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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
4
A city man visits a country cousin and boasts of metro life with golf and dancing. The country cousin counters with simple pleasures like baseball in the back lot and attic poker by morning. An old farmer adds his own rustic amusements from field to breakfast, playful boasting in a rural exchange.
The American Fair League of New York cites a mail order house claim that in towns where merchants do not advertise a flood of literature follows. The Eagle urges Bryan merchants to use its columns freely to defend fair competition and prevent encroachment by mail order literature.
The Bryan Weekly Eagle lists its post office designation in Bryan Texas as second class mail matter. It states a subscription price of 1.00 per annum.
The article argues for crop diversification and rotation as the sure path to stability, citing history from East Texas during the Civil War, and warns that reliance on cotton alone risks ruin. It notes that soils can sustain people through prudent methods and recalls strong support from Col. Milner and The Hagle. It also discusses war’s impact on cotton and global consumption trends, with Southern mills rising amid wartime demand.
A quirky local note reports pork prices climbing above a cat and Bryan, with butchers claiming shortages make meat almost impossible to obtain. The piece urges moral hog-raising to ease supply concerns.
The Synod and Synodical delegates adjourned and departed Bryan. They were provided with water from a deep well during their stay and no streetlights were lit on Main Street. Despite this, they were charmed by local hospitality and the people here.
Dallas displays pride in its new transportation depot, likening civic achievement to a boy’s prized first boots or a youth’s first swift car, highlighting local enthusiasm and progress in a period-appropriate tone.
The Galveston News reports Republican gubernatorial candidate R B Creager in Galveston condemned President Wilson calling his foreign policy the blackest page in history. The letter questions Creager’s qualifications and motives as a southern Republican.
A remark describes the reconciliation between Taft and Teddy as surprisingly warm, to the point it gave observers a shiver at the display.
The note urges immediate action against the boll weevil to safeguard next year’s cotton crop, emphasizing timely protection measures and community involvement.
Snap Shots remarks define a truly rich woman as one who can now afford a string of cottonseed beads, reflecting on economic and social values in a light, satirical tone.
In a planning note, planners urge leaving sufficient corn land for bread. The warning says attempting to grow cotton to buy all corn and feeds and all meats could lead to disaster.
Texas has raised 25000 of the 100000 asked for the national campaign fund. The figures indicate Texans distinguish between reporting war news and voting the ticket.
Germany states she desires restoration of peace but remains resolute that she can never be whipped and will continue the struggle until satisfactory terms are presented.
One small male fox terrier about ten months old with white and black markings. He answers to Jeck and was last seen Monday the 16th wearing a black leather collar with brass buckle grass plate and brass buttons. A liberal reward is offered for his return or information leading to recovery. Helen and Nancy Moore care John A. Moore Jr Bryan Texas.
For sale 527 acres on Brazos bottom with 163 acres of second bottom and prairie, well fenced and cross fenced, one good farm house, wind mill, outhouses, five rental houses with tile wells. Sold in 10 days at 45 per acre plus 1000 bushels of corn. Box 246 Brenham Texas. Also for sale or trade an 8 acre Steep Hollow farm. God bhal Mother truth comment.
A succinct line notes that a man who remains silent has less responsibility or need to speak than a person who talks freely, implying restraint and social expectations in communication.
Paris reports Sergeant Raoul Lufbery of New Haven Connecticut the first American named in a combat communique for downing five German aircraft since July 30. He trained under Marc Pourpe, served as his mechanic, then became a pilot after enlisting and joining the American flying corps.
Rain slows breuth breaking as stock and grass grow scarce while crops have brought good prices. Tabor reports two new buggies and three automobiles in a week. Many residents visited Bryan for the show and trade. Tabor High School opens with larger attendance and gin operations fade as cotton runs out. Walter Lindsey and Will Presnal are notable locals linked to Bryan trips.
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