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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
4
Hon. Bradford Knapp outlines a program for safer farming to Southern bankers, business leaders, and farmers. He argues diversification stabilizes income, recommends home gardens, corn and oats, hay and forage, hogs and poultry, and finally cotton for market, noting smaller cotton crops can yield higher returns.
A humorous column notes people altering names for vanity and profit. John Jones fakes a crest and raises prices to fund Harvard, Piggott & Shank rebadges Elm street as Sierra Vista to hike costs, Fatty Grimes leaves as a country club doc adds grand titles, Billie Baden hides a year and opens a dancing academy.
The author questions why the war has not reached American shores and cites fires and explosions at U S munitions plants. The burning of the Canadian parliament is mentioned as reinforcing public suspicion and concern about wartime dangers.
Colonel Bob Milner of Henderson argues farmers should cut cotton acreage for 1916. He cites 1915 crop estimates totaling about 11.16 million bales and a 4.9 million bale carry from 1914, with world competition from Egypt India Asiatic Russia and Turkey. He warns that increasing plantings could drop prices and raise costs for feed, urging restraint.
The Rusk County grand jury reviewed many crimes and misdemeanors but did not return bills against people for sober living, tending to business, attending church, paying debts, following the Golden Rule, living rightly, keeping the Ten Commandments, respecting others, or always being law abiding. The remark by Colonel Milner appeared in the Rusk County News.
Dr H K Pendleton pastor of Central Christian Church in Houston is a progressive churchman and farmer. On 160 acres southwest of Houston he drains land grows corn cane peanuts sweet potatoes and hay for stock including 100 hogs and ten Jersey cows. He advocates better stock and has introduced blooded hogs to compare growth versus common hogs. He is son of the late Dr W K Pendleton co founder of the Christian Church and brother in law of Justice Lamar.
Editor Robinson questions Joe Bailey’s Texas citizenship, worrying readers about his status and eligibility as a resident and voter in the state.
The villa reportedly capitulated and a bridegroom is mentioned. The brief notes indicate a ceremonial union linked to the surrender event. No further details are provided in the readable text.
A French cruiser is reported off the Virginia coast evidently lying in wait for the American steamer Appam. The encounter suggests heightened naval tensions near the U.S. Southeast.
From Washington it is announced the president will depart on a Southern tour around February 10 if the foreign situation allows. The itinerary will include Texas as part of the trip.
A political call argues that removing several million unneeded officials and commissioners would free resources to expand gunboats submarines and military staffing. The speaker claims wasteful bureaucracy drains funds that could strengthen the armed forces.
Texas lawmakers have started paying closer attention to preparedness after previous inattention. They are urged to adopt stronger measures and monitor national security developments more closely.
Morris Sheppard critical of Governor Ferguson over border situation. He shifts focus to aligning with Wilson's preparedness program to gain leverage and political footing.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes Cyclone Davis advocates a clipping bureau for a Texas district. It does not contain any reference to Cy clone's whiskers.
George Tucker and his sonJ Albert Tucker gain full ownership of the Gilmer Mirror by purchasing the recently held stake from J W Palmer. The Eagle newspaper offers best wishes for their continued success.
The Dallas Democrat repeats the familiar slogan “and don’t you forget it” as a long standing hat in the senatorial contest. The line is well known to readers who follow the race closely and it continues to draw attention.
Dr. Johnson urges planning not only for old age but a life that sustains and soothes us in quiet hours as we near the sunset, shaping daily conduct for lasting peace.
The article notes a mutual admiration between John D. Rockefeller and Billy Sunday. Rockefeller praises something in Sunday, and Sunday is described as cherishing a strong regard for Rockefeller.
A reader recalls a brutal journey seven miles from town where a wagon and a strong team struggled. The ride took four hours, a boy was tossed off, and the slicker was shed during the trek. The Madisonville Meteor notes Madison has faced harsher conditions, outdoing their own woes.
The East Texas Register comments on President Wilson and his tariff board proposal. It quotes a remark about changing one’s mind and praises reason over stubbornness, reflecting on public life and leadership.
The report describes Bryan grooming Champ Clark for the presidency. Four years earlier Clark seemed poised for the nomination at a Baltimore convention, but Bryan undermined him, pushing Clark aside during Clark's moment of triumph while Woodrow Wilson’s forces gained strength.
The Galesburg Republican Register notes Burns day observed across the country by Scots societies. While kings and rulers fade from memory, Burns lives in anniversary tributes and cultural gatherings.
The piece honors Robert Burns as a national figure whose simple, tender, and human poetry resonates beyond Scotland. It compares him to Milton Gray and Shakespeare, noting Burns’s deep connection to Scottish life, landscapes, and people, and describes the Burns cottage as a shrine where keepsakes preserve his memory.
A cautious analysis argues that depressed cotton prices stem from American exporters inability to hedge sales abroad, especially in Liverpool. The writer notes pending ruling on the cotton futures act and potential amendments to allow foreign hedges, urging congressional input while warning against speculation. The piece details European demand, small carryover, and foreign straddling profits under current law.
The speaker argues that hedging and straddling should be allowed in foreign markets as in domestic ones to stabilize cotton prices. He praises the cotton futures act for reducing abuses, calls for official reports on English spinners, and urges informed public debate rather than further trade restraints.
The speaker argues for domestic preparedness aimed at balanced crop production to meet demand. He warns against producing a surplus of any single crop, noting that oversupply lowers prices and that prices stay favorable when production matches need.
A call to support home merchants who contribute to local charities and enterprises. the search for out of town concerns is urged to end as the home merchant is credited with community support and tax rolls.
Bankers say easier money is already visible and a good crop with fair prices will restore prosperity, placing the community back on the high road to economic recovery.
East Texas farmers gain access to 8 percent loans through a contract between the Red Springs Farmers Club of Smith County and Peoples Guaranty State Bank of Tyler. The club committee reviews applications and requires borrowers to stock food and feed. plans include forming a credit union using the guaranty fund as initial capital within two to three years.
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