Humble correspondent backs Bryan College trolley line
Fred A. Goodson writes from Humble Texas praising the proposed trolley route from Bryan to College. He notes Bryan’s growth, idle capital, and bankers while urging local support for the line, claiming it would benefit Bryan and its workers and expressing personal loyalty to his hometown.
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Humble
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Bryan Eagle
Bryan
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Eagle
Upper
Lower
Bryan College
The
Fred A. Goodson
Harris School News and Local Socials in Harris Texas
Farmers complain of too much rain delaying work while Harris students enjoy a party at Mr J K Presnal's home. Visitors from nearby communities attend. Mrs Drummond and Una spent Sunday with Mrs J A D Robinson. Robert Hudspeth of Hondo City visited his father Capt Robert Hudspeth. Clarence Skaines and Jim McDonald of Edge visited. Sunday school was missed due to absent superintendent J A D Robinson. Edge Dry Goods Co promotes a tailor-made skirts sale at 96 Edge.
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Harris
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Bryan Eagle
J. K. Presnal
Presnal
Drummond
Una
J. A. D. Robinson
Robert Hudspeth
Hondo City
Clarence Skaines
Jim McDonald
Edge
J. A.D. Robinson
Bryan
Daisy
English Admiral’s Mutiny Plot Against French Protestants
An English admiral was ordered to incite mutiny among his crew to back Buckingham's plan to send Vanguard and seven merchantmen to the French. As Rochelle rose in rebellion, Sir John Pennington reluctantly sailed then deserted the scheme, returning to England with his officers to avoid surrendering ships to the French.
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James I
Charles
Henrietta Maria
Buckingham
Rochelle
John Pennington
England
Bennington
Earl of Pembroke
Sir John
What She Meant
Dialogue from the Houston Post features a humorous exchange about mohair in a dry goods store. Aunty and boss argue over a misheard word with comic rural dialect, highlighting shop talk and language play.
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Bair
Yassuh
Yassub
Houston Post
Trees That Make a Noise in Tropics Named Monkey Bell
The sand bark tree or monkey s dinner bell bears a round hard fruit about the size of an orange that bursts with a pistol like report when ripe. Its juice is poisonous. The South American trumpet tree could supply a band with hollow branches used as horns and drums.
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Tropics
Hyomei Patient Cure Claims and Guaranteed Relief
An advertisement promotes Hyomei as a superior respiratory cure, contrasting it with patent medicines and claiming a 99 percent success rate. The complete outfit costs $1.00 with an inhaler, bottle, and dropper, plus $0.50 for refills and a money back guarantee if it fails to cure.
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E. J. Jenkins
Land sale notices in Brazos County property listings
J. W. Batts offers the only set of Brazos County abstract books in the Taliaferro Building opposite the courthouse. Properties include N. B. Cole block Hall's addition for 750 dollars, one quarter block for 225 dollars, 50 acres with four room residence for 1500 dollars, 262 acres Caldwell pasture, 8 lots with shade trees for 300 dollars, 7 room house with two lots for 750 dollars, 450 acres timber land at 3 to 4 dollars per acre, and the Mistrat place eight acres with an eight room house and water works for 3500 dollars. Terms easy on many offers.
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Courthouse Square
Cavitt
Joe B. Reed
W. B. Hudson
Keistler
Burleson
Texas
Mexico
Taliaferro
Court House
Brazos County
N. B. Cole
Hall’s
Caldwell Pasture
Kurten
Mistrat
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Rubber Tire Machine
Wagner & Brandon
First National Bank
Bryan, Texas
Franklin
S. H. Franklin
W. A. Watkins
N. James
Zurch
James & Nunn’s
J. B. Green
Texas Seed & Floral Co
Dallas
W. B. Grice
Harris School
R. G. Tabor
Edge Dry Goods Co
J. W. Batts
Plymouth Rocks
Hos. Higgs
Sam Leading Brands
Silas B. Johnson
Montreal
EF. Rohde
John Wittman
Haswell’s Book Store
Munday & Moehlman
Grice Old Stand
Bryan Street
Daly
Smith Building
Harrison
A. D. Scott
Defice
Doremus & Butler
James’ Drug Store
A. L. Mondrick
M. D. Bryan
Wiley's Confectionery
Main Street
W. C. Fountain
Crown
Burt Norwood
Office
W. H. Lawrence
Haswa Ts
Houston
J. E. Grice
R. H. Harrison
G. Smith
Zack Talley
D. Kauble
Nevada
E. CO. Dewitt &Co
Chicago
M. H. James
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