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Bryan
Texas
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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
2
The Story of Texas and Its Wealth
A survey of Texas wealth details farm counts and sizes, crop yields, and livestock values for 1916. It notes 419000 farms, 269 acre average, 18 new farms daily, and a $685 million farm product value with major outputs including beef cattle, cotton, and petroleum. The piece laments limited factory enterprises and railroad inefficiencies, urging production to use coal and oil riches. It cites large bank deposits and regional land values while highlighting regional farm averages from North to Rio Grande.
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Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Southwest
Galveston
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
United States Declares War on Germany
The congress and President declare a state of war between the United States and Germany. The nation unites as one, with duty as the guiding word. Bridges are burned, no turning back, differences set aside for collective effort.
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Congress
United States
Germany
German war effort linked to potato crop theory
Oscar Davis argues German failure stems from potato crop failure. He asserts potatoes indirectly supply the soldiers, claiming the tuber fuels brain, brawn, and muscle in the trenches. Potatoes, he says, are as formidable as cannon balls in war.
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Oscar Davis
New York
Food policy quote from Houston official inspires duty
Col. Bailey of the Houston Post notes Secretary Houston urges production and conservation of food, declaring America expects every mule to do its duty.
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Col. Bailey
The
Houston Post
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
America
Austria-Hungary Breaks With United States Citing Distance
The article notes Austria-Hungary's confident stance in severing relations with the United States. It claims no hesitancy about ending ties and rejects any expectation of seeing American symbols, including Old Glory, during wartime or diplomacy.
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Austria-Hungary
United States
Texans Resist Conscription Demand
Texans oppose conscription and prefer volunteering to meet quotas before any compulsory measures are used. The sentiment urges maintaining voluntary service and avoiding forced drafts.
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Texas
We Stand With You President Wilson in a Loyal Note
John Kendrick Bangs declares support for President Wilson after weeks of criticism. The poem-titled message asserts unity across the nation from San Diego to Maine, praising the president and urging voters to back him in the roll call.
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Mr. Wilson
Dole
San Diego
Maine
Atlantic
Pacific
Prexy Wilson
John Kendrick Bangs
Missouri Senator Stone Calls for Native Patriotism
The Missouri senator William J. Stone issues a high minded patriotic appeal urging Missourians to support the war effort, end party bickering and unite to fill Missouri’s volunteer quota without conscription. He emphasizes sober action over passion and asks citizens to back the government and stand ready to sacrifice if needed.
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William J. Stone
Missouri
St. Louis
Gumshoe Bill
United States
Congress
Germany
American Volunteers to Fly with Flag at European Front
The La Fayette flying squadron, composed of Americans who enlisted in the French army, will change to U S uniforms and carry the American flag above them at the front in Europe.
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Europe
la Fayette
United States
Voice of the People Open Public Discussion
A public column invites signed letters on matters of interest. Readers submit brief opinions for possible publication, with names attached.
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Voice of
The
People
Dreamer urges prayers to avert drought and war impact
A letter from Clarence Ousley of College Station urges divine aid to bring rain for Texas crops amid fears of storms and food shortages. He cites cotton risk, war shipping constraints, and recommends peanuts, corn, peas, Sudan grass, and garden vegetables as remedies through spring.
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Europe
United States
Texas
The Duty of the Farmers
Clarence Quiley urges Texas farmers to boost production as war raises prices. He cites looming manpower shortages, global food shortfalls, and ongoing submarine warfare, urging immediate planting of peanuts kafir corn milo maize sorghum June corn Sudan grass and vegetables to avert famine.
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Clarence Quiley
Extension Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
United States
Texas
Sudan
United States Department of Agriculture
Brazos Bottom Planters Urged to Increase Food Crops
The Bryan Eagle editor writes to Brazos bottom planters urging more food and feed crops amid rising cotton prices. He notes sparse gardens and limited corn fields from Hearne to Bryan and argues for broader crop diversification for national welfare.
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Brazos
Bryan Eagle
Hearne
Bryan
A Word to Mothers Warns of Spring Illnesses
A newspaper notice urges mothers to guard children against measles and whooping cough this spring and warns that a cold weakens the system. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for coughs colds and croup sold by M. H. James.
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Foley
M. H. James
District meet entry rules and prize notices for Brazos county
The county interscholastic contest is finished but district entries remain. Principals with winning teams must notify for prizes not listed, including two $1 cash prizes for junior events and a senior declamation scholarship at Bryan Baptist Academy offered by local officials.
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Bryan Eagle
Brazos County
Texas
W. L. Powers
Bryan Baptist Academy
P. A. Bennett
Tabor
Tevas
Cotton Market Sensation Pushes May and July Bales Up
New York April 9 The cotton market opened with a sensational advance driving May contracts to 5.55 and July to 7.80 a bale above Thursday's close.
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New York
Automobiles Registered Listing Names and Makes
A register lists owners and vehicle makes including Mrs L C Borrodale in Chandler, H W Moehlmann in Dodge, O B and J T S Park in Overland, J F Hollick in Dodge, F W Kazmier in Overland, W B Lanham in Oakland, S J Wood in Ford, and Wilson Bradley in Dodge.
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Land
J. F. Hollick
Dodge
F. W. Kazmier
Overland
W. B. Lanham
Oakland
S. J. Wood
Ford
Wilson Bradley
Foley Cathartic Tablets Promotion
Special notice touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a bowel cleanse that removes waste and tones the liver. It claims no griping or nausea and no pill habit, praised by stout persons for a light free feeling. For sale by M. H. James.
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Foley
M. H. James
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Hambletonian
Tucker's Livery Stable
Jack Tucker & Dyer
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