Real Estate Listings Near Allen Academy and Town Center
South half of block near Allen Academy priced at 550 dollars with about 1.25 acres near the schoolhouse in the southeast. A small new cottage tenant house and well on site listed at 1000 dollars. Six room house with two lots on west side priced with brick cisterns. N B Cole home place two and a half lots with six rooms, well improved at 1600. Brazos Bottom farm at 20 dollars per acre with small tract sales. 95 feet front on railroad from Otto Boehme property with partial sale. Ed Pochila place two lots and large two story residence with price not specified. Also other city property available.
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Allen Academy
Ain Street
N. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom Farm
Otto Boehme
Ed Pochila
To Cure Malaria in Four Days
An advertisement promotes Quinoria claiming malaria fever and bills will be cured in four days with a refund if not effective. Sold by M. H. James leading druggist in Bryan Texas with price set at 50 cents per package.
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M. H. James
Bryan
Texas
City Election Set for Bryan Mayor and Two Council Seats
Ordinance declares election of city officers Mayor and two council members to be held at City Hall Bryan on the first Tuesday in April under city charter ordinances and state election laws. Signed by Mayor Mooring and City Secretary Spell.
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City of
Bryan
Mooring
M. Spell
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Ad from Bryan Drugstore
To cure dyspepsia and indigestion sour stomach or heartburn take Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. All druggists refund money if they fail to cure. Price 50 cents. M. H James the leading druggist Bryan.
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M. H James
Bryan
Texas
Disappearing Writing: A Paris Swindle Exposed
Paris financiers were swindled by a man claiming wealth and China concessions. He used iodide of starch to write bills that vanished, leaving blank signatures and no recourse for lenders. Police traced the method, but the culprit fled before conviction.
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China
Waves of Water and World Ocean Facts
Slow rivers run three to seven miles per hour. Nile discharge is sixteen times Thames. English Channel depth tops 900 feet. Irish Sea 2130 feet. Gulf of Mexico at 800000 square miles. Parana 2200 miles long. second to Amazon in South America. Baltic and Adriatic are shallow seas. Lake Askai Chin rests at 16600 feet elevation. Dead Sea is 1290 feet below sea level.
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Thames
English Channel
Irish Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Bay of Bengal
Askal Chin
Tibet
Dead Sea
Meredith Defeats Heckler With Sharp Comeback
Sir William Meredith chief justice of Ontario and former prominent lawyer faced a turbulent London meeting. A spectator shouted to “go and get your hair cut” but Meredith retorted I have had your hair cut before this and regained the crowd with his wit.
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William Meredith
Ontario
Canada
London
William
New York Commercial Advertiser
How to Treat Fainting Quickly
The direct cause of fainting is reduced brain blood flow. To revive a fainting person lay them flat with head level, expose neck and chest, provide fresh air, splash water on the face, and use ammonia vapors at the nostrils. If needed, vigorously rub the heart area with the hand or a rough cloth.
Adage on Railroads and Marriage in Transit
A Chicago Tribune anecdote features an old railroad conductor who recounts being married on a train at forty five miles an hour. He compares haste in marriage to life on the rails and notes they grew tired on the return freight trip.
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Chicagod Tribune
Growth and Beauty Through Inner Refinement
Thoreau quoted in National Magazine urges readers to sculpt themselves, noting we are all sculptors and painters using flesh and bone as material. He warns that nobility refines features while meanness or sensuality mar them, urging plain faced people to pursue growth.
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Thoreau
National Magazine
Christmas Surprises in the Fort Kane Trail Cabin
Two Squire brothers endure a grim Christmas as Santa fails to arrive. Cowboys Jim Cosgrove and his partner, seeking mercy for a dying friend, abandon plans to aid the boys and later face capture. In Golden, Cosgrove dies, leaving the kids to a brighter, unexpected Christmas at the cabin with cousinly treats from Brown's store.
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Crow Peak
Santa Claus
Fort Kane
Teddy
Freddy
Squire
Ted
Pop
Kid
Jim
Golden
Golden Hotel
Jimmy
George
Jim Cosgrove
Little Basin District
Brown’s
Chinese Weddings Chiefly Honor Bride Arrival in Marriage
The article explains that in traditional Chinese marriages the key event is the bride arriving in bridal clothes at the groom’s house, fulfilling the contract. The wedding day is fixed by the groom’s parents with imperial lucky days, and red celebrations occur in city and countryside.
Umbrella Etiquette Across Turkey China and Japan
Describes umbrella customs in Turkey China and Japan. Notes attendants in China and Japan hold and display umbrellas, and in western Turkey umbrellas must be closed when meeting high rank. A European traveler near a sultan’s palace faced danger from a guard until he lowered his open umbrella. People near the sultan’s residence lower umbrellas as greetings to the ruler described as the brother of the sun and the moon.
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China
Turkey
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E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
John W. Hicks
Prop
W. A. Watkins
H. B. Dorsey
Exchange Hotel
Paris
Parana
Brazil
Argentina
Amazon
South America
Frir
John Wittman
Nabors Bros
Nabors Brothers
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos
Gabde
Hanna & Leonard
Galveston
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