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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
3
Railway schedule clipping shows H and T C time card for Bryan with northbound lines 1 3 and southbound 2 4 and Hearn lines with east and west bounds. Train numbers 9 and 10 connect Hearne with San Antonio with departures late afternoon and arrivals by late morning.
Yesterday brought warm weather with a round of local notices. Ads invite buying a buggy horse and a nice organ, with contact details. Also listed are cheap millinery, fresh oysters at Griffre’s Restaurant, and visitors from nearby towns including Kurten and Reliance.
Edwin Sedan titled The Twentieth Century Magician opens the season at the opera house with a new illusion show featuring the Enchanted Death Head Birth of Flowers and a talking Skeleton act. Manager E G Davis hails it as the most interesting performance now before the public with mid night mysteries and incantations from India. Ticket prices 25 35 and 50 cents.
The next Shakespeare club gathering is set for tomorrow evening at Mrs. W. Howell’s home from 8 to 10. The program features Mrs. Taliaferro on tragedy and comedy, Dr. Geo. R. Tabor on dramatic companies, Miss Kate Parker on dramatic theatres, and Dr. J. L. Fountain on the social position of actors and playwrights.
Have your stoves put up before cold weather and galv an flues inspected to avoid fire danger. I offer a good air tight heater for 2 dollars and employ two first class timers to do work quickly. Call J Allen Myers The Hot Kutter at Phone 116.
Vendor McDuff Simpson offers 75 bushels of rice and 35c per bucket or 21c per pound for sweet onions. He urges buyers to skip imported onions at 5c per pound and choose home grown produce from a local gardener at half the price. Patronage requested for the year. 26950 Prepensey, McDuff Simpson.
EXCHANGE H A DePrez of St Louis E H Ray of Dallas S Wallach of San Antonio C Marston of Houston J T Handley of Waco F C Butte of Cincinnati Geo Dalshemer of St Louis E C Cerrande of Houston J E Butler of City J E Biles of Boston C H Tranell of St Louis H Chilton of Tyler registered at local hotels during recent travel events.
To Cincinnati National Convention Christian church from Palestine Texas October 13 20 tickets on sale October 10 11 limit October 23 one fare round trip To Austin United Daughters of the Confederacy October 18 19 tickets on sale October 17 trains arriving in Austin morning October 18 limit October 2st Very low rates Any agent can give full particulars D J Price G P His Palestine Texas
An old Baptist Church notice promotes a private school with solicited patronage by Mrs Edna Minkert and Miss Mary Minkert. The ad also mentions picture frames from 85 new mouldings at Willis and Coleman and sells Metropolitan cigars at Exposition Saloon. Lemp's beer is urged before pulling the cork.
Auction note highlights 150 acres on the H T C railroad between Bryan and Benchley near Thompson Creek the Jesse Taylor place. Also lists a five room house near the graded school the Mrs Mary Mooring place another five room house on a large lot water works and a cheap dwelling with 2 acres in the western city part.
If you have property to sell at a price that will move, place it with us and we will match it with a buyer. This local notice promises quick disposition through our network of purchasers and agents.
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