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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
7
A retailer touts a bargain bulletin as a church full of bargains offering actual big savings. Readers are urged to study items, place trial orders, and compare prices, claiming other stores fail to match these prices and that demand is high for good value while stock lasts.
A dense retailer’s ad lists cut prices on infants to men’s shoes, including dress, work, and school styles, plus ladies slippers and house shoes. It promotes boys and girls outfits, knee pants and suits, men’s work pants and shirts, sweaters, and a large millinery selection with aggressive low prices.
Advertises wide fabric discounts including Calico in dark or light patterns at varying per yard prices. Highlights Outing and Gingham, cotton checks, lace curtains, table linen, window shades and a range of ladies and children apparel with numerous prices listed. Notes heavy reductions on coats, sweaters, rain coats, parasols and blankets.
Sanitary Pawn Broker announces a new clothing shipment including menswear boys and girls items goats overcoats ladies and misses wear and children's adoghs coats cloaks sport coats and odds and ends. About 2500 pieces received claimed to be much cheaper than rival stores with emphasis on value in hard times. The dealer invites customers to visit and see the department for themselves.
Bargain department lists cups and saucers per set at 1.25 and 1.35, dinner plates 1.25, deep soup plates 1.25, breakfast plates 98c, desert plates 50c, carved dishes 50c, granite cookware from 20c to 65c, glassware 15c–25c, large glass lamp 85c–1.45, alarm clock 1.98, and more. The ad promotes a wide range of discounted household items.
The Brazos County Red Cross elected its 1921 executive board in a business session. Officers include E. H. Astin as chairman and Mrs. Tyler Has Z as vice chairman, with Mrs. dber nan as secretary and John A. Mikes as treasurer. The chapter’s annual report covers activities from Oct 1920 to Oct 31, 1920 across Home Service Nursing Public Health and other divisions.
Congressmen Eugene Black of Texas announces plans to push apportionment legislation to about 240000 people per district. He argues the current house is large enough and the existing rule could cause some states to lose seats, while he seeks constructive national policy.
A government release lists counties in Texas with changes to cattle tick quarantines. It notes Brazos, Limestone, and Navarro counties not yet released and repeats that several counties have been removed from restrictions due to eradication progress. The decision follows cooperation gaps and ongoing work by state agencies and local officials.
Miss Lillie Wilson 51, longtime Bryan resident and librarian at the Ca First Presbyterian Church, died after a long illness. She is survived by her mother, four sisters, one brother, and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral was held at the First Presbyterian Church with interment in the city cemetery.
Special agent Henry Crenshaw notes that on December 1, 1920 Brazos County ginned 15 977 bales of cotton versus 5 153 the prior year. The reports will continue through February 8 1927 as part of ongoing counts.
Washington's dispute with Western Union escalates as the company refuses to handle government messages without prepayment. The State Department says the toll rule applies to all agencies, while Western Union cites past payment delays and cites retaliation over cable landings at Miami linking Barbadoes to British cables.
Remains of First Lieutenant Cyrus E. Graham will depart New York at 9 10 a m November 15 and reach Bryan Texas likely Monday night or Tuesday afternoon A later telegram states the body will arrive in Bryan Wednesday afternoon at 4 30 over the I G N line Interment plans await confirmation of train.
A large Tabor delegation from the Tabor school traveled fourteen miles to Bryan for Armistice Day events at A. M. College. Cars marked Tabor carried participants along College Avenue as the procession attracted attention in the Bryan-College Station area.
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