Local notices and society chatter from the Eagle
Listings show Burt Norwood selling Douglas shoes and a shaving parlor offering care for difficult faces. Mrs. Sullock and Grimes county visitors drop by, with laundry pickups at the Exchange Shaving Parlor. Thanksgiving saloon closures announced. H&TC R R round trips to Houston offered through Nov 29. College visitors host a house party at Miss McInnis. A&GN excursion to Austin for the A&M game priced at 1.50 with Bryan departure at 7:15 a.m.
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J. H. Sullock
Lucy Allen
Addie
Carrie Lamb
Carroll Lamb
Grimes County
Exchange Shaving
Norwood's Norwood's Norwood's and shoe sale notes
Local ads report Douglas shoes at Norwood's with new shipments and color varieties. Various visitors and residents including M L Smith, Julius Zulch, Rivers Patent, and W C Johnson were seen in Bryan. Marriage licenses issued to Navratil and Studensky.
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M. L. Smith
Rockdale
Norwood
O. W. Hardy
Houston
Norwood’s
Julius Zulch
Willow Hole
Rivers Patent
Navasota
Bryan
W. C. Johnson
Mart
W. J. Coulter
Charles Navratil
Amelia Studensky
Corona Douglas
Hogs for Sale in Bryan Texas Advertisement
One hundred head of good blooded stock hogs including sows pigs and shoats offered. Contact G. W. Brown or W. E. Saunders in Bryan Texas. Includes note to read excursion ad on page four and travel to Austin for Thanksgiving football game between A. & M. College and Varsity.
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G. W. Brown
W. E. Saunders
Bryan
Tex
Austin
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Bryan Mayor
The proclamation designates Thursday November 26 as a day of Thanksgiving for the nation and state. Mayor R H Harrison calls upon Bryan residents to observe the day, close stores and gather at usual places of worship to give praise to God.
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United Statelency
Texas
R. H. Harrison
Bryan
At the Show Idaho western play at opera house
The Otto H. Krause company presents At the Show a beautiful western play Idaho at the opera house. A Thanksgiving matinee is set for Thursday at 2 45 and a Saturday show. Because She Loved Him scored a big hit last night and is praised as one of the best comedies seen in years.
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Idaho
Otto H. Krause
Special Trains to Houston From Bryan in 1903
The Houston and Texas Central Railway will sell round trip tickets to Houston for special trains passing Bryan on November 27 and 28 1903. Fare is one dollar. Tickets sold November 2 and November 27 are valid for travel on regular trains November 26 21 and 29 respectively.
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Bryan
Houston
Local Booth Sale At City Hall Offers Reduced Goods
Methodist ladies held a successful sale at city hall yesterday and list remaining items to be sold today at lower prices including Silk shawls and Sorosis satin petticoats. Visitors from Vinton Macy Wheelock noted. Bank reports recap show solid deposits totaling over 700000 with large business.
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Coulter's
C.E. Dunn
Vinton
Miss Cynthia Castles Dead In Bryan Home
Miss Cynthia Castles died at her Bryan home yesterday afternoon at age 59 years 11 months 3 days. A native of Alabama she was among Bryan’s oldest residents and a devout Methodist. Services were held at her home by the pastor and she lived with her niece Mrs Ellen McMorries and near nephew Mr F T Castles who aided her. Funeral is at 3 this afternoon from the family residence. C F Drake notified from Dublin Texas that his father died there yesterday morning and will return Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Castles
Alabama
Bryan
Methodist Church
Ellen McMorries
F. T. Castles
C.F. Drake
Dublin
Texas
Local Librarian Contracts Ty ler Haswell for Books
Carnegie Library board awarded a contract to Ty ler Haswell valued around $1000 for library books. Haswell competed with major national booksellers and won as a home firm. Also notes social mentions from Grimes county visitors and local ads for Simmons City Shaving Parlor and Howell Bros butter.
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Carnegie Library Board
Tyler Haswell
Haswell
J. F. Martin
Henry Taylor
Robi. Taylor
Jim Stuckey
R. E. Cotton
G. F. Marsh
Alice Marsh
Henry Marsh
Grimes County
Simmons’ City
Howell Bros
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Harrison
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Topeka
Kan
Ann Barton
Velma Scott
McKinney
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G. N
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Dallas
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Richmond
B. J. Jenkins
Oxford
Priestly Cravenette
Parks & Waldrop
Men’s Outfiters
Coulters
Coulter
W. B. Copeland
Macy
Coulter’s
Miss Cynthia Castles
Ben S.read
Taylor’s
U. S
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Busi
Albert W. Wilkerson
J. R. Astin
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G. S. Parker
Hall
J. W. English
Stevenson Machine & Repair Works
Harris
MO. A. Moore
A. D. McConnico
John A. Moore
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