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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
4
A verse by Anna B. Shaw urges hope in a tomorrow unseen. The speaker consoles a troubled heart, imagining sunrise and blessings ahead, with lines celebrating chance and faith that tomorrow holds untouched promise.
A bulletin from the United States Bureau of Education outlines ideal country school conditions. It calls for healthful location, ample playgrounds, garden space, fireproofing, outward doors, emergency rooms, and workshop spaces. It details ventilation, lighting, safe drinking water, sanitary toilets, and strict cleaning methods. Copies are available from the Commissioners of Education in Washington.
The Waco Times-Herald reviews Texas politics noting Colquitt’s push for peace contrasts with Ferguson era calm. It praises current restraint across the Legislature and mocks various politicians, suggesting only Joe Bailey could bring renewed friction to the stage.
A moral exhortation by Thomas Van Alstyne outlining core values for service, effort, optimism, and self mastery. Emphasizes honest reward, active work, discipline, frugality, health, and personal growth as a faithful path.
The editorial argues railroads push for rate increases citing losses and potential bankruptcy but warns consumers would bear the costs. It cautions fairness for both sides and opposes one-sided profit at the expense of the public, advocating a live and let live policy that sustains railroads without overburdening people.
A storm described as high wind with hail and rain tears through Marathon causing barns to fall apart porches ripped from houses windmills wrecked and vehicles overturned. Telephone wires are tangled as damage spreads with humorous commentary contrasting Amarillo’s weather.
The speaker warns that the current Legislature digs into rights and liberties by dictating wage payment methods for employers, seizing rental contract power from landowners, and taking control of schooling from parents, transferring it to the State. The concern is that such trends will worsen in years ahead.
The Temps of Paris outlines Allied financing by France Great Britain and Russia for small allied nations. It cites total current advances at 270 million dollars to be shared equally and lists prior advances to Belgium Servia Greece and Montenegro. Remaining 178.9 million will be split between Servia and Belgium with France funding Russia's grain purchases for now.
The Houston Post lauds Clarence Ousley for a speech to the Houston Rotary Club on state agricultural issues especially Harris County. It notes his rare eloquence and appealing logic and says hundreds attended and were attentive and engaged by his oratorical delivery.
The text emphasizes that small, everyday items like the split log drag and the home canner are essential drivers of productivity. It argues simple practices and tools become engines of progress under current economic conditions.
A New York pastor condemns divorce as a disgraceful luxury for the rich while noting scandalous reports of marriages and separations among the idle wealthy. The piece suggests widespread moral alarm as spouses swap partners.
The Texas House killed a bill to allow gambling on horse racing. Proponents argued it would improve stock quality, especially horses, but legislators favored improving stock on farms rather than at race tracks.
The Legislature moved quickly to dispatch business while many members were away on a junket trip. The incident is cited as an argument for reducing membership.
A speaker vows that good times will return in the future and that the nation and its people remain the same. Comparisons to a woodland animal imply resilience in difficult times and a belief in an impending revival.
The note urges planting seed crops for humans and animals, stressing extensive sowing in fence corners turn rows and any ground access. It promises a big price for the harvest and advises maximizing planted area to capitalize on market demand.
The piece titled Dear Spring by Jim Lowery features playful rhymes about spring imagery. It praises spring’s influence on verse, noting how it rhymes with bees birds rain and quivering sap and ends with a light humorous nod to viewers in the Honey Grove Signal.
The Fort Worth Record quotes President Wilson in a signed statement to the American people at the close of the Sixty-third Congress. He urges a calm, patient, fair, and friendly national approach to difficulties and a confident belief that the United States will prevail and protect its interests.
The State press cites Colonel Clarence Ousley defining a model home as the nest of love and playhouse for children, a haven for kin, and altar of domestic sacrifice. It can be a dugout or a palace but needs love and a fireplace to be complete.
The piece claims white Texas farmers face heavier burdens as a new compulsory education law would require tens of thousands of Black children to attend school, noting taxes fund Negro education and implying increased strain on white taxpayers.
The article argues that if England's blockade succeeds in starving Germany, about 600,000 Allied prisoners of war in Germany would be affected. It states prisoners will not eat at first table and hints the English French and Belgian prisoners may face deprivation first. It notes the blockade could have a doubleback effect.
The King of Greece faces a dilemma with his wife, sister of the German Kaiser, opposing war while his subjects press for war with the Allies. He presumably wishes to hide from the crisis.
The Prinz Hite sank an American ship at sea and arrived in an American port with flags flying and band playing. The Eagle editor cannot express his full sentiment due to neutrality and postal law constraints.
The Dallas Democrat argues that the illegal liquor seller in dry territory is no more blameworthy than those who do business with him. It contends that stopping illegal sale requires impartial punishment of all parties involved in the transaction.
Cream from a hundred Brazos County farms is exchanged for cash daily at the Bryan creamery, signaling growing business and activity in the community.
In The Eagle Mr J H White of the Wixon community accuses Bryan voters of ballot box stuffing in the bond election. He cites 309 votes cast at the court house from 289 eligible voters and lists 28 over age voters registered March 3 who cast ballots, naming the individuals.
The Texas Senate passed a bill by Senator Page to appropriate 10000 to purchase and preserve the first Texas capital site at Old Washington on the Brazos River near Navasota. Support praises the move as wise, noting the site’s historic importance and potential as a public park. Senator Page, born in Bryan, is commended for introducing the measure.
A terse report accuses Germany of sinking ships on the high seas and Mexico of killing American citizens while waving the U S flag. Washington remains grave and silent as the matter ends with heightened tensions.
President Wilson announced he will not receive callers for three weeks except government officials. The move signals a wartime or national crisis period with limited public access to the executive.
A prominent segment of the Senate departs as Senator Elihu Root retires, marking the exit of a leading figure in national governance and legal affairs.
The third and fourth land rent plank becomes law in full effect after passage and signing with an emergency clause.
George Bailey argues feeding men well is the paramount consideration, noting that keeping his trousers patched is important but secondary to nourishment. The remark contrasts leadership advice with practical care for workers and highlights domestic humor.
The Galveston News argues that if the United States intervenes in Mexico, carrying ample bread would avert armed conflict. The piece implies peaceful outcomes with sufficient provisions.
The city envisions funding for road construction inspired by bright weather and forward plans. Officials highlight a four hundred thousand dollar figure as the target for improving transportation networks.
The Bryan show-window living model reveals strong male interest in fashion styles, signaling a shift in consumer attention and trends among men during the period.
Fiesta San Jacinto spring carnival runs April 19 to 24 with low fare excursions. Battle of Flowers set for Friday April 28. Season tickets on sale April 18 to 24, limit April 25. Very low fares for certain trains. See Ticket Agent, 1 and G. N. Ry for details.
James S. Francis a respected Cottonwood Prairie resident died February 18 1915 at his home after a long illness. Born August 13 1856 in Burton Texas he lived in Washington and Brazos counties most of his life. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Blanton nine children and several siblings. Funeral services were held February 19 at Wheelock with Rev. Smith of Cottonwood Church officiating.
The third week jury was excused until tomorrow morning. Will Mathis, colored, faces burglary charges and is set for trial. Carlo Salvato, Italian, charged with murder, has trial scheduled for March 22 after a mistrial and prior continuance.
Cornell University studied 573 farmers finding 398 with district schooling earning $318 yearly, 165 with high school earning $622, and 10 with more than high school earning $847. Education on the farm yields higher labor income, with college education delivering the largest profit over district and high school schooling.
Mrs. E. L. Shows et al transfer eight acres in the Thomas Webb survey Brazos County for 120 dollars to Louis Merka. L. A. Nash sells five and one third lots in Bryan's second addition to Bryan for 400 dollars.
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