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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1905
Page
4
Nominations announce T. P. Boyett for re election as City Marshal and C. M. Spell for City Secretary. R. T. Boyle and J. B. Priddy seek re election to the Bryan alderman seat. All specify the April election.
The district court seated jurors for the William McCorquodale murder trial over the Spell case dated December 7, 1904. A special venire of 100 men was summoned and the trial was taken up yesterday morning with both sides ready.
Jurors chosen amid exemption disputes and fines for absent witnesses as Harris County sheriff faces a $100 penalty. Judge Beard and state and defense lawyers proceed through veniremen, with nine jurors secured so far and additional panels ordered for morning continuation. Names listed include L. D. McGee J. C. Lloyd Tony Dyess W. R. Parker H. Z. T. Williamson W. P. Burkhalter J. L. Sample Wiley Kelley and T. R. Josey.
From March 1 to May 15 Colonist tickets to California Arizona and New Mexico are offered at 25 dollars. W S Wilson, Agent. Also special low prices on laces and embroidery during Edge Dry Goods Co Reduction Sale.
Sam M. Winters announces new regulations for speckled perch in the lake. The fish, weighing over two pounds, are deemed sweeter than trout and more gamey than white perch, and will henceforth fall under the governing rules. The notice date is March 23, 1905.
Noted product Japa zac floor finish and furniture rejuvenator is advertised for sale at Haswell's Book Store, highlighting its availability to customers.
Villas Maria Academy undergoes substantial additions including galleries around the building to protect foundations and add comfort. New cisterns supply drinking water. The peach orchard, five hundred three year old trees, is in full bloom and the largest in the county. The small fruit acreage and vineyard flourish with hundreds of decorative trees planted, signaling future horticultural prominence.
Westminster Gazette describes a marvel built for the young Louis XIV a miniature coach drawn by two horses an automaton figure of a lady with a footman and page. The coach moves along a table edge bows opens to reveal a petition and returns to travel again. An automaton opera of five acts accompanied by a compact machine measures sixteen and a half inches by thirteen inches and a fraction in size.
The Jericho rose and Mexican resurrection plant prove life returns after dormancy. Submerged in tepid water, leafless twigs unfurl into a lush, metallic green rosette of fernlike leaves. The revival repeats as the plant dries and reopens in water.
The piece traces early gas illumination from parsimony era bladders in China to 18th century experiments by Clayton and Dundonald. It credits Scotsman William Murdoch with pivotal work lighting his Redruth home then Birmingham and London street lighting, earning the Royal Society Rumford Medal in 1808.
A English lady sells castoff garments from distinguished personages to a fashion minded market. Her collection includes corsets from royal wardrobes and historic items such as a leather corset once owned by Charlotte Corday and a Marie Antoinette waist clincher with an eighteen inch waist.
A New Yorker writer recalls watching a beggar display cleverness from a window. The brief observation highlights skill and resourcefulness in daily street life observed in the cityscape.
The Bryan Eagle announces a Library Contest awarding Ridpath History of the World and the World's Greatest Orators and Essays sets to the country teacher student or society with the most votes by June 24. Each dollar subscription yields 100 votes toward the large library and toward the contest for weekly subs, with Bryan societies excluded.
A man pocketed crusts and tossed one into a neighbor’s yard when no passerby appeared. He waited for a passerby carrying a stick or umbrella and, trembling, pleaded for the crust to be brought to him. The crowd’s sympathy yielded a nickel or two for his plea.
An overworked and discouraged matron critiques a minister's sermon referencing Lot's wife. She laments the need for an uplifting message about the wife's lot instead of stern biblical admonition.
Dialogue shows a patient finally agreeing to a medicine after initial resistance. The exchange hints at disputes over side effects and patient consent during a medical treatment discussion.
A speaker argues that study of anatomy and science distinguishes true artists from mere artisans. He cites Michelangelo as proof that rigorous study and mathematical insight elevated art, noting how knowledge of muscles and anatomy underpins great sculpture and painting. He asserts many gifted artists fail without such “scientific rubbish.”
A brief dialogue captures a casual baseball exchange at mid morning in Cincinnati. An elder man recalls being regarded as the nation's top amateur shortstop a few years ago, prompting a surprised reaction from a young listener.
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