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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
5
Numerous residents from Rye Zack Kurten Navasota Palestine and other towns visited the city today on business and to see relatives. Several people noted travel to Houston Fort Worth Beaumont and Dallas for meetings and leisure while births and lost items are also reported.
A flood of local residents from Kurten Smetana Alexander Rock Prairie Wellborn Dallas Cawthon Thompson Creek Harris School Calvert Benchley Franklin and other nearby locales arrive in the city today for business visits family gatherings and social calls. Notables include Mrs. R L Garrison Otho Williams H N McAshan and Pauline Bradbury with trips extending to Detroit Havana and Florida.
The old A. M. Stars are signed up with the Flint club, a member of the Southern Michigan League, marking another addition to the circuit.
Monday D P Blume and Mark Rudasill arrived in the city today from Cottonwood. I F Thompson of Holligan Chapel and Mr and Mrs John W Beard of Edge visited. W J Fesperman traveled to Caldwell on business yesterday and R W Howell to Houston on business. Mrs W Rigby returned from a visit to relatives in Martin. R W Howell visiting relatives in Alexandria La. John Stasta of Wheelock was in town.
Tuesday to Thursday entries show residents from Navasota Benchley Wellborn and Houston in town on business and visiting relatives. A German coach colt sired by Spion draws high praise from J M Olsen of Steep Holdw and a Calvert travel note closes the column.
Mrs. F A Capps wife of Frank A Capps of Benchley died after brief illness near Beanchey Sunday about noon aged 42. She was born Kate Seale and educated in music and literature at Kidd Key College Sherman. Funeral at home 3 PM conducted by Rev J R Finley and Rev M C Taylor with burial at Seale graveyard Benchley. Survived by mother two brothers four sisters and many friends from across the state.
Meredith James visiting Allen Academy spoke at the chapel about the value of training, urging students to test their education in the real world. He is horticultural superintendent for Brazos Valley Plantation Company, Chicago capitalists running a 5000 acre fig and pecan operation with 30000 fig trees and 400000 fig cuttings planted since February. The firm has contracted for a major South cannery plant and praises Allen Academy’s alumni.
Mr. J. W. Brewer died at his son in law and daughter F W Yeager home yesterday afternoon after about a week of illness. He was near eighty one, born in Montgomery Alabama in 1834 and came to Texas in 1848. An old Civil War private served under General McGruder. Survived by one daughter Mrs F W Yeager and three Houston nieces and one Houston nephew. Remains shipped to Millican for funeral at 3:30 p m and burial in Millican cemetery.
A twenty five man section of the signal corps arrived at Fort Sam Houston to bolster border telephony along the Rio Grande. The unit, ordered from Fort Leavenworth, will establish telephone links with detachments in the frontier region and has a portable Marconi station at Laredo already in daily contact with Fort Sam Houston.
Ad for Dayton Art Portrayal Co offering 12 hand colored art panels praised as rare and fascinating. Describes finished phototone process, 7 by 11 size, free gift offer of one large 15 by 18 colored picture, price comparisons, and money back guarantee. Orders to Dayton, Ohio.
A vintage remedy claim touts a fast cure for colds using laxative bromide and quinine. It promises to stop cough and headache and offers a money back guarantee if the cold is not cured. W Groves signature appears on each box.
A Hamilton Ohio advertisement promotes an emergency medicine cabinet with general purpose remedies for aches pains sprains corns bowel troubles and more. It claims pure food law guarantees and offers the cabinet at a short time introductory price of 1.00 instead of 5.00.
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