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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1915
Page
4
The Navasota Examiner admits crops are badly damaged after the recent storm with no prospect of cotton recovery. If prices stay around nine to ten cents, the short crop will be less felt. a call to unity and honesty with creditors follows as commerce falters.
The Waco Times-Herald notes similarities drawn between Napoleon’s failed 1812 invasion and a potential German push into Russia. It argues railways roads and modern tech erase Napoleon era constraints and asserts today’s German leaders alone determine if and how far into Russia they advance.
The excerpt notes 1811 as the year the star of Napoleon reached its zenith and began a swift slide into ruin, indicating a pivotal shift in his fortunes and the era.
A Mercedes Tribune report warns of a new home brewed liquor called rip gizzard or meat beer. It details ingredients, fermentation method, and wide Black and white community involvement. The Anti-Saloon League and W C T U of North Carolina push to curb this cheap intoxicant amid rising production.
The Burleson County Ledger critiques farmer migration draws amid homeseeker propaganda. It notes ads promising homesteads and wealth via crops, railways, and swift sales, but few have improved conditions by leaving the county, and those who left often wish to return.
The Bryan Eagle denounces the poll tax as state trafficking in voting rights while the Houston Post recalls Thomas Jefferson and questions wealth-based voting. Arguments compare citizen patriotism to revenue needs and accuse the tax of undermining ballot integrity.
The athletic council of the University of Austin offers complimentary season tickets to all Austin athletic events in 1915. UT teams in football and baseball have long held state championships and are regarded among the strongest in the Southern colleges. Their generosity toward the Texas press is appreciated.
The tale from Hutchinson Kansas claims eight Aztec origin corn stalks in William F Kelley’s yard could yield a net $1000. Rev E B Pratt supposedly found ancient corn in New Mexico and gifted Kelley ten kernels, eight sprouting with yellow kernels and red tips.
The Waco Times-Herald reports that British and Turkish forces clash in Egypt and the Sea of Galilee region. Historic biblical locales around Nazareth Capernaum Hebron and the Garden of Eden face risk from air bombs and artillery as archeologists note their possible locations.
The passage from William Jennings Bryan’s book The First Battle ends with Bryan’s campaign defeat and his wife presenting returns. It notes Wilson’s success and the notion of a citizen at home by his fireside. The tone reflects political closure and a contrast to Bryan’s loss.
A group of German businessmen reportedly offered to buy one million bales of cotton at 15 cents per pound payable on delivery in a German port. If true, the British blockade would cost Southern farmers about 25 million dollars in this single instance, illustrating the broader wartime burden on cotton growers amid Europe’s conflict.
President Wilson secures a full German acceptance of a pledge that passenger ships will not be torpedoed without notice and noncombatants will be moved to safety. The written German statement eases tensions and reflects the steadiness of Wilson and Lansing in securing the accord.
Chief Justice White calls the end of the German submarine matter the generation’s greatest diplomatic feat. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing receive rare praise, while William Jennings Bryan responds with caustic bile, likening the praise to wormwood and gall.
The past week brought a distant whiff of smoked country sausage on cool, crisp mornings. The scent drifted through morning air, hinting at rustic breakfasts and rural kitchens nearby.
Farmers begin thrift by selling more cream butter vegetables and eggs and increasing home canning and meat production. They pay fewer cash demands, take cash from cotton sales, deposit money in banks, and learn a disciplined, prospering approach beyond the old all cotton system.
The Eagle argues for reducing reliance on corn without abandoning it, urging scientific methods to grow excellent corn locally while advocating other feed crops. It calls for new ideas, progress, and up-to-date farming practices to escape the old rut.
The piece warns that a fall in foreign exchange value could cut US exports. If England and others can buy goods elsewhere as cheaply as from the United States and their currency is stronger there, they may stop paying a premium to buy here. The global business tide favors the United States, and any disturbance is regretted.
The Eagle urged a local vegetable growing association to supply Bryan merchants with fresh produce in fall and winter. No action has been taken, so money leaves Bryan daily to pay for vegetables shipped from elsewhere, never to return, unless vegetables are grown locally to circulate funds locally.
The Commercial Club endorses the plan for an agricultural exhibit and fair and designates October 6 and 7 as the event dates. It urges community support to ensure a great success by publicizing the plan and engaging others.
General Pascual Orozco was killed by an American posse during a battle with Mexican forces he led. He and Huerta had been arrested on charges of inciting a revolution on American soil but escaped custody from a guarded house.
Five men were electrocuted in Sing Sing prison yesterday. The executions were carried out under the name of the law, prompting a view that the death penalty is barbaric and equal in enormity to the crimes it punishes.
Colonel George Bailey of the Houston Post quotes a pastor who says some male congregants think the Lord has plenty of money and no poor kin, judging by their behavior toward the collection plate.
Bathhouse companies in Galveston announce plans to rebuild before the coming season. The move aims to reassure patrons they can visit for their annual summer outing next year.
A Dallas incident reports a husband firing at his spouse with an aim that fell short. The victim is described as having a chance to recover.
A recent storm destroyed the persimmon harvest by stripping every fruit, leaving the pos sum crop completely blasted and undone.
The Brazos County district court convened at 9 o'clock with Judge J. C. Scott presiding and DA W. C. Davis, County Attorney L. Bethea, District Clerk J. W. Barron, and Sheriff T. C. Nunn in attendance. The grand jury was sworn, instructed, and charged to examine all cases, civil docket for March 1915 term set for trial, and court stenographer C. H. Pollard attended. Typhoid fever is discussed as preventable, with calls for public and individual action to improve sanitation, water protection, milk safety, and fly control to reduce deaths.
The poem laments the loss of baby Estelle Herring, describing her gentle eyes and smile. It notes a satin-lined casket and pearly white gown as she rests in repose, joined by a grandmother named Mrs J C Wallace, and speaks of ongoing grief and heavenly solace.
The United States Public Health Service warns of a coming typhoid season with an estimated 200000 cases and up to 18000 deaths. The report notes high fatalities among ages 15 to 45 and ongoing annual losses despite some decline since 1900, urging prevention as summer brings flies and contaminated food.
Nashville reports the death of Dr. Gross Alexander editor of the Methodist Review a prominent churchman who died yesterday in Long Beach California according to dispatches received here.
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