Real Estate Listings by J. W. Batts Agent Brazos County
J W Batts offers the only abstract set for Brazos County land titles. About 105 acres near the courthouse with 25 cultivated and rest pasture priced at 1500. Also 1.25 acres near the southeast schoolhouse with small cottage and well priced at 750. Four blocks from Main Street brick cistern priced at 1250. Quarter block near Allen Academy priced 250. Half block near Allen Academy priced 500. Lots near schoolhouse at 100. About 13 acres south side town with new 4 room house and wells priced 1000. 4 room house with cistern and garden rented for 9 per month priced 650.
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Court House
Main Street
Allen Academy
Republicans of Pennsylvania Endorse Roosevelt for Second Term
The Pennsylvania Republican State convention in Harrisburg endorsed Theodore Roosevelt for re nomination and opposed tariff changes. Senator Quay did not seek re election as chairman. Senator Boles Penrose replaced him. W P Snyder was named auditor general, William L Matthews treasurer, and Morrison Henderson named to the superior court for ten year terms. The gathering emphasized unity and was held earlier than usual.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Rpublican
Roosevelt
United States
Quay
Boles Penrose
W. P. Snyder
Hester County
William L. Matthews
Delaware County
Thomas A. Morrison
McKean County
John J. Henderson
Crawford County
Superior Court
Morrison
Henderson
Louisiana Health Officer Praises Cuba Mosquito Work
Dr. E Souchon, president of the Louisiana state health board, praised Cuba's health system after a two week trip with Dr. Tabor of Texas. The Louisiana board now favors the mosquito theory and supports disinfection of baggage and fruit ships to kill mosquitoes. Cuba is cited as fever free and commendations are given to Cuban health officials.
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Louisiana
Cuba
New Orleans
E. Souchon
Louisiana State Health Board
Souchon
Tabor
Texas
Louisiana Board
Alabama
Prediction of Doom Triggers Exodous in Pine Bluff
May 27 Pine Bluff Ark A prophecy by Ellen Jefferson a county jail inmate said to be insane foresees Pine Bluff destruction by a tornado next Friday. The belief has prompted mass exodus of black and white residents with many stores closed and banks emptied as people move belongings out of town.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Ellen Jefferson
Four Men Injured in Brooklyn Streetcar Stampede After Fuse Explodes
In Brooklyn on Tuesday night a fuse exploded on a crowded Fulton street streetcar causing lights to fail and a fire. Four men were badly hurt, one possibly fatally, as passengers near the door were thrown from the platform in the rush to escape. Women passengers aided injured men while the fire was put out by the motorman and conductor. Floods hit Salina Kansas with over a hundred families displaced and four inches of rain in twenty hours. damage runs to hundreds of thousands.
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New York
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Salina
Kan
Rival Bullfighter Shot in Fiesta City Tragedy
In El Paso on May 27 Mariano Rengal, famed bullfighter, was killed by Salvador del Castillo, a Mexican customs official. Rengal forced entry at Castillo’s home during a visit to his sweetheart, leading Castillo to shoot.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Mariano Rengal
Salvador del Castillo
Rengal
Castillo
Bengal
Plague Report Confirms Iquique Outbreak In Chile
May 27 report confirms bubonic plague cases at Iquique seaport in Chile. Ten cases with six deaths reported after a rice cargo from India arrival. Authorities have taken measures to halt spread of the disease.
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Santiago
Chile
Chilean
Iquique
India
Switchmen Convent Condemns Negro Railroad Employment
The national Switchmen convention in Indianapolis condemns the use of negro labor by railroads and denounces the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen for failing to denounce it. In Omaha storms sweep eastern Nebraska with several small tornadoes near Hastings.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Convention of Switchmen
Brotherhood of Railway
Nebraska
Omaha
Hastings
Plan to UF ReSH k Pew Practical Units That Ameri cans Should Consider
Quote on rest from Rose Edson Helme urges balancing physical and mental ease. Rest requires a calm mind and relaxed body, not just inactivity, to prevent fatigue. The article stresses that tension in muscles persists without visible movement and that true rest comes from a near blank mind.
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Rose Edson-Helme
Pigrim
Leaping Powers of Deer Across a Steep Fence
A Country Life account describes stags leaping a seven foot deer fence on a steep ridge in Glen Quoich and a Japanese deer escaping a park by scaling the high paling. The observer notes the remarkable height and the deer’s headlong leaps, including a tumble on landing.
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Glen Quoich
Cluny
Deer Park
London Crossings and the Countless Near Misses
The piece notes three dangerous Manchester streets see about 3000 safe crossings yearly but the 3001st risks being run over. In London Blackfriars Bridge is the most dangerous with 550 crossings noted, followed by Mansion House with 700 to one odds.
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London
Manchester
Blackfriars Bridge
Mansion House
A Hero’s Tribute to Washington’s Might and Moral Reform
Lincoln spoke of Washington as the mightiest name in liberty and moral reform and said a eulogy cannot improve the sunlit fame. He urged pronouncing the name with solemn awe and leaving it in naked splendor.
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Lincoln
Washington
Hington
Parvenu Defined By Student Joke At School
A classroom joke centers on the word parvenu with the student Johnny giving a pun about a man sitting on a bent pin. The exchange is recounted in a Chicago Tribune snippet showing a playful language moment.
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Johnny
Chicago Tribune
Precisely That Braggsby Overwork Quote
A brief exchange notes heavy workload as Braggsby laments overtime. Nocker responds that the employer uses the same term. The Baltimore American captures a sharp workplace banter about current tasks and pressure.
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Braggsby
Nocker
Baltimore American
Jealousy in Philadelphia Record’s Gossip Column
The item notes Nell’s lack of handsomeness yet calls out his lighting face while Bella teases about lantern jawed features in a handled social gossip snippet from the Philadelphia Record.
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Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Record
The Honeymoon Origin A Treasury Of The Term
The piece traces the honeymoon’s origins from Teutonic honey wine customs to linguistic links between moon and month. It cites Dryden, Shakespeare, Trollope, and the London Tatler to illustrate how the term connotes sweetness and time tied to marriage.
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Dryden
Shakespeare
Anthony Trollope
London Tatler
Curious Mathematician's Puzzling Observation in Atlanta
A prominent Atlanta student and future lawyer proposed a street puzzle: for any two consecutive numbers a and b where b equals a plus one the difference of their squares equals the sum a plus b. He noted four and five yield nine and claimed the result holds universally, inviting explanation from passersby. The crowd could not provide the reasoning.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Progress and Renewal in Human Affairs, Bancroft Quote
A quotation from George Bancroft on history and moral power guiding nations. It asserts that institutions may crumble yet renew a better future, that perfection drives progress, and that monuments narrate mankind’s ascent toward better humanity.
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George Bancroft
Two Definitions of a Gentleman and Burmese Smokes
Thackeray ranks a gentleman by honesty generosity bravery wisdom and graceful conduct. A hotel diner is removed after a noisy disturbance with a waiter noting the guest is a perfect gentleman citing a crown as the index of worth. Burmese girls begin smoking around age three with Mandalay schoolgirls passing a long cheroot among themselves.
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Thackeray
Ile
Mandalay
Nine national capitals referenced by early U S Congress
National Magazine notes the U S Congress sat in nine capitals: Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis in Maryland. Trenton and Princeton in New Jersey. Philadelphia, Lancaster and York in Pennsylvania. and New York City. The piece highlights the varied seats of early legislative sessions.
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Congress
Washington
Baltimore
Annapolis
Maryland
Trenton
Princeton
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Lancaster
York
Pennsylvania
New York City
National Magazine
Woolgathering and the old wool industry across Europe
The term woolgathering alludes to a faded craft where elderly workers in France Germany and Spain collect wool scraps from bushes near sheep pastures as sheep pass by. This sketch notes the survival of a pitiful, antiquated practice still seen in some regions.
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France
Germany
Spain
Spinks Arguments Spark Wife's Cutting Remark
He accused his wife of lacking judgment and she coolly told him she was beginning to realize it after studying him from head to foot.
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Spinks
Public quip on marriage in Mrs Galey letter exchange
Mrs Galey muses aloud about publishing love letters. Mr Galey retorts that a public acknowledgment of marrying an idiot would suffice. The exchange reveals a sharp, witty domestic conversation.
Fooling Himself A Man Defends Privilege Of Self-Judgment
A man asserts his own exclusive privilege to judge himself while noting that others may not safely exercise the same critique. The line frames self-doubt and personal sovereignty in a succinct, reflective quip.
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San Francisco Bulletin
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Soli
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W. C. Fountain
Daity
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Darwin & Drummond
Lue
THE
Texas Railroad
Mexico
St. Louis
FT. Worth
Fort Worth
Galveston
Waco
Marlin
Calvert
Bryan
Navasota
Houston
Grand Union Station
L. Trice
D. J Price
Mgr
Palestine
Texas Central
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Wootan Walls
Ston, Texas
Ws. Doherty
James & Hart
John Wittman Fihoe
D. Garrett
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