Corn Becomes Mainstay To Ease Wheat Shortage
Editorial urges Americans to conserve wheat flour for export to Allied armies and shift livestock feeding to corn substitutes. It argues export wheat and use corn for human food, detail ing how 86 percent of US corn goes to animals and proposing practical substitutes and balanced rations to free millions of bushels for people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
F. D. Fuller
Division of
Feed Control Service
A. and
M. College
United States Food Administration
Food Administration
Upstate
France
Europe
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Sarmiu
Uae
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel use in 19th century ad
An advertisement warns against calomel a dangerous mercurial laxative and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative. It claims calomel causes salivation cripples digestion and weakens the body while Liver Tone restores liver function without side effects.
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Dodson
Two Very Best Things Paper Caption
A letter from the Calvert Courier praises the Bryan Daily Eagle as a top small town daily in Texas for its typography and editorial work. The note lauds Bryan and the Eagle as exemplars of their communities.
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan
The
Eagle
Texas
Calvert Courier
Nation's Appeal for Food and War Aims
The passage urges converting over 86 percent of corn from livestock feed to human food to maximize its value, enable wheat exports, and support wartime home front efforts as sons fight to defend American liberty and homes. It calls all at home to back government requirements and do their part in the war's victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
France
Entente Victory Crucial for German Boycott Policy
The article argues Senator Owen’s boycott plan hinges on a decisive Entente victory over Germany. It warns that without overwhelming defeat and harsh peace terms, German commerce would endure, and postwar trade would still favor German industry. It details proposed sanctions including port bans, asset seizures, and severed communications to force German isolation.
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Entente
United States
Germany
Owen
Confederacy
American long range gun tops German setup with mobility
The Sunday newspaper notes the US gun may not reach German range but with a railway carriage it can move closer and pivot its barrel. While its range is about 60 miles versus 70 for Germany, mobility lets it cover a trench front roughly 120 miles long from Switzerland to the sea, threatening life behind German lines.
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United States
Switzerland
Germany
State Senator Decherd Resigns to Seek Congress Seat
State Senator Decherd resigns to run for congress against Hon Ru fus Hardy. Hardy previews campaign by supplying garden seed to constituents last week. A tongue in cheek note suggests Decherd provide a steam pressure canner for households to preserve Hardy's garden produce.
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Decherd
Congress
Rufus Hardy
Lemon juice beauty lotion from lemon and orchard white
The recipe blends juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint skin lotion. Strain the juice well to avoid pulp and keep for months. Advertises a bleach and softener for freckles sallowness tan and general beautification. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands.
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Ady
United States Boys Working Reserve Calls Brazos County Youth
War call urges boys ages sixteen to twenty one in Brazos County to join the U S Boys Working Reserve. Three divisions include agricultural, industrial, and vocational work to support food production and war needs. Enlistees receive badges and certificates, earn wages, and are supervised by Y M C A workers with parent approval.
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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 Well Equipped Again in France
Frederick Kellaway reports the British army in France remains well equipped since the German offensive began in Picardy. He notes more machine guns, replacement of captured tanks with a superior model, air strength equal to or greater than before, and that weekly airplane production now exceeds the prior monthly output for early 1915.
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Associated Pr
Ottawa
France
Picardy
England
Frederick Kellaway
Ministry of Munitions
German Brutality To Prisoners Reported
An Associated Press dispatch from London dated April 12 reports that captured British prisoners are used by German forces under shell fire, with many killed by British guns. The report cites kicking beating and deaths from starvation as constant.
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Associated Press
London
Snow Liniment for farmers and distant households
Farmers and others living far from a drug store are advised to keep BAL LARD S SNOW LINIMENT in their homes for cuts wounds sores sprains and rheumatism. It is described as a powerful healing and penetrating remedy priced at 25c 5c and 1.00 per bottle sold by E. J. Jenkins.
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Ballard
E. J. Jenkins
County approves $100 for Martha Gillespie kitchen work
County commissioners allocate $100 to equip a demonstration kitchen for Martha Gillespie home agent plans tied to courthouse alterations. She secured a second floor room near the ladies rest room and district court room for public demonstrations. The article lists Brazos county home guard members and notes that all approved applicants are accepted 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 Worries Brazos Boys at Camp Travis
Nine Brazos county youths from Bryan report to Camp Travis on March 30 and face typhoid inoculation. They adapt to soldier life, sign documents without always understanding them, and enjoy letters from home. Corp Jay Spell and Corp Caldwell train Company G's baseball team as Privates Raysor Vasbinder and Murphy receive promotions or assignments.
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Camp Travis
Tex
Brazos County
Bryan
260Th Infantry
Clarence M. Bullock
Steep Hollow
Joe M. Spell
John S. Caldwell
James J. Murphy
Edge
R H. Meekins
Tom P. Raysor
343D Field Artillery
Camp Bullis
Vasbinder
War Savings Stamps Unite Nation For Victory
The nation rallies to buy war savings stamps as every effort aims at victory. Miss Marian Foote of Bryan buys 200 dollars in stamps and takes pride in aiding armies and navies to carry the stars and stripes to a glorious victory.
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United States
Marian Foote
Bryan
Marines Land at Harbin In Allied Array
American marines have been landed at Vladivostok as well as British and Japanese forces. The Americans control the docks while the Japanese guard the railway and ammunition depots, according to advices from the port.
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Harbin
Vladivostock
Deserved a Gold Medal for This Freezone Corn Cure
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a cheap treatment for corns and calluses. Apply a few drops to the tender area to relieve soreness and loosen the corn for painless removal. One quarter ounce bottle promises relief with little risk to surrounding skin.
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Cincinnati
First State Will Enlarge Its Bank
President Ed Hall of the First State Bank and Trust Company says the board has authorized consulting an architect to expand the banking room. The adjacent building was bought, creating a 38 foot Main Street frontage. Plans aim to merge the two spaces to serve years ahead. upper floors remain offices. No architect engaged yet.
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Ed. Hail
Ret State Bank and Trust Company
Hall
White's Cream Vermifuge Promises Quick Worm Cure
A prudent mother watches for worm symptoms in children. Paleness and peevishness signal worms, and White's Cream Vermifuge is told to end the infection after a few doses. Price 30x per bottle, sold by E. J. Jenkins.
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E. J. Jenkins
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Promises General Benefit
Advertises Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as a universal general tonic containing quinine and iron. Claims to act on the liver, drive out malaria, enrich the blood, and build up the whole system. Priced at 60 cents.
Col Miller lauds cadets and band at A and M
Lieut Col J J Miller U S A praised the cadet drill and spirit at Oklahoma A and M college after his inspection. He singled out the band as among the best he has heard in cadet institutions and said the corps has much to be proud of before he proceeds to Stillwater for another inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. College
J. J. Miller
Col. Miller
Stillwater
Okahoma A
Herbal remedy promises torpid liver cure with sale claims
An old advertisement touts HER INE as a liver tonic that activates the liver, vitalizes blood, regulates bowels, and restores energy. It lists price 60 cents and seller E. J. Jenking.
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E. J. Jenking
Quinine Tonic Laxa Tive Brom Quin ine Promises Calm Nerves
An advertisement touts LaxaTive Brom Quin ine as superior to ordinary Quinine with tonic and laxative effects. It claims relief from ringing in the head and nervousness, urging readers to note the full product name and look for the signature of K, W, GROVE, Sip.
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W. Grove
Grove
Sip
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R. O. Allen
Fletcher
Castoria
First State
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