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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
6
A $60,000 prize Guernsey herd owned by Mrs. Scott Durand was condemned and killed after foot and mouth disease was found. The sheriff, acting on a governor’s order, locked the farm house and read the decree to kill the cattle despite an injunction. Durand says she broke free and a shot was fired at her.
Oscar Coe of Navasota visited the city to arrange shipping of two cars of 130 head of cattle bought from Cloud & Nicol. The cattle were sent to San Saba and will proceed to the Fort Worth market, all in good condition.
The Boy Scouts defeated the high school second team yesterday by 13 to 0. They scored two touchdowns and kicked one goal, marking the second loss this season for the scrubs at the hands of the scouts.
C A Buchanan returned from Fort Worth with twelve horses he shipped to the Fort Worth market. The car sold well and brought a good price.
Ram Chandra, a local Hindu editor, says a pamphlet translating W. J. Bryant s British Rule in India has been barred from mailing to British India. A letter from Postmaster Charles Fay confirms import prohibition of Angan Di Gawahi published by Yuganter Ashram San Francisco.
Poem "Recessional" attributed to Rudyard Kipling recalls humility before God amid empire and war. It laments boasting, urges reverence for divine mercy, and warns against forgetting the past sacrifices.
James McMahon, a longtime Robertson and Brazos County resident and foreman on Mrs. Elizabeth Seale’s plantation, died at the Seales' Benchley home at 4 this morning after several days of stomach trouble. He was about 66, a noted cattleman, with no close Brazos relatives. Funeral at the Seales’ home at 2:80 this afternoon, burial in Peyton cemetery, with many Bryan friends attending.
J Webb Howell advertises an option to swap 372 acres in Mitchell County with fine climate and potential big crops. The notice highlights exchange terms and acreage details for prospective buyers or sellers.
The Eagle reports the Hotel Bryan has been sold by builder Ed S. Derden to Sam B. Wilson. The adjoining vacant lot is included and J. S. Doane will continue as hotel lessee under a five year lease. Wilson plans improvements as demand allows.
Complete ruin has befallen Mr Paderewski's estate in Poland as he donates recital receipts to relief. Miss Margaret Wilson the President's daughter sings in the West and favors an artistic career. Cadman performs Indian music with Redfeather in Houston. Dooma Lodge, Cadman's Estes Park home, funds from royalties. Philadelphia Orchestra to give eight free city concerts funded by Cyrus Curtis. Stokowski highlights school audiences of tomorrow. Sousa marked his fifty ninth birthday.
A Texas letter from Ochiltree by Mrs. Emma Keith describes a broad European exodus of artists to America during wartime, a flourishing American art scene, and Texas towns boasting many musicians. It also notes a new musical center outlook for America and contrasts European turmoil with American hospitality.
A North Plains correspondent describes large white headed cabbage and rich vegetables grown without irrigation. He notes heavy rains, late planting of maize, and yields ranging from a ton to a ton an acre for late plantings, with most maize being dwarf and kaffir corn mentioned.
A collection of brief humorous exchanges from various papers. The snippets feature playful dialogue about pirates, prosaic jobs, and family banter, including lines about a boy dreaming of piracy and a father reacting to late curfews.
Clarence Ousley reports a September 1915 foreign cotton consumption rise across Brazil France Egypt Japan Spain and China totaling about 48 000 bales versus 1914 with an annual projection exceeding 1 000 000 bales. He argues this would lower prices and alter supply demand balance, urging timely reporting to inform producers and traders.
Dr. S C Richardson reported Rhode Island Red entries swept prizes at the Houston poultry show. Best pair of pullets, first and second prizes, and first prize on cockerels were awarded as the carnival displays continue this week.
Household hints cover drying dish towels with a light rod near the range and using a nickel bathroom rod. Lamp care advises rubbing off charred wick edges instead of cut. Crocheting tips suggest a safety pin to save dropped stitches. Cleaning a cotton rug uses napthin soap powder, a broom, hose, then line drying.
An advertisement touts Gets-It as the simplest solution to corns, claiming it rids corns quickly and with pleasure, presenting itself as the world’s greatest corn remover.
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