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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
2
The readable fragments show a conversation about success and a farmer in San Augustine paying 1.75 per crate for tomatoes while avoiding Dallas. References include Burleson and Roosevelt with insults toward opponents. The text hints at travel, flights, and political rhetoric without clear context.
After twenty years in the newspaper field the firm declares it has achieved the capitalist goal. They report seven bundles of blank newspaper in the shop, securely guarded and bolted, and paid for, according to Alice News.
The government must compensate railroads nine hundred million dollars for 1920 losses. The railroad service in the United States has been the most inefficient and incompetent in two years, causing higher costs.
The article notes clubs in Germany may acquire surplus United States overalls not worn, purchased and unused, described as nearly new. It presents a curious trade or stock move involving athletic gear from U S clubs.
The author argues that small rises in freight rate or federal tax justify only modest price hikes, not doubling costs. They criticize those who raise prices without bearing the added freight or tax themselves. The piece invites readers to reflect on fairness in pricing.
A brief item notes Cone Johnson fought Joe Bailey in Austin without gloves. The report adds commentary about not owning gloves and mentions Pat Neff and August heat as context.
A man sells a cow hide for 4.16 and buys shoes for 18.80, joking that his cow may have been skinned. He is told future hides would fetch 3.06 while shoes cost 22.20. The note mentions a Madagascar strike and a railway freight rate hike proposal.
The piece recalls Jefferson Texas as an early bustling port city with steamboat traffic from the Gulf. It notes the loss of the Texas & Pacific railroad decimated the city, once home to about 15 000 people, now around 8 036, and highlights the risk of towns fading if foresight wanes.
The Bryan Eagle cartoonishly mocks Mayor Ed Blackshear's Houston trip accusing barbers and unions of overcharging him. The column ridicules Houston business practices and warns readers to avoid the city except for death or calamity while noting alleged Florida water and a $9.95 shave.
Mayor Ed F Blackshear voices frustration at persistent public requests for free or favorable coverage in the Examiner Review. He notes outside bidders with no local stake push for town publicity, a trend echoed in a Bryan Eagle item about similar Texas towns.
The Temple Telegram notes officials consider introducing and popularizing paper suits in the city. It cites Germany and Austria as proof of success and claims they could sell at 60 cents each. The column mocks excessive pondering and contrasts it with high work, high wages, and rising loafing.
Perry Perriwinkle visiting Hearne tells Eagle he opposes overgrowth of grass and supports reducing brickwork and shortening sermons to boost efficiency. He jokes that ministers should double salary by preaching 20 minutes. The Eagle commends him as a premier booster of the age.
A rat cur named Billie in Thrall is credited with destroying 60 rats in a single day. The report highlights the town's unusual pest control by a working dog and notes local approval of the effort.
Des Moines Aug 16 The Texas farm boys on an eighteen day tour sponsored by A&M College extension and the Texas Chamber of Commerce travel a 5000 mile route through the Midwest. They visit Nebraska Iowa and Kansas meeting 115 youths and 45 elders and receive hearty hospitality.
Dr. F G Pernoud and Mrs Irene Cleghorn man the Southwest tour to guard health of boys on train. Daily sick calls and rounds keep lads alert while extra ice cream and candy cause mild indispositions. Tour progress praised as crowds cheer Texas stops and goodwill flourishes.
A Texas farm boys special train visited Ford Motor Company and Fordson tractor plants in Detroit. They toured auto and tractor facilities, heard Henry Ford's public welcome, and learned about open shop pay, profit sharing, and employee certificates. A city trip included a river crossing into Canada despite a Friday the 13th storm.
Heavy rain drenches Harvey area dampening harvest efforts with corn sprouting and cotton picking hindered. Local church Rev. Smith preaches a plain, practical sermon as revival converts Ed gwar, Mildred Peters, Mary Jones, Martha Jones, Pearl Eden and a younger sister are baptized into the Missionary Baptist church.
At a Bryan Post American Legion meeting new officers were chosen for the coming term. J. M. Gordon was elected commander Langston Spell adjutant and C. B. Hudson elected a delegate to the State convention in Houston next week.
The vacation ends as Bryan schools prepare to reopen. Agricultural and Mechanical College and Allen Academy set September 15, Villa Maria on September 9, and the city public schools on September 13.
Notice states a stockholders and board meeting will be held in Bryan Texas on Friday September 10 1920 to consider amending the charter and specifically the second section detailing purposes to include construction operation of street railways and depots for freight and passengers in Brazos County and between Bryan and College Station with changes noted by secretary L M Levinson
The State of Texas commands Brazos County to publish a citation for unknown heirs of Eli Wickson Elizabeth Jane Wickson Sterling Wickson J H H McKee Asa Wickson Joseph T Robinson M D Davis Samuel Blackwall and S E Hallam a non resident. Publication weekly for four weeks before the district court term in Bryan Texas on September 20 1920. Plaintiff O L Tabor sues the unknown heirs in case No 8857.
In Brazos County Texas the unknown heirs of Ster ling C Wickson and others face a suit by a plaintiff who claims fee simple title to two Wickson surveyed tracts in the Eli Wickson area. The defendants allegedly entered the land by force and seek to cloud the title. The plaintiff prays for citation by publication and for judgment to quiet title and grant possession. The case was filed August 7 1920 with J W Barron as clerk.
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