Corn Instead of Wheat to Meet Food Needs in War Time
Editorial urges Americans to conserve wheat flour for export to Allied armies and to rely on corn as a primary human food. It calls for using corn substitutes in livestock feeds, exporting wheat, and boosting domestic corn production to relieve flour shortages and support national mobilization.
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Department of Agriculture
F. D. Fuller
Division of Feed Control Service
A. and
M. College
United States Food Administration
Food Administration
France
Europe
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Price Current Grain Reporter
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Texas
Dodson's Liver Tone vs Dangerous Calomel Ad
An old advertisement warns against calomel a mercury laxative and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute. The copy promises improved liver function without salivation and claims it won’t upset stomachs or cause illness. It targets bilious sluggishness and suggests safe use for adults and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Two Very Best Things
An exchange of praise for The Bryan Daily Eagle and Bryan Texas, lauding modest town pride and the newspaper’s quality in typography editing and local reporting without declaring one best. The Calvert Courier adds humorous restraint on naming the single best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan
The
Eagle
Texas
Calvert Courier
National Appeal Urges Food Shift During War Effort
The nation calls for lifestyle and work improvements and for more corn to feed humans rather than livestock. It urges exporting wheat and supporting wartime government requirements while sons fight on battlefronts.
Entente United States Boycott Germany War Term Debate
The text argues that Senator Owen’s plan to boycott Germany after the war hinges on the entente and the United States achieving a decisive victory. It warns that without such victory many nations would still trade with Germany, and only a broad wartime boycott would force Germany to concede. It details proposed actions: excluding German shipping, banning imports and exports to Germany, seizing German property, and severing communications to isolate Germany until it learns not to threaten others.
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Entente
United States
Germany
Owen
Confederacy
American long range gun on rail moves to attack
The Sunday newspaper describes a U S long range gun mounted on a railway carriage. It notes the gun can adjust elevation and traverse unlike the German weapon and could reach about 120 miles, threatening trenches from Switzerland to the sea and pressuring life behind German lines.
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United States
Switzerland
State Senator Decherd Resigns to Run for Congress
State Senator Decherd resigns to challenge Hon. Rufus Hardy for Congress. Hardy responded by distributing garden seed to constituents last week. The piece quips that Decherd should supply steam pressure canners for homes to preserve the seed’s harvest.
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Decherd
Congress
Rufus Hardy
Lemon Lotion Beauty Ad From Old Time Pharmacy
An advertisement touts a lemon lotion made by combining the juice of two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. It claims to whiten skin, fade blemishes, and soften the face neck arms and hands, urging daily massage.
United States Boys Working Reserve Call to Brazos County
Wartime appeal urges Brazos County youths to join the United States Boys Working Reserve as part of a threefold effort in agriculture industry and vocation. The program, endorsed by President Wilson, offers badges, certificates, bronze medals, and paid work while staying in school. Brazos banks are asked to assist in coordinating local enlistment through Bryan High School contacts.
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America
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture
Army
United States Boys Working Reserve
Wilson
U. S
Washington
Bryan
Brazos County
Berlin
Texas
Brazos
George Simpson
Bryan High School
C. L. Benson
British Army In France Well Equipped Again
Frederick Kellaway reports the British army in France remains well equipped since the German offensive in Picardy. England has increased machine gun numbers, replaced captured tanks with superior models, and notes air strength is maintained or improved. Weekly airplane production exceeds early 1915 monthly output, and machine guns are produced at high weekly rates.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
France
Picardy
England
Frederick Kellaway
Ministry of Munitions
German Brutality Reported Against British Prisoners
London April 3 Associated Press reports the official statement says captured British prisoners are forced to work by Germans under shell fire. Many have been killed by British guns. They are subjected to kicking and beating with deaths from starvation described as constant.
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Associated Press
London
Bal lard's Snow Liniment Ad Promotes Home First Aid
Farmers and distant residents are urged to keep BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT at home for cuts wounds sores sprains and rheumatism. A powerful healing and penetrating remedy sold by E. J. Jenkins in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles.
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Ballard
E. J. Jenkins
Commissioners Set Aside $100 for Demonstration Kitchen
County commissioners approved 100 for equipping a demonstration kitchen planned by Miss Martha Gillespie county home agent. She will run demonstrations from a second floor room near the ladies room and district court room. She cited a steam pressure canner and a hand grist mill as needs and now expects the kitchen to be usable within days. The piece lists Brazos county home guard precinct No 9 members and notes that all home guard applicants approved by the commanding officer are approved by the court. Bills for March were audited and paid.
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Martha Gillespie
Court House
District Court Room
The
Eagle
Brazos County
Typhoid Inoculation Baffles Brazos County Troops
Nine Brazos county men from Bryan reached Camp Travis in good spirits but face typhoid inoculation side effects. They sign letters they hardly understand and eagerly await mail from home. Corporal appointments rise among Bryan men as they organize Company G baseball and train on the march. Private Raysor returns from Camp Bullis range duties amid letters and nightly reading.
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Camp Travis
Tex
Brazos County
Bryan
360Th Infantry
Clarence M. Bullock
Steep Hollow
Joe M. Spell
John S. Caldwell
James J. Murphy
Edge
R H. Meekins
Tom P. Raysor
243D Field Artillery
Camp Bullis
Vasbinder
War savings stamps urged to aid Allied victory
The piece emphasizes buying war savings stamps as a key aid to the war effort. It highlights Miss Marian Foote, a Bryan patriot, who has purchased $200 worth of stamps and takes pride in supporting the armies and navies in bringing the stars and stripes to victory.
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United States
Marian Foote
Bryan
Marines Land at Harbin With Allied Forces
Reports from Vladi vostok indicate American marines have landed alongside British and Japanese troops. The Americans control the docks while Japanese forces guard the railway and ammunition depots.
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Harbin
Vladivostock
False promise of painless corn removal from Cincinnati ad
An advertisement claims freezone quickly relieves corn pain and removes corns and calluses without irritation. It urges readers to try a quarter ounce of freezone, noting low cost and suitability for women in high heels.
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Cincinnati
Cure a Cold in One Day Promoted药
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a one day cure for cold symptoms. It claims to stop cough and headache and offers a refund if unsuccessful with H. W. GROVE’S signature on each box.
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H. W. Grove
First State Will Enlarge Its Bank
President Ed Hall of the Jet State Bank and Trust company has been authorized to consult an architect on expanding the banking room. The bank recently bought the adjoining building on Main Street, creating about 38 feet of frontage. The plan is to merge the two spaces and extend them for years to come, while the upper floors will stay as offices. No concrete plans or architect have been engaged yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Hail
Jet State Bank and Trust Company
Hall
White's Cream Vermifuge Promises Quick Worm Cure
A prudent mother watches for worm symptoms in children, noting paleness and peevishness as signals. A few doses of White's Cream Vermifuge end the worms and the child returns to normal activity. Price 30 cents per bottle, sold by E. J. Jenkins.
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E. J. Jenkins
Grove's Tonic Advertisement Claims General Health Benefits
An old advertising snippet touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic containing quinine and iron. It is said to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system, priced at 60 cents.
Col Miller Praises Cadets and Band at A and M College
Colonel Miller praised the cadets at Oklahoma A and M after his inspection. He lauded their drill discipline and unit esprit de corps and called the band one of the best he has heard at a cadet training institution. He noted a fine attack problem performance and planned to proceed to Stillwater for further inspection of Oklahoma A and M College.
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M. College
J. J. Miller
Jr Band
Col. Miller
Stillwater
Oklahoma A
Patent medicine promise for torpid liver remedy
An advertisement touts HERS INE as a cure for bad breath dizziness and fatigue claiming to revive the liver energize the blood and improve digestion. The dose is 60 cents and the product is sold by E. J. Jenkins.
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E. J. Jenkins
LAXA TIVE QUININE Ad Claims
An old advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine for tonic and laxative effects with no head ringing or nervousness. It instructs readers to look for the full name and KR. W. GROVE signature and to sip.
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KR. W. Grove
Sip
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Bryan Weekly Eagle
R. O. Allen
Fletcher
Éddana
Keityy
First State
Daily Eagle
Grove
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