13 Oct 1905
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
1
A bustling entertainment page lists a wild animal show with a snake exhibit, a big fish display, a two legged calf, merry go round, novelty acts, a big shoot, crack rifle shooting, and a fine band providing music.
Bryan readers learn of Studebaker parade plans and two railway special fares for the Central Texas Fair first and next day. Officials cite big speakers like Bell Coquitt Campbell Jester and Jester. Schools, merchants, and host venues coordinate lodging and attendance with afternoon sessions and reduced merchant hours.
In Goumbi a man’s wealth is ranked by the count of slaves he owns then wives and finally chests whether empty or full. Locks of American make flood the market as security for these chests and keys become a conspicuous sign of wealth, though many chests may be empty.
A playful exchange between siblings and Mr. Mangle about walking straight and marriage. The little brother teases Mr. Mangle while mentioning sister and mother plans to help with a marriage arrangement.
Top thoroughbreds begin arriving for the Pair drawing attention across the Southwest. Rich entries include noted riders and managers. Attendance and betting expectations rise as trainers prepare for a fast week of competition.
Three Missouri flyers attract special notice as race purses rise at the Central Texas Fairgrounds. Noted owners Humphreys Nelson Parks Hicks DeNeffe Christian are arriving with runners like Barney Dreyfus Sister May and Gray Nettie. Bob Barker reports top Southwest horses from Dallas heading to the fair, promising strong exhibits in hogs livestock poultry and racing and shooting features by Topperwein and Hero's band of Houston.
The piece notes the sonorous Irish surnames such as MacGiollamoholmoge MacGulshenan and O’Quigley and details how most families remain in the same localities once inhabited. It adds that many commonly deemed Irish are of alien origin with Plunketts Danish and other families English or Anglo-Norman.
A dental description explains tooth structure with enamel pulp and tartar. The piece then notes Tibetan living mummies in caves near Gyangtse called the Cave of Happy Misery where inmates are sealed for merit and rarely seen again, even at death.
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