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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1901
Page
2
The column urges a united relentless battle against the boll weevil to protect cotton in Brazos County, noting the pest could ruin crops and cost thousands. It mentions Carnegie’s gift to Scotland and oil field interests in Texas, with a mocking note about a North Texas editor.
Press dispatches report a salt mine near Palestine and announce a new plant with a capacity of 1000 barrels per day to be set up, marking a significant local industrial development.
Severe flooding on the Tennessee River has caused extensive loss of life and property. Residents who endured Brazos floods in recent years are urged to sympathize with those in the affected district.
Col. L. L. Foster, charter member of the Texas Press Association and former member for eleven years, visited Houston Thursday and addressed editors. He invited them to visit the college as a group on Saturday, an invitation editors accepted, planning to spend about three hours there.
Hotel arrivals include EXCHANGE L P Gibson Corsicana A H Hub bard Carthage Mrs F Goodman Louisville R P Breeden Galveston JE Agee JF M Gray Houston Will Goldstein St Louis R E B C Wilson Beaumont EC Finley Tupelo W Joleman Austin W L Bickham P Wilson Dallas.
A fragmented local notice names individuals including Mrs. Lottie Coleman M F Lowery Wyter Dick Dunklin and Joe A Suttles with ties to Waco and Kurten.
Mr. T. A. Mercer of Chappell Hill reports a new device for catching boll weevils using a board, tanglefoot paper, and a paddle to bend stalks. Weevils drop onto the paper, are burned, and a fresh sheet replaces it, costing less than molasses used in a pan method. Mercer claims the paper method is quicker and more effective in combating the invasion.
Arkansas City Kansas May 24 plans for a new railroad connect southern Kansas with coal fields and lumber districts of Indian Territory and Arkansas. Route will run from Fort Smith Arkansas through South McAlester to Arkansas City with funds secured and construction to start immediately. Fort Worth Texas May 24 a citizen meeting heard Frisco president B F Yoakum propose building into the city by October if right of way and terminals are granted. City cost not to exceed 12 000 with a vote by Monday to accept the offer.
A promotional note suggests cheap remedies for coughs and colds may work but promotes Boschee's German Syrup as the superior cure for severe throat and lung troubles. It claims the syrup heals tissue, destroys germs, relieves inflammation, aids expectoration, and ensures restful sleep with one bottle recommended by druggists. It also advertises Green's Prize Almanac and Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co. as sellers.
A church deacon stumbled on a carpet tack and sprang up saying two words. The last word was it. Guess the first word and mail a dollar for a year’s Sun subscription.
A brief town note invites residents to bring chickens to the Bryan Grocery Company for sale or trade. The item hints at casual commerce and local barter among shoppers.
Will Fuqua a Cook employed by M D Cole was shot and killed at the H and C railroad crossing near Sanders Bros Co after he struck Mr Edgar Covey with a heavy stick and brandished a knife Covey fired Cole pistol and surrendered to authorities an examining trial set bond at 1000 with Justice W G Mitchell presiding The case reflects a history of disrespectful conduct by Fuqua toward Mrs Cole mother of Covey.
An advertisement touts McGee's Chill Cure as a purgative offering substantial value with a money back guarantee. The copy promotes a large bottle and urges readers to ask their druggist for McGee's Chill Tasteless.
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