Brazos County boys examined for war service
The Brazos County exemption board began examining the first third of 434 registrants. Most were accepted or granted exemption claims. six grounds are allowed. Many locals have already enlisted, while some may appeal, face potential removal or penalties for defection, and doctors conducted rapid exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
Brazos County
United States
District of Columbia
War Service
James Byars
B. A. Sims
H. L. McKnight
Byron
Man claims Tanlac makes him feel like a new man
L J Nolan of 216 South Twelfth Street Waco says Tanlac cured his nine year catarrh, improving sleep appetite and energy. He reports nose and eye inflammation relief weight gain and better breathing after two bottles and urges others to try Tanlac. Sold in Bryan Edge Wellborn. Ady.
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Australia
Fiji Islands
Taniac
L. J. Nolan
South Twelfth Street
Waco
Tanlac
Haiwaii
New Zealand
Opportunities for older men in wartime labor
Wartime demands open jobs to older men as many positions once held by youths become available. The copy warns poisons in the system can age a man, slowing him physically and mentally, and promotes Foley Kidney Pills to tone up weak kidneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
M. HI. James
Three Fine Brazos Bottom Farms for Sale near Brenham
Three Brazos Bottom farms in Washington County near Chappell Hill offer 80 acres with 72 acres in cultivation and 8 hill land, 165 acres all bottom with 153 cultivated and 12 timber, and 210 acres all bottom with cultivation. Yields last year ranged 6-8 bales per acre on the first two and 208 bales on 200 acres for the third. Prices: 80 per acre for the first two, 110 per acre for the last. Includes improvements and wells. Fred L. Amsler, Brenham, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell Hill
Washington County
Fred L. Amsler
Brenham
Brenham, Texas
Apache Indians on warpath threaten Sierra Anchas mines
Apache Indians in the Sierra Anchas mountains fifty miles northwest of Globe are on the warpath. The two largest asbestos mines in the district are tied up, and a telephone message to the Globe sheriff’s office says help will be sent immediately.
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Globe
Ariz
Sierra Anchas Mountains
Draft Registration Exemption Claims in Local County
Registrants were weighed measured and tested for hearing with results recorded. Most claimed exemptions citing wives and children as dependents with no other support. The second third are to be examined tomorrow and the final third on Wednesday as clerks prepare the county list by lottery numbers from Washington.
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William Boyett
Exemption Board
Washington
Boyett
Arrington
Millican
Eagle's Rural Letters welcomes new Brazos county correspondents
The Eagle invites any Brazos county community not yet represented to join its Rural Staff. Secure a capable reliable correspondent to furnish a weekly letter and contact the editor for particulars.
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Brazos County
The
Eagle
Smetana summer school closes as students pick and plow
Riverside notes the Smetana summer school closes and pupils busy with cotton work. Nemic returns from west Texas as a district RVOA delegate. The Summer Literary Society dissolves, forming a Sunday Afternoon Singing club with two meetings held and next at Prof Kadanka's residence. Local visits and family gatherings reported.
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Riverside
Smetana
Nemic
West Texas
F. Kadanka
First Cotton Ginned at Tabor as Season Opens
Ralph Ruda sill became the first man to gin a bale of cotton in Tabor this season, with ginning completed Monday. Farmers anticipate rapid gathering ahead. Miss Unn Edge weekended with Mrs. Willie Presnal. The Cottonwood Baptist meeting starts Saturday night with Rev. Ramsay assisting. A B Y P U program at Cottonwood Sunday night impressed attendees. Mark Rudasill returned to Oklahoma after visiting relatives.
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Clara Kosarek
College Station
Texas
V. J. Fridel
Kurten
Smetana and
Fountain
Lizzie Andert
Bettie Kasman
John Andert
Bryan
Bernadetta Fridel
Frank Kadanka
Agnes Nemec
Emma
Lillie Kosarek
Tabor
Ralph Rudasill
Willie Presnal
Unn Edge
Cottonwood
Rev. Ramsey
Mark Rudasill
Oklahoma
War talk and small cotton crop mark Wellborn notes
Aug 8 Wellborn brief notes list locals at visits and travels. Families including Dump Battle and Norman gee, Mrs. Sue Jackson of Printers Mississippi, McSwain and Pansy, Royder relatives, and trips to Hockley Terrell Houston Call. War concerns rise as colors called and rain is scarce.
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Wellborn
Sue Jackson
Printers
BE. O
A. B. Gandy
McSwain
Miss Pansy
Mississippi
A. W. Royder
Hearn
D. E. Thompson
J. P. Royder
Hockley
T. H. Royder
Terrell
Trainmen Vote to Strike at Southern Pacific
San Francisco Aug 2 Four thousand five hundred trainmen of the Southern Pacific voted to strike next Saturday night unless grievance claims against the railroad are settled.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Local visitors tour Bryan and area
Millican residents Mrs Mina Graham and Mrs Lucile Graham spend the week in Bryan. Mrs Joe White and her son Joe Jr of Navasota are visiting relatives in the community.
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Millican
Mina
Lucile Graham
Bryan
Joe White
Joe, Jr
Navasota
Revival boosts attendance and adds four members at Minter Springs
For ten days Rev E A White preached two sermons daily and led a church revival at Minter Springs. Four new members enrolled as baptism followed in the Brazos river. Visitors arrive as farming notes mention rain, crops, and concern over sons entering military service and fate in the war.
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Minter Springs
E. A. White
Brazos
Brother White
Waco
Sallie Eubanks
San Antonio
Bettie Neelley
Weddings and Crops Highlight Steep Hollow Week
Steep Hollow reports heavy rain yet hopes for cotton harvest. J D Barnett Jr builds a small cottage. Miss Ivin Jones and Elmer Bullock wed in a timely ceremony. The Steep Hollow Red Cross completes setup and plans active work. C B Martin and Ida depart for San Antonio and Hondo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
J. D. Barnett, Jr
Ivin Jones
Elmer Bullock
Red Cross Circle
C. B. Martin
Miss Ida
San Antonio
Hondo
Hospital to Cost 400000 For Fort Worth Militia Beds
Fort Worth Texas August 7 the hospital the United States will build here to handle the Texas and Oklahoma militia will have 1000 beds and will cost 4000000 according to an official announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
United States
Oklahoma
Health testimonial from Mrs. Laura Beall of Plattsburg
Mrs Laura Beall of Plattsburg Mississippi reports improved health after suffering persistent left side pain. She took two bottles of Foley Kidney Pills and feels better now. The statement is shared to help other women with similar afflictions.
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Laura Beall
Plattsburg
Miss
Foley
M. H. James
Cotton Opening Rapidly in El Campo Bales Brought In
In El Campo Texas on Saturday 187 bales of cotton arrived as the season advances. About 700 bales have been brought in so far this year. Dry weather is causing cotton to open rapidly.
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el Campo
Texas
Feel Worse After Vacation Indigestion Relief Ad
A nostalgic ad notes vacation fatigue from outdoor activity to regular work causing heaviness discomfort and bilious symptoms. It claims Foley Cathartic Tablets provide prompt relief from indigestion with a bold line about being wild and gentle, signed M. H. James.
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M. H. James
Dental office listing for Dr W H Lawrence in new bank building
The notice lists Dr W H Lawrence’s dental office on the top floor of the City National Bank building with the contact phone 521. It presents a compact local business listing and location details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. W. H. Lawrence Dental Office
New City National Bank Building
First Man to Qualify Appointed Provisional Lieutenant
Washington August 8 Harry C Gilbert of this city became the first drafted man to qualify for the national army and was named provisional second lieutenant of cavalry by President Wilson and confirmed by the Senate Tuesday.
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Washington
Harry C. Gilbert
National Army
Wilson
Senate
Buchu Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health
A promotional note claims Buchu Kidney Pills normalize the kidneys for kidney and bladder troubles with two or three doses daily. It markets the remedy as safe and easy to take and lists 50 cent boxes at Emmel's Drug Store.
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Buchu
Emmel’s
University Education Costs Revealed By Texas Senate
Figures filed with the senate appropriations committees show the University of Texas cost per long session pupil at $244.22 since inception, disputing Governor Ferguson's claim of $540 per student per year. The data include main campus and Galveston medical expenditures, excluding short terms.
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Austin
Texas
Senate Appropriations Committees
University of Texas
Ferguson
Galveston
Galveston Ready for Weekend Excursions by Train
Galveston, the ideal pleasure city, offers cool sea breezes, fine surfing, fishing, and sightseeing yachts. Low rate excursion tickets are on sale by L. and G. N. Ry for trains arriving Galveston Saturday P M August 18 and Sunday A M, limit Monday. For particulars, see L. and G. N. Ticket Agent.
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Galveston
G. N
Dallas Dairy Raises Milk Price to Twenty Cents A Quart
In Dallas on Tuesday a leading dairy firm announced a price increase for milk to 20 cents per quart, up from 16 and two thirds cents. The move affects local shoppers and dairy distribution in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
He Felt Like Ninety Ailment Recalled by Kidney Pills
A reader from Angela Louisiana recalls severe back pain and general aches. She says at 43 she felt like a 90 year old before using Foley Kidney Pills and compares her condition to how she felt at age 21 after taking the remedy.
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A. W. Morgan
Angela
Sinece
Foley
M. H. James
Texas Guard Strength Reaches Fifteen Thousand
Austin Aug 3 The organized strength of the Texas National Guard totals 15 000 men and officers with 4 000 in federal service and 11 000 to be federalized as a unit. Two artillery batteries at Sherman and Paris a machine gun company at Gainesville and infantry companies at Wichita Falls Quanah Vernon Crowes Childress Clarendon and Amarillo have been mustered, with infantry assigned to the Seventh Texas Infantry under Colonel A W Bloor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Nations Guard
Adjutant General's Department
J. T. Stockton
Texas National Guard
Sherman
Paris
Gainesville
Wichita Falls
Quanah
Vernon
Crowes
Childress
Clarendon
Amarillo
Seventh Texas Infantry
A. W. Bloor
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promises Hay Fever Relief
In August pollen and dust bother some, others remain unaffected. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is touted to relieve coughs colds and croup. It clears and soothes the nose throat and bronchial tubes, according to M. H. James.
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Foley
M. H. James
Gould Claims Exemption From Military Duty
Kingdom Gould of Lakewood New Jersey railroad official and son of George Jay Gould filed at Toms River a claim of exemption from forced military duty citing dependents for support. He has passed as physically fit and was married July 2.
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New York
Kingdom Gould
Lakewood
N. J
George Jay Gould
Toms River
Gould
Freezone promises painless corn removal
A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a cheap, painless remedy for corns and calluses. A tiny bottle may remove hard or soft corns from the root without irritation, and readers are urged to ask their druggist to stock it.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed by Wisconsin Mother
Mrs. John Bourne of Brussels Wisconsin praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for years of use in relieving irritating coughing fits. M H James supports its reliability and recommends keeping it in the house for children and adults alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
John Bourneville
Brussels
Wis
M. H. James
G D Tucker Sells Feed Cheap for Cash
Local retailer G D Tucker advertises affordable animal feed available for cash payment.
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G. D. Tucker
New Line of Hair Switches Silk Waists and Dresses
Dry Goods offer includes 26 and 28 inch hair switches at 1.50 to 2.00, ladies silk waists up to date at 1.00 and 89c, dresses from 1.25 to 2.75, towels in medium and large sizes, muslin drawers and underskirts, parasols under 1.00, and rompers at 0.25 to 0.50 for a 196 sale.
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Hc Sa Dai
Shoe Department
Hanna
Palm Beach
Nation Department
Fancy Glass Table Ware Listing
An OCR fragment lists 1000 pieces of glass table ware from MPOGIRT BORE and a vendor named ewify di piece ae 5c, with unclear context or sale details. The text lacks dates, locations, or prices and appears as an item catalog fragment.
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Texas Adjutant General's Department
Claude Barnes
Navy
Willie Wesley Cochran
Roscoe Winton Cole
Noah Calvin Cole
Hanon Lunsford Cone
Thomas Welcome Drew
Edge
George L. Dixon
Army
Charles E. Fannett
Dinkins
Oliver Edward Hall
John H. Hollingsworth
Joe F. Lero
Henry Hudson Johnson
William Alexander Lyon
Edwin Samuel Martin
Alex E. McCloud
Mil ¥Can
Noah Louis McCullough
Edwin H. McGuire
Walter Blige Pate
John Patronella
Jerry Walton Smith
Bennie Vance
Ernest Walker
Thomas Andrew White
Ryan
Leonard H. Stewart
Roy C. Stone
Mr. Nolan
N. A. Stewart
Moore & Payne
Ady
Warpath
Dump Battle
Normangee
Mr. Battle
George Royder
Will Poole
Alva Graham
W. F E. Graham
Paul McSwain
R. F. Hall
Marie
Texas Guard
Smith Drug Co
M. Bonneville
Main Street
Reo
Lee Ders
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