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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
6
A Dallas issued bulletin warns the Eleventh District’s farming communities the liberty loan demand is serious. Farmers and rural residents must subscribe to avoid heavy taxation and protect land values, with emphasis on national duty and regional responsibility. J. W. Hoopes signs as Deputy Governor.
Governor James E Ferguson vetoed the entire Texas university funding for two fiscal years with exceptions for El Paso mines. He spared only the School of Mines and the Galveston medical branch, insisting he will not approve large sums while trustees and officials he appointed must bow to his will. He warned of court action and mob pressure, challenging autocratic control. Judge Townes urged calm and restraint among law students.
George Lawrence, a railroad fireman from Kittrell Mississippi, recalls being very ill at age 80 with back ache, sluggish kidneys, dull headache, fatigue, and frequent nighttime visits to the restroom before taking Foley Kidney Pills, which he says cured him.
Washington June 6 The senate finance committee continuing its revision of the war revenue bill decided not to tax wine during the war.
Dr. R. E. Vinson, president of the university, issued a statement on the governor’s veto of the two year university appropriations. He offered no detailed argument but expressed optimism the university will open in the fall and continue its work despite uncertain funding.
If you have the itch, apply Ballard's Snow Liniment. It relieves itching instantly and a few applications remove the cause for a permanent cure. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles sold by E. J. Jenkins.
Reports from Texas farmer institutes show large increases in corn and peanuts and other food crops in Sunset Montague County with 120 members. Cotton acreage drops as conservation supports stronger food and feed production statewide, according to Commissioner Fred W. Davis.
Washington June 5 A prohibitive tax on whiskey and other distilled spirits for beverage purposes during the war was decided upon Monday by the senate finance committee in revising the war tax bill. Brewing of beer is not affected by the tax.
Mrs. Mary V. Bunker of Milton on the Hudson New York writes that Foley Kidney Pills are just what she needed for weariness backache dull headaches and similar ailments believed to be from disordered kidneys. The note urges other women to consider the remedy.
Madrid reports the government ordered seizure of a cargo of Argentine wheat bound for Switzerland that arrived in Bilbao. In Barcelona disorders by soldiers led to several officers being imprisoned in the fortress. A Galveston excursion ad is included.
Mrs. Frank P. Wood of Merrill Maine endorses Foley Kidney Pills saying they bring rapid relief for aching heads and tired nerves. The ad promises strengthened kidneys improved action and poisons expelled leading to peaceful nerves sound sleep and reduced headaches. Sold by M H James.
A poster from F W Kazmeier poultryman urging increased poultry production to aid the war effort. It claims poultry can double in a year, eggs as cheap meat, and recommends investing in hens to boost food supply and per capita food value during the European conflict.
Mrs Katrina Couch, the American said to have been executed as a German spy, reportedly visited the Spanish consulate in Brussels as cited by London papers and cabled to the state department on June 1.
A Lungren Iowa parent reports giving Foley's Honey and Tar to children ages two and four for severe colds with rapid relief. The note also mentions the parent using the remedy with good results.
General Parker directs Colonel J A Gaston of the sixth cavalry to Presidio to take charge of bandit activities near Ojinaga, San Antonio reports.
In Harvey Texas on June 5 friends announce Ardella Jones has returned home after attending the College of Industrial Arts at Denton. Mrs. Cargill reports canning 115 quarts of fruit and tending a tenth acre of tomatoes for her family while noting Mothers' Day observance was delayed by Free Will Baptists until last Sunday. Attendance at the church program rose from 30 to 58 in the past month.
A farm tale from Ntarvey describes Mrs. Davidson hatching nine turkeys under a chicken. The young birds, distressed for a leader, choose a dignified gobbler who finally guides them from dawn to night, signaling his patriotic resolve to raise a flock for the country.
With no graduation ceremony this year the 1916 17 Texas A M college session ends as students depart by train. Kaiser William’s war drives many seniors to reserve training camps and military service. About seventy three of 100 seniors join Leon Springs camps while others enlist in the U S Army and Marine Corps. The upcoming exercises will be held Sunday at 4 p m with music from the Third Field Artillery band and remarks by Colonel W S Scott.
In Tabor on June 7 crops suffer from lack of rain and scarce stock water. Advanced Cottonwood Sunday school boys hosted the girls on June 1 at Miss Mary Locke's home with ice cream and angel food cake. A church benefit ice cream and box supper at Alexander raised funds for the Methodist church despite threatening weather. Albert McCallum visited Benbow home Friday. Rev. Smith will lead Cottonwood services Saturday and Sunday. Maggie Benbow was sent to Fountain's sanitarium Saturday evening and is recovering.
Nick Turnham White and Ruby Franklin obtained a marriage license. The notice lists both spouses and the issuing clerk, with details of the ceremony to follow.
An advertisement exalts a corn remover named Gets-It, promising quick relief. It claims two drops loosen corns from the toe without harming surrounding flesh, making removal seemingly pleasant.
A 1917 Bryan Texas notice from the United States Army Food Service states all arrangements are perfected for a demonstration work event. The brief memo dated June 6 1917 addresses a female recipient as my dear madam and confirms preparation for the program.
Large assorted fabric items and housewares on sale. Dress ginghams per yard ten cents, linen crash toweling, towels, corsets and corset covers at low prices. Ladies undergarments, parasols, hosiery, silk hose, hair pins, face powder, cologne, handkerchiefs, men’s handkerchiefs, glassware, jelly glasses, tea glass sets, jelly glasses, cups and saucers, dinner plates, water pitcher, tumblers, window shades, and leather soles offered at deep discounts.
A catalog of reduced price fashion items includes ladies hats trimmed at low values and straw shapes from 50c to 2.45, artificial flowers by the bunch, children's dresses, ladies dresses, and boys knee pants and suits with deep discounts across sizes and fabrics.
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