Sayers Finger Kendall Brown and Brooks in Texas voters guide
The issue lists names for governor land commissioner state superintendent associate justice court of appeals congress and district representatives with Bryan based publication date October 30, 1898. It includes editorial note from The Dallas News praising Frederick Bryton in For Forgiven with performance details and remarks on actors Pauline Baxter Forsberg Ella Wilson Baby Morse and Miss Barton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Green
Mr. Bryton
Jack Diamond
Pauline Baxter
Annie Dennison
Forsberg
Daniel Peabody
Ella Wilson
Baby Morse
Miss Barton
Cornelia Dennison
Dallas News
Social club meeting and upcoming hospitality event
The social event drew good attendance thanks to hostess Mies Clark. Members DeMaret Foster Rhodes Law Clarke and Fountain assisted. Mrs Ned Fountain and Miss Allie Saunders won a prize in a card game. An upcoming gathering will be hosted by Mrs Will Howell. A house fire near Mumford killed a four year old and injured another child. S. G. Davidson urged Brazos county fair stock show and agricultural exhibit, citing Tennessee fairs as inspiration and local ladies showing interest in poultry and fancy goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Clark
Mesdames DeMaret
Foster
Rhodes
Law
Clarke
Fountain
Ned Fountain
Allie Saunders
Will Howell
Jim Brown
Astin
Mumford
S. G. Davidson
Edge
Eagle
Tennessee
Trenton
Brazos County
Neapolitan Driver Refused Entry in Paradise Story
The Westminster Review recalls a Neapolitan driver famed for mistreating his horse. After his death he is denied by paradise gates and sent to the animal paradise, where a starving mare drawn by the same worn back opens the door. The celestial horse, however, remains unforgiving and rejects him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow
Westminster Review
Why You Need One For Every Ten
A civil engineer recalls his boyhood tale of explaining math to an old farmer who preferred practical questions over grand theories. The farmer asks why you must carry one for every ten, insisting the device won’t work if not. The anecdote, sourced from the New York Tribune, contrasts grand wonders with simple, stubborn practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Sparks and stories from London and Boston papers
A London meeting recalls a pensioner with a placard of claims amid beggars while a Boston Transcript item notes the Washington Monument with aluminium tip defying lightning. It records five direct strikes in 1885, a later top stone fracture, and concludes the structure shows resilience. A Boston exchange then jokes about eccentricity and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Boston Transcript
City Directory and Local Roster of Clergy and Lodges
City officers and aldermen listed along with church pastors and fraternal orders. Includes mayor, police, clerks, tax officials, and lodge officers. notes meeting times and services for Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian, and Catholic congregations. Also mentions a sale of a handsome buggy by J. F. Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
W. C. Finley
Methodist
J. B. Cochran
Epworth League
Eac
Christian
J. L. Andrews
Christian Endeavor
Free Communion Baptist
A. M. Stewart
St. Joseph’s Cat Pelnar
D. West
Father
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Violet
Lozells, Viola
Wrights
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Co
the Daily Eagle
Bryan
Texas
Connelly
Palmer & Carnes
Malcolm Cannes
United States
C. A. Culberson
Joseph D. Sayers
Bastrop
J. N. Browning
Armarillo
S. Smith
Hillsboro
Ee. W. Finley
Tyler
Gho. W. Finger
Ft. Worth
John W. Robbins
Vernon
Allison Mayfield
Sherman
J.8. Kendall
Ladonia
Hos. J. Brown
M. M. Brooks
Ssorite
Robert L. Henry
Waco
Sam R
Enderson
J.c. Scott
Franklin
THE
Frederick Bryton
Emmel’s
Emmel
Iron Tonic
Belladonna
Castoria
J. A. O. Club
Fifeshire Association
London
Wallace
M. Grans-Duff
London Globe
Lightnoing
Johnny
Boston
Transcript
R. B. Templeman & Son
City Directory
C. A. Adams
Marshall
T. P. Boyett
H. Smith
KB. G
H. H. Jones
Constable
C. &. Baker
G. Tabor
W. 5. Howell
W. W. Harris
C. H. Wyse
Jno
M. Lawrence
W. H. Harman
G. W. McMichael
Board
J. J. Adams
R. M. Nall
Nunn
W. Carr
Williams
R. J. Deens
Peter Thomas
Felix Phillips
P. H. Arrington
Gmarch
Stuart
Joe B Reed
Bryan Tent
Sam B. Wilson
Joe B. Reed
R. K. Bryan Lodge
L. A. Saunders
Joe B. Rred
Bryan Lodge No. 409
National Aid
A. W. Holman
W. S. Stuart
J. F. Parks
Mae
Ben S. Read
Paul M. Rayor
James Drug Store
Phore 131
W. H. Lawrence
Charles Edinburg
Zennatti Block, Bryan
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