Texas Rice Leads Nation Amid Mixed Political Buzz
The Daily Eagle notes Texas leads in rice with an average yield of eleven and one fourth barrels per acre while political chatter swirls around Roosevelt Hanna Hill and 1904 strategies. Gov. John Sparks, once a Lampasas cowboy, is cited as a Texas ranchman turned Nevada figure. Taxable values are listed in alarming figures reflecting money questions and harvest promises.
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Texas
John Sparks
Nevada
Lampasas County
Tabor Forced into Assignment by Creditor, Not Voluntary
The Eagle reports that O L Tabor did not initiate the assignment willingly but was compelled by a creditor. Tabor had moved his business from DeWalt to Coalson. a creditor wrote three letters to DeWalt in October, not forwarded until Oct 14, and Tabor, away at Bryan for the fair, did not receive them until Oct 21. Meanwhile suit was filed and, after efforts to delay, he felt forced to act.
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O. L. Tabor
Eagle
Tabor
DeWalt
Coalson
Mr. Tabor
Judge W J Moore Dead Leader in Brazos Bottom planters dies
Judge W J Moore a longtime Brazos bottom planter dies at 11 30 a m in Bryan from typhoid pneumonia He was 58 and left large interests in Burleson county A Confederate veteran and Camp J B Robertson member he lived in Bryan and Calvert and was connected to several local families Funeral services at G W Browns home and shipment to Calvert for burial.
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W. J. Moore
G. W. Brown
Judge Moore
Burleson County
Alabama
Texas
Andrew Moore
E. S. Peters
Daniel Parker
J. E. P. Hanna
Callvert
W. T. Hanna
Mumford
Jas. Garrity
Corsicana
J. B. Robertson
Bryan
Calvert
Camp J B Robertson Plans Funeral Escort at City Hall
Members are ordered to meet at the city hall at 9:00 a.m. wearing badges to escort the remains of comrade W J Moore from Mr Browns residence to the H and T C depot by order of H B Stoddard Com W Gillie Mitchell Adj This notice directs a military style funeral escort and lists two officers.
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W. J. Moore
Mr. Brown
H. B. Stoddard
Com
W. Gillie Mitchell
Adj
His Ruling Passion and the Umbrella Thief
Verlaine left his friend Bibi iapuree a legacy and care from admirers. Bibi, generous yet absentminded, took hosts' umbrellas, souring relations until a fundraising banquet aided him. At the finale he retired amid twenty seven umbrellas.
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Verlaine
Bibi Iapuree
Bibi
Bib
Frogs and Wires and Other Notes from a Page
A colonial era column discusses dangers to telegraph insulators from frogs and a cyclone interrupting cables. It also offers home remedies for corns including vinegar breadcrumbs poultices and careful pedicure guidance with sensible shoes and pumice stone.
I. and G. N. to Houston Carnival Tickets
The I. and G. N. announces sale of round trip tickets to Houston for the Carnival. On Nov 16 to 21 the fare is 3.30. On the evening of Nov 17 tickets are 1 with return by Nov 19. On the evening of Nov 20 tickets are 1 with return by Nov 23.
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Houston
Onion Soup Recipe From Elder Dumas
A celebrated onion soup recipe advises using four Bermuda onions or eight white ones fried in butter, then simmered in two quarts of water with pepper and salt. Three egg yolks beat into the hot soup and served over toasted bread, with milk as a possible water substitute.
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Dumas
Bermuda
Trespass Warning From Fin Feather Club President
All persons found trespassing upon the railroad tank for any purpose will be prosecuted. M. Parker, President Fin Feather Club. 98
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M. Parker
Fin Feather Club
H T C Excursion Rates and Special Trains
H T C offers Houston and Waco round trip fares with limits in November 1902. Special trains pass Bryan on Nov 18 and 24 at 10 50 am with a $1.00 round trip fare. Tickets on sale Nov 18 return on regular trains. Nov 21 sales return Nov 21 22 23. Also includes a mail order offer for a California Big Trees picture at 15 cm stamps. Local prices on oils, lamps, and calico from Coulter's sale.
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Bryan
F. B. Morse
Houston
Texas
California
Maricopa
Cradles Through the Ages in Early Manuscripts
The article surveys cradles from ninth and tenth century manuscripts showing beds carved from tree trunks with strap holes for baby restraint. It notes their continued use in modern Greece and traces evolution by the fifteenth century to swinging beds between pillars, a precursor to the bercelon nette.
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Greece
The Harm of Damp Houses
A brief warning on the health dangers of damp moldy homes and moldy environments. It cites historical links to disease, mentions lime as a disinfectant, and urges destruction of moldy cloths and unfit items.
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London Lancet
Her Choice in a Shorter Man Match
Minnie explains she chose a short husband over a tall one due to salary differences. Fred asks how she managed to marry a man a head shorter, and Minnie replies she had to choose between a little man with a big salary and a big man with a little salary.
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Fred
Minnie
The Polite Tramp and the Bulldog Incident
A Philadelphia Record column quotes a humorous exchange about a man being hit by a bulldog and a woman involved. The tone is playful yet casual in a city paper voice, balancing street slang with light social observation.
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Jake
Pard
Tim
Philadelphia
Love and wealth clash in a family tale
A San Francisco Bulletin remark contrasts affection with a harsh family legacy. A character questions love due to a father who butchered cattle, then counters with the claim that the son possesses 3 million dollars.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Faust
Lucile
Burns
Longfellow
Whittier
Wilson & Jenkins
the Daily Eagle
Connelly & Carnes
Paris
Roosevelt
Hanna
New York
Hill
Coulter
Alfred Wrights
Thelma
Powell
Emmel’s Prescription Pharmacy
Hunter
Chatham
Australia
England
Allphin
S. Hi. Allohin
James & Hart
Houston Carnival
Waco
W.S. Wilson
Franklin Brothers
IBSD
Eupion
the Bryan Grocery Co
Edge Bros
Sanders Bros. & Co
Cole Bros
Thos. W
Sovssis Sooa
McConnico
General Insurance Agency
Bryan, Tex
Lornado
Io Reliable and Staunch Companies
Mutual Life of
A. D. M’connico
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