War Stamp Meeting Draws Large Bryan Crowd
A patriotic crowd gathered at the Carnegie Library in Bryan for a War Saving Stamps meeting. E. H. Astin chaired, with S. E. Eberstadt as secretary, and committee members from all Brazos County districts discussed the coming campaign. A mass meeting was set for Monday June 24, urging attendance and community participation to meet Brazos County’s $379,000 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
Bryan
Carnegie Library
Brazos County
E. H. Astin
S. E. Eberstadt
Astin
Red Cross nurses urged for France war effort
Dallas on June 4 reports an accelerated one week campaign to enroll 500 Red Cross nurses for France. Texas to supply 0 and Dallas serves as state headquarters with campaigns planned where hospitals exist. Enrollees must be 21 plus a two year nursing program graduate. nurses serve for the duration of the war. Also notes antiseptic borozone products for wounds with pricing offered by E. J. Jenkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Red Cross
France
Texas
Committee On Nursing Service
Department of Nursing
American Red Cross Society
Washington, D. C
E. J. Jenkins
Prairie View to Offer Two Year Nursing Course
Prairie View Normal and Industrial Institute will inaugurate a two year nursing program beginning next September to meet rising demand for trained nurses. Dr J G Osborne will direct the course, bringing training from Bishop College Leonard University and the University of Chicago after internships in Philadelphia. The program is expected to attract broad interest.
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College Station
Tex
Prairie View Normal and Industrial Institute
Prairie View
W. B. Bizzell
A. and M. College
J. G. Osborne
Bishop College
Leonard University
University of Chicago
Quinine Tonic LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Promoted
Advertisement notes the tonic and laxative effects of LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE claiming it avoids nervousness and head issues. It urges readers to recall the full name and signatory BE. W. GROVE, Suc. in the endorsement.
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Ng Foot
BE. W. Grove
Calomel Salivation Warned by Liver Tone Substitute
An advertisement attacks calomel as dangerous and salivating, promoting Dobson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative. It claims calomel causes weakness and bone damage, while Liver Tone cures biliousness, sluggishness, headaches, and sour stomach without side effects, promising a refund if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson
Dodson
Cotton mill hearing set by Vicks city committee
John C. Vick chairman of Bryan business club development panel convened his cotton mill study group after talks by Prof. Bagley and R. M. Mauding. The panel recommended deeper study and potential investor use of liberty bonds for mill financing. committee members named were Edge, Fountain, Batts and Hall.
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Daily Eagle
John C. Vick
Business Club
Bagley
College Textile Department
R. M. Mauding
Greenville
S. C
Bryan
Eugene Edge
B. J. Fountain
J. W. Batts
Ed Hall
Edge Rain Lifts Farm Spirits. Local News Notes
Rain arrives just in time easing suffering on hill land as Edge residents report civic pride. Raymond Henry departs for Camp Cody New Mexico while Mae Belle Moore hospitalized for appendectomy. Octavus Beard returns from A and M to Galveston work before fall term. Mina Henry heads to Michigan after a short visit home. T W Beard welcomes an 8 pound daughter. Many youths will vote and register this year. Gladys Jones visits Ethel Payne who has just returned from Huntsville. Luther Boyd at Waco aviation camp enjoys flying though looping unsettles him. Community canner processes 577 three pound cans of snap beans for winter.
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Michigan
T. W. Beard
Gladys Jones
Ethel Payne
Ethel
Huntsville
Luther Boyd
Waco
Uncle Joe Negro
Rain Brings Joyful Harvest Night At Tabor
Sun day rain saves corn and crowds of young people enjoy a singing at Mr and Mrs Broachs Sunday night. Guests stay till daylight with Mrs Broach arranging sleeping space. Miss Aline Elliott visits, Mrs Thomas recovers in Bryan hospital, Red Cross worker Mrs Wilcox ill but hoped to return soon.
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Tabor
Aline Elliott
Bryan
Ray Elliott
Ollie Moore
Edge
Ola Henry
Thomas
Bryan Hospital
Red Cross
Oscar Wilcox
Summer Session Starts At A and M College Station
College Station Texas June 4 registration for the summer session of A and M college is complete and classes began with a promising term. Enrollment in the college and rural life sections is up from last year, normal division slightly down, and cotton classing school attendance about the same. The normal division is led by Prof. W D Motley. The farmers short course starts July 22, lasting one week, followed by the farmers congress starting July 29 for one week.
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College Station
Tex
W. D. Motley
Corpus Christi
Iola Volunteers Enlist For Army Service
Iola Texas June 4. The past week saw five local youths volunteer for military service. Cecil Chaney Claud Rogers George Maxwell Willie Lang and John Cleary are listed among those joining the army.
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Iola
Tex
Cecil Chaney
Claud Rogers
George Maxwell
Willie Lang
John Cleary
Load of sorghum hay brings eighteen dollars at auction
Cuero Texas June 4 W B Hildebrandt a Westhoff farmer donated a load of new crop sorghum hay to the Red Cross The public auction at Westhoff realized eighteen dollars for the donation
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Cuero
Tex
W. B. Hildebrandt
Westhoff
Red Cross
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Drives Malaria and Builds Blood
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system. A true tonic for adults and men.
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Grove
Locating the Long Range Guns by Use of Mathematics
New York dispatch reports that careful measurement of two German shell holes in a Paris factory allowed French artillery officers to locate a long range German gun. Using projectile flight laws the French traced the shell’s path and destroyed the gun in a forest near St Gobain.
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Associated Press
New York
Paris
St. Gobain
Negro drafted man held on desertion charge by sheriff
Sheriff Nunn jailed Jack Odom a drafted man who registered answered all questions and was accepted but did not respond to the April 29 camp call. Family says he did not receive it. He wandered to his mother's place, then was located and jailed on desertion. His case moves from local to army jurisdiction.
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Sheriff Nunn
Jack Odom
Odom
Camp Travis
Milton Sims
Public Toilet Proposal Backed by City Leader
City Commissioner H A Burger supports a central public toilet for the county visitors and soldiers, proposing a permanent sanitary building at Twenty Fifth Street and the H and T C crossing opposite the D D White garage. The Commercial club entertainment committee may formalize the plan with the city commission soon.
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H. A. Burger
Commercial Club
Soldiers Boys
D. D. White
Mr. Burger
George A. Adams
City Commission
Dashiel Challenges Ferguson Record at Courthouse Speech
Texas speaker J L Dashiel denounces James E Ferguson for governor as a convict under state law. He asserts Ferguson was indicted by the House, tried by the Senate, and convicted by his peers, and cannot hold office. Senator J R Astin introduced Dashiel.
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L. H. Dashiel
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Ferguson
House of Representatives
Senate
Hobby
J. R. Astin
Dashiel
Hen Lays Pear Shaped Eggs Stuns George Shaw
George B Shaw’s germ proof hamburgers gain attention as his hen produces eggs shaped like small green pears or Hubbard squash with long necks. Mrs Shaw runs the hens and hennery and has never set such eggs, leaving the question of their use or origin open.
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George B. Shaw
Mrs. Shaw
Hennery
Hostess House For Soldiers' Comfort Opens Saturday
St. Andrew's Episcopal church to open a hostess house in the Wagner building for all soldiers. Rev. H. B. Jamison heads preparations with furniture donations and plans for billiards, pianos, records, and periodicals. Free for enlisted men of any creed, opening Saturday at 1 o'clock with Sunday hours 4 to 6.
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Wagner
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
H. B. Jamison
Public toilets a necessity think club committeemen
The Commercial club entertainment committee met and plans to push for public toilets for soldiers and visitors in Bryan. They aim to raise sentiment for a permanent solution, citing sanitary and business reasons. The group discussed coordinating with other local bodies and may seek city approval.
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Daily Eagle
Commercial Club
John A. Moore
College Station
City Commissioners
Bryan
Holmes versus H T C Co damages in cattle shipment case
District Court Judge H S Morehead presides as H C Holmes sues H T C Co for damages in a cattle shipment to Fort Worth. A jury is empanelled but the case is drawn from the panel and judgment by agreement of the parties awards $61. Court dismisses for the week.
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H. S. Morehead
H. C. Holmes
Fort Worth
Bal lard's Snow Liniment for Itching Relief
If the itch is not scratched it may worsen. Bal lard's Snow Liniment promises instant relief and a permanent cure after a few applications. Sold by E. J. Jenkins with 25c, 50cc and $1.00 per bottle.
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E. J. Jenkins
Ballard
Piles Cure Claim from PAZO OINTMENT Ad
Advertises PAZO ointment promising curing of itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days with a money refund if uncured. Claims instant relief from itching and restful sleep after first application though price details are incomplete.
Freckle Remover Lotion From Lemon Juice Ad
A vintage advertisement touts a freckle and tan lotion made by squeezing juice from two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. It claims the mixture lightens freckles and blemishes, leaving skin clear and white, and notes the lemons and orchard white are readily available at grocers and drug stores.
American soldier finds brother among dead at French funeral
In Picardy, an American pallbearer at a burial of several soldiers discovers his brother among the dead. The brothers served in different companies and the pallbearer did not know his sibling had fallen. The poignant moment occurred as the funeral proceeded near the battlefield cemetery.
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Associated Press
France
Picardy
Agricultural conditions in Texas greatly improved
Dallas June 4 improved conditions were reported across almost all agricultural sections in the eleventh federal reserve district in the past month. Cattle country shows recovery after months of poor conditions and retail trade is strong for summer goods. The Red Cross campaign oversubscribed reflects district patriotism.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Eleventh
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Red Cross
Morehead Denies Sheriff Candidacy Withdrawal
Leonard Morehead, candidate for sheriff, did not withdraw from the race, despite a misprint in yesterday's Eagle that omitted his name. He states he remains in the Democratic race for Brazos County sheriff and has strong hopes of victory.
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Leonard Morehead
Eagle
Mr. Morehead
Brazos County
Teachers Quitting Dims State School System
Austin reports that many teachers are leaving to join the military or seek higher paying jobs. State Superintendent Doughty warns that experienced teachers will be replaced by untrained substitutes unless salaries are increased. He urges trustees and supporters to act promptly to offset losses.
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Austin
State Department of Public Instruction
Doughty
Friends of Education
Gets It 2 Drops Then to the Dance
An advertisement extols Gets It 2 Drops as a quick remedy for corns and calluses. It promises relief from pain enabling dancing, asserts the product removes corn or callus like a banana peel with no pain, and notes high sales and moneyback guarantee. It cites Lawrence & Co. Chicago and Bryan retailers with endorsements from Dr. M. James and others.
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Lawrence &Co
Chicago
Great War Drama Over the Top Filmed by Vitagraph Leader
More than seven thousand five hundred American soldiers appear in the screen drama Over the Top featuring Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey. The U S war department awards Albert E Smith president of Vitagraph the privilege of filming the great trench action in recognition of patriotic service.
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Arthur Guy Empey
United States War Department
Empey
Albert E. Smith
Vitagraph Company
Camp Wheeler
Macon
America
Women Hobby Club Formed to Meet June 15
From Saturday's Daily Eagle the ladies of Brazos county formed a Hobby for Governor club. Mrs. M. W. Sims was named chairman and Mrs. F. L. Henderson secretary treasurer. The group met in Carnegie Hall and adjourned to reconvene at the Bryan courthouse on June 15. Letters will be sent to county women inviting them to join.
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Daily Eagle
Brazos County
Governor Club
M. W. Sims
F. L. Henderson
Carnegie Hall
Court House
Bryan
County Jail Boy Inmates Escape Through Kitchen Hole
Elzie Jones and Harry McKeefer, two youthful inmates, eluded Sheriff T. C. Nunn by crawling through a scuttle hole during Sunday cleanup. By noon they had not been captured. Jones is accused of defaulting with Western Union funds, while McKeefer faces theft charges from a county store. McKeefer has prior state reformatory terms.
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Daily Eagle
Elzie Jones
Harry McKeefer
T. C. Nunn
Jones
Western Union Telegraph Company
McKeefer
State Reformatory
Three Men Volunteer For Special War Service
Answering a war department call for men who know stockraising the local exemption board sends James T. Carroll George A. Pugh and Chester B Dyess as volunteers They depart today for Longview then Shreveport en route to Petersburg Virginia.
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War Department
James T. Carroll
George A. Pugh
Chester B. Dyess
Longview
Shreveport
Petersburg
Sunday Services at Rock Prairie Church With Bryan Christian Members
Rev J W Holsapple leads Sunday afternoon services at Rock Prairie church at 4 80 o clock. Bryan members of the Christian church will join, and a good turnout from the neighborhood is hoped for.
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J. W. Holsapple
Rock Prairie Church
Bryan
The
Christian Church
Cure a Cold in One Day Headlines
An old time patent medicine claim promises a full cold cure in one day using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It claims to stop coughs and headaches and to work off the cold. Druggists refund money if it fails with FE. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
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FE. W. Grove
Duc
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Rufus Hardy
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R. L. Williford
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