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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1898
Page
1
A collage of anecdotes shows a suspended soldier teased by a colonel over imagined family grief, eye care tips from John Quincy Adams, a humorous grocer misreads, harvest customs in Germany, letters and trades lore, a rubber band headache remedy, astronomers Beards and beards, and a tragic train accident in Australia. The pieces mix humor, history, and daily life from varied sources.
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