The Luck of Miss Stone and Other Notices
The piece notes the kidnapping of Miss Stone and the brigands but says her fate remains uncertain. It also comments on cabbage farming in Jackson County expecting a 100 percent crop increase due to improved techniques. A satirical paragraph compares presidential leisure to a janitor’s daily duties and lists unwritten rules about the president’s conduct in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Stone
Jackson County
United States
Washington
Ladies’ Home Journal
Cotton Receipts and Yard Listings
A brief column lists cotton receipts and warehouse yard numbers including Lawrence Warehouse 5590, Brick Warehouse 8746, Farmers Cottonyard 2320, Darwin Cottonyard 1625, and R. J. Ford's Cottonyard 603. An unrelated notice promotes stock of plain and decorated china at low prices, inviting readers to come and inspect, signed by J. A. Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Myers
Doubling rivals cotton receipts and low prices in Texas
The Navasota Examiner claims Navasota rivalries shortchange Bryan on cotton, while Bryan's warehouse system and large stocks keep prices low. Local merchants like Temple & Son and Brazos County roads, taxes, and a business league support Bryan, with case studies of wire prices and cement costs favoring Bryan, urging balanced regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
N. M. McDougald
Bryan
Clas
Temple & Son
Brazos County
Grimes County
W. R. Johnston
North Grimes
Johnston
Hugh Burns
Texas
Eagle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Palmer
Wilson-Jenkins Drug Company
the Daily Eagle
Connelly & Carnes
EmMeL’s Prescription Pharmacy
Jowneys
SRP
York
Miss Anderson
Waoner
Brandon
Madras
Wagner
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