Also notes extra copies of the Morning Eagle at Haswell's bookstore and a wedding report in Bryan Texas with a forthcoming extended notice.
The largest meteor in this area fell June 11 between Los Molinas and Altar in Sonora Mexico at 10am. Spanish paper El Progreso notes the shock and fear as residents thought it quake. An exploring party will search the impact site. Lydia Meade 87 died Sunday night in Bloomington Illinois.
An advertisement urges using Boschee's German Syrup for severe lung troubles and offers Rex Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion. It promotes Green's Prize Almanac and notes druggists Wilson-Jenkins and M. H. James in Bryan. Includes night shirts by Parks Mars & Wal.
Ad on a 300 acre tract adjoining the A and M College road highlights its desirability. The land is described as extra good hill, beautifully located and near two state railroads. Prospects include Bryan and College developments, a new railroad, Arceline Convent, Free Will Baptist College, Central Texas Fair, and a cotton factory, all increasing value.
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