Bryan Weekly Eagle publication and rates notice
Bryan Weekly Eagle information lists editorial staff and advertising rates. It notes post office mailing details from 1912, dates, and Associated Press affiliation. Rates include daily, Brazos County, one month, three months, and yearly subscriptions. Publishing schedule and offices in Dallas New York and Chicago are noted.
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Bryan
Texas
Associated Press
Texas Daily Press League
Mercantile Bank
Dallas
Madison Ave
New York
N. Y
Association
Chicago
Illinois
Veterans reunion leaves Bryan with warm hospitality
Hood's Texas Brigade and other visiting veterans enjoyed a Bryan reunion held Friday and Saturday. The Boy Scouts aided, hospitality was praised, and locals plan to host again in June 1926.
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Bryan
Hood
Texas Brigade
Boy Scouts
Making Mistakes in the Paper and Reader Reactions
Sam Miller in the Mineral Wells Index notes widespread potential errors in typed pages. He cites 48 columns and vast permutation chances for letter transpositions that could alter sentences like To be or not to be.
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Sam Miller
Mineral Wells Index
East Texas Press Association meeting praises Smith County roads
At Tyler the Texas Press Association welcomed guests with praise for Smith County’s highway buildout. R B Still credited the system’s 150 miles of roads and a no-waste track record, while editor Arch McDougald described careful spending, a highway committee, and a $5,000 annual engineer salary.
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East Texas
Smith County
R. B. Still
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Press Association
Tyler
Arch McDougald
Daily Courier-Times
Cone Johnson
Thomas G. Pollard
Tyler Press
J. J. Taylor
Dallas News
A. H. Luker
Grapeland
W. A. (Billie) Smith
Bank
Gus F. Taylor
R. Bergfield
J. W .Fitzgerald
Editors Grow Rich Through Perseverance and Bequest
A Santa Fe Magazine note claims an editor rose from poverty to a $50,000 fortune through industry economy and perseverance aided by an uncle's $49,990 bequest. The memo was left on the editor's desk while she was away.
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Santa Fe
A New Fashion for Boys Boosts Cotton Demand
The piece argues that boys wearing long pants could raise cotton demand by about ten percent if ages six to sixteen adopt the trend. It suggests discouraging the trend with laws to force boys to wear long britches, dubbing the trend as the golluf fiends.
Women read daily papers more carefully than men do
A newspaper industry consensus notes women study daily papers more attentively than men, reflecting patterns in reader interests and engagement with news content.
Idle and Industrious Souls Quote
The quote states that laws cannot create industry in the idle or thrift in the wasteful, underscoring Samuel Smiles’ belief in personal virtue shaping character beyond legal constraints.
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Samuel
Let thy speech be better than silence or be silent
A compact quotation attributed to Dionysius the Elder offers a caution about speech. It contrasts speaking well with choosing silence and invites restraint when eloquence cannot be improved.
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Dionysius the Elder
The Easiest Person to Deceive Is One's Self
A reflective note quoting Edward Bulwer Lytton on self deception, highlighting the idea that personal bias and self-delusion often outsmart the chooser. The saying emphasizes inward scrutiny over external persuasion.
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Edward Bulwer Lytton
Beauty and Truth Quote by Robert William Buchanan
A short reflective note attributes the search for beauty and truth to poet Robert William Buchanan, noting their enduring worth and pursuit beyond failure.
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Robert William Buchanan
Bryan Seeks A Gentle Slow Win
Bryan needs a calm, gradual victory stretching to several inches to secure a favorable outcome.
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Bryan
Hood Brigade Reunion Notes From Bryan
Reunion notes recount J J Pressley of Cook Point criticizing Mrs Hood and children for not joining Mr Hood in Bryan. Fiddling champion Pressley jokes about babies in sacks. Messages arrive from Capt F B Chilton and Miss Decca Lamar West with wishes and regrets. Waco native Miss West sent greetings as Capt West, aged 91, unable to attend due to illness. W B Williams of North Zuleo Madison County also arrives with daughter Estelle Williams and Miss Loraine Taylor, guests of Mr and Mrs J A Cloud.
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J. J. Pressley
Cook's Point
J. B. Hood, Jr
Mr. Hood
Bryan
Mr Hood
Mr. Pressley
Hood
F. B. Chilton
Houston
21St Avenue
Houston Heights
Co. H. 4Th Reg. Hood
Texas Brigade
Kate Daffan
Decca Lamar West
Waco
John C. West
W. B. Williams
Zuleo
Madison County
Williams
Mississippi
Estelle Williams
Loraine Taylor
J. A. Cloud
Felix H. Robertson
Robertson
Kelly
Wheeler
Texas
W. D. Lawrence
Confederacy
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Washington County
Brazos County
Washington
Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumpter
Mount Pleasant
Pensacola
Florida
Braxton Bragg
Corinth
Miss
Sydney Johnson
Shiloh
Gladden
Pittsburg
Prentiss
Sherman
Decatur
Dodge
John Bell Hood
Chickamauga
Longstreet
Bragg
Longstreet Was Coming and That General Hood
Ringgold
Leon Gordon
Berry
Lumsden
Felix
Jerome B. Robertson
Forrest
Sunbeam Band Holds Pleasant Meeting at First Baptist
The Sunbeam Band of the First Baptist church met Sunday at 11 a.m. with Mrs. Geo. F. Lee directing. The Sunbeam service runs with the main preaching hour so children hear alongside their parents. President Edna Pearle Ramsey led the session on June 28.
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Sunbeam Band
First Baptist Church
Geo. F. Lee
Tabernacle
Edna Pearle Ramsey
Sun Beams Welcome New Member at Baptist Church Meeting
Prayer by Arthur Stewart opened the session. Colbert Held read minutes and called the roll. Lucile Vick joined the roll and was warmly welcomed by the Band. The program followed with songs and a playlet by the Sunbeams. They donated cash to the Baptist Seminary in Louisville KY.
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Arthur Stewart
Colbert
Lucile Vick
The
Sunbeams
Seven Little Boys
Roland Persons
Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Kentucky
George A. Adams Returns From Insurance Meetings
George A. Adams came home early this morning from Fort Worth where he attended the State Association of Insurance Agents annual meeting as vice president. He traveled Wednesday for officer conferences with Tom Moffatt of Newark and then visited his sisters in Denton after the convention. Adams notes crops in Denton ahead of Brazos county but both areas need rain.
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George A. Adams
Fort Worth
State Association of Insurance Agents
Adams
Tom Moffatt
Newark
New Jersey
National Association of Insurance Agents
Denton
A. L. Banks
J. W. Sullivan
Brazos County
Powers Couple To Move Home To Breckenridge
Mr and Mrs R L Shannon of Breckenridge are visiting Bryan guests of Mr and Mrs Tom L Powers Mrs Shannon is the Powers sister Bryan citizens regret the couple will leave Bryan soon to settle in Breckenridge Mrs Powers and daughter Dorothy will return with the Shannons Wednesday while Mr Powers travels later by train People of Bryan extend best wishes for their new life in another part of the state
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R. L. Shannon
Breckenridge
Bryan
Tom L. Powers
Mrs. J H Moudy Visits Greenville Grandson’s Family
Mrs J H Moudy of Greenville visits her daughter Mrs Edvar Buchanan at the home of Mr and Mrs A W Buchanan to spend time with her young grandson Amos Frances Buchanan.
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J. H. Moudy
Greenville
Ed Var Buchanan
A. W. Buchanan
Reverend Martinelli Attends Southwestern Summer School
Reverend Bruno Martinelli and family return from Georgetown Texas where he attended Southwestern University summer school of theology. He calls it the best session in the university's history with fine lectures and wonderful fellowship. The last session featured a Georgetown picnic for faculty and attending preachers, including hours of fun and refreshments.
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Bruno Martinelli
Georgetown
Texas
Martinelli
Southwestern University
Gardner Scouts Eat Watermelon Feast Friday at Fin Feather Club
Scoutmaster C R Gardner leads his Boy Scout troop in a watermelon feast at the Fin Feather club south of Bryan. About 8 PM the group gathered on the veranda after driving in cars. Thirteen ice cold melons were shared, then games followed and older scouts relaxed on the porch. Eagle reading by H D Cuykendall marked the close with Ewin Gaby and Philip Gaby noted among attendees.
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C. R. Gardner
Fin Feather Club
Bryan
H. D. Cuykendall
The
Eagle
Ewin Gaby
Philip Gaby
Albert Haneman
Otis Gayle
Ray Gardner
Bennie Griffin
Geo. Slowey
Claude Slowey
Noble Eden
Junion Black
Weldon Alsobrook
Henderson Alsobrook
Cola Lobello
C.R. Gardner
Libbie Ijin
Sylvester
D. P. Gaby
William Griffin
Oak McKenzie
Bryan Eagle
Bible School Held at Alexander Church
A successful daily vacation Bible school at Alexander enrolled 46 children this week. Seventeen earned honor certificates. Susie Benbow led the intermediates, Rev. Jesse Thomson led the seniors, and two teams named Reds and Blues added spirit to activities including hymnology Bible stories and a Sunday school training course.
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Alexander
Susie Benbow
J. C. Thomson
Jesse ©. Thomson
Cokesbury
Reds
Woodrow Walker
Blues
Oscar Wilson
Drowned youth Thaddius Grout a Brazos tragedy
Tragic drowning marred a Sunday afternoon at the Brazos River near College Station where 23 year old Thaddius Grout son of Professor Geo P Grout of A and M College disappeared into 14 feet of water while bathing. The body was recovered about 1 30 a m and prepared for shipment to Luverne Minnesota for burial.
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College Station
Bryan
Brazos County
Charles Felker
Brazos River
Jones’ Bridge
Thaddius Grout
Geo. P. Grout
A. and M. College
S. Phillips
McCulloch-Gordon
Professor Grout
London
England
University of Minnesota
G. P. Grout
Geraldine
Thaddius
J. A. Clutter
Felker
D. W. Williams
F. W. Hensel
Grout
Clutter
Local visitors tour Alabama camp on Lookout Mountain
Mr and Mrs Harry M Taylor and baby of San Antonio guests of Mr and Mrs W E Astin at their plantation home left for San Antonio. Miss Janie Astin joins them and heads with friends to Analita Camp near Mentone Springs Alabama for eight weeks. The camp lies on Lookout Mountain slopes where nature is at its lowliest.
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Harry M. Taylor
San Antonio
W. E. Astin
Janie Astin
Alamo City
Southern Pacific
Analita Camp
Mentone Springs
Ala
Miss Astin
Lookout Mountain
Hearne Democrat
Car Registrations for Brazos County Record List
The following list shows new car registrations since the last publication per official records of County Tax Collector J Marion Ferguson. The list includes entries from Eagle Printing Company Bryan W L Ayers College Station Katheryn B Daly Bryan W F Fitzgerald Bryan B C Lowry Navasota Howell and Company Bryan.
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J. Marion Ferguson
Eagle Printing Company
Bryan
W. L. Ayers
College Station
Katheryn B. Daly
W. F. Fitzgerald
B. C. Lowry
Navasota
Howell & Company
Marriage Licenses Issued In Brazos County
Brazos County Clerk A S McSwain reports marriage licenses issued since the last publication. Couples listed include James Walter Bishop and Beulah Mae Tidwell Leopoldo Lopes and Felicitas A Servantes Jack Hunter and Madeline Hines John B Woiton and Lyndia Syptak George Gibbs and Pearl Phillips Ben Williams and Annie Mae Munroe Philip P Wilson and Henrietta Merkaray R W Colglazier and Nancy Moore Hunter Hassell and Katy Simms J D Dixon and Fannie Foster Erin P Cordove and Elaria M Alba.
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A. S. McSwain
James Walter Bishop
Beulah Mae Tidwell
Leopoldo Lopes
Felicitas A. Servantes
Jack Hunter
Madeline Hines
John B. Woiton
Lyndia Syptak
George Gibbs
Pearl Phillips
Ben Wiliams
Annie Mae Munroe
Philip P. Wilson
Henrietta Merkaray
R. W. Colglazier
Nancy Moore
Hunter Hassell
Katy Simms
J. D. Dixon
Fannie Foster
Erin P. Cordove
Elaria M. Alba
Spend the Day Party at Hempstead Grove Picnic
Mr and Mrs E J Fountain and others accompanied by Mr and Mrs Milton Fountain and little Rosemary met relatives from Houston in Hempstead for a Sunday outing. They enjoyed a picnic supper under trees near town in a day described as perfect and delightful. Mrs Gainer Jones plans a July 1 trip to Chicago to visit her parents Dr and Mrs John B Watson. Mr Gainer Jones departs July 1 for training camp at Camp Mabry.
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E. J. Fountain
Milton Fountain
Rosemary
Edgar Buchanan
Hempstead
Gainer Jones
Houston
Chicago
John B. Watson
Camp Mabry
Bentley Family Returns From Oklahoma Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Bentley and children Wesley and Ann came back Sunday after a two week auto trip through Oklahoma. They stayed mainly in Stillwater with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bentley and found crop prospects good, continuing into Texas as far as Waco. Roads were generally fine except Marlin to Bryan. They stress road improvements as key to local interests.
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M. R. Bentley
Wesley
Ann
Oklahoma
Stillwater
W. D. Bentley
Mr. Bentley
Texas
Waco
Marlin
Bryan
Bentley
Mrs. John Sharp Williams Leaves for Home
Mrs John Sharp Williams Jr and her daughter Miss Pauline of Yazoo City Mississippi have been in Bryan for the month of June visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J H Webb. They expect to leave Thursday for their home after a pleasant visit.
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John Sharp Williams Jr
Pauline
Yazoo City
Bryan
J. H. Webb
Harvey Couple Mr and Mrs Lee Andrews In Town
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Andrews of Harvey are in town today visiting local relatives and sightseeing.
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Lee Andrews
Harvey
Peyton and daughter shopping with Bryan merchants
J. R. Peyton and his daughter Miss Elizabeth Peyton of Benchley were in Bryan today, visiting local merchants and browsing shops in town.
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J. R. Peyton
Elizabeth Peyton
Benchley
Bryan
Bryan Assembly Member Receives Grand Rainbow Honor
Miss Lala Dean Randolph of Bryan Assembly was named Grand Nature for the Grand Assembly of the Order of Rainbow at the Houston inauguration June 26 27. The Texas event involved delegates from seventy assemblies and highlighted local pride in Bryan.
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Bryan Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
Grand Assembly of the
Order of Rainbow
Houston
Lala Dean Randolph
Grand Assembly
Lara Dean Randolph
Grand Assembly of Texas
Texas
Bryan
Rainbow
Temperature Records From Division Entomology Readings
Readings taken by F. L. Thomas chief at A and M College of Texas show daily high and low temperatures for June 22 to Sunday. The week’s averages are listed as 98.3 to 74.3 with highs reaching 100 and lows 73 to 77.
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Entomology
Division of Entomology
F. L. Thomas
A. & M. College of Texas
Ford visiting here with Robstown family in Wellborn area
Arthur B. Ford of Robstown arrived Saturday and joined Mrs. Ford and their daughter to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Graham near Wellborn. Ford formerly taught at Bryan High School and has many friends in the area who welcome their visits.
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A. B. Ford
Arthur B. Ford
Robstown
Navasota Rain Record Shows Drought Year
Navasota has only 5.3 inches of rain in the past year. J M Ackerman reports a major rain on June 21 1924 measured 1.75 inches and since then no single shower topped 0.75 inch. Total for the year ending Saturday stands at 5.3 inches according to the Navasota Examiner.
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Navasota
J. M. Ackerman
Stop That Itching Blue Star Remedy Ad
An advertisement promises relief for eczema itching and skin sores with Blue Star Remedy. The copy emphasizes quick relief, skin penetration to the trouble seat, nonstaining formula, and a pleasant odor from ROMAN & VICK.
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Roman & Vick
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Echoes of the Press Convention
East
Country Club
Hill’s Lake
Williamson County
G. K. Talley
Bill
Sunbeam Band of the First Baptist
Worth
Mrs. Powers
Bible School
Alexander Church
Hoke S.&r.co
Ostego,Mich
Stevenson
Machine Works
Stevenson Machine Works
Brazos
Felix Robertson
Jermone B. Robertson
Deep Hole
College
Laverne
Minn
Mr. Grout
John Sharp Williams
Hagle
Cardus
Bryan Assembly Order of Rainbow
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