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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1908
Page
3
A humorous Augusta Chronicle tale recounts two boys visiting a cemetery to divide a fish catch. An aged man overhears “the devil and the Lord parceling out the people” and fears hell. His minister friend returns him to the graveyard, where the boys keep dividing, and the two clergymen flee from the gate in comic fright.
Penguins engage in ritual combats on shore to win mates. Male birds circle and grip, using short flippers as weapons while their bodies shield vital parts. Fights are frequent but rarely fatal. blows can draw blood from a human hand, and the outcome is not well recorded.
The taliout palm of Ceylon grows about ten feet in trunk girth and reaches 180 feet in height. It flowers only once, with a tall spathe bursting to reveal a large plume of blossoms. After fruiting the tree withers rapidly and decays within a fortnight.
A noted poet Fitz-Greene Halleck never wed yet was said to attract a superior lady who would leave her fiancé for him. An England election anecdote describes a poultry market encounter where a suspect man was restrained and fled, a brief moment of clattering eyes and swift exit.
A London Chronicle note muses on how people walk using arms as well as legs. The observer, seated on a seaside slope, describes how reversing arm leg motion changes movement to crablike progress, advocating the phrase arms legs and the man as a fuller balance.
A returning traveler reports Europe’s floods outdone by the United States as she recalls a town named Venice submerged in water. She notes only one day was spent there before continuing home, contrasting with local wet weather.
Ray Stannard Baker cites a Tennessee mulatto who tries to pass as white aboard a Mississippi River boat to Cincinnati. He enjoys white society briefly but feels isolation until hearing black passengers sing, then chooses to embrace his Negro identity.
Marvin Hart of Louisville defeats John Willie of Chicago by a foul decision in the fourth round before a large St Patrick's crowd. Willie drew Hart’s ear after a clinch, Hart unable to respond, ear injury feared, Doc Hotum of Memphis awarded the decision.
The Black Books of Lincoln's Inn record Easter term 1502 where cheese was restricted. Governors and benchers set a rule: anyone eating cheese at dinner or supper or giving cheese to a servant faces four pence per offense, with butlers to arrest defaulters weekly under expulsion as penalty.
A Bellary district practice before weddings features a large effigy said to resemble the bridegroom's father. The procession passes under a sieve with onion tassels while the bridegroom's mother a caste mark. Mock attentions are paid to the bride's relatives by women of the wedding party.
Miss Alberta Adams hosted Bachelor Girls Club at her parents home with twenty guests playing Five Hundred. Miss Hettie Smith and Miss Garth won gold pins, then exchanged one. New club The March Circle, led by Francis Fountain, hosted forty two attendees and named for now The Tuesday Club. Tea at Dr Raysor residence yielded generous donations for church funds.
Baltimore marks the 134th anniversary of the Peggy Stewart burning and tea destruction at Annapolis with patriotic society led ceremonies. The observance follows a long-standing civic tradition in Maryland.
Warns that all lands owned by H. B. Dansby and D. M. Dansby are posted and hunting is prohibited on the premises. Identifies owners and a number 280.
Public notice states Ash Pond on the author’s land in the Bra ves bottom has been leased for hunting for five years under an agreement to protect it. Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Oct. 19. Ww. 8. MIAL.
A. B. Carson identified as a civil engineer and surveyor with residence listed as Phon2 No 287 in the article.
Carnes and Wallace sold to The Eagle Printing Company and Mr M E Wallace will collect accounts but due to other engagements Mr H G Greenwood is hired to wind up the business. Between now and the 20th he will present bills to town and College customers in arrears and statements will be mailed to out of town parties. Please settle when Greenwood presents the bill. The business must close by the first of next month.
Description sought by Wilson and Erskine in Wellborn Texas. Auction-ready items offered for sale if pricing meets expectations.
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