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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
2
Bryan Weekly Eagle publishes under second class matter rules with J Rountree as managing editor A J Buchanan city editor and weekly publication on Thursdays. Advertising rates for daily and weekly editions vary by location and advance payment with AP association membership noted.
Twenty five years ago Henry B Stoddard of Bryan Texas was elected generalissimo for the Knights Templar conclave to be held in Pittsburg Elated Stoddard planned future travels to attend Morrow's Cavaliers at New Orleans and Wichita Falls as he visited the Eagle office Saturday noting enduring enthusiasm for his role.
Mrs Minute Philpot of Gonzales Texas writes that five years of left side pain and systemic weakness left her near a skeleton. She credits Cardui with rapid improvement after starting the remedy and reports permanent recovery after two bottles.
The Bryan Daily Eagle argues Mexico requires soap and bathing facilities and broader education while noting education is scarce and illiteracy broadens political risk. It criticizes Mexican governance as primitive yet believes educated citizens can guide a richer nation. mentions Villa and Bolshevik labels and ends with a Texas anecdote about a razorback hog.
The San Saba News urges the fair to feature a traditional razorback hog in the curio department to contrast with modern meat hogs. The piece argues the display would educate youths, provide entertainment, and symbolize a nostalgic economic era favored by local leaders.
West Texas demands a new A and M College in the west threatening statehood if unmet. The drive centers on a gubernatorial candidate who pledges immediate establishment of the school after the election.
Dallas Aug 29 The Texas Chamber of Commerce offers first and second prizes of 50 and 25 in cash plus fifteen annual subscriptions to farm magazines for the best essays on features of the 5000 mile trip in the state chamber and A and M College special train. Essays due by October 1 Eligibles are all boys who took the trip. The A and M College Extension Service offers a first prize of a pure bred gift and 10 subscriptions. Oliver Chilled Plow Works offers 50 35 and 15 for the three best essays on the boy trip through the Oliver plant.
Licenses to wed issued since the last Eagle report list couples Simon Tipton and Willie May Wooley Frank Written house and Malinda Lakes Will H Lawless and Donna Padgett Matt Otera and Mary Callura A E Mize and Lillian Thomas Lewis Oliver and Mary Tryho A Vance and Annie Baker Andrew Wells and Bertha Maxey Elzie Pillows and Ruby Hicks Edgar Moseley and Beatrice Hearne D B Milner and Miss Frances Allen C A Buchanan and Mrs Artie Crawford
Mrs Emma Spell travels to Hockley to visit her son Joe Spell and family, according to a brief local community notice.
In Brazos County a light Saturday vote tally showed between 1300 and 1400 ballots cast, well below the July primary total of 1760 despite favorable weather. County totals included 2545 poll taxes, with governor Pat M. Neff leading over J. W. Bailey, and other races showing Lynch Davidson ahead for Lieutenant Governor. Precinct results are listed with minor contests only.
The young Miss Aline Elliott died Monday at 1 p.m. at her mother's home in Bryan after living with her mother's family in the city. She would have turned 17 tomorrow, September 1. She leaves her mother and six siblings, with funeral services held this afternoon at 8 and burial in Bickham Cemetery on Cottonwood Prairie.
In College Station on August 30 a Special to the Eagle reports three A. and M. College herds Dairy Husbandry Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Departments have passed the Federal accredite test and are free from tuberculosis. J C Burns urges Pure Bred herd owners in Texas to seek Federal assistance to join the accredited list and drive the disease from the border.
Summer School at Texas A and M College in College Station closes after a record attendance surpassing 600 for summer activities, excluding the Farmer's Short Course with 1 200 enrolled. The session included the Cotton Classing Course and Summer Normal. No work resumes until September 15 except for the Brazos Robertson and Grimes Teachers Institute.
Hearne Texas August 31 Continued rains hinder cotton picking and the boll weevil increases its damage to Brazos bottom cotton after a heavy rain Thursday.
We advise knowing cotton value before sale and offer market info. Cotton is sold strictly on merit through Brazos County Marketing Association, a farmers institution. Phone 795. Location D. D. White's Garage Bidg.
Advertises 666 as a remedy that cures malaria chills and fever bilious fever colds and la grippe. It claims to kill the fever parasite and serves as a laxative and general tonic.
Bryan High football preparation fills Edge Field with upgraded facilities and new equipment. Coach C. B. Hudson returns with optimism for a top team led by captain Norman Dansby. Many returning players join a large group of newcomers as practice starts September 1 and a tough schedule is arranged including Houston High Armistice Day and Allen Academy.
An old advertisement touts Rub My Tism as a powerful antiseptic that kills poison from infected cuts and cures old sores and tetter. The copy emphasizes quick relief and long standing effectiveness.
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