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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
4
The passage recalls a large joyful 1917 Christmas season with public trees and exercises celebrated as the best yet. It praises collective effort to spread happiness, small packages bearing big messages of love, and extends Christmas wishes to all in Bryan. It also notes France facing wartime strain and prohibition.
After the holiday rush residents mention Bob Smith and Will McCulloch in relation to a poll tax receipt.
The papers detail various firms paying Christmas bonuses to workers as festive presents. The focus highlights different practices and amounts, reflecting economic sentiment and corporate generosity during the season.
Turkeys are selling for 18 cents a pound in Bryan and pork roast for 20 cents. The note ponders why not have a Christmas turkey given these low prices.
The dialogue centers on Annette Kellerman with critics claiming she seeks abolition of clothing a claim contrasted by reports showing her in public photos. Her supporters argue the statement misrepresents her views and aims.
Bryan will hold its inaugural municipal Christmas tree lighting in the public park Monday night with turnout expected from local residents and city officials. The event marks a new holiday tradition in the community.
The text notes that Germany’s conquest of Romania yielded 60,000,000 bushels of grain, a resource evidently useful to the German war economy.
A headline notes the French cavalry is seldom employed as horses risk trampling soldiers in trench fighting. The remark reflects caution about deploying mounted units in frontline conditions.
The piece commends the city’s generosity in caring for the poor at Christmas and says nothing more important should occupy the public mind.
After Christmas the town shifts focus to year ahead growth. Officials urge continued development as Bryan expands, creating work and opportunities for residents.
In the North and East a coal famine leads mayors to seize supplies for public necessity. The author contrasts this with living in the Sunny South where fuel is plentiful and cheap.
An effort aims to secure a new Texas constitution at the upcoming legislative session. The old document is worn and stretched, and critics warn a rushed rewrite could ruin the state’s finances and burden taxpayers.
President Wilson has sent notes to belligerent nations asking for precise aims and terms. He hopes neutrals possess information that could aid in forming a possible peace basis for future negotiations.
The article notes the Allies parading their usual bluff and bluster in response to Germany's peace proposals. It suggests the Allies will demand concessions before considering the plan and that Germany will claim willingness to talk, though the public sees the moves as bluffing.
The Dallas Democrat laments Wall Street gambling manipulating cotton prices and urges farmers and financiers in the South to act together for thirty days. It claims legitimate conditions favored an advance and predicts a 20 cent middling level by January 10 if support is given to holders.
The El Paso Herald reprints a Chicago health editor report stressing dental decay's role in disease. A child with high fever and heart inflammation improved after decayed teeth were removed, suggesting sweets and poor teeth undermine health and warrant oral care in parents.
The county faces long drought with scarce stock water and very dry ground. Little plowing has been done, especially on cotton lands, to destroy boll weevils and prepare fields. Thorough fall plowing would improve soil fertility, conserve moisture, and ease next year’s cultivation.
The speaker urges New Year resolve to back home merchants and enterprises. He insists unity is essential to build the city and suggests that if real effort cannot be made, they should abandon the project.
The Eagle warned months ago the United States erred by targeting the wrong party in seeking a peaceful settlement to Mexico's turbulent conditions, as Villa captures more Mexican cities and Carranza risks losing leverage with the United States.
The farmer with corn hay and other feedstuffs on his own farm is far better off than the cotton planter who must buy meat lard and feed from cotton proceeds. Cotton money buys less than home-grown provisions and forces cuts for family and stock.
A note in Waxahachie Light vows to travel with both feet as long as Texas grows vittles and the Lord provides a ravenous appetite. A reader asks Cap what feet have to do with vittles or appetite.
The text notes that bonuses paid by many companies to workers as Christmas gifts came from abnormally high prices charged to the public, implying employers passed extra costs to consumers. It highlights a perceived transfer of wealth from the people to corporations during the season.
Mr and Mrs W R Fairman Sr of Guelph Ontario arrived Saturday night to visit sons W R Jr Fred and Earle Fairman. Mr Fairman plans to choose Bryan as his home after touring the town noting it has been nineteen years since he last saw his parents.
In a disturbance at a North Main Street restaurant Geo. Crawford received a deep facial gash from a knife. Zack Williams was arrested by City Marshal Conlee and jailed.
B H Wren and Beulah Taylor Gao Dunn and Emma Watson W L Larey and Elizabeth Moncrief f8 Ellott and Jewel Lacey Eugene Stark and Rosa Syme 4d A Wren and Jennie Grissett
An elderly man known as Uncle Albert Hill was struck by a car driven by Joe Lero on North Main Street. The collision occurred as the man attempted to cross the street. injuries were serious but not life threatening and he was moved to his home after treatment.
Germany invites a peace conference with delegates from all belligerent powers to discuss ending hostilities. The world seeks peace and warns that stubborn allies risk losing broad sympathy earned since the war began.
Gorge W. Hunt, arrested last week by City Marshal Conlee for stealing tools from the Astin building, pled guilty yesterday and was fined a total of 80.25 dollars.
Ben Foster of Route 6 offers a reward for the return of a black Essex sow missing from Steep Hollow. The animal is marked crop split on the right and underbit on the left, with contact details provided for information leading to recovery.
The Wellborn news notes a successful Christmas tree event organized by Sunday school officers with happy children. It mentions the union Sunday school under Mrs. R. M. Dansby, visits from relatives in Hearne and Port Arthur, and local movers like Rural residents buying cars. A local revival saw Rev. J. J. Tatum lead a pulpit service and deacons ordained for the coming year.
Afternoon session featured Prof. W A Broyles on Agricultural Education and school consolidation. Institute votes to hire a lecturer and expert primary teacher next year. Resignations of Noah Cole and P A Bennett accepted. P A Bennett becomes director general and J W Tarlton named director of athletics for Brazos County Interscholastic Association.
J B Priddy Bryan manager received notice that after January 1 an employer bonus of 10 percent of 1916 wages will be paid to Gulf Refining Company employees to help with higher living costs from the European war. He was directed to inform Bryan employees of the action by higher officials.
Dana X. Bible, who started the season as freshman coach at A and M College, is called to Louisiana State University as head mentor for next season. Graves remains assistant football coach and head baseball coach. Bible’s summer study trips and speed oriented approach define the new Aggie program for the coming year.
President Wilson received a telegram from former Secretary of State Bryan praising his note to belligerents. Bryan argued for specific concessions, urged clear statements from all sides, and predicted negotiations would continue until an agreement ends the war. He offered cordial congratulations and encouragement for Wilsons efforts.
City Marshal John D. Conlee reports custody of a man named George Houston who stole tools from a workman on the Astin building project. He fled but was tracked to near Anderson and arrested yesterday afternoon. Houston is jailed in Bryan and the tools were returned to the owner.
Elder Doane of Ennis dies at age four after a lengthy period of feeble health. Doane family received a telegram Thursday night as his condition worsened. The late elder was a prominent and highly respected figure in Ennis and his passing is mourned by many friends and neighbors.
Byron Prescott and Gertie Coldison and Leroy McEnturff and Mattie G Ditto were issued licenses in the county clerk office as part of this week’s records. The notice lists the four couples in the official marriage roster.
The Brazos County Teachers Institute concluded with lectures on Means and Methods of Agricultural Education and Landscape Gardening. Officers elected include Noah Cole as Director General and P. A. Bennett as Director of Athletics. The group endorsed the trustee rally and calls for broader cooperation with the County Superintendent and County Demonstrator.
A submarine moving south was spotted 100 miles off the New Jersey coast last Tuesday by officers aboard the American Steamship Advance, which arrived from the Canal Zone. The destroyer’s nationality was unknown. The Bryan Stars football team defeated Calvert 21 to 0 yesterday.
The home of William Harrison on Mumford road was destroyed by fire at noon today. Fire department responded promptly but services were not needed due to water limits. the blaze started from a defective kitchen flue. House and contents were insured for $1,000.
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