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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1901
Page
2
The Eagle urges Brazos County citizens to attend a mass meeting at the opera house Monday night to decide on a county fair. Col L L Foster and Prof J H Connell will speak with other local leaders about supporting a modest start for a fair despite boll weevil and other challenges.
Professors Smith and Batte traveled to Caldwell to hear Prof Mally speak on the boll weevil for Burleson county. He is expected in Bryan next Thursday and a mass meeting at the Bryan opera house will launch a countywide crusade. Farmers and all residents are urged to attend on Thursday May 30.
Advertising copy extols Green's August Flower as a universal cure for indigestion biliousness and related ailments. It claims mothers used it before modern medicine and that a few doses of the liquid form prove nothing serious is wrong, urging readers to obtain Green's Prize Almanac from Wilson Jenkins Drug Co.
A long catalog lists promotions across grades with many names for both boys and girls. A note from a teacher recommends Willis Hawes for promotion citing two years in grade, decent understanding, and illness-related absence.
Individuals including BS Stevens of Marlin SB Hawk ins Gatesville Cap Brogdon Beau mont George Edge Kurten and J W Harris J H McCullough are named in the readable fragment of a civic notices list. The text provides no dates or actions.
Dr T T Erwin from Hempstead shared a new boll weevil formula with the Eagle reporter. Mr R J Crook of Waller county urged publishing the recipe to assist Brazos county farmers. The mixture can be sprayed or sprinkled on plants using four pints turpentine and one quart molasses diluted to a gallon.
Aguinaldo plans to come to the United States next fall and spend winter in Washington to study American institutions and meet leaders. He informed General MacArthur of the plan, with no objections from Manila while the island’s civil administration is established. Judge Arellano influences the visit, believing it will aid the Philippines' development.
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley depart with cabinet members for Washington. They travel in a closed carriage to Oakland by a special boat with Dr. Rixey and two nurses escorting Mrs. McKinley. The route goes Ogden Omaha Chicago with no fast time planned.
Madison Wis May 25 robbers blew open the Safe and took a large sum from the First National Bank at Mineral Point with authorities seeking clues and the amount reported as about 25 000 to 30 000 dollars.
Robbers blew a safe Friday night stealing an estimated 25 000 to 30 000 dollars. A 1 000 dollar reward is offered for the arrest of the guilty parties believed to be two strangers who fled toward nearby towns by train after the heist.
Listing itemizes 300 yards of 27 inch black taffeta silk at 3.00 per yard, patent leather slippers at 2.50 per pair, five pieces of 75 cent all over lace, and 100 pieces of fine Nainsook Em broideries offered as a bundle.
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