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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1900
Page
4
A humorous scene on front steps shows a boy Reggie asking his father about wool and hair. The father growls, while Reggie hints at his mother’s warning, ending with a sly remark about wool over her eyes.
An angry suburban client pressuring for divorce is told to pursue the ground of extreme cruelty. He notes his wife failed to mediate, instead sending him tools like a bucksaw and an axe, signaling the end of any amicable settlement.
A quirky note cites a line from the Atchison Globe and a Klondike Nabberly exchange. The fragment mentions a love letter phrase and a short dialogue about dining after arriving in the Klondike.
Aunt Mehitable recalls Uncle Jerry as the contrarienest man she knew. He once picked up a hot potato during a dinner with no guests and held it in his hand until it blistered him to prove others would have dropped it.
A dialogue contrasts pockets in men and women, joking that men lack right to a woman's pocket while women may access a man's pocket. The line appears in a Chicago News piece reflecting gendered humor.
Fragmentary note suggests a will not yet read. inquiry about the deceased uncle’s faculties and age 83. source excerpt from Unsere Rapeilechalt indicates probate delay and uncertainty about testamentary disposition.
John R McLean the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor spends most of his year in Washington visiting the Cincinnati Enquirer bureau. He wires in for close control of editorials and dictates many pieces from the capital. McLean is five feet nine inches, stout, approachable, a former athlete, and suffers gout linked to a high living and limited exercise.
A slight sore throat may be cured in a single night by dipping a large handkerchief in cold water, squeezing it, binding around the throat, and covering with oilskin and thick woolen material to retain moisture and warmth.
Alan Arthur, son of the president, rarely seen in New York and homes in Paris near the Arc de Triomphe. He travels often, is a cultured linguist and agreeable gentleman, and his hobby is driving four in hand. He is recognized as a skilled whip in Paris.
The article extols idyllic summer courtships of 1899 involving outdoor walks, golf links, bog and heather outings, and morning shooting expeditions. It argues such wholesome companionship fosters stronger human bonds and favors purer, more lasting love than ballroom romances.
Washington Nov 16 The agriculture department releases preliminary figures for 1899 crops. Corn per acre 25.8 bushels quality 85.5 percent buckwheat 15 bushels per acre quality 60.2 percent potatoes 40.8 bushels per acre quality 3 points below 1899 hay 1.28 tons per acre quality 89.7 percent Cotton and wheat reports to follow in December and by Dec 10 respectively.
In Birmingham on November 16 the Parsons faction of the Knights of Labor elected officers led by John H. Parsons as Master Workman and J J Donnelly as worthy foreman. W R Carr replaced Bostock on the executive board and A J O Keefe became editor of the National Journal. The Hayes faction debated the Chinese exclusion act and announced a public letter denouncing Parsons while adjournment was set for Washington.
Washington reports a cable from Director Sheng relayed to Secretary Hay stating a Nov 13 imperial decree condemns Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang to life imprisonment, imprisons Prince Yih and Secondary Prince Ying, deprives Secondary Prince Lien of rank, degrades Duke San and Ying Nien, exiles Yu Hsien, and issues other alterations while Kang Yi is deemed dead.
A Shanghai dispatch says an imperial edict removes Princes Tuan and Chwang from all offices and hands them to the clan court for confinement. The edict likely blocks the heir apparent from becoming emperor and signals possible early peace talks.
A Pekin dispatch reports Russians ceasing surveillance of the railroad from Taku to Tang Tsoun. Count von Waldersee has telegraphed the Russian minister of war to protest the move, saying he was not previously notified.
Irving King, an elderly veteran and habitual drunkard, was shot and killed by his wife at her rural home six miles south of Mansfield, Missouri. She fired through the door with a musket loaded with buckshot as he tried to gain entry with an ax.
A snow storm in northern and western New York caused major train delays with routes affected and schedules disrupted. Snow and wind slowed arrivals in New York and surrounding areas.
City officers include Mayor J 8 Mooring Marshal T P Boyett Deputy Marshal R H Smith and others. County officers list Judge A G Board Clerk G W McMichael Tax Collector J J Adams and Sheriff T C Nunn. Schools board names Dr J W Howell president and J Allen Myers secretary.
A compendium of church listings with pastors and service times including Baptist Methodist Christian Science Episcopal Presbyterian Free Communion Baptist Catholic Italian Catholic entries. Also lists officers and managers at Bryan Cotton Seed Oil Mill and Bryan Compress.
Local fraternal and Masonic group meeting times listed for Brazos Camp No 104 Western, Bryan Tent No 16 KOTM, Bryan Lodge No 980 Home Forum, Bryan Lodge No 409 National Aid, Ivanhoe Commandery No 8 Knight Templars, W H Nall Chapter No 87 RAM, Brazos Lodge No 129 AF and AM, Brazos Lodge No 64 K of P, Vulcan Lodge No 37 OUW, Bryan Lodge No 1032 K of H with meeting nights and officers named.
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