Hugghins dies after 30 years in Harris community
B A Hugghins died at 8 30 am at his home in the Harris school house community after a relapse from an appendicitis operation. Pneumonia and complications led to his death. Funeral will be at 11 am tomorrow at the Baptist church, Rev J M Bullock officiating. Interment in Wiger cemetery. Survived by widow and nine children. one son is in the Great Lakes naval training station. Neighbors praise his steadfast character.
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Daily Eagle
B. A. Hugghins
Harris School House
J. M. Bullock
The
Baptist Church
Hugghins
Wiger
Great Lakes
Cadet flier Roger Patterson killed in fall at Park Field
Memphis report says cane flyer Roger Patterson died when he fell from a machine at Park Field. He was reportedly at an altitude of about one thousand feet.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Roger Patterson
Parkfield
Petain Grants Furloughs Amid Frontline Tensions
Paris April 23. Premier Clemenceau says General Petain will grant furloughs for the first time since the German offensive began. This decision is offered as proof there is no cause for anxiety.
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Associated Press
Paris
Petain
Clemenceau
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days By PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves itching and provides restful sleep after the first application. Price not stated.
Maxwell Car Claims Prove Endurance and Economy
The advertisement touts Maxwell cars claiming proven endurance and efficiency. It cites a 44 day non stop run with 22 mpg and 25 mph average, plus a previous 28 mile per gallon era test and Mount Wilson hill climb records, asserting real-world proof over claims.
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Maxwell
Motor Cars Offerings Include Roadster and Touring Car
Advertising blurb lists a touring car and a roadster priced at 825 dollars. The roadster features wire wheels and regular equipment with sedan and town car options.
Massacre and Maiming Reported by Lt Oakes at Bryan Courthouse
Lieutenant Paul D. Oakes of the French escadrille spoke at the Bryan courthouse, describing German atrocities and urging Liberty bonds. He recalled early American arrival in Paris, battles at Soissons Verdun and Linport, and earning the Medal of Honor for actions near Frankfurt. He praised American morale, warned of future loans, and noted his current post as an instructor at Kelly Field.
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Paul D. Oakes
Escradille
United States
Littice
Brussels
Paris
Army
Lea K Home
England
U. S
Liberty
Oakes
Maloney
Soissons
Verdun
Linpencourt
Lieut
Frankforten-the-Rhine
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Citation summons in divorce case Brazos County 1918
The state commands the Brazos County sheriff to publish weekly citations for four weeks to Henry Pearson in a divorce suit filed by Essie Pearson No. 7584 A. The petition, filed Sept 4 1917, seeks dissolution of marriage based on abandonment. The next Brazos District Court term begins May 13 1918 in Bryan.
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State OF Texas
Brazos County
Henry Pearson
District Court
Bryan
A. D
Essie Pearson
Texas
J. W. Barron
Batts Home Destroyed by Fire in Bryan
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Batts at College Avenue and Twenty-eighth Street burned early this morning. All interiors were consumed, sparing only the brick veneer walls as neighbors and two guests escaped with only the clothes they wore. Insurance totaled 21,000. loss estimated at 30,000.
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Daily Eagle
J. W. Batts
College Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street
Bryan
Fifteen Additional Teachers at College
Fifteen experts in tires motors motor driving electrical work and other phases of the motor and air plane industry have been added to the instructional staff of A and M college pending the course in motor mechanics gas engine repairing blacksmithing and other mechanical lines for drafted men of the army. An expert on lubricants has been furnished by one of the leading oil companies to give instructions on that topic. Three hundred sixty five men are already in attendance upon this school and between 2 500 and 3 000 men will take training here preparatory to delay repair work behind the lines of the American forces in France between now and October 1.
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A. End M. College
France
Edge Community Canner Ordered After Club Meeting
Miss Martha Gillespie reported the Edge community club closed the canner proposition and authorized placing the first order. Subscriptions totaling 200 covered the canner and paraphernalia, with a Liberty loan talk by Mr. Benson and an ants talk by Mr. R B Ewing. Children presented a program.
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Daily Eagle
Martha Gillespie
Edge Community Club
Miss Gillespie
Benson
Liberty Loan
R. B. Ewing
Dodson's Liver Tone Advertises Calomel Alternative
An old advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe substitute for calomel claiming it cleanses the liver without causing griping or salivation. It touts quick relief from bilious, sluggish feelings and says the product is harmless for children and guarantees satisfaction.
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Dodson
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