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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
2
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A Washington dispatch reports over $50,000 pledged as Mrs Toscan Bennett asks the audience how much to secure the last senator’s vote against women’s liberty. The event features jailed demonstrators and a procession of women from many nations in support of universal suffrage.
A call to action against the packing industry criticizes packers as an unlawful cartel that bleeds producers and swindles consumers. The speech urges immediate national relief, blaming political influence for stalled reform and urging decisive strikes against the big meat packers.
A public health warning decries a supposed medical hierarchy aiming to enslave people and exploit them. It praises doctors as a noble class despite the alleged global conspiracy and depicts physicians as working tirelessly in all conditions to relieve suffering.
The passage condemns a class of doctors who mix politics with medicine. It praises honest physicians aiding suffering while denouncing politicized doctors as autocratic, profit driven, and propagandists seeking influence and personal gain. It calls for curbing this “politico medico” movement for the good of humanity.
Secretary Eberstadt of the Commercial club urges Bryan to declare a turkey day next year. The campaign argues it will boost farmers and merchants and show the city is alive. Slogan calls for marketing 3000 turkeys in Bryan on turkey day 1919 to spur growth.
A Literary Digest synthesis cites Engineering News Record arguing railroads fail when run by bankers not engineers. It says management prioritizes stock profits, rebates, and waterlogged consolidations, alienating the public and driving bankruptcy, with the New Haven cited as symptomatic.
The Christian Science Monitor notes railroads in the northwest seeking carpenters, helpers, machinists, car repairers, laborers, boiler washers, time keepers and bridge workers. It frames this as an test of the federal labor bureau to move workers from surplus to shortage areas.
Prohibitionists carried Tarrant county by about two to one according to an incomplete count. Campaign chairman O L Sweet issued a statement saying city results were not assured but a large county majority is expected. Voter turnout was light with around 25 percent city participation and about 50 percent county participation.
A historical advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifying energizer. It claims to restore vitality and strengthen the system with a levigoring effect and offers price details.
An advertisement warns against calomel a toxic laxative and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy. It claims calomel causes salivation and sickness while Liver Tone restores liver function without side effects and is safe for children.
The Brazos county chapter of the Red Cross announces its elected officers for the coming year led by E. H. Astin as chair man and Mrs. Tyler Haswell as vice chair man. The slate includes secretary John A. Moore Jr. and treasurer, with an extensive executive board of Bryan, Kurten, Smetana and College Station members and a long list of committee chairmen. The group pledges to uphold the organization’s high standards and urges support to meet every call.
Lisbon December 17 Admiral Canto Castro has been elected president of Portugal to succeed Dr Sidonio Paes who was assassinated on Saturday night.
Druggists refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure. Itch ing piles bleed protrudings and tender calls. Blind and painful symptoms ease after the first application.
Budapest dispatches report Field Marshal von Mackenzen commander of German forces in Roumania has been interned by the Hungarian government as demanded by the Allied countries. Roumania has also disarmed and interned the rear guard of his forces.
Physicians and druggists recommend Calotabs as the improved nausealess calomel remedy for colds sore throat influenza or la grippe. One Calotab at bedtime with water may end the cold by morning with no nausea or diet disruption. Sold in sealed packages for 35 cents with a druggist guarantee of satisfaction.
There were 20 974 bales of cotton ginned in Brazos county from the crop of 1918 prior to December 1 1918 as compared with 15 744 bales ginned to December 1 1917.
Central congress delegates from soldiers and workers councils convened in the former Prussian diet building. Three women attended among 450 delegates. Independent socialists and Spartacus members were outnumbered. no Berlin posts awarded to local delegates. Spartacus attempted intimidation. proposal to invite Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg as advisory guests failed narrowly.
An 19th century bowel regulator Herbine advertised as aiding the bowels liver and stomach for renewed strength. Sold by E J Jenkins and M H James with emphasis on regulating digestion and restoring buoyancy.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the 1917 Ferguson "bone dry" law does not bar legally acquired liquor for personal use in the state. The article notes the decision issued in Oklahoma City on December 17.
President Wilson will leave Paris by automobile tomorrow to visit key fronts along the old fighting line. He will confer with Marshal Foch at his headquarters in Senlis and tour the Marne battlefields at Chateau-Thierry and Rheims where American forces fought bravely.
Charles Lewis a discharged negro soldier was taken by a mob of masked men from the Hickman County jail and hanged after a deputy sheriff was attacked during an arrest attempt at Tyler Station. Lewis and three companions were linked to a Saturday hold up and a pistol fight with a citizen posse left him wounded and captured.
A Ringgold Georgia resident Mrs. Chas Geston praises Thedford's Black-Draught as a long trusted family remedy. She recalls using it for childhood headaches tied to constipation and spring malaria fears. She credits it with reducing doctor bills and keeping the family active, noting its long history in treating stomach liver and bowel troubles.
Odessa reports serious rioting last night as supporters of Pitman of Ukraine set fire to the city prison. Five people were killed and 800 prisoners were released amid the chaos.
Elise's father opposes a city suitor until Harry Duke proves himself a capable farmer. Duke reveals his honesty and intent to hire overseers to run a model farm next to Elise, earning the elder Reed's approval and a wedding in sight.
Paris reports Germany will publish a white book in about three weeks containing official documents on how the war began. The first volume will include the messages between Germany and Austria at the war’s outset.
Paris dispatch reports officials arriving to meet President Wilson for a four power discussion with Clemenceau Orlando Lloyd George and Balfour likely joining next weekend. The inter allied conference aims for a brief session starting Monday with a Christmas holiday break after two days.
The navy and marine corps showed improved discipline during wartime with 134 percent more inductees yet fewer navy regulations violations. Courts martial fell from 1.75 to 1.17 percent in the navy and from 2.72 to 1.20 in the marine corps, while naval prisons saw better conditions due to welfare efforts. The Portsmouth yard praised for its system begun by Thomas Mott Osborne. Probation completion fell from 71 to 55 percent for those released.
AP dispatches from Mitylene say Smyrna remains in a highly grave state as Young Turk guards are posted around the town and Allied naval forces bombard positions. The message notes widespread disruption and danger to inhabitants.
The American Jewish congress urged the peace conference in France to nationalize Jews wherever they reside and grant them representation. It proposed a permanent international congress to secure civil religious and political rights and abolish discriminatory laws for Jews worldwide.
German soldiers at Cracow allegedly fired on Russian prisoners who refused work, killing six and wounding seven, reports Stuttgart Tageblatt. The incident followed the armistice between Germany and the Allies and is described as a persistent threat.
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