Garden advice and travel notes from 1905 issues
A Bryan Morning Eagle column recalls 1905 beauty hints urging garden work as youth, notes on honey before cane sugar, and references to African American massage methods for rheumatism. It mentions wild horses near Walker Lake, Nevada, and three oil wells being drilled near Keith in Grimes County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Morning Eagle
Hawthorne
Reno
Nevada
Colorado Railway
Walker Lake
Prairies
Walke Lake
Keith
Grimes County
Loan funds grow as Texas Mothers Clubs report gains
Eight of ten A and M Mothers Club units in Texas attended the fall meeting in College Station with 27 members. The group discussed extending student loan funds and the A and M pipe organ fund, noting rapid growth and near-universal adoption of loan funds among clubs. The next exec committee meeting is slated before Mothers Day. Representatives came from San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth Houston Waco Temple Cleburne and College Station with Del Rio and San Angelo among the absent clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
A. and M. Mothers Club of Texas
T. O. Walton
A. and M. Pipe Organ Fund
Pipe Organ Fund
M. Mothers
San Antonio
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Waco
Temple
Cleburne
del Rio
San Angelo
W. J. Darley
Paralysis Fatal To Bryan Woman Died Sunday
Mrs Tracey Opersteny widow of Joe Opersteny died at home on West 27th street Sunday afternoon after a stroke of paralysis. Born in Europe in 1865 she came to Brazos county at age three and lived in Bryan sixty years. Survived by three sons and one daughter, including Joe Jr of Galveston and Albert and Charlie of Bryan, plus seven grandchildren and four sisters. Funeral at St Josephs Catholic church with interment in Bryan city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracey Opersteny
Joe Opersteny
West 27Th Street
Europe
America
Brazos County
United States
John Opersteny
Frank Opersteny
14Th Cavalry
Joe Opersteny, Jr
Galveston, Alpert
Charlie Op
John Stasney
Joe Sosolik
Luke Patronella
Guy Boyett
H. K. Jones
Harry Estill
Christine Kalinec
Jim Marlowe
Wichita Falls
Ed Bockal
Brownwood
F. J. Hanus
Houston
Mgr
Walter King
Baby
Galveston
Clyde Kauffman
Goose Creek
Optimistic forecast from Col. Ayers on business recovery
Col. Leonard P. Ayers of Cleveland argues the current downturn is ending and an advance has begun. He notes past depressions varied in duration but share a pattern of readjustments that lift activity, urging confidence and bullishness over caution to spur recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard P. Ayers
Cleveland
Col. Ayers
Harvard School of Business Administration
Morgan
America
Getting and Giving In an Editorial Paragraph
A syndicated Arthur Brisbane piece notes Thanksgiving nearing and President Hoover may fear what to proclaim amid commodity and money market gluts. Dr. Mayo at Social Science Seminar argues higher education and parents must teach individuals to seek personal ends and living over mass thought. The piece suggests happiness lies beyond material possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Hoover
Thomas F. Mayo
How Strong Is the League of Nations Question
Observers question the League of Nations strength amid potential France Italy tensions. Mussolini’s imperial rhetoric raises fears of conflict and possible Germany Italy realignment over the Young plan. The article notes League duties and the risk of police action if members go to war without arbitration and wonders if members will act decisively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
France
Italy
Mussolini
Germany
League
S Duce
Europe
Wild Bill Thompson Supports Jim Ham Lewis in Senate Race
Chicago mayor Wild Bill Thompson leaves the GOP to back Democrat Jim Ham Lewis known for his pink whiskers. The unlikely alliance highlights odd bedfellows in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Bill Thompson
Chicago
Jim Ham Lewis
Pink Whiskers
United States
Thoughtful Busy, the Ideal Educational Goal
A speaker asserts that being thoughtfully busy is easier said than done and argues that the educated should aim to cultivate thoughtful activity as the ultimate objective of all schools and colleges.
To Spend or Not to Spend in Low Mood Debate
J A Livingston editor of The Russellville Courier Democrat notes the question of spending during business depression. He advises retrenchment for those hit hard, while urging others to continue or increase spending to lift spirits. He warns hoarding fuels hardship and unemployment and urges careful, balanced action until normalcy returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Livingston
Russellville
Arkansas
Courier- Democrat
Drouth
Prison reform call and old time fashion note in Eagle
Exchanges chairman W A Paddock condemns the bat a leather whip used on prisoners calling it repugnant and warns of tragedies from escapes and exhausted workers. The Bryan Eagle recalls Liberty Bell girls riding astride in Houston and notes changing fashions and norms over twenty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Paddock
State Prison Board
Huntsville
Texas
Bryan Eagle
The
Eagle
Liberty Bell Company
Houston
Waco News-Tribune
Negro Sentenced in Attack on Elderly Woman
Monroe Bass was found guilty of a criminal attack on an aged woman and given a five year state prison term. The sentence was imposed by Judge W. C. Davis in district court on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Bass
W. C. Davis
Farewell Sermon Preached by Day at 1st Baptist
Rev. R. E. Day, pastor of the First Baptist church for five years, preached farewell sermons at Sunday services October 25. The Bryan church adopted resolutions of regret as Day announced his move to the Big Spring church with regret and prayer for his new field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Day
First Baptist Church
H. O. Boatwright
Jesus
Jack Criswell
George R. Branch
Bryan
A. J. Buchanan
Clark Ogden
Day
H. L. Durham
Big Spring Church
Bryan Church
Presbyterians Plan to Boost Church Papers
During November Southern Presbyterians observe Church Paper Week from November 9 to 16 and Home Mission Week on November 9 16 The campaign aims to raise circulation of The Christian Observer The Presbyterian of the South and The Presbyterian Standard The Woman's Auxiliary will work to place a church paper in every Presbyterian home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Observer
Louisville
Presbyterian of the South
Richmond
Presbyterian Standard
Charlotte
North Carolina
Woman’s Auxiliary
Daily Bible Thought Scriptural Use
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and profitable for doctrine reproof correction and instruction in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works. 2 Tim 3 16 17.
The Roof Dwellers and a City of Spectacle
From New York reflects on the late 1910s trend of rooftop penthouses atop skyscrapers. Henry L. Doherty and Percy Rockefeller pioneered the idea while a California immigrant spurred more roof homes. The piece blends surreal details of elevated grounds and leisure spaces with wry vignettes about theater life and city oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sky Castles
Henry L. Doherty
Percy Rockefeller
Doherty
State Street
Rockefeller
Broadway
Manhattan Island
Madison Avenue
Race Against Unemployment Stresses Time and Cooperation
The editorial urges rapid, wide scale relief work and emphasizes the need for timely projects in the next four months. It lauds Colonel Arthur Woods’s leadership and calls for citizen participation and business cooperation to avoid reliance on government dole, framing the effort as a national race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Muhicipal
Congress
Arthur Woots
Doe
Troover
War Department
Cages Mr. Hoover
Washington
United States
Christian Science Monitor
July US electrical output shows three percent decline
The report indicates nationwide electrical output fell by about 3 percent in July. It notes the decrease across sectors but highlights no specific states or industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peratin
Rdm
Sageolo
Suréah
Ted States
Stolen Fraternity Clothes At Kappa Sigma House
Items including clothing valued at 180 dollars were stolen Monday night from the Kappa Sigma fraternity house in Austin. The incident occurred at the fraternity residence and police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Kappa Sigma
J Acce Man The J Coun Toy
Fragmentary OCR text yields no clear event or entities. The readable bits indicate names or initials and a possible reference to a person and a council or toy, but no coherent action or outcome is discernible.
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Boswell
Samuel Johnson
OF Mothers Clubs
A.M
Negro
Renee Adoree II
Associated Press
Renee Adoree
Holywood
Presco Ariz
Snli
1St Baptist
Presbyterians
Bible Thought
Oo, McIntyre
Agate
Lee Olwell
Orwell
Bert Lahr
George White
Palace
Bronx
Detroit
George “Bugs” Moran
Minnesota
Lingle
Col -Dev Hinati
Brys
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!