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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1907
Page
4
Odd clipped notes from 1907 appear with postal stamp in Bryan Texas. Mentions Wall Street products boosts slumps and panics. A humorous line references bear hunting and a party blamed on dogs in a private secretary remark.
Community chatter suggests eating onions to ward off dengue. Proponents claim onion breath repels the dengue germ, while others doubt the claim and warn against unproven remedies.
Commissioner Milner says European spinners lack sufficient button on hand to run them through March. He warns a crop of not more than 12,000,000 bales could trigger a cotton famine.
The Houston Post quotes a remark suggesting John Milton would have viewed his own epic as improved if conceived in Texas. The line wryly reflects on the fictional idea that Milton’s descriptive prowess might rate differently outside his era, while clarifying the statement’s playful nature.
The farmers claim the right to price their own products, describing it as a fight for independence and industrial self sufficiency worth a last ditch struggle.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College aims to advance farming through real experiments and soil analysis. It argues that proper fertilizer knowledge and renewed methods can boost crop yields and national prosperity, urging Texas farmers to abandon outdated practices.
The piece urges farmers and the public to support and cooperate earnestly with the Agricultural and Mechanical College faculty as part of broader civic effort.
Twenty seven years after his governorship James Davis Porter was repeatedly misprinted as Porte and Potter in newspapers while recalling Sam Houston. The piece notes the persistent error across national press and public memory.
The next wave of general prosperity could bring sewerage, a trolley line, and a cotton mill to Bryan after one or two good crops. If any chance arises to obtain them without waiting for a fat year, avoid hesitation.
Engineers estimate the contemplated Mississippi River work will cost about 50,000,090 dollars and require ten years to complete. The note underscores the scale of the undertaking in a large country.
Sloppy weather reveals poor road surface as city council moves to repair Main Street. Removing the dirt and sand coating the rock presents the toughest challenge for restoring the street.
Strayed or stolen one light fawn Jersey cow with one straight horn and one drooped horn. Very fat. Liberal reward for return to W. E. Johnson. 256tt.
A critic says music can provoke distress over popular airs while an old country teacher calls a famous choir's singing execrable. A hymnal committee chose works by broad consensus, placing Rock of Ages first and Jesus, Lover of My Soul near the top, illustrating De gustibus non disputandum.
A Pearson's Weekly report chronicles stage fright cases where fear triggers heart failure. A novice dies before or during his first performance, an amateur actress collapses and dies after a prologue, and a veteran, thirty years in theater, dies on stage after failing to speak. The piece flags heart failure as the cause, linked to stage fright.
Warning to all parties not to hunt on lands owned by signed parties. Violators will be prosecuted fully. Signatories include Jake Luza and Vincent Luza, 272.
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson known as the Hero of the Merrimac and Alabama congressman was greeted by 4,143 men who cheered, clapped, and waved flags and handkerchiefs in a Sunday afternoon reception in the city.
Free test samples of Dr Shoop Catarrh Remedy mailed to readers with no cost or obligation. The ad promotes a crosslike petrolatum paste for nasal throat catarrh and suggests using Dr Shoop Restorative internally for stomach or bowel involvement. Multiple booklets offered on health topics by Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin.
A widow consoles mourners saying her husband died in the height of fashion after his car went over a bank. The comment, cited by the St. Louis Post Dispatch, mixes grief with irony as locals reflect on the fatal incident.
A brief exchange shows a husband urging his wife to stop nitpicking neighbors while she resents being denied small pleasures. The Liverpool Mercury quotes Disraeli noting that strong things falter under weak pressure.
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