Destroy Weevils With Carbon Bisulphide Fumigation
Agricultural notice from Texas State farmers urges use of carbon bisulphide to fumigate corn bins against weevils and vermin. Recommends one pound per 100 bushels, 24 to 36 hours, with tight bins and muslin linings as backup. Advises repeated fumigation, barn cleanups, and safety cautions against gas exposure.
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College Station
Texas
United States
Department of Entomology
A. and M. College
A. F. Conrapt
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
Tex
Reward Offered for Strayed Red Bull Near Wixon Creek
Advertises a five dollar reward for the return of a five year old red bull with white face smooth crop under bit and the brand X on the right jaw. Describes distance to Harvey Texas and mentions contact points for L E Threat.
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Wixon Creek
Jones
Harvey
Texas
L. E. Threat
Bryan City Election Ordinance Sets April Ballot
Be it ordained by the Bryan City Council that city officers mayor and two council members are to be elected by qualified voters at City Hall on the first Tuesday in April the 8th day of the month. Election to follow city charter ordinances and state election laws. City Secretary C. M. Spell R. H. Harrison. Mar 3 Apr 10.
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City of
Bryan
C. M. Spell
R. H. Harrison
Cyclone Southers to Deliver World Famous Lecture at Opera House
Edwin Southers, known as Cyclone, has spoken in over thirty years across many nations with realistic grim humor. He will present The Devil lecture at the Opera House on Monday April 2 with tickets at 75 and 50 cents at Haswell's book store.
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Edwin Southers
Southers
Mr. Southers
Tfi
Opera House
Haswell’s
Ulcer of the Stomach and its Remedy
The article explains that stomach ulcers can exist for years with mild symptoms and worsen into perforation, causing postprandial pain and gnawing between meals. It promotes Miona as a scientific remedy for stomach troubles with a money back guarantee from E. J. Jenkins and asserts it strengthens digestive organs for normal eating.
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E. J. Jenkins
Valued Relics At Sisco Church Spark Curiosity
A Corsican village church in Sisco showcases a unique relic collection reported by L Indépendance Belge. Items include Moses horn for summoning Israel, Esau’s red hair tuft, a precise nail fragment from Enoch, Jesus infant bib, the curb and cropper of the ass that bore the holy family, and various saint relics.
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Sisco
L’independence Belge
Moses
Israel
Esau
Jacob
Enoch
Jesus
Egypt
Two Laymen Have Been Popes Across History
The canon law does not require the pope to be a cardinal or cleric. Since Urban VI in 1378, leaders have often come from the sacred college, though noncardinals were elected in 1758. Laymen John XIX and Adrian V have reigned, and today laymen could become cardinals with a special papal permit to vote in conclaves.
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Urban VI
Sacred College
John XIX
Adrian V
Papal
Roast beef of old England and the gods of eighteenth century
The passage notes a tale about Kean the actor eating different meats to suit roles and asserts beef powers more strenuous work than mutton. It calls beef a key factor behind the famous “roast beef of old England” and labels it as one of England’s gods in the eighteenth century.
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Kean
Lover
Murderer
England
Green cow on red grass sparks patriotic impulse
A humorous exchange compares a green cow on red grass to an impressionist departure. The Irish painter explains the color choice expresses patriotism and a desire to keep the green above the red.
Quite the Contrary Pronounced Success
A wife sharply reframes a remark about her husband, declaring that drinking is not a failure but his most pronounced success. The exchange turns on misperception and wit within a domestic quarrel.
Engagement Ring Cost Cited by Dolly Nell
Dolly Nell asserts the engagement ring cost $100 while Polly Perhaps suggests she may have spent similar sums entertaining the young man before receiving the ring.
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Dolly
Nell
Polly
Webster's Fourth of July chaise debt shocks Daniel Webster
The tale recalls Daniel Webster's moment of pride and need when he ordered a costly chaise for a city celebration. A Boston carriage maker refused the payment until funds arrived, provoking Webster to tears as Joshua Seward narrates the incident. Webster's later financial troubles drew $40,000 from friends to settle debts.
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Daniel Webster
Joshua Seward
Seward
Woburn
Boston
Tie
New Hampshire
Peace City
School Street
Webster
Sargent
Mr. Webster
Daniel
Joshua
H. C. Hall
Boston Transcript
I Thought You Couldn’t Live Without Me
A brief exchange on survival and deception is quoted from a Louisville Courier Journal feature, highlighting a witty line about living while merely boarding elsewhere. The dialogue underscores irony in relationships.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Hunter's remark on female conversation linked to brain tissue
The quotation attributes to John Hunter the claim that women's fondness for conversation stems from a peculiarity in brain tissue. It reflects historic views on gender and anatomy rather than modern science.
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John Hunter
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Carnes & Wallace
Bryan, Texas
the Eagle
Henderson
Cameron, Milam County
OPERA
Bryan Lyceum
Som
Silas B. Johnson
Parker
RYE
Montreal Rye
Orienial Rye
EF. Rohde
Carson, Sewall & Co
Wilson Grain & Goal CO
A. E. Worley
Prop
THE
Bryan Steam Laundry
United
New Orleans
Jus. Hellen
Gen. Pass. Agt
Houston, Texas
Texas Railroad
St. Louis
Memphis
Mexico
D. J. Price
Gan. Pass. & Ticket Agt
Palestine
Geo. D. Hunter
Asst
G. P
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