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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
4
A New York Globe opinion piece argues for expanding the U S Army to 410000 and strengthening defenses citing global insecurity and wartime lessons. The piece contrasts past isolation with modern entanglements and praises efficiency for national defense.
The Eagle presents the full Plan of San Diego dated January 6, 1915 from Texas, outlining the revolutionary plot and the signatories promise to fulfill all clauses and provisions of the document for readers seeking historical context.
The document calls for local societies to nominate delegates to form a permanent directorate and outlines powers, duties, and possible revisions. It stresses independence from the Mexican government and asserts the movement will advocate for negro independence while placing obligations on both races.
An eight-state bankers conference in Galveston calls for cooperative action via the Federal reserve to ease farmer access to credit, aiming to keep cotton off the market and raise prices. It urges joint effort by bankers and farmers, notes regional price differences, and pledges daily local price reports. The piece labels the issue as indicative of wider systemic rot and urges broad vigilance.
The writer reports surviving the berry season and entering watermelon season while noting poor fitness. They contrast worldly sounds with simple pastoral words weaved into a humorous line about cutting a watermelon and end with a playful attribution to Dallas Pitchfork.
A renowned lecturer has wed a suffragette and stepped back from public speaking, expressing empathy for the audience he once addressed. The union marks a quiet end to a long onstage career and new personal chapter.
Schulenburg Sticker praises beauty in a sleeping baby and shoats in an alfalfa patch. He contrasts serene images with night disruptions such as colic at 3 a m and animals slipping through fence holes into corn patches.
In a Tyler incident Mrs. Stahl tried to exit an automobile through a door and fell, injuring her body and sustaining bruising. The report notes the accident occurred as she attempted to leave the vehicle.
Cooperation would within twelve months fill the shelves of every store in Bryan with Brazos County canned goods.
A crude update notes the F-4 lift is postponed until roughly the moment the Czar of all Russia carves his Christmas turkey in Berlin. The remark links military timing to a royal, humorous image.
The speaker asks if you are a patron of the Bryan Creamery and asserts non-membership makes you a loser. The initiative was created mainly to provide farmers with an extra revenue stream.
The Balkans struggle with timing as they hesitate over joining without waiting too long. Observers note the fine line between prompt action and premature commitment.
Cooperation could establish a cannery in Bryan this winter ready for the next spring vegetable season. The project would provide substantial cash to farmers and boost local business activity.
A seller extols raising a hog by feeding it waste to double its weight, enabling meat at three cents a pound. He claims buying from stores costs 15 to 20 cents, arguing the effort is worthwhile.
A call advocates cooperation to market vegetables as Brazos County products, keeping money and benefits within the county and aiding local farmers. The emphasis is on a countywide cooperative approach to improve sales and profits for farmers.
A reminiscence that watermelons and peaches are fading while sweet potatoes begin to appear signals a shift in supply. The piece emphasizes personal responsibility and national resilience, noting troubles arise from ourselves rather than the country.
The text asserts Germany and Austria-Hungary each claim credit for wartime victories and project a possible future clash over spoils if they win. Both powers insist they contributed most to the fighting and fear a renewed feud if divisions are contested.
The candidates who would succeed Charley Culber son in the United States Senate are failing to excite voters. People are more focused on basic needs like meat and bread than on political careers for others.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that stone ground corn retained a germ oil giving rich flavor, while modern machine ground corn removes the germ and oil for longer shelf life. The result is less flavor and a faded affection for corn bread, as noted by Honey Grove Citizen and local readers.
George Tucker founder of the Brenham Press and Taylor Press acquires an interest in the Gilmer Mirror with partner J. W. Palmer. He announces in a salutatory his plan to make Upshur County home, improve the Mirror, and run it with a measured, harmonious approach aimed at becoming a leading Texas country weekly.
Houston Post and Galveston News demand a full statement of facts from the A and M College board regarding the removal of Principal Blackshear of Prairie View. They seek to know whether the board acted at Governor Ferguson’s urging and whether Ferguson pressed the action due to Blackshear’s letter in support of Thomas H. Ball during the campaign.
The Houston Post critiques the The Lord Will Provide doctrine arguing it fits only for passive followers who sit idle. It says true faith requires action and effort rather than reliance on divine guarantees.
Action by the Italian government is said to cancel large grain orders in this country. The orders were placed by firms and individuals, not by the government, who aimed to resell grain to Italy or mills for profit. The decree fixed prices near cost and stopped the speculation.
Cooperation would create a first class sanitary wagon yard in Bryan with camping facilities. The enterprise promises to attract a large volume of trade from surrounding counties and enhance local commerce.
The line likens the early morning steam and gin whistles to the music of industry, calling it the sweetest music of all. It frames factory sounds as a hopeful, productive hymn to labor and progress.
A reflective piece on fathers shaping future generations by example as they cut weeds and pursue bigger tasks. A child asks to watch and learns that the world watches the dads. The message emphasizes personal responsibility and the impact of parenting on future boys and girls.
Extensive renovations at the Agricultural and Mechanical College include new buildings a $50 000 hospital a $10 000 dairy barn a $40 000 animal judging pavilion along with repainted dormitories new beds and furniture and concrete walks linking all buildings. Parading ground and athletic grandstands will be added as football game with State University nears on November 18.
Millican notes detail guests including Miss Higgs Mrs S W Meredith and children of Bryan visiting Mrs R C Meredith. Visits span Chester Navasota Erwin and Sulphur Springs. A surprise party at Mr and Mrs J W Burrows ends with praise for hosts and games.
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