Cantonment Town Do Capital Trade in Texas Dry Spell
Dallas dateline reports Federal Reserve district outlook shows West Texas drought limits trade gains. Cantonment cities still report active commerce despite poor crop and railroad car shortages while cotton markets shift. Wheat prospects improve with rainfall. some fields may be replanted if rain comes. Post office receipts rise 19 percent in October, with Waco up 88 percent. Exports from Galveston continue at lower levels than 1916.
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Associated Press
Dallas
West Texas
Federal Reserve
Galveston Oiis
Waco
Registrants urged to inform exemption boards of address changes
A telegram from the provost marshal general requests local and district boards newspapers and all possible means warn all registrants who changed their addresses to notify their boards so questionnaires mailed December 16 reach them. Registrants must stay informed of actions affecting exemption or discharge eligibility or risk losing rights.
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Adjutant General
Truth About Cancer Free Book Offer From Medical Institute
A medical institution of national prominence offers a free distribution copy titled The Truth About Cancer. The work promises a comprehensive explanation of cancer and non surgical treatment methods. Send for your copy to O A Johnson M D Suite 560 1920 Main St Kansas City Missouri.
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O. A. Johnson
M. D
Suite
Main St
Kansas City
Try Zensal for all skin troubles
Smith Drug Co promotes Zensal as a remedy for various skin troubles. The notice emphasizes its availability at the store and frames the product as a general cure for common dermatological issues.
Corn Price Drop Noted By Extension Specialist
Craddock traveling through several states reports Texas buyers seeking corn prices. He notes bids around 1.78 per bushel at Texas points, about 1.40 at western and southern points, with Illinois and Missouri corn tied up by frosts and not ready until January. He acts as a clearing house linking county agents, corn and hay growers, and Texas farmers to improve pricing efficiency.
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WF. Craddock
Extension Service
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Texas
Brazos County
Craddock
1900 Pensioners Receive $18 A Piece
The Texas comptroller’s department mailed about 19 000 Confederate pension warrants for the quarter ending December 1. Each warrant was for 18 dollars under the prorated pension law. Pension Commissioner J C Jones projected 19 or 20 dollars per pension for the next quarter. Despite many deaths widows still qualify, keeping payout levels steady.
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Associated Press
Austin
Comptroller’s Department
J. C. Jones
Locals and Personal News From Daily Eagle
Locals and personal notes from Bryan and Brazos county list residents and visitors including James M. Dunn now with Cole Hardware, A. B. McSwain, D. E. Thompson, John Henry, W. A. McKinney, Amon Williams, H. C. Morgan, H. C. Betts, L. J. Cox, Mrs. T. B. Gilmore, Sam Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Isbell, Mrs. T. J. Marrell, Mrs. Ed Carll and Miss Dymple, Miss Loraine Tynes, Fay Tynes, Mark Steele, Claud Pool, Mrs. G. C. White, Mrs. Byron Simpson, Miss Erin Simpson, Miss Winnie Burrows, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Peard, Harrison Lindsey, Walter Armstrong, Jacob Fuchs, W. S. Mial. An advertisement promotes BOROZONE as an antiseptic and healing agent for wounds with price options.
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Daily Eagle
James M. Dunn
Hearne
Bryan
Brazos County
Cole Hardware Company
A. B. McSwain
Rock Prairie
D. E. Thompson
Wellborn
John Henry
Edge
Capt
W. A. McKinney
Wheelock
Amon Williams
Coleview
Eagle
H. C. Morgan
Reliance
H. C. Betts
Houston
L. J. Cox
Hempstead
T. B. Gilmore
Sam Thomas
Martins Prairie
Grimes County
Sam Isbell
Pankey
T. J. Marrell
Ed Carll
Dymple
Loraine Tynes
Fay Tynes
Mark Steele
Claud Pool
Franklin
G. C. White
Baby
Byron Simpson
Erin Simpson
Winnie Burrows
Millican
Joe Johnson
Ernest Peard
Harris School House
Harrison Lindsey
Walter Armstrong
Cottonwood
Jacob Fuchs
Brazos
Closed season urged to protect Texas fish stocks
The legislative investigating committee heard testimony favoring a three month closed season on catching fish in Texas, aligning with game and birds protections. They plan to recommend restricting fishing during the breeding period, since current rules permit fishing year round.
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Associated Press
Austin
Legislative
Texas
Zensal For Itching Skin Sold By Smith Drug Co
Fragmentary note indicates Zensal ointment for itching eczema sold by Smith Drug Company. No further details available.
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Smith Drug Company
Public toilets debate shapes center district access
City officials discuss shared facilities for whites and blacks in Comal County with plans to use the courthouse and city hall area. The Commercial Club votes to fund a public toilet project and coordinates rail and highway matters with state officials and local representatives.
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Daily Eagle
Commercial Club
Greer
Maloney
R. L. Peck
International and Great Northern Railway Company
Houston
Agricultural Committee
Buchanan
State Highway Commission
Corsicana
Bryan
Wagon Yard
J. D. Battle
Highway Committee
Highway Commission
Russian Farmers to Seek Texas Land
Odessa to Texas migration interest reported by the Texas commissioner of agriculture indicates many Russian farmers plan emigration. They seek land prices and crop data and may buy large tracts. a data package is prepared for Russia.
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Austin
State Department of Agriculture
Texas
Odessa
Russia
Soldier Cheer Clubs In Texas Public Schools
Prof W F Doughty state superintendent spearheads soldiers cheer clubs in Texas public schools after a 14 year old girl suggested the idea. He asks superintendents statewide to organize clubs where members write regular letters to soldiers. He predicts several thousand clubs will form across the state soon.
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Associa Press
Austin
W. F. Doughty
Texas
Doughty
Relief Measure for West Texas Farmers
Representative Blanton of Texas introduces a bill to authorize spending 50 million dollars for the drought relief in the southwest. The plan allocates 40 million for Texas and 5 million each for New Mexico and Colorado mainly for cattle feed, addressing widespread farm abandonment and grazing loss across 150 Texas counties.
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Washington
Blanton
Texas
Drouth
Southwest
Germany
New Mexico
Colorado
Red Cross Drives Community Support For War Relief
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church meets at the Red Cross room for knitting and sewing to boost war relief efforts. The article urges renewed energy, highlights the S O S call for warm garments and hospital supplies, and cites the Red Cross war council aims to care for soldiers, shorten the conflict, and foster lasting peace.
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Daily Eagle
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
Red Cross
The
Aid Society
Bryan
Nehemiah
Jerusalem
American War Council of the Red Cross
Wilson
France
Red Cross War Council
American
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Promises Quick Phlegm Relief
Wheezing in the lungs indicates phlegm obstruction. Ballard's Horehound Syrup loosens phlegm for coughing up. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by J. Jenkins.
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Ballard
J. Jenkins
Sandel announces daughter Sallie Lenora to Robert Pope Trant
Mr and Mrs John L Sandel announce the marriage of their daughter Sallie Lenora to Robert Pope Trant on Thursday November 29 1917 in Shire Texas with home wedding at Iola Texas after December 1. Groom son of Mr and Mrs W P Trant of this city. Friends extend best wishes.
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Daily Eagle
Bryan
John L. Sandel
Sallie Lenora
Robert Pope Trant
Shire
Texas
Iola
W. P. Trant
Hobo Kidney Remedy Said to Heal Brights Disease Victim
A Lake Charles woman, Mrs. P. B. Nelson, claims Bright's disease left her in 1913 and after six months of decline, a doctor recommended Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy. She says the remedy eliminated pain and restored health, praising the Hobo Medicine Co. for providing a booklet.
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Bright
P. B. Nelson
Lake Charles
Hobo Medicine Manufacturing Co
Singer
M. H. James
Bryan
Texas
Armistice Signed Between Russia and Germany
A ceasefire agreement was signed at headquarters between Russia and Germany. Prince Leopold of Batavia cites an Amsterdam dispatch noting the armistice remains valid for forty eight hours.
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Daily Eagle
London
Russia
Germany
Prince Leopold of
Batavia
Amsterdam
Bolshevik Commander Says Staff Surrenders
Petrograd dispatch reports Ensign Krylenko a Bolshevik commander in chief telegraphs that the general staff, which refused Bolshevik authority, has surrendered.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Ensign Krylenko
Bolsheviki
Thanksgiving program and local sports at Tabor
Rainy day coverage from Tabor notes a school Thanksgiving program at Tabor high school followed by a sermon by Rev. Storey on gratitude. Alexander beat Cottonwood 16 to 9 in basketball. Local residents Ross Dean and others traveled to Houston for the football game. a birth is also recorded as Willie Presnal and wife welcomed a son on December 3.
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Tabor
Tabor High School
Rev
Storey
Alexander
Cottonwood
Ross Dean
Henry Wilcox
Will
Clarence Walker
Willie
Earl Presnal
Tom Benbow
Houston
C. EB. Bobo
A. J. McCallum
Harris
Willie Presnal
Smallpox Scare Touches Steep Hollow Community
Dec 5 Steep Hollow reports one smallpox case Thurman Smith. Dr Mondrick vaccinated teachers and pupils except one child Nelson Crenshaw who escaped his captors. Local residents share visiting relatives and purchases while Mrs Ferguson’s funeral and military moves noted.
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Steep Hollow
Thurman Smith
Mondrick
Nelson Crenshaw
Guy M. Dansby
Baby
Bryan
R. L. Buchanan
J. Luther Mims
Seattle
Washington
J. M. Conway
Sam
Cook
Martin
J. H. Ferguson
Old Bethel
Abe Hensarling
Horace McGhee
Pearl
Annie Mae Peteet
Independence
Lola Foster
Weekly
Eagle
Ballard's Horehound Syrup with Pepper Plaster Free
A dollar bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup offers two remedies in one for deep seated coughs. A Herrick's Red Pepper Plaster for the chest is included free with each bottle, sold by Eb J Jenkins.
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E. Lawrence
N Bryan
E. J. Jenkins
M. H. James
N. A. Stew
Ballard
Herrick
EB. J. Jenkins
Tanlac credited with curing long illness in San Antonio wife
A Texas corporal and Tanlac booster reports his wife suffered three years from stomach trouble with poor appetite pain in the side and sleepless nerves. After an operation and failing to improve she took Tanlac and claims complete relief, renewed appetite, better sleep, and ability to do housework. Tanlac sold in Bryan Wellborn Edge Allen farm and Tabori by local dealers.
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A. L. Easton
Hood Street
San Antonio
Mr. Easton
Uncle Sam
Twentieth Field Artillery
Taniac
Tanlac
Bryan
M. A. Stewart
Wellborn
J. P. Royden
Edge
Moore & Payne
Allenfarm
Terrell Brothers
Tabori
J. . Presnal
Ady
President Recommends War Declaration Against Austria-Hungary
President Wilson urged immediate war against Austria-Hungary in his message to Congress, while excluding Turkey and Bulgaria for now. He argued Austria’s role as Germany’s vassal requires action to defeat Prussian autocracy and to repair Belgium’s wrongs, and said peace is impossible until Germany is defeated. He criticized German influence in Russia and warned of further consequences if the Allies’ cause is not supported.
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Associated Press
Washington
Austria-Hungary
Congress
Wilson
Turkey
Bulgaria
Austria
United States
Germany
Belgium
Balkan
Asia
President’s address to be published worldwide in capitals
Washington dispatch notes the International character of the President’s address with arrangements for simultaneous publication in nearly every capital around the globe.
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Washington
Declaration Declares War State With Austria Hungary
A joint resolution introduced by Senators Pittman and King declares a state of war exists between the United States and Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey. The measure refers to the foreign relations committee and has not progressed.
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Washington
United States
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Pittman
King
Foreign Relations Committee
White's Cream Vermifuge Promoted for Worms and Tonic
Advertisement claims White's Cream Vermifuge destroys worms and strengthens the stomach and bowels. Priced at 25 cents per bottle, sold by E. J. Jenkins.
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E. J. Jenkins
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Smith Drug Co
BE. J. Jenkins
Soldier
the Smith Drug Co
the Red Cross
Trant-Sandel
General Staff
Mosmmie
Eraatlony
Maxwell Motor Cars
F.O.B
Detroit
Webb Motor Car Co
Ring 42
G. D. Tucker
Peruna
Rosa A. Kiss
Clinton Place
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