Bryan Weekly Eagle front matter and rates notice
Bryan Weekly Eagle lists mailing and advertising details with editor names, rate chart for Brazos County, and publication notes. It notes Thursday issues, AP affiliation, and rights for news dispatches and republication with addresses for advertising representation in Dallas New York and Chicago.
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Bryan
Texas
Lee J. Rountree
Brazos County
Associated Press
Texas Daily Press League
Mercantile Bank
Dallas
Madison Ave
New York
N. Y
Association
Chicago Clinois
Due Recognition For Teachers Pay And Aid Society
The piece argues teachers are underpaid public servants, earning about $500 yearly for rural schools and often teaching seven months. It praises the Tyler Texas Teachers Aid Society as overdue recognition and urges higher pay to reduce dependence on charity and ensure dignity and security for educators.
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Tyler
Teachers’ Aid Society
Texas
Real Secret of Masonry and Bryan Adornment Push
John Fort Newton defines when a man is a Mason as faith hope courage sympathy for others and self mastery. The piece links this secret to a Bryan civic campaign aimed at renaming the city the Crape Myrtle City and spurring local beautification.
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John Fort Newton
Bryan
Crape Myrtle City
Native Apple Arrives in England via Massachusetts Bay Colony
The apple, native to Central Asia, was brought to England in 1629 by the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Central Asia
England
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Necessity Is the Argument of Tyrants Quote
A short quotation attributed to William Pitt asserts that necessity justifies tyranny and becomes the creed of slaves.
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William Pitt
Martial Reflections on Fear and Final Day
A terse medieval motto ponders fear and the end of days. The line frames courage as a steady resolve facing mortality without panic or despair.
Rise to Your Feet for Dixie Song and South Loyalty
A piece urges citizens to honor Dixie and other national anthems by rising when they are played or sung. It extols the flag and the song as symbols of country and home and notes a northern listener once stood for Dixie while others remained seated.
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Columbia
Southland
Headline Writing Is No Easy Task, Editor Warns
A letter from a reader complains about paying for headlines and the challenges of crafting concise, effective titles. The editor explains space limits and the pressure of rapid work, inviting others to try headline writing to understand the demanding craft.
Washington County Historical Society Organized in Brenham
Washington County Historical Society was organized with officers Gidding Stone president Mary Af flex vice president Mary Faughes historian W F Tottenham secretary all of Brenham. The piece urges Texas counties to follow Brenham's example to preserve local history for future generations.
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Washington County Historical Society
Gidding Stone
Mary Afflex
Mary Faughes
W. F. Tottenham
Brenham
All
Texas
Washington
Night Classes Draw Thousands in New York City
The article notes more than 40,000 men and women attend night classes in colleges and universities in New York City. It argues education is valuable and worth pursuing at any cost, praising those who enroll for their ambition and determination.
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New York City
Companions Should Avoid Constant Criticism at Home
The writer warns that persistent, even well meant, criticism erodes love in domestic life. He argues many people claim judge like authority over others, turning living spaces into a microscope. Self appointed judges tend to confront those judged as culprits, mirroring a faulting pattern.
Rain Revival Promises Strong Crops in Brazos County
About eight inches of rain fell across Brazos County this past week. Farmers hail a hopeful start after a long dry spell that caused crop failures. With better conditions, indications point to a good season next year and a push to recover losses.
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Brazos ‘County
Ures
Public halls need ample exits for fire and discourse
The Walla Walla Bulletin notes public halls require sufficient exit facilities not only for fire safety but also to curb overlong orators. The editorial ties building safety to orderly public speaking and crowds.
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Walla Walla
Value of Friends Brings Joyful Chrysanthemums
A writer celebrates friendship after receiving a bouquet of white Queen chrysanthemums from friends. The note praises friends as riches beyond money and wishes happiness, prosperity, and contentment for these well wishers.
Halloween Library Costume Contest in Tiny Oklahoma Town
A small town Oklahoma city library hosted a Halloween social evening where guests wore outfits depicting book titles. Prizes were awarded for best costumes, with a grand prize won by a pendant featuring three linked items: a silver dollar a half dollar and a large tooth. The unveiled title was The Price of the Prairie by Margaret Hill McCarter, hinted by the sign reading a half dollar and an acre.
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Oklahoma
Margaret Hill McCarter
Bryans Crape Myrtle City Dreamed In Texas
A vivid plea extols Bryan as the crape myrtle capital of Texas. It celebrates billowy blossoms in many varieties with colors that dazzle, urging residents to envision College Boulevard lined with blooming hedges and to awaken to Bryan's beauty.
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Bryan
College
Texas
Be ye also ready inscription shocks widower bride
A widower shows his fourth wife around a village churchyard. At an elaborate tombstone he attempts to read the names of Susan Jane and Mary as wives of John Smith. The bottom line reveals the warning Be ye also ready, shocking the bride.
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Susan
John Smith
Jane
Mary
Flapper from Mineral Wells Questions The Call of the Wild
The Mineral Wells flapper asks Miss Ino if The Call of the Wild portrays nightlife and Broadway bravado and whether its content is too spicy for a young reader.
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Mineral Wells
Didja Ever Preach Your Own Moral Character
A reflective line prompts recollection of personal ethics and past self presentation, asking if one ever preached virtue only to be challenged by a remembered moment. The note hints at self scrutiny and social irony.
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Didja
Braggart’s Bid Fails to Secure desired Power Favor
An ambitious figure boasted of influence with powerful figures but did not win the sought outcome. The episode highlights overconfidence and the gap between claim and result, with no clear success attached to the effort.
Car designs mirror pedestrian figures in new model line
Detroit News notes the latest car designs resemble the pedestrian figures on earlier models, suggesting a shared stylistic direction rather than a distinct innovation.
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Detroit News
Endurance and Patience in Great Hearts
A compact aphorism attributed to James Russell Lowell extols endurance as the crowning quality and patience as the passion of noble characters. The quotation emphasizes steadfast perseverance in virtue and resolve.
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James Russell Lowell
Jacob's Ladder Quotation Prompts Step Count Question
A Douglas Jerrold line about Jacob's Ladder prompts a query on the number of steps. The aphorism illustrates a metaphorical ascent and challenges readers to recall or interpret the tally of stages or levels represented by the ladder.
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Douglas Jerrold
Wycked Quote Sparks Debate on Tyranny and Freedom
A sharp quotation from William Pitt underscores the tension between necessity and liberty, prompting readers to reevaluate authority and individual rights in the current political climate.
No gathering the rose without being pricked by the thorns
Proverbial warning about hidden costs of desire. A Bidpai quotation notes that beauty and reward come with risk and pain. It suggests caution in pursuing tempting outcomes despite allure and potential hardship.
Manly Virtue of Might and Main Cited by Emerson
A brief line attributes to Ralph Waldo Emerson the idea that true strength lies in doing all one can with effort and resolve. The quote frames courage and effort as defining masculine virtue in the context of personal striving.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
When He Is Forsaken An Old Man Dies
The quoted verse by Thomas Drummond laments aged abandonment and surrender to mortality. It reflects on frailty, isolation, and the inevitability of death for an elderly figure.
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Thomas Drummond
Mrs Harder in San Antonio Visits Family
Bryan friends received cheerful postcard news from Mrs FE C Harder reporting arrival in San Antonio after illness and plans to stay some time. The message says the trip went fine and she will be there for a period, bringing good news to her Bryan acquaintances.
Eagle correspondents cover the county’s community news
The Eagle notes that correspondents across the county cover local happenings, events, and community updates in a unified bulletin. Local stories include school activities, church events, sports results, and neighborhood notices compiled for residents.
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Eagle
Friday Morning Choral Club Organized in Bryan
The Friday Morning Choral Club was formed at the home of Mrs Roy Danforth who will direct with Mrs R S Webb as accompanist. The group meets each Friday from 9 to 10 for rehearsal and study with plans to perform a municipal Cantata during Christmas holidays. The first meeting was held October 16 outlining the season's program. Bryan expects strong local musical talent and public interest in the club's plans.
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Roy Danforth
R. S. Webb
Texas
Bryan
Italian Wedding Is Celebrated At Watts On Sunday
The marriage of Frank Dantone and Lena Russo took place Saturday at St. Anthony's in Bryan. The couple and guests then gathered at Watts station for a weekend celebration with a noon barbecued feast and dancing that continued into Sunday afternoon.
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Watts
Bryan
Steele’s
Mudville
Stone City
Smetana
Mumford
Hearne
Frank Dantone
Nick Dantone
Lena Russo
Joe Russo
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Joe Salvaggio
Steele's
Lena Pizliatto
Watts Station
Kurten Club Members Celebrate Wins and Socials
Will Klintworth won a late model Ford sedan in a Ford contest at Chambers Wilson Motor Co in Bryan. The piece notes multiple social calls visits and town events including a basketball game Harvey defeating Kurten 10 to 6 and a depot sendoff for five club boys headed to Dallas Fair. The box supper netted 40.85 to deposit.
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Kurten
Will Klintworth
Chambers- Wilson Motor Company
Bryan
Jack Lawless
Jessie Gilpen
Madisonville
Baptist Association
Mary Edge
Gussie Odom
Icy Goen
Fritz Hahn
Smetana
Willie Lawless
Marvin Lawless
Crosby
W. R. Lawless
Philip Endler, Jr
Salvato Brothers
Charlie Gerke
Mamie Griffin
Viola Goodson
Lillian Buchanan
Harvey
Ozelle McDonald
J. F. Hurff
Annie Huff
Houston
August Schmidt
Cleveland
Frank Conrad
Mary Lou Prinzel
August Prinzel
Gretchen Kasiski
Small Brothers
Emanuel Kasiskie
Henry Kahnert
Fritz Weise
Marlin
Ella Plagens
Galveston
Otto Plagens
Hugo Endler
Minnie Endler
Dallas Vair
Louis Kurten
Herman Henderson
Bryan Hearne
Cliff Lopez
Local Notes and Socials From The County Area
County Superintendent D J McDonal visited the courthouse last Friday. Misses Martha and Emily Weise hosted a dinner and dancing party last Sunday with Gretchen Kasiskie Adolph Conred Freddie Conred Robert Lange and Ernest Small in attendance. Mrs Will Kelley Victoria Fridel and J F Hurff and wife attended the Bryan teachers meeting. Bernardetta Fridel of Rye spent the weekend with family.
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Delco
D. J. McDonal
Our
Choor
Martha
Emily Weise
Gretchen Kasiskie
Adolph
Freddie Conred
Robert Lange
Ernest Small
Will Kelley
Victoria Fridel
J. F. Hurff
Bryan
Bernardetta Fridel
Rye
Indebtedness of Brazos County
Brazos County shows total indebtedness about half a million dollars as of October 1 1925 with a reduction since January 1921 close to one hundred thousand dollars according to a statement by County Judge H C Ferguson.
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The
Eagle
H. C. Ferguson
Brazos County
Bull Johnson Weds Beaumont High Star On Sunday
William Dunlap Bull Johnson former Texas A and M grid star and captain married Maelan Mc Gill in Beaumont on Sunday night. Johnson serves as athletic director at Beaumont High School where he studied before college. The marriage ends a long high school romance.
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Associated Press
Beaumont
William Dunlap
Beason Honored On Dallas Fair Broadcasting Program
County Agent C L Beason, from Brazos County, attended the Dallas Fair with 15 to 20 club boys. S C Evans led a broadcast on WFAA and other outlets, inviting Beason to lead the boys in Old MacDonald. The encampment presented a reading lamp to W H Stratton and enjoyed events at The Student Prince, Majestic Theatre, and a grandstand fireworks show.
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Bryan
C. L. Beason
Dallas Fair
Brazos County Agricultural Club
S. C. Evans
Extension Service Department
A. and M. College
WFAA
Dallas News
Dallas Journal
Sears- Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Benson
MacDonald
Club Boys of
Texas
W. H. Stratton
The
Fair Association
Fair Management
Fairgrounds
Majestic Theatre
Dallas
Rome
Nero
Temperatures and Rainfall For Week At A&M College
The table lists daily maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation from Monday to Sunday under the A&M College Division of Entomology. It records weekly averages and rainfall totals for October, with values such as 12 84 and 68 on Monday, 82 70 on Wednesday, and a week total rainfall of 8.73 inches.
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Division of Entomology
A. and M. College
F. L. Thomas
Eagle urges patrons to support Brazos County’s paper
The Eagle promotes local stewardship by readers and businesses, urging support for the town paper and offering advertising opportunities to boost community institutions and personal outreach in Brazos County.
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Name
Brazos County
The
Eagle
Young Negro Arrested for Cotton Theft
Fred Ellis a 22 year old negro is jailed on theft charges after being arrested Sunday by Sheriff Jess Conlee and Constable J. D. Conlee. Officers tracked him from a farm home near Thompson's Creek to a mule with a unique hoof print and a witness who saw Ellis on the animal before his capture.
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Fred Ellis
Jess Conlee
J. D. Conlee
Big
Little Brazos
Cy Dulaney
Bryan
Thompson's Creek
Ellis
Brazos Rivers Rise After Heavy Rains
Both the Big and Little Brazos Rivers rose after recent heavy rains. The Little Brazos ran under the Bryan Steele's Store bridge with two rises and falls of medium proportion. The Big Brazos neared half its banks, with observers noting ongoing ascent. Frank Canzalo of Steele's Store reported the Big Brazos up and still rising.
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Little Brazos
Bryan-Steele’s
Frank Canzalo
Steele’s Store
Big Brazos
Dr Harrison Returns From Chicago Medical Lectures
Dr R H Harrison arrives home in Bryan after a week in Chicago attending lectures on electric appliances in surgery and medicine. The talks at the Drake Hotel were given by world renowned surgeons and he already uses these devices in his Bryan practice.
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R. H. Harrison
Chicago
Drake Hotel
Harrison
Bryan
Navasota Receives Heavy Rainfall Over Week
The Navasota area recorded well over 12 inches of rain in the past week per multiple gauges. Estimates vary: 14 inches by Blackshear and 12 to 14 inches by Ackerman, with Moore reporting around 6 to 7 inches before the latest showers. The rainfall is the heaviest since May 1924 and covered the county broadly.
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Navasota
John M. Ackerman
W. E. Blackshear
Clarence Moore
Moore
Krezinski Family Reaches Home After Father's Death
Mr and Mrs C P Krezinski and their son Johnnie returned from Chapel Hill where they were called Monday due to the critical illness of Mrs Krezinski s father Mike Majeski. He died the next day and was buried in the local Catholic cemetery. Majeski aged 65 leaves his wife three sons and two daughters.
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C. P. Krezinski
Johnnie
Chappel Hill
Methodist Women Meet In Home Groups On Monday
The Woman s Missionary Society of the First Methodist church held Monday sessions at group members homes. Group No 1 met at Mrs C S Martin s home with five members and one visitor Mrs Walter Vance. Devotionals by Mrs E W Crenshaw included singing prayer scripture Luke 1 1 10 and lesson take. Mrs Crenshaw and Mrs Will Hall led the voice program. Meeting adjourned after a brief business session.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
Eagle
C. Ss. Martin
Walter Vance
E. W. Crenshaw
Howell Lumber Fair Wins Big Prize for Economic Soundness
The Howell Lumber Company Agricultural Fair, held September 26 in the office and sheds, earned Miss Estelle Gordon Armstrong a $10 prize for a prize winning story. Judges from A and M College praised the fair as uniquely valuable, noting its broad impact amid drought and crop failures.
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Howell Lumber Company
Estelle Gordon Armstrong
Walter Armstrong
Tabor
A. and M. College
Howell
Mission group studies border life and Paul lessons
Monday meetings with Group No 4 and Group No 5 discuss Over the Border Mexican issues in Texas and the life of Paul. Members include Mesdames Gardner Priddy Koenig Waldrop Lewis Ewing and others with visitors from Houston and Dulaney Cole. Social chat follows tea. Read the Eagle for notes. Order Christmas cards from The Eagle.
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P. B. Hensarling
J. B. Priddy
G. R. Keller
Houston
J. T. Lawrence
Paul
A. M. Waldrop
KR. Gardner
L. A. Koenig
C. A. Lewis
Mary Ewing
R. B. Welch
P. H. Hensarling
E. J. Jenkins
Lillie Hall
Nelle Cole
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu
Doctors and druggists recommend Calotabs to break up a cold or shorten a grippe attack. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with water purport to purge salts without nausea or affecting appetite. By morning the cold is said to vanish and the system purified, with a hearty breakfast ahead. Family package with directions offered for 35 cents at drug stores.
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