Wilsons war aims call for a league of nations and self determination
The Bryan Weekly Eagle editorial argues President Wilson’s war aims rest on a league of nations and autonomous development for peoples. It emphasizes freeing seas and trade, ending secret treaties, restoring conquered lands, and ensuring Turkey and other regions gain sovereignty while protecting democratic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Germany
England
Wilson
Andrew Carnegie
the Hague
William Jennings Bryan
Council Chamber
Turkey
Europe
Black Sea
Russia
League
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
India
Italy
United States
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Belgium
Terracing and Silt Build Up at River Deltas
The delta at the Mississippi mouth forms from silt washed from the Missouri Ohio and other basins. Levees altered river bed levels and silt now fills new channels. Brazos valley lands similarly contribute washings from farmed lands raising concerns among hill farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Missouri
Ohio
Brazos
Texas
Brazos Valley
Terracing Saves Soil and Boosts Brazos County Farms
The article explains terracing as a method to prevent soil washout on hillsides. Terraces slow water flow, trap silt, and improve deep plowing and moisture retention, increasing yields. It urges Brazos county farmers to consult the county demonstration agent to plan terraces and reclaim wasting lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos River
Gulf of Mexico
Brazos Valley
Brazos County
Brazos County Crop System Outlined for year by experts
At a Tabor Welfare club meeting Brazos County Agent Ben son presented a crop system outline for the year. University professors Conner and Lehdigh reviewed it, recommending early grazing crops such as fall sown grain oats and Sudan sorghum, plus patches near livestock lots, and a program prioritizing peanuts corn soybeans and hay as money crops with cotton as a key final option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Funk
Sudan
Religious Interest Grows at A and M College Campus
For the first time a student run prayer meeting is held on the campus in the Y M C A building with regular Tuesday sessions after supper. Sunday school attendance rises and Sunday night Y M C A services draw larger audiences with growing interest in religious matters. A free will offering next Sunday funds a Bible for soldiers sailors and aviators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and M. College
United States
Seale and Smith Tie The Knot In Benchley Ceremony
Mr Henry C Seale of Benchley and Miss Florence Smith of McKinney were united in marriage at 3 pm at the home of Mr and Mrs R Q Astin Rev Charlton H Storey officiating They departed for a bridal trip to New Orleans via the Houston and Texas Central after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
Henry C. Seale
Benchley
Florence Smith
McKinney
R. Q. Astin
Charlton H. Storey
Houston
Texas Central
New Orleans
Allied credits rise to 4.2384 billion by $2 million loan
Washington reports the total allied credits reached 4 238 4 400 000 dollars after a new 2 million dollar loan. Serbia's total rose to 6 million dollars as part of the day’s financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Serbia
Ring 42 and G. D. Tucker Feed Sale Notice
Ring 42 and G. D. Tucker offer a cash sale on all kinds of feed at low prices. This notice advertises a local buy by cash transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring 42
G. D. Tucker
Cooper Quits and New Firm Forms Cole and Hensarling
S Cooper sells his share of Cooper and Cole to F Cole and J E Hensarling. The two will merge Cooper & Cole with Hensarling stores, forming Cole and Hensarling in the former Cooper & Cole building. The partnership begins tomorrow with an up to date grocery business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cooper
Cooper & Cole
F. Cole
J. E. Hensarling
Cole & Hensarling
Hensarling
Hobby men to meet in Dallas for Hobby campaign
A conference of Governor Hobby supporters is set for Dallas on Saturday January 19 at 10 a m. It will organize the statewide campaign and invite all loyal Democrats to join in restoring Texas government to its former integrity and usefulness with Hobby as the instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Hobby
Dallas
Thorughout
Texas
Normal Spring Forecast for Southwest United States
Weather officials forecast a normal to warmer spring with average rainfall for 1918 across the United States, noting especially the Southwestern region where changes are already in place. The outlook projects a normal to above normal year with rainfall increasing through the period. Willis L. Moore and W. F. Carothers sign the forecast dated January 9, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Six Million Ask For Buying Seed To Sell To Farmers
Special to The Eagle Washington January farmers would receive seed at cost under a proposed $6,000,000 appropriation to fund purchases and storage. The plan would create a revolving fund to test store and distribute seeds for cash while enabling the Agriculture Department to help secure food and feed crops amid drought and early frosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Washington, D. C
Secretary of Agriculture
Touston
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of the Treasury
District of Columbia
Department
Treasury
Stock Shipments to Live Stock Markets
Amid a hard year and feed scarcity, Bryan ships many stock items to Fort Worth markets. Hunnicutt and Buchanan report carloads of cattle and hogs in strong to good condition. Walter Hicks returns from Fort Worth with two cattle cars for himself and his father, noting a dull market but fair prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Fort Worth
Joe Hunnicutt
C. A. Buchanan
Walter Hicks
Reliance
J. W. Hicks
Jones Risinger wed Steep Hollow couple in ceremony
Mrs Robert Jones and Buna Risinger both of Steep Hollow were married yesterday afternoon by Reverend Leutwyler. The couple, reared in Steep Hollow, come from well regarded families and enjoy wide community support. The Daily Eagle extends congratulations and best wishes for a long and prosperous life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
Robert Jones
Buna Risinger
Steep Hollow
Leutwyler
William Jones
C. M. Risinger
Sam German Dies After Short Illness at 21
Sam German a well known young man of Rock Prairie died Sunday morning after a short illness. He recently passed his 21st birthday. He was active industrious and from a prominent southern county family. The funeral was held at Millican this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam German
Rock Prairie
Millican
Easy Money Bollies Boost Navasota Farmers Revenue
The Navasota Examiner-Review reports that late season cotton bolls called bolies, killed by frost, were bought for export by a Paris Texas firm. Secretary Hewit of the chamber of commerce facilitated inspections and buyers, with farmers receiving about twenty six thousand dollars, marking a rare windfall for local growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navasota
Hewit
Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Texas
Navasota Chamber of Commerce
Bolief
Navasota Examiner-Review
Tabor Welfare Club Meeting Highlights Local Music and Talks
The Tabor community welfare club held a Friday night meeting featuring music by three cadets from A and M college, praised as splendid. Speakers Somners and Minatta Kazmeier gave helpful talks, and local women plan to organize a Red Cross club this afternoon in Tabor. Ernest Walker returned to the Great Lakes naval training station after visiting his parents. Miss Mary Locke departed for Conroe to begin extension work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
A. and
M. College
Messrs. Somners
Minatta Kazmeier
Red Cross
Ernest Walker
Great Lakes
Illinois
Mary Locke
Conroe
Canadian Women Vote for Conscription Act Supports Massive Unionist Win
Captain William Martin of the Canadian expeditionary forces reports that Canadian women especially in the west gave near unanimous support to compulsory military service in the recent election. He says mothers wives and sisters of soldiers aided the Unionist government’s large majority. Martin, who trained cadets at A and M College, has seen western front service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Martin
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Dominion
Martin
A. and M. College
Western Front
Notice in Probate-Writ Brazos County Texas 1918
Notice to Brazos County residents that Robert Armstrong seeks probate of the will of Mrs. I J Derden deceased. Hearing set for January term 1918 January 21 in County Probate Court Bryan Texas. Contests allowed for interested parties under penalty of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
I. J. Derden
Robert Armstrong
Brazos County
County of
Brazos
Bryan
Texas
A. D
H. O. Ferguson
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Deafness
An old ad claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and cannot be cured by local remedies. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures through the blood, offering one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure, with circulaire free from J. Cheney & Co of Toledo.
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Hall
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