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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1898
Page
2
Local notices list subscriptions and political endorsements for various Texas offices. A fire warning urges flue inspection to prevent house loss. The issue notes railroad records for cotton and promotions from Howell Brothers in Bryan with millinery and fall stock highlights.
The Brenham Banner praises a Burleson county farmer whose cotton yields about a bale per acre while selling corn and pork profitably. Other notes report a Gonzales girl’s suicide by match heads, a local medicine ad, and notices about livestock for sale and local church activities.
The article discusses the value and scarcity of porpoise oil as a vital lubricant, noting the difficulty of catching porpoises and suggesting methods like nets or rifles. It then recounts anecdotes about Webster, Lowell, Story, and humorous vignettes about artists, extraordinary mothers, boiled water, and a quip from Harper's Bazar.
A full listing of city and county officers including Mayor C A Adams Marshal T P Boyett and Treasurer H G Rhodes. It also lists church denominations lodges and fraternal orders with meeting times and officers. J F Parks offers new buggies at a bargain with address 306.
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