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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1924
Page
2
The Bryan Weekly Eagle lists its post office entry date April 23 1912 in Bryan Texas, notes Brazos County circulation and a subscription rate of 1.50 per year or 1.00 for six months, and identifies as a member of the Associated Press.
In a Mexia Daily News reflection A. Garland Adair calls the home the sacred center of life. He links home building to community progress and a God loving nation, urging readers to place family life and domestic virtue first.
Alabama motorists urge permanent hard surfaces on main market highways, arguing permanence lowers long term maintenance costs and suits a growing motor age. The editorial favors investing in quality original construction to avoid constant repairs and future treasury strain.
The Eagle expresses gratitude to readers and advertisers for 1923 success and pledges renewed service to Bryan and Brazos County. It vows to be useful and helpful in 1924, aiming to discharge its duty and improve the world through its existence.
Sawtelle Enterprise quotes a wise man and a witty woman defining man in playful wordplay. The exchange casts a sharp social joke on gendered perspectives.
The piece argues for drastic tax cut ideals, proposing to halve taxation or maintain current rates while expanding roads and public benefits. It criticizes government efficiency, labeling the national government the biggest sinner and urging a shift toward businesslike budgeting.
The saying Go West, young man was first used by John L. Soule in 1851 in the Terre Haute Express. Horace Greeley later echoed it in an editorial Hints Toward Reform and reprinted the piece, stating he did not originate the expression.
A reflective aphorism notes that inner kindness softens the sting of unkindness seen in others, suggesting empathy and restraint as moral safeguards. The quote implies personal virtue radiates outward, shaping social tone and behavior.
The note urges readers to start the New Year by paying poll tax to be eligible to vote in upcoming elections. It quotes Milton on responsibility and civic duty, stressing personal obligation in the electoral process.
A reflective obituary lament for the year 1923 noting it died after a long illness at midnight. It frames the birth of 1924 as a fresh start and urges self examination and renewed service rather than mere wealth or pleasure. It suggests building a lasting memory through acts of service to others.
The Houston Post notes that after rain Texas roads wreck motor travel between cities and warns fans to avoid trips to A and M College. It contrasts Texas neglect with North Carolina’s plan to connect county seats with hard surfaced roads, a project begun without federal aid to keep motor traffic year round.
A trio of short poems compares teeth to celestial bodies. Terrell Transcript and Mineral Wells Index publish lines about teeth shining at night and borrowed glow. The verses reflect wear and vanity with a final quip about most teeth gone.
The article notes that during a recent pressmen strike New York papers nearly stopped, causing store business to fall by over half. After papers resumed normal publication advertising surged, and merchants now advertise more than ever, attracting more business than before.
Mrs E J Fermier of College had a poem printed in last Sunday's Dallas News. The piece is described as an amateur effort that editors traditionally shy away from.
The advertisement claims relief from lumbags weak back bladder stones Brights disease diabetes urinary troubles gout and rheumatism with a money back guarantee though reader skepticism remains.
W R Thomas of The Fair store urges Brazos County to pursue hard surfaced roads and a bond issue to fund main transportation avenues in 1924. He frames the county as a collection of individuals and calls readers to answer what the area most needs for future progress.
N A Crawford of Houston came to Bryan to claim a car stolen from Houston streets. The vehicle had run out of gasoline near the E F Parks residence alley, then abandoned by the thief who had driven it from Houston with a different license tag swapped onto it.
Little Ella L. Free aged two years four months and fourteen days died Friday at one pm at Bryan Hospital. She was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Free of College. Funeral held Saturday at ten am from parental home four miles out on Kur ten road. Rev C B Thompson conducted. Burial in Wixom Cemetery. Mc Culloch-Gordon undertakers directed.
The Bryan Chamber of Commerce presented Dr. Bizzell with a memorial bearing the city seal, thanking him for remaining at the College and for his wonderful administration. The Texas Aggie notes the people are right and credits President Birgell with remarkable service and undying gratitude.
The Brazos County poultry sector, long established, enters a busier hatching period as the season starts. F W Kazmeier plans to begin setting his two 10,000 capacity incubators on the last day of 1923, starting with 7,000 eggs and repeating weekly. Other hatcheries expect early starts, signaling renewed momentum toward stronger industry success.
Prof. J. L. Dickey of the A and M College will entertain the Karten people with a picture show at their regular monthly meeting next Saturday night January 5th.
The Ballinger Texas county tax collector’s office was robbed last night. Robbers forced open the vault and safe after breaking a steel door and blown vault door, taking a considerable cash hold. Exact amount not known.
County and home demonstration agents from districts 1 2 and 6 totaling about 40 to 50 counties met with Director T O Walton and staff at the A and M College to discuss goals and practical application of science in farming Emphasis was on community organization soil building conservation better livestock and citizenship training Dr W B Bizzell urged viewing world conditions and the middle class as stabilizing forces A L Ward highlighted the Ten-Litter Contest outcomes and fertilizer trials cited cooperative buying benefits and prize emphasis on ribbons over money
A crew under Engineer A. P. Meade surveys the Colorado river watershed in Coleman county Texas. The work prepares a feasibility report on building several irrigation dams as part of flood control funded by a $600,000 Texas legislature appropriation via the Rountree reclamation bill. The crew operates from Coleman.
Mrs. R. O. Allen received word that her mother Mrs. C. H. Witt Sr. of Lynnville Tennessee died after a fall about two weeks earlier. The elderly Mrs Witt's health had been frail and the accident preceded her death.
Mr and Mrs M G Nall hosted a New Year’s Eve dinner at the Green Parrot Tea Room. Dinner featured bright flowers and eight guests including Dr and Mrs John A Held Rev and Mrs S Moylan Bird and the Nalls. Afterward the party attended a Dixie Theatre comedy.
An examining trial was held yesterday for Ellis Jenkins a campus porter charged with illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. He was bound over for a grand jury probe on a $300 bond and released pending further investigation before Justice J W Hamilton.
Longview Texas January 1 Drinking of home brew wine proved fatal for Murphy Mullins 20 of the Tatum community who died Sunday Albert Menafee of Tatum and Frank McNeese of Longview also drank the beverage and will recover Albert Menafee remembered in Bryan as once a student of Allen Academy
A letter argues ministers perform many gratis services for the public and travel expenses without pay. It contends ministers are underpaid on average and that such services deserve proper remuneration despite readers’ misgivings about the word hire.
Tex-Ret claims to boost liver function and energy, offering a money back guarantee. The ad urges stepped up usage to overcome misery and pledges refunds if results don’t satisfy.
A vintage drug advertisement touts Blue Star Remedy for various skin and foot ailments. It claims relief from itching chafed skin and mentions M. H. James Drug Company as the seller.
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