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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
5
The Bryan Weekly Eagle lists editors H. L. Edwards and A. B. OFlaherty. It notes mailing practices since 1911 and annual subscription rates of 1.25 dollars, six months 75 cents, published Thursdays and associated with the Associated Press and other ad services.
Herbert Hoover calls for renewed global food relief and higher domestic farming. He notes 86 500 000 Europeans in need and urges Americans to garden and increase acreages to sustain supplies abroad while rebuilding home reserves. He cites open seas and improved shipping as keys to distributing food efficiently.
Farmers resist care taxes yet gains from road improvement boost school attendance and district consolidation. In Texas counties improved roads raise enrollment by significant margins, enable better schooling, and lift farm values, funding stronger teachers and facilities for higher educational progress.
The piece notes a sharp rise in prices for farm products and widespread city protests as farmers push for fair prices. It mentions the Kansas governor reacting to efforts in the South and United States actions related to reduction and merger implications.
The piece argues that city and ex farm people have criticized farmers for profiteering while city wages rise and farm prices finally align with production costs. It contends farmers must earn enough to cover essentials and some comforts or face moving to towns, highlighting tension over milk and other products sold at cost plus a fair profit.
The piece weighs options for southern farmers on whether to reduce cotton acreage to lift prices. It cites Progressive Farmer guidance urging a 33 1/3 percent cut this year to prevent a glut and low prices, while stressing the need for fair prices and long term price strategies. It notes last year's yield and contrasts with 1914 yields to illustrate potential output.
The piece condemns mob lynching as a threat to democracy and equality. It cites national outrage, cites Tuskegee Institute data showing 62 lynchings in 1918, led by Georgia with 18 and Texas with 9, noting a pregnant underage case.
The piece urges readers to focus on serious nation building within the United States. It emphasizes restraint in sensationalism and calls attention to long-standing transgressions while stressing responsibility across regions.
A new song of hope for a better world rises above war and disaster. It is described as the music of spiritual spheres guiding humanity toward kindness, courage, and justice. The text portrays heroes, families, and the godlike in all people learning this enduring harmony through honest purpose and steadfast endurance.
H O Boatwright warns it would be a crying shame for Brazos County and Texas to miss their victory loan quota. He calls the bonds an admirable investment paying tax free interest for four years and likely to rise to par or above. He appeals to all to subscribe and help Brazos County go over the top.
A subscriber ends his weekly paper due to offense at an editorial about Brazos county stopping county demonstration efforts. The critic is named as a prime mover in halting the work. The note argues such a person should read newspapers despite opposition to A M College, a leading institution.
A sharp critique denounces a politician who trims positions to suit changing winds and fears voter reaction. The speaker warns against tying to such leaders, labeling them small minded for avoiding firm stands to protect votes.
A Dallas News column argues that smart men fail without capital and outlines the need for protections or patents to guard originality from capitalists. It distinguishes cleverness from genius, asserting genius arises when understanding meets practical application.
The piece argues Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philippines seek independence as capable self-governing nations with distinct traditions. It questions US meddling in Ireland and criticizes interference in other nations domestic affairs, urging restraint and honoring Ireland's own path.
A historical reflection on the American selective service in World War I notes the bold aims and surprising success of enrolling 24 million for service, mobilizing 2.8 million, and rapidly building a fighting force while preserving domestic life, highlighting unity across native and foreign-born citizens. The piece lauds national faith and the melting pot under emergency, calling the effort a high national mission fulfilled.
The text argues that brilliance alone fails without practical application. A brilliant inventor with nonpractical ideas leaves weapons unused, while a practical person implements ideas, achieving results. It concludes that society needs many practical people alongside some brilliant minds.
The savings bank section of the American Bankers Association urges limiting alien emigration. They warn 1,300,000 aliens could withdraw 15 000 to 20 000 each, totaling up to 4 000 000 000, risking currency disorder while deporting violent cases.
Brigadier General William C. Rivers arrives in Brownsville to take command of the border patrol district. He commanded the 26th field artillery in France and is the first officer returned from France to assume a border post, having been decorated with the French War Cross.
Naval aviation officers at Rockaway station press ahead with plans for the navy proposed transatlantic flight as favorable weather aids preparations.
Questions and answers cover a failed bill on a woman's property rights without husband consent, where soldiers can write about homesteading government land, Texas national cemeteries in Brownsville and San Antonio, and a Texas native linked to the Vimy Ridge flag raised by a young American. It notes Bob Davis of Heidenheimer, Bell County, as a candidate for the flag’s bearer with disputed honor.
Britannica notes that glass mirrors may have been in use as early as Pompey era. The fragment references ancient glasswork as a source for reflective surfaces in early civilizations.
The notice explains government burial expenses and body return home up to 100 dollars when an officer or enlisted man dies before discharge. Delays in War Department payments are common. if nothing arrives, contact the War Department Auditor in Washington, D C.
Budapest April 22. Desertion of thirty thousand Szekler troops to the Roumanians signals the downfall of the Hungarian government. The socialist democrat regime led by Sigmund Kunff, commissioner of education, may gain power as a result.
Ogden Utah April 22 United States Senator Reed Smoot said he would back the league of nations if the newspaper reported amendments are included in the text he urged.
Neuralgia of the face shoulder hands or feet requires a powerful remedy. Ballard's Snow Liniment possesses that power. Rubbed in where the pain is felt relieves suffering and restores normal condition. Sold by Jenkins' Drug Store and M. H. James.
Two kinds of notes mature in three or four years with 84 percent annual interest paid semiannually. They are tax exempt from state and local taxes, and from federal taxes except estate taxes. Notes can be exchanged between types and start accruing interest from May 20, 1919, maturing May 20, 1923.
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