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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1905
Page
4
Authorized notices name T. P. Boyett for re election as City Marshal and Co M Spell for City Secretary in the upcoming April city election. Also listed are R. T. Boyle for Alderman and J B Priddy, both seeking election in Bryan at the same April polls.
A Senate speech defends Texas as indivisible arguing its size, pride, and history from Goliad to San Jacinto. The speaker rejects division for five states and praises Texas’ past battles and enduring unity while warning against surrendering its legacy for political gain.
The Houston Post quotes a speaker praising Texas as indivisible and enduring. The remarks pair frontier heroism with a tribute to liberty, contrasting the Alamo’s sacrifice with Thermopylae and ending with a pledge of unity. The gallery applauded.
A humorous poem contrasts a patient’s craving for medicines with a stubborn refusal of anything that induces work. The speaker favors tonics and antidotes from various regions while rejecting essence of work as a bitter but necessary cure for illness.
Baseball legends reveal new offerings as Rube Waddell introduces the tooth curler a high velocity pitch meant to bite with fierce wind. The report notes several pitchers sending details of their museum worthy curves to a hospital for study.
The Bryan Eagle announces a voting contest to award a 19 volume Ridpath History of the World and a 19 volume World’s Greatest Orators and Essays set to the country teacher, student, or society with the most votes by June 24. Each dollar in subscriptions yields 100 votes, and votes in this contest count toward another Eagle contest. Bryan societies are excluded.
A1890s papery feature records wild pitches and claims by inventors like Wicker and Frazer. Wicker touts a sinking fast slow ball the W ball while Frazer claims a cannon-ball shoot. Tannehill touts horseshoe swing and Taylor plans a pictorial ball stamping faces on balls. The note lists travel and meeting notices across cities and dates.
A notice notes that Jap-a-Lac, a floor finish and furniture restorer product, is available for sale at Haswell's store. The short item highlights the product and the retailer.
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