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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
1
A description from Youth's Companion recounts Alvan Clark testing a huge Lick telescope lens in Cambridgeport. He demonstrates how heat from a nearby human body alters the flint glass, causing jets of light to flare, then fade as the lens returns to a calm glow.
In London both Jenny Lind and Grisi competed for royal favor. Lind, unsettled by Grisi’s glare, shifted to the piano then sang a child’s prayer, moving the audience to silence and tears. Grisi joined Lind afterward, kissing her in a touching gesture.
A fragmentary exchange discusses a person dropping up in the post office and a broken typewriter key. The conversation shifts to a house agent noting dampness as a disadvantage and suggests the dampness could be an advantage in case of fire.
A New Zealand voyage tale shows artist N. Chevalier doubting sailors as dawn fog turns into land. The captain misread the compass due to magnets aboard, risking disaster until the artist’s trained eye correctly identified the land in sight. The story links perception, interpretation, and mental seeing beyond optics.
An old gentleman at a will reading is enraged by a line bequeathing the mare to a foe and exclaims the mare is eating his grass. In Denver Times notes, Tom Bagnell fines a disorderly man as a justice of the peace in Altman, claiming it is the highest court and that an appeal is impossible from the highest count in the United States.
A conversation recaps an alleged correspondence from George describing daily travel letters that were in fact written beforehand in his office. The exchange notes the regular cadence of the letters despite claims of routine travel.
Guidance on poultry care including housing with lime, nesting height, feeding to control fat, mating and perch choice. It names Minorcas Leg horns Black Spanish as egg producers and advises on selecting active males. Also describes treating mouth canker with rag wrapped lead pencil dipped in potash and turpentine.
The Philadelphia Inquiry quotes a sentiment that suicidal actions may be avoided if those who survive share lessons. It argues that hearing firsthand from troubled individuals could deter others from self harm and that returning survivors would be welcome to tell their stories. It notes Hamlet’s idea that known ills are preferable to unknown futures.
A Japanese legend explains how a hungry, pious couple find a peach that they share. When the wife refuses to eat, the husband cuts it in half and a divine infant emerges. The god instructs planting the peach stone to bring happiness, friends, and wealth.
A South African plant guards itself by mimicking a white lichen on rocks. It has sharp green leaves arranged with points upward, each tipped by a small white scaly sheath. The lifelike surface hides the plant until stepped on.
A Chicago Post excerpt shows a woman boasting she saved 200 dollars in three months by keeping accounts, while admitting she does not actually have the cash. Her husband questions where the money is, highlighting the gap between records and real funds.
Four room house with two lots and a west side stable offered at $658 with easy terms. Also a six room house plus one or two lots on west side four blocks from Main Street with brick cistern and price $1250. Two city lots with an old four room house in southwest part priced at $300. Also other city property.
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