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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
4
The passage critiques vain yearnings and futile hopes as a broader moral thread. It discusses farmers at Austin pressing for government action, concerns over federal banking policy, and unease about power and red tape. The piece ends with German wartime reflections on resilience and unity.
Emperor William of Germany says his conscience is clear as he marks one year since the war began. He asserts Germany acted to defend Austro-Hungary and denies conquest, claiming God Jehovah guides the Triple Alliance and the German war effort amid European bloodshed.
The Bryan Commercial Club follows a strategy of developing local natural resources to attract investment and create markets. It highlights a market for black eyed peas and the Bryan creamery as proof that small enterprises yield big results, urging residents to pursue further canneries and small industries to boost earnings and confidence.
A second telegram condemns the Texas constitution for denying traveling workers the vote. The piece argues the law mistreats traveling men and train crews and opposes amendments that would bar non-home voters, labeling them shiftless and threat to elections. The authordenounces intellectual inertia and calls for justice in voting rights.
A birthday note recalls a squirrel hunting feat by Jack Graham of Bethel. He retrieved six ice cooled fat specimens of the S Cinereus tribe, delivered to the office window as a grateful token. The account praises his quiet skill, early apprenticeship as a turner, and unmatched hunter’s acumen.
An editorial lauds Mayor McElvaney for retiring the fire department’s aging horse after twenty years of service. It argues the vieux steed deserves a pension and lifelong pasture, praising sentiment as a virtue alongside economy and efficiency.
The piece argues Theodore Africanus may be returning to the Republican fold but critiques his harsh charges against Woodrow Wilson. It notes Roosevelt as a former president whose statements carry weight and urges caution before accepting his accusations, referencing a famous telegram to Boss Platt.
The editor notes a recent birthday item labeled ourn was actually the business manager’s, born on a date tied to a total solar eclipse in 1878 or a star shower in 1833. He says ourn birthday is September 3 and invites gifts like a gold headed cane and a Century dictionary.
The piece reflects on a historic appeal to unity and contrasts it with current leadership. It notes a square jawed schoolmaster in the White House as a world figure and identifies him as a Democrat. The tone blends nostalgia with political commentary on national fate and party identity.
A visitor to The Eagle praises the Bryan spirit for pushing Bryan ahead through improvements. He foresees modern highways radiating from Bryan and growth in dairying and farming, calling the spirit an invaluable asset that rejects croakers and quitters.
Dr B J Lloyd of the United States Health Service calls rat proofing a key economic and sanitary measure. He asserts that rats consume 100 million dollars worth of food annually in this country. A Brazos County native, Lloyd is a renowned yellow fever and bubonic plague expert who has served worldwide.
The Denison Herald muses on old fashions versus modern outfits. The piece imagines an elderly woman by an easy chair and a dimpled granddaughter in a middy blouse while praising women for caring about fit, cut, and style, ending with a lighthearted blessing.
Citizens argue for rebuilding a wagon yard to attract distant traders to Bryan. They claim the town hosts the best markets in the region and a revived trade would restore past commerce, with expectations that new merchants would bid for business.
A Brazos County boy won the premium in the hog calling contest of the boys clubs at the short course this week. A Wood County boy won the first prize in the horse saddling contest. He saddled his horse and mounted him in forty seconds. These little contests strengthen interest in the various work of the club boys and should be encouraged.
A Texas law limits any one candidate's campaign expenditures to 5000 dollars. The suggestion for Brazos County candidates divides costs into 985 for cigars refreshments and related items 10 for name on ticket and 4985 for newspaper announcements printed documents and cards.
The speaker describes ending a seaside vacation and returning home. They recount sunburn, wind, waves, overspending on food, indigestion, and the relief of no pending duties, ready to resume work.
In 1816 at a Norfolk Virginia banquet Stephen Decatur replied to a toast with a pledge that America be with foreign nations but keep the country right or wrong. A modern observer notes ten million Americans feel the same today as Decatur did then.
Miss Lottie Blanton returns home from a week with Ruth Blanton. Horace McGee of Bryan visits his in laws Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Hensarling. Charles Pate of West Texas visits Mr. and Mrs. Goen. Bertha Turner returns from San Francisco exposition. Newt Clifton returns to Waco after joining wife and her parents. Clyde Goen and Dolores Thibodeaux spend week at Galveston. Marion Sellers and Douglass Peters back from wheat fields. Ruth Weedon and Lavada Goen visit Mrs. Otho Williams. Bessie Martin and Ida Goen of Steep Hollow visit Icy Goen. Harvey, Tex. August 2, 1915.
A Texas or regional paper hails Governor Whitman for firm action in the Becker murder case. It argues mercy has limits and condemns pardons for violent criminals, praising clemency tempered by justice while critiquing those urging leniency.
The Waco Times-Herald quotes a political axiom about permanence in the Governor's race and hints at the implications for reparation. Brother Robinson is cited as applying the saying to the situation.
The editor spent the week in Houston and Galveston hunting hat bargains and believed separation would win by a five to one majority.
A quizzical note ponders political power and personal fate from a historic figure to a modern lone rider. It asks about who now leads after Ty R若 stated as poss and criticizes terminology for insanity and asylum concepts as hospitals for mental care.
A Texas state election faces delays as officials work to compile returns over several days. Hope remains that final counts will be completed once separations are easy to determine and errors minimized.
In a rural economy note, the business section highlights eighty miles of first class roads and Bryan's paving efforts. The remark compares Henry Ford to a Missouri mule on a wet day, signaling local skepticism about industrial influence.
Our county judge said this week we will now get after our road bonds and sell them. The move aims to finance road improvements so residents can travel more easily to do their Christmas shopping.
Amid fluctuating prices, producers see encouraging demand as local growers report record yields in Brazos County. Officials note the crop’s quality remains high and prices trend upward, signaling solid prospects for farmers this season.
A church event at Old Bethel Church hosted by Pastor Lind of Waco and Rev Boulett featured a chaperoned fishing trip for young people honoring Miss Lottie Blanton of Cottonwood. Community notes include a Harvey baseball loss to Shiloh, a 1915 Ford purchase by L S Williams, and visits among local residents and friends in nearby towns.
Miss Nannie May Williams hosts a charming slumber party at her Millican home with eight young women. The evening features feasting, toasts, fortune telling, jokes, and light games, ending in a playful dawn breakfast and praise for the hostess.
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