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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
2
A county figure, Abel Pond, refuses to reduce his asking price for a site for the new library. He offers a compromise by proposing seven hundred dollars with a one hundred dollar check to kick off subscriptions, urging others to donate to the cause.
An Atlanta remark recalls a Transvaal apology read by Joel Chandler Harris. The note by A C du Plessis retracts every statement against G P Bezuidenhout, calling himself a genuine liar and declaring no knowledge of Bezuidenhout's character.
A fragment recounts Robert Fulton born in Lancaster PA 1765 hailed as a self made man with a Scottish Irish lineage. It notes his father’s initial lack of patrimony and Fulton family roots in Lancaster civic life including church and library involvement. Also includes a brief Sahara anecdote about a fourmilion insect creating a sand trap for intruders.
A discussion of mullahs as religious leaders in India and the East. It notes the title, sacred status, and the rule of vengeance upheld by the Ulima that harming a mullah warrants the killer’s death.
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt warns water inhalation as the true danger to swimmers, not cramps, explaining how inhaled spray can lead to drowning. It recalls old, unsafe remedies like shot in milk and sparrow shot for lung ailments and shares anecdotes of remedies and a Sussex scene.
Landowners H. B. Dansby and D. M. Dansby warn that all lands they own are posted and hunting is forbidden. Property owner contact in the 280 area is implied.
The firm announces that after selling to The Eagle Printing Company Mr M K Wallace will collect accounts and H G Greenwood will wind up affairs. Between now and the 20th he will present bills to town and College customers in arrears and statements will be mailed to distant parties. Debtors should settle when billed. closure is needed by the first of next month.
Description to be sent to Wilson and Erskine in Wellborn Texas for potential sale.
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