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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
2
The article notes suffragettes adopt football tactics during attacks on parliament and mentions Bryan's election prospects. It also cites Texas bank deposits rising by over four and a half million between July 15 and Sept 23 and includes a quip about newspaper editors revealing weakness.
Brazos county holds a mass meeting at the courthouse with about two hundred citizens pledging to pursue a definite objective. The scene signals a lasting, statewide value of vigilant participation in free institutions. A Dallas-married couple with twin sons named Bryan and Taft illustrates contemporary political humor. Cavitt's Drug Store advertises a new stock of McKinley music at 10 cents per copy.
Wheelock Robertson county forms a new Missionary Baptist church with Rev. J. M. Bullock named pastor and delegates chosen to seek admission to the Central Texas Association. Deacons include Mr. Thompson and future appointee Mr. Dave Arnett. services to be held in the Wheelock schoolhouse. Also notes postponement of Texas Under Six Flags at Grand Opera House with 56 actors, aimed at T. W. C. benefit next Thursday.
A. B. Carson, civil engineer and surveyor, appears ante as No. 287 with Co. Fountain Dentist designation.
The cotton market closed 10 to 15 points higher than Wednesday with 550 bales sold at Friday’s local prices. A standout lot of Bra zos bottom cotton favored Liver pool account at 83-4 amid broader gains as Liverpool futures rose and American prices moved up in the session. Receipts at U S ports rose to 1,662,945 this season, up 46,672 from last year. teachers on the East Side receive new desks, while West Side schools were already equipped.
A large country crowd visits Bryan with steady business as H T C installs a wood turning machine. L B Brinkley touts road quality and low prices while traveling from Kieth to Bryan shows. Local events include Ladies Choral at Carnegie Hall, J Allen Myers attending the State Fair, and penitentiary transfers. The H T C offers Dallas fair fares, a possible Bryan opera, and a Villa Maria auditorium benefit drawing crowds. Samantha Hollis’s death is reported, with Memorial Tent meetings ongoing nightly in Bryan.
Rumor confirmed by Sam Levy that Levy Bros will go out of business and launch a Going Out Business Sale next Thursday. He will not leave Bryan, noting the city remains good. Levy Bros began about twenty four years ago and built a sizable trade with courteous service. Friends regret the decision.
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