Real Estate listings in Brazos County by J. W. Batts
J W Batts Real Estate advertises abstracts and 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 acres cultivated and rest pasture priced at 1500 dollars. Also offers a quarter acre by the schoolhouse with a small cottage and well, a six room house four blocks from Main Street at 1250 dollars, and 250 dollars for a quarter block near Allen Academy with easy terms. Additional 13 acres near town with a four room house at 1000 dollars. four room house with cistern and garden rents 9 dollars monthly at 650 dollars.
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Court House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Savages and Perception Foresee Earthquake Event
The passage cites an 1861 Patagonian story where hunter Sosa senses no wind yet notes trembling leaves and fears disaster. A quake hits Mendoza city, killing 12,000, with tremors felt as far as Rosario Buenos Aires docks and Patagonia.
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Patagonia
Patagonian
Sosa
Mendoza
Plata
Rosario
Buenos Ayres
Carmen
Rio Negro
How to Preserve Buoyancy and Youthful Freshness
The piece argues that aging is reinforced by attitude and appearance. Gray haired applicants should stay well groomed, energetic, and engaged with youth, to avoid self fulfilling signs of age. Maintaining practice, fire, and enthusiasm keeps youth alive and prevents detachment from young life.
Shrewd Client and the Ducks Tale
A Walloon peasant in a legal dispute suggested sending the magistrate two fine ducks. The lawyer warned against it, yet the neighbor won the case. The client explained he sent the ducks in the neighbor’s name, turning a potential misstep into a clever victory.
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London Express
Not Quite Finished Plans Spark Big Lie Award
A man deflects questions about house plans saying his wife disagrees on interior layouts. She complains the pantry is too large and there are too many closets. The evening ends with a joking medal for the biggest lie.
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Chicago Tribune
Idea for Sale Sparks Family Debate
Mr. Henpeck proclaims a mercantile firm pays $1000 per idea in a remark that charms George. Mrs. Henpeck rebukes him, warning that such ambitions could endanger his wife and child’s welfare in the household clash reported by the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Mr. Henpeck
George
Mrs. Henpeck
Chicago Record-Herald
Growing old reads obituary before marriage notices
A humorous remark in the St. Louis Globe Democrat notes that it is a sign you are growing old when you read an obituary before marriage notices. The dialogue mentions Gerald and Geraldine with a parent figure referencing a kiss and a mother in the next room.
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Gerald
Geraldine
St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Average Brain and its Cellular Makeup
Carl Snyder in Harper's Magazine notes the brain consists largely of water and phosphorus, with brain cells forming a vast network beyond the bones. He cites estimates of brain cell counts ranging from hundreds of billions to over one trillion, a figure that would exceed Earth’s human population.
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Tristan Und Isolde
Waldeyer
Carl Snyder
Harper's Magazine
Facts About Folklore and Human Traits
A compact set of observations notes that boys tend to grow more regularly than girls, memory acts quickly, urban life reduces height after age five, firstborns are taller and heavier than later-borns, summer births yield taller children, red and yellow seen from farther away than green or blue, truant boys show lower weight height and chest girth, dull children weigh less while precocious children weigh more, great men often absentminded yet have strong memories aligned with interests, and healthy men should weigh five pounds per extra inch after sixty-one inches, with a baseline of 120 pounds at sixty-one inches.
Baldness Triggered by Extreme Fear Observed in Farmer
A 38-year-old farmer witnessed his child fall from a cart and be trampled. He felt intense fright and head tension, and his hair beard and eyebrows began to shed by the next day. By week’s end he was completely bald though new, finer hair later grew back.
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London
Curing a Snake Bite and Household Quips
A graphic description of Central American traditional snake bite remedies outlines tying creepers and cauterizing wounds with a live coat, followed by tobacco and garlic paste. The piece contrasts with a domestic aside about a family man considering giving Bridget more pay after noting her messy piano cleaning.
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Central America
Advert Says Reliable Colored Coachman Disturbs Applicant
A Baltimore American exchange shows a clash over employment bias. A wealthy caller insists on a reliable colored coachman, while the applicant questions color as a criterion. The debate highlights prejudice in hiring remarks.
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Baltimore American
Dividing the Deck
A Philadelphia Press item reports a classroom joke about a war ship lesson. The teacher asks how the deck is divided and a student answers that the deck is divided into spades hearts diamonds and clubs.
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Johnny
Philadelphia Press
Shakespeare’s craft and the modern stage divide critics
In Harper’s Weekly the strain between actor versatility and Shakespearean dignity is discussed. The piece argues that modern managers push English and American actors toward variety and away from the game with Shakespeare, risking loss of intellectual rigor. It contrasts this with the disciplined classic actor who can sustain high art beyond popular tunes. Also included is a light note on sleigh bell making explained by an iron founder, describing the jinglet and its sealing dirt prior to pouring metal.
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Mary
Harper’s Weekly
The Minister's Family And A Defense Of The Spanish Woman
A conference of church masters debates salary adequacy as a missionary worker pleads for higher pay to support his eight or more imagined children. Then a series of light anecdotes contrasts views on family finances and marriage expectations, including quotes about Spanish women and a daughter's courtship.
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Andalusia
Castiles
Asturias
Galicia
Finishing the Shoe Heard by a Child
A nurse and Little Elmer on a walk glimpse a blacksmith at work. Elmer declares he saw the man who makes horses today and notes the smith was finishing a hind hoof. The Chicago News reports the humorous exchange between mother and child.
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Elmer
Mam
Chicago News
Trial of Sam and the Solemn Judge
A conversation frames adversity as a judge. Sam acknowledges trouble while Jim consoles him, noting adversity reveals character. Sam quips that the judge exposed his worst qualities rather than testing him emotionally.
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Sam
Jim
Something In the Filling
A girl who believes in signs remarks on a man’s teeth to judge his disposition and her skeptical companion notes Jack must have a golden disposition based on the quip.
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Jack
Those Who Roost and Nighttime Hens Joke
The Philadelphia Press quips that hens do not lay eggs at night as hens become roosters after dark. The remark frames a playful exchange about nocturnal poultry. The quote ends with a reflective line on life as a diary where a person intends one tale but writes another.
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Newcome
Philadelphia Press
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