Norwood's offers new in fashion line and goods
In Bryan and surrounding towns residents visit Norwoods for new percales Shetland floss bowery lines and children's fleece lined vests Shoppers buy Red Seal ginghams and wool shirt waists while locals travel to nearby cities for events and licenses Antonio Greco and Cologera Mancuso receive a marriage license.
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John Preston
Marlin
Will Hardy
Foard County
Norwood
O.L. Morey
Galveston
Bud Cone
Edge
Idella Lawless
Kurton
Grogan
Hearne
H. B. Steele
Steele’s
Norwood's
Norwood’s
Les Mabry
Horace Thurman
Antonio Greco
Cologera Mancuso
Poll tax receipts delayed as 3256 Brazos polls await
Tax collectors warn new poll tax receipts are slow to issue due to longer form and multiple copies. With 3256 polls in Brazos county and only 100 receipts issued, most voters may miss the deadline after January 1. The article notes residents visiting from McGregor and Waco, a five generation family portrait, a fatal burn of a five month old in Burleson county, boll weevil impact prompting farmers to seek North Carolina seed, and local corn sales to North Texas at 42 cents per bushel.
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Brazos County
KK. A
Skiles
Plano
North Texas
Bryan
Georgia Minstrels Delight Bryan Opera House Crowd
The Georgia Minstrels led by Billy ersands filled the opera house to standing room only with society home and visiting crowds. The show mixed old jokes with new songs and witty monologues, drawing lasting popularity and laughter. The famed Billy remains a staple of Bryan audiences.
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Georgia
Billy Ersands
Billy
Bryan
Early Cotton Seed Promotion and Local Notices
The report lists cotton receipts by Lawrence Warehouse and Brick Warehouse with totals and notes Carson & Sewall of Bryan have ordered King’s Improved Early Cotton Seed from North Carolina to help farmers beat boll weevil next season. The piece also covers local remarks on the Eagle hog show, seed offers from J. N. Cole, and remarks from S.S. Rosier about hard times. It mentions the Harvey precinct justice appointment, I and GN hauling freight to gulf ports, and various local social and church notices with names and events.
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Texas
North Carolina
King’s
Carson & Sewall
Bryan
Lawrence
Stover's Cotton Yard
Carson & Sewall of
King
S.S. Rosier
Edge
Rosier
Fair Grounds
J. N. Cole
Jones
Parker
Ginner
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Blanke Bros
Dansby
Asuranga
Joe B. Reed
Waco
Rubens
Wash Utsey
Wixon
Ollie Seale
Kurten
Maybelle Hartman
Navasota
John Newcomb
Reliance
Chas. Graham
Harvey
E. L. Shettles
L. D. McGee
Prospect
Geo. W. McMichael
J. P. Simpson
Johnson
Henry Warren
County Road Gang
Ella
Pearl Kurten
D. O. Doyle
H. & B. V. Railroad
Chas. Manly
J. J. Hicks
Grimes County
Hugo
Philip Endler
Gus Hinz
Mathew Shepherd
James Ray
The
Maccabees
R. T. Boyle
Bryan Elks’ Iodge
Be. J. Jenkins
America
Oxford
Men's Outfitters
J. W. Boyd
McGregor
R. Mayfield
Baby
G. S. Parker
D. A. Lawrence
S. M. Derden
Derden
Boyd
Myers
Burleson County
D. D. Rice
Georgia Minstrels
W. T. Wood
J. M. Powers
Call
Newton County
Gulf Ports
Marlin Democrat
Tom May
W. ©. Rogers
T. R. Tomlinson
Jess Tomlinson
Joe Williams
Willie White
Steve Keifer
John Isgett
Jake Keifer
Madison County
Christian Church
Coon Williams
A. N. Hall
John Jones
Amon Williams
Jim Reed
John Goen
M. Helen Johnson
Opera House
District Court
McDougald
Lester McDougald
Joe Vance
Bettie Vance
Travis Beard
State Maccabees
K. P. Jones
Anderson
G. M. Soles
Cotulla
J. J
A. B. Gandy
Rock Prairie
M. Lasalle Painter
Haswell’s
Martino
Ben S. Read
Bbbsaeream
Taylor’s
Luther Taviey
Iori
MO. A. Moore
A. D. McConnico
John A. Moore
Ake
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