This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1907
Page
4
Report notes Bryan and Taft as potential opposing candidates for the presidency per Congressman Henry of Waco. Diaz of Mexico backs a single regional government to maintain peace. The Trinity river floods influence local water and sewer plans, while artesian water could be secured with reduced effort, aiding a future trolley project.
The Southern Cotton Journal advises farmers to hold next crop under current contracts. A Texas gross receipts tax bill now targets pistol dealers, imposing 50 percent on gross receipts if they sell pistols or six shooters, effectively aiming to end pistol sales in the state. dealers not handling pistols face no tax, per the Houston Chronicle.
The Bryan Eagle notes the Brazos cotton crop may rise to full harvest with hard work as the fall bell taps for business begin. Galveston News says the boll weevil remains but is less feared due to better cultivation and fertilizer, yet crops are backward with poor stands and expected yields.
The text notes that production will be curtailed but high prices will sustain value near the average. It also mentions a prospect for a better corn crop than last year.
List of names for advertised letters including Addison Austin Nena M Chandler and Eliza Caldwell among many others. The item notes a 14 hour railroad law passed by the legislature may affect divisions on the 1.& G.N. with concern it could reduce railway men relaying at Mart, as reported by Marlin Democrat.
Ten years of Southern progress show record cotton, corn, wheat, oats, lumber and coal outputs. Cotton mill capital rose from 92 million to 250 million, spindles climbed from 3.69 million to 9.7 million. Railroads added 15,901 miles.ports exported goods worth about 4.978 billion.
A Carlisle bishop denounces swearing while the Concord Patriot argues that plain English, skillfully used, can surpass profanity. With well chosen words, ordinary terms can become powerful and vivid, making crude language seem weak by comparison.
Blondin in Paris offered to carry Cham across the Seine on the rope. Cham demanded a condition and quipped that Blondin should admit fear, turning the joke on the famed equilibrist.
The article notes lingering toad superstitions about their imperishability and experiments by Buckland in 1825 showing toads die without air or food. It also surveys ancient proverbs, detailing African sayings and a Transvaal line warning against a silent man with “a brass band in his mouth.”
A humorous exchange shows a wife choosing between two coats priced at 40 and 79 marks. She suggests buying the 70 mark coat on credit so her husband can later buy her a bat with the remaining 40 marks.
A man tells a woman after their first quarrel he would be glad to die if she remained well off. She taunts him asking if dying would leave her better off, revealing a bitter exchange from a Chicago Record-Herald item.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.