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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1900
Page
2
The Daily Eagle notes Bryan’s need for good rent houses and highlights rising industrial development in Texas amid crop diversification and disaster. It warns against excessive cotton planting next year and urges concerted effort to maintain higher prices through diversified production.
The weekly list shows remaining letters in the Bryan post office for the week ending Sept 3. A charge of one cent is made on each piece of mail advertised. recipients should mention advertised when calling. Signed by Tyler Hasweun P.M.
Local column lists hotel arrivals from Dallas Houston Palestine and other cities including J Chase L H Meyer W Armstrong J J Trammell and many more. Cole Bros announces a fresh shipment of Albatross flour and Queen Bee flour calling them the best made and inviting buyers to partake.
The notice explains paying $1 for Eagle Census Guessing Contest subscriptions and receiving a numbered certificate matching a stub. Certificates are limited to paying subscribers, with the top prize $15,000 and 999 other prizes. Scan and return the filled blank to the Eagle office to obtain your certificate.
In Galveston on Sept. 25 nearly 1000 men labored under Chairman Jens Moller to clear debris and bury bodies, earning two dollars daily for laborers and up to three and a half for teams. The relief effort, funded from general aid, totals about seven thousand dollars in wages. Government engineers will inspect fortifications, jetties, and public property around Oct. 20. Saloons reopen with warnings of strict penalties for drunkenness. Railroads push to repair tracks toward Houston as martial law ends. Governor Sayers plans to coordinate relief funds, while local utilities arrange temporary street lighting and repairs. Weather warnings forecast rising Brazos River levels. Estimates place Galveston’s death toll around eight thousand, with substantial property damage and debris clearance costs.
Glasgow reports a seventh death from bubonic plague with the outbreak continuing. Only 40 people remain under observation as officials monitor the situation.
Guthrie Oklahoma September 25 George Thompson a leading Ponca City attorney suddenly loses ability to speak after retiring Thursday night. He woke Friday morning unable to make a sound though health is otherwise excellent.
Dr Hills recounts a funeral scene in which a black clergyman questions higher criticism while a colored minister and two deacons debate old versus new treasures in the Word. The tale ends with humorous misreading of blessings as causing the deacon to be blue and the minister to be black.
A Washington man displays a rug on his dining room floor made of 220 sewn pieces with no visible seam. The rug uses white spots taken from a Brazilian wild sheep, of which 225 animals were killed to obtain the spots, the sheep generally brown except for a four inch square white breast area. Also listed are fresh No. 1 and No. 2 mackerel and white fish at Cole Bros. 259.
H. and T. C. announce round trip tickets to St Louis for the fair dated Sept 29 to Oct 1 1900. Fare is $28.50 with return stamped in St Louis for return on or before Oct 8 and valid for continuous passage each direction.
The Eagle announces MO. M. Lawrence as candidate for county treasurer of Brazos County in the upcoming November election and re election to the same office. The Eagle also announces M. Nagle as candidate for county attorney of Brazos County in the November election.
J G Minkert announces candidacy for justice of the peace in Brazos County Precinct No 4. Subject to the vote of the people at the November 4 1900 election.
A London journal offered a prize for a list of six old English words worth reviving. The winning list includes commorient meaning dying together and algate meaning at any risk, highlighting quaint terms that could regain usefulness.
Two serving members of Congress began life as sailors. One is Senator Perkins and the other Representative E F Loud. Kueh was born in New England, both ran away to sea, and both later settled in California.
Sixteen Yale alumni hold seats in the current Congress. Among them five are Senators E O Wolcott W M Stewart T C Platt C M Leavitt and G P Wetmore. the piece notes Yale’s representation at both chambers.
The Eagle lists a full line of legal blanks with prices for small quantities and bulk discounts. Items include Affidavits to account and to any fact, Bill of Sale, Bond for Title, various Mortgages and Deeds, Power of Attorney, Release and Transfer of Vendor's Lien, Promissory Note, and Real Estate Lease.
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