Local notices of sales, visits, and repairs in Bryan area
Local news lists trouser bargains at Templeman and Son, roof paint from Dodson’s, and several residents traveling to Waco Austin Fort Worth Houston and Galveston. Notable items include house for rent, a fire loss with no insurance, and a Catholic church confirmation service with eight masses and 80 confirmations.
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Dodson
J. R. Carlton
Navasota
P. H. Arrington
Millin
E. F. Gregory
Edge
M. Parker
Austin
Templeman & Son
Howell
Little Son
Ft. Worth
Dr. Heidingsfelder
Houston
John B. Mike
J. W. Benson
John Dyess
J. A. Shaw
Bethel
Annie Adams
Mudville
J. J. Adams
Pearl Inskeep
Joe Cavitt
Wheelock
Waco
Edith Clifton
Main Street
Tebout
W. J. Walker
L. A. Gallagher
Galveston
Catholic Church
Quiet Yet Tense Samoa News From Vancouver
Reports from Apia indicate a fractured governance board in Samoa with Germany the United States and Britain at odds. The president seeks control with the chief justice possibly guiding this move, while talks of abolishing the kingship or running tax free exist amid American coaling station work at Pago Pago.
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Vancouver
B. C
Samoa
Board of Control
Germany
United States
England
Aorangi
Australia
America
Apia
Pago Pago
First north cattle dipping under US quarantine at St Louis stockyards
The first regular cattle dipping in the north under new US quarantine rules was performed at the St. Louis National Stockyards. Under the rule south cattle dipped in petroleum and sulfur solution may move through quarantine. The initial 72 calves were dipped with no ill effects, followed by 170 older cattle. inspector Dr. Brougham oversaw the process and all were passed for shipment as native cattle.
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St. Louis
North
United States
St. Louis National Stockyards
Brougham
News Briefs From San Juan to Vinita The Week
November reports cover high postal rates in Puerto Rico halting papers, New York volunteers ballots arriving late, Japan probing China's emperor's survival, whaling patrol plans by Grant and Wheeling cooperation, a Lake Shore worker jailed for long thefts, and John A Chamness found guilty of murder with a death penalty save.
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Vinita
I. T
John A. Chamness
United States
James Arnold
Muldrow
Duel Fools End in Tragic Farewell Across English Borders
The tale recalls Tom Porter and Sir Henry Bellasis, once close friends, who duel after Porter boasts of defying blows. Bellasis is wounded and dies days later in France while Porter escapes. Pepys notes the quarrel as emblematic of a nation’s silliness and sorrow.
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Tom Porter
Sir Henry Bellasis
Pepys
England
Henry Bellasis
Sir Henry
Porter
Tom
Shopping in Italy And Other Eccentricities
A compilation of anecdotes recalling travel curiosities in Italy including fragmented shopping by category and differing weights. Also notes Herr Strauss eccentricities and Beatrix Hoyt’s golf prowess with comparisons to a promised sports history. Louis XII's complaint about Ferdinand of Spain ends with a sharp retort about deceit.
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Louis XII
France
Ferdinand
Spain
Vagaries of English and local slang cited in papers
A miscellany quotes West coast drafts and a banker remark with a new office boy scene. Uncle Eben voices colorful dialect about a circus horse while references to newspapers and a crowd joke appear amid stray notes on pokers and society terms.
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Detroit Free Press
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Bryan
G.N
Hearne West Bound
Hearne
Antonio
Templeman’s
Albert Worley
Waco Yester
George W. Norrell
Squire J. M. Zimmerman
Kurten
Judge John N. Henderson
Ben Ettleson
Dave Brown
RK. B. Templeman& Son
Emmet’s
J.C. Blume
J. H. Blume
Hendersons
Sam Sanger
Ilammoth Cave
Webb Bros
St. Louisa
Porto Rico
San Juan
Washington
New York
Seattle
Wash
China
Yao
Pekin
Revenue Cutter Grant
Wheeling
San Francisco
Toledo
William Breck
Lake Shore
Italy
Harper’s Bazar
Herr Strauss
Vienna
Mme. Strauss
Miss Hoyt
Beatrix Hoyt
Boston Herald
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Inc
Ison Globe
Levy Bros
Beauty
Hall
Freckala
Biall’s Drug Store
Texas
Texas Bakery
Otto Boehme
Otto Boe Fime
Jayes
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