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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1902
Page
3
The notice lists passenger train times: No. 104 Northbound departs at 4:45 p.m. with a close connection to the main line and eastbound GN. No. 102 departs at 7:10 p.m. toward San Antonio. No. 108 from San Antonio arrives at 4:00 p.m.
Northbound No 1 departs 10 20 am No 8 at 1 27 pm No 6 at 2 13 am Southbound No 2 at 2 00 pm No 4 at 4 16 pm No 6 at 2 46 am Nos 8 and 4 are fast trains stopping only at principal stations
Bryan area notices list business ads for Coulter's Norwood's and Caldwell's selling shoes collars and umbrellas, plus a 300 acre Brazos bottom farm for sale and a manager position sought. Local exchanges mention visits by H P Dansby J E Mathis G H Fullerton and Prof T A Cloud. Regular church services and a graded school football victory are noted.
The text urges Bryan residents to attend a football game at the fairgrounds, noting prior college support and free invites, highlighting community ties with A and M College and the campus cadets. It references college assistance at past events and calls for local patronage as a show of appreciation.
Miss Ella Nicol is on the sick list and local merchants advertise goods. Norwood's cash store offers 286 wool blankets while Coulter's markets a Norfolk suit for 2 50. A Trinity Varsity football win 27 to 0 over Trinity at Austin is noted, with tomorrow's game ad on the paper’s first page.
Notice to buy alfalfa oats and wheat seeds now for winter pasture. Henry and Brogdon offer a fine lot of seed at their old Moore stand located at 285-3.
The pastor will preach morning and evening and every member is urged to attend. Mission day includes the business meeting and the note encourages members to come and support the pastor.
The undersigned thank the merchants of Bryan the country people and all others who contributed groceries fresh meats and cooked food such as cakes for the dining hall at the Central Texas fair. We are heartily thankful to all. Very respectfully Ladies of the Methodist Church.
Daly reports in the Manufacturers' Record that Beaumont Spindletop oil proves suitable for refining. He notes a new $5 million refinery near Beaumont, a fenced 200 to 400 acre complex with steel and brick buildings. He describes dense oil activity, fires, and railroads using oil burners on the International and Great Northern line.
New York November 1. A conference led by Commissioner Lederle warned the city faces a trachoma threat. Educators noted pencils and shared desks as transmission points. 14,000 pupils have been excluded since school year start. A second meeting is expected.
Railroads report 30000 settlers traveled to California on low rate excur sions in September and October. About 5000 are said to have settled permanently, with many others inspecting northern and southern sections to choose homes.
Grain Handlers union members at Balfour Guthrie & Co on Oceanic docks walk out in Portland. The action targets the exporter for recognition while other docks may join, threatening to stop grain exports during the peak season. No wage dispute is involved.
In Greenville Texas on November 1 a five year old boy, son of Mr. Rhodes, died after slipping into a barrel of water used to scald a hog. The incident occurred while the father was dressing the hog and the child died hours later.
General DeWet left London for South Africa amid hearty cheers from the crowd gathered to bid him farewell on November 1.
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