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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
3
Analyzes Texas corn potential in 1907 with 7.4 million acres and 21 bushels per acre. Argues improved varieties and farming methods could raise yield to 40 bushels, boosting state output and reducing need to buy corn. Compares corn and cotton economics and advocates increased efficiency over acreage expansion.
J D Wolf a Diamond A A ranch cowboy 40 miles south of Hachita New Mexico was attacked by a rabid coyote while sleeping. He fought the animal injuring his right leg and left foot then drove to Hachita and on to Austin to enter the Pasteur Institute describing the fight in vivid terms.
Colorado county farmers, tired of the bull weevil, quit cotton farming and moved to other sections. Many sold lands at good prices after leaving the cotton-focused area around Weimar on November 14.
A Holiness association convention will discuss whether hell fire is literal or figurative as the resolutions committee reports. A B W Huckabee chaired a two year effort to define the doctrine, with no report yet. Debate over whether the term real fire will resolve the issue and a related state prohibition resolution is expected to provoke strong discussion. Fresh bread and cakes advertised by Texas Bakery with Mrs Otto Boehme as proprietor.
Grace and beauty live in flowers and trees and shrubs. Humble homes gain beauty through simple surroundings and tasteful plantings. Trees are nature's ornaments and destroying them desecrates the landscape, for sturdy oaks cannot be replaced quickly.
George Ellis and Mrs Lula Ellis announce a snake farm near San Antonio to supply snakes and snakeskins nationwide. They seek a suitable farm lease and expect strong demand for reptiles and skins across the United States.
William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan plan a rest trip to Mexico by land, with few details announced publicly. The trip aims to be low profile and may involve a short border crossing, with the duration and companions still undecided.
A Century of Chicago reports Miss Carrie Milhouse born in Anna Norway is 105 and plans to live ten or more years more. She rejected a suitor at 15, waited decades, he married another and died. She has lived with her grandniece wife of George Qualm near Newark for twenty years and never had a photo.
New Orleans hosts the National Farmers' Union convention as it endorses forming a joint committee with bankers and merchants to create modern warehouse facilities at the port. The plan aims to store surplus cotton, issue receipts usable as bank collateral, and reduce handling costs to improve farmer profits.
The issue of compulsory education likely to be raised in the next legislature. A bill from two years ago failed, but labor groups and educators have kept up the agitation, making it one of the urgent problems for lawmakers.
Washington DC November 16 The new issue of postage stamps goes on sale today at leading post offices. Denominations include 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 13 15 50 and 31 cents with Franklin’s bust on the one cent stamp and Washington’s bust on the others. Borders show identical eliptic heads with laurel leaves. Endorsement notes stamps same size as prior issues.
Members of the Masonic fraternity travel from across Iowa for the dedication of the Scottish rite cathedral in Clinton. Formal exercises occur this evening, followed by a three day DeMolay consistory reunion. Streets and buildings are covered in hunting and Masonic emblems.
Harder's stock food is praised for improving egg production and moulting support in chickens. The note mentions Prone 261 and pages 292 to 318 as references to feed efficacy and guidance.
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