Local Notes and Appointments in Corsicana
Fresh shipment candy noted. Several residents and visitors listed as in the city yesterday including Howell Bros. and Clay of Millican. Marriage license issued to W. H. Nevill and Della Gray. Lost items reported emerald brooch and gold brooch with red coral rose. Presbyterian services announced with times. Wilson Bradley leaves for Bryan to join Howell Bros. and was previously a bookkeeper for L. J. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Bros
Clay
Rufus Vardy
Corsicana
Er. H. Gray
Rockdale
Lige Curry
Valley Junction
Watt Stewart
Reliance
Herbert Lavender
Grimes County
T. A. Simma
Franklin
W. H. Nevill
Della Gray
Fountain & Co
L. A. Kethea
Livingston
Texas
Lamar Bethea
Fair Grounds
Eagle Office
Presbyterian Church
Westminster League
Wilson Bradley
Bryan
Bradley
L. J. Wilson
Navasota Examiner
Excursion to Bryan to Galveston and oil land ads
Tickets selling for G N Excursion from Bryan to Galveston on Saturday Oct 21 with return by Oct 28. German Bremen visit and Grand German celebration noted. Oil wells near Keith Grimes County cited as future Texas oil field. Land tracts 41 and 50 acres for sale near wells with flexible terms. Contact W B Hudson Bryan TX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Galveston
Bremen
D. J. Price
D. C. DeMaret
Gen. Pass
Tkt. Agt
Keith
Grimes County
Texas
W. B. Hudson
Insurance ad for Batte & Co with tornado and accident policies
T R Batte & Co offers life, fire and property insurance for buildings, stock and machinery. Tornado policy available. low rates claimed with large benefits. Sample plans include accident and sickness indemnity and livestock life insurance. cotton-farm coverage noted.
Saluting the sneezer across nations and ages
A sweeping survey traces sneeze salutes from Pliny to 16th century Florida and beyond, noting Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, Hindus, and modern folk traditions. It cites Buddha, Jacob, Prometheus, and Aristotle, detailing odds and omens tied to sneezing and the varied blessings spoken or withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Caxton
Rome
Gregory the Great
Gregory
Buddha
Jacob
Prometheus
Elisha
Aristotle
Penelope
Ulysses
Telemachus
Hindoo
Howell
Ethiopia
de Soto
Florida
Vienna
Ireland
Devonshire
Vanity and Beauty Reflections and a City Depository Bid
A nostalgic piece discusses vanity as love of beauty and self improvement. A Brooklyn Life note mentions the Sphinx. Bryan, Texas advertises a city council depository bid inviting sealed proposals from banks or individuals in Brazos County with bids due October 27 1905 and selection after the April 1906 city election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bryan
Brazos County
State of Texas
A. D
Banking Incorporation
Zigzag Heredity Quip Inspires Family Joke
A humorous Life magazine quip features Mrs Flitter describing her two sons. She says the homely boy resembles and acts like his father, while the pretty boy resembles and acts like his mother, provoking a lighthearted family joke about heredity.
City bids require 0.5 percent revenue guarantee
Bryan Texas October 13 1905 Mayor R H Harrison and Secretary C M Spell announce that every bid must be accompanied by a certified check not less than one half of one percent of the city revenue for 1904 as faith guarantee if the bid is accepted and the bidder fails to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Harrison
C. M. Spell
Bryan
Tex
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Ben Love
W. S. Stuart
W. D. Yardley of
Harvey
City
Eva May Levi
Madisonville
Maud Maret
G. G. McLendon
Fort Worth
Air Grounds
Robt. W. Howell
G. N
T.R. Batte & Co
Slotton
Sharp
Philadelphia Press
SCF Bros. & C
Baltimore
New York
Schloss Bros. & CO. of
Wagner
Brandon
Bryan, Texas
Europe
Struckoil
Emmy
Hull
Brooklyn
Som
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