For Sale Brazos County Land Lots and Houses
J. W. Batts advertises assorted property near Brazos County land interests. Listings include 105 acres near courthouse with 25 cultivated, pasture balance, fenced. 2 1 4 acres near school with cottage and well. a four block from Main Street brick house with cistern. quarter block near Allen Academy. other farms and residences with prices ranging from 100 to 1080 dollars.
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Court House
School House
Snall
Main Street
Allen Academy
Allenby
H. Weil
Weil
Roosevelt Visits Kansas City Inspires Mass of School Children
President Roosevelt spent five hours in Kansas City Missouri and two hours in Kansas City Kansas where he rode a fifteen mile route through the boulevard system. He reviewed over 20 000 school children white and black and spoke at Convention Hall to a packed 18 000 seat crowd.
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Kansas City
Roosevelt
Kan
Convention Hall
Relay Club
Elihu Rott
War
St.ig
Presh
Rott
Rai Ws
St. Louis
Fifteenth Street
Askew Avenue
Missouri National Guard
Plaza
America
Reed
Roosevelt Delivers Brief Speech as Kansas Crowd Gathers
President Roosevelt spoke briefly after reaching Huron Place in Kansas City Kansas about 2 45 pm. A dense crowd filled streets while 8000 school children waved flags and cheered. The party then moved to the Livestock Exchange for a stockmen demonstration.
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Kansas City
Kans
Huron Place
Roosevelt
Livestock Exchange
State of siege proclaimed in Salonica
Constantinople May 1. A state siege has been proclaimed at Salonica and extraordinary military precautions ordered across the empire as outrages similar to Thursday’s may be attempted in Constantinople and elsewhere. The Macedonian committee’s attacks on foreign property aim to provoke intervention. Fears exist of massacres of Macedonians and Bulgarians by Mussulmen amid rising excitement.
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Constantinople
Salonica
Empire
Mussulmen
Italian Naval Division Ordered to Sail for Salonica
Naples May 1 The Italian naval division has been ordered to sail directly for Salonica.
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Naples
Salonica
Secretary Hay Thanks Russia for Clarity on Manchuria
Washington May 1 Secretary Hay acknowledges Russia s clear statement on Manchura regarding alleged designs. He regrets any misconception about Russia s position and thanks Russia for its frank declaration. King Edward arrives in Paris greeted by Loubet. troops and band salute. Fort Worth reports frost damage to crops in low lands.
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Washington
Hay
Russia
Manchuria
Secretarie
Cassini
King Edward
Paris
Loubet
God Save the King
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Senate Adopts Free Conference Report on General Appropriation
The Senate approved the free conference report on the general appropriation bill by a 20 to 9 vote.
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Austin
Senate
Free Conference
Actor Thompson 11 Hurt in Claremon Incident
May 1 Claremon New Hampshire reports actor Denman Nama is dangerously injured after an incident involving actor Thompson aged 11. Details are scarce but authorities say the situation is under investigation and conditions are serious.
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Thompson
Claremon
N. H
Denman Nama
Bonfire the Hackney Surrenders to Rail Sickness
The piece recounts Bonfire the hackney’s brutal rail journey to a Madison Square Garden show, detailing car sickness, dizziness, tremors, and nerves strained to breaking. It notes Bonfire’s noble breeding, but explains trimming the edge of his performance through an overhandled stable routine and harsh travel.
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Madison Square Garden
Sewell Ford
Bonfire
Piaces
Lady Alice
Burn Brae
Yorkshire
Lochlynne
Pennsylvania
Thunder’s Depth Compared With Orchestral Range
Commentary compares thunder’s bass to the lowest orchestra sounds, calling it a roar beyond music’s zero. It notes attention should focus on expression over notes and suggests thunder’s diminuendo mirrors natural sound better than any instrument. The ear tracks the peal’s fading roll until it vanishes at great distance.
Was Man Made For Microbes Or Humans Debate
A Baltimore Sun thought piece ponders whether Earth was made for microbes or humans. It notes bacteria inhabit air and water in vast numbers and suggests each organism may believe everything was made for it.
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Baltimore Sun
Two of a Kind Pudding Dinner Quip
A light exchange reports a young wife praising a dinner pudding while her husband replies with a wry remark about serving cholera mixture. The Chicago News framing suggests a humorous domestic vignette from a period paper.
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Chicago News
Reading Novels Sparks Memory Debate in Boston Transcript
A humorous exchange reflects a reader who enjoys books but admits poor memory for details. The Boston Transcript captures a light remark about the nature of reading and recall.
The Waning Craft of Whips Across Cultures
A New Orleans Times-Democrat excerpt notes how the large ox driver whip and sea grass cracking noise fade as gear shifts. It highlights Eskimo whip accuracy, southern ox cart drivers snapping at twenty feet, and jockeys’ riding whips enduring longer in horse use.
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Schopenhauer
South
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Aphorisms About Flattery and Courage From Noted Thinkers
A compact collection of maxims from Cardan to Samuel Johnson on flattery, character, speech, forgiveness, hope, wit, judgment, and trust. The quotes emphasize inner virtue over outward praise and the value of thoughtful restraint.
The Party That Was Mine Says It Wasn’t Great
A Brooklyn Eagle note recounts Mrs L s daughter hosting a party where every child said they enjoyed it except one maid who admitted a horrid time. The hostess wonders why since it was her own affair. The anecdote highlights child logic and self interest.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Getting to the Point on Marriage Plans
Betty and John discuss future marriage with sheepish banter. They joke about possibly marrying each other and worry a clergyman might match them by mistake. Both express faint willingness to marry at some point.
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John
Betty
Bagpipes Across Ages And Cultures
A compact history notes bagpipes in ancient Greece and Rome and suggests Nero performed on the instrument. It cites a Grecian sculpture showing a bagpiper in modern highland dress, linking past and present traditions.
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Scotland
Nero
One Wife Too Many Allegation Sparks Headlines
Mrs Wederly reads the paper and jokes about bigamy while her husband deflects any guess. The exchange appears in the Toronto Moon snippet, hinting at scandal or sensational headlines without details.
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Mrs. Wederly
Toronto
Mistaken Identity in Timekeeper Exchange
A Kansas City Journal snippet records a misidentification exchange where a man asks if the other is the timekeeper for Bloss and Gosy, while the reply reveals he is a singer of topical songs and knows nothing about time.
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Bloss &Gosy, Company
Kansas
City: Journal
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Jeff D. Franklin
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J. D. Franklin
J. W. Batts
Brazos County
Geo W. Smith
Simmons & Geue
Ow. Co. Mountain Dentist
Darwin & Drummond
Eominge Shaving Pali Rse’ & Bel Rocanaeene Baths
Pale Star
McDougald’s
Drvr
Diig
Seige
Boston Transcript
Cap
Cardan
Disraeli
Richter
Enerson
George Sand
de la Pena
la Bruyere
Samuel Johnson
Juvenile Logic
James & Hart
Bryan Steam Laundry
Parsons Bottling Works
C. G. Parsons
Bryan, Texas
Crown Cork System
Hutchinson
Bryan
Isge
PRI
Joshn Wittmann
Fiore
Ode Joke Ake
Vright
Jewel
Garrett
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