Women Claim Invention of Trousers
A St. Louis Republic excerpt reports reverend Anna Shaw and Susan B. Anthony at a Women's National Council meeting in Omaha arguing that women invented trousers in ancient times while men fought. The piece satirically notes the shift of pants from woman to man and contemplates future fashion roles for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Shaw
Susan B. Anthony
Women’s National Council
Omaha
Woman
St. Louis Republic
Roosevelt wins in New York with rough riders
The piece attributes Roosevelt’s victory to his war record and the Rough Riders. It references a strong Democratic Texas lead as a notable contrast and includes promotional notes for clothing sales and shipbuilding sentiments, ending with a mention of The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown showing at the Grand next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
Rough Riders
Remarkable 117-Year-Old Spinster Bucks Odds in Cotton Fields
A centenarian-like worker, Mrs. -, aged 117 as of January 8, travels two miles to the cotton fields, cooks, and washes for a large family, averaging 1186 pounds of cotton daily since September 1 despite total blindness and no hands or feet. She keeps picking daily, showcasing extraordinary stamina amid hardship.
Local Market Prices and Election Results Reported
The document lists current prices for cotton, agricultural goods, and livestock with specifics such as cotton seed five fifty per ton and bacon sixty one cents per pound. It also notes elected officials in Bethel precinct J M Powers and J T Dyess as justice and constable plus commissioners and constables in surrounding precincts and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
J. M. Powers
J. T. Dyess
W. L. Edge
Albert Schultze
Kurten
Ed Gregory
Edge and Macy
T. W. Frame
Bryan post office mail list and local notices
A mixed page item lists the Bryan post office letters for the week ending Nov 9 and notes a one cent charge per piece with return instructions. It includes a long roster of names and a standard notice from P M Tyler Haswell. The text also contains a poem couplet by E A Stanton and a theater ad for The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown at the Grand opera house. Baltimore results report Maryland sending four Republicans and two Democrats to Congress with Democrats gaining the popular vote lead in Baltimore city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Haswell
P. M
Baltimore
Maryland
Congress
Baltimore City
Triple Tragedy At Breckenridge Precinct Violence
Three men were killed and two injured at a Hubbard voting box near Breckenridge Texas in a clash between Squires and McCarty factions. Victims named include Roscoe McCarty Joe Ramby and Jefferson Squires with F M McCarty and Riley Squires wounded but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breckenridge
Tex. Navy
Roscoe McCarty
Joe Ramby
Jefferson Squires
Hubbard
Joe Squires
Riley Squires
F. M. McCarty
Roscos
McCarty
City Officers and church listings in local directory
City officers include Mayor C. A. Adams and Marshall T. P. Boyett. Aldermen listed with names and a range of officials follow, alongside pastors for Baptist Methodist Presbyterian Christian Free Communion Baptist and St. Josephs Catholic Church with service times and Sunday masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Finley
J. B. Cochran
Epworth League
J. D. West
Christian
J. L. Andrews
Christian Endeavor
Free Communion Baptist
A. M. Stewart
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Pelnar
Lodge Meetings Reported by Ivanhoe Command
Ivanhoe Command Templars schedule two month lodge meetings led by A. M. Rh Rhodes with secretaries noted. Local members urged attendance and details appear in the public notice section of the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe
Templars
A. M. Rh
Rhodes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilson-Jenkins Druc CO
the Daily Eagle
Neered
Bryan
Texas
Connelly
Palmer & Carnes
Malcolm Cannes
Templeman & Son
America
Spokane
Wash
Spokesman Review
Miss Brown
London
New York City
the Grand
Emmet’s
Emmel
Kamme I
Bryan Markets
Heaven’s Day
Gate of
Pearl
E. A. Stanton
Grand Opera House
Cohen and
Kahame
Breckinridge
Wrinker & Weil
City Directory
C. A. Adams
T. P. Boyett
R. H. Smith
H. G Rhodes
H. H. Jones
Constable
C. L. Baker
R. G. Tabor
W. 8. Howell
W. W. Harris
C. H. Wyse
Jno
M. Lawrence
W. H. Harman
G. W. McMichael
A. G. Board
J. J. Adams
R. M. Nall
T. C. Nunn
R. W. Carr
J. C. Williams
R. J. Deens
Peter Thomas
Felix Phillips
P. H. Arrington
Ben S. Read
Vulcan Lodge
M. H. James
A. Emden
Bryan No
A. J. Platner
Brazos
Stuart
C. C
Joel Reed
Sam
B. Reed
R. Bryan
Paul M. Baylor
James Drug Store
Phore
W. H. Lawrence
P¢ Bryan
Charles
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