Dry South marches toward nationwide prohibition
The Reed bill passed the U S House by four to one, creating an embargo on liquor imports into prohibition states and expanding bone dry territory. It targets states with local option while Florida Louisiana and Texas may allow personal importation after June 30.
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National House of Representatives
Reed Senate
Continental
United States
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Congress
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
Comer
South
Governor as a Borrower Stirring Texas Banking Row
The statement by H C Poe former Temple State Bank president linked to Governor Ferguson fuels a Texas banking controversy. Poe calls the bank’s large illegal loans to the governor serious enough to prompt his resignation from all ties to the bank.
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H. C. Poe
Temple State Bank
Ferguson
My Bank
Texas
Poe
Temple Bank
Sunday Campaign Allocates 150000 for New York Visit Costs
The finance committee approves a 150000 budget for Billy Sunday’s New York campaign. Of this, 65000 funds the tabernacle at 168th Street and Broadway, site rental, grounds care and insurance. 25000 covers conservation work. The rest pays preparatory work, tabernacle running costs, staff salaries, and Sunday’s share. Tabernacle collections and a 75000 contributing gift finance the total. Sunday also contributes a third of staff salaries and will be paid from campaign collections.
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Billy Sunday
New York City
Inance Committee
Tabernacle
168Th Street
Broadway
Sunday J
New York
Sunday
New York Tribune
Let the FTC Probe Prices From Ground Up
The Chicago Herald urges a full Federal Trade Commission inquiry into rising food costs. It supports a $400,000 appropriation to study production to consumption, urging data from farmers and manufacturers. It warns against partial solutions and calls for a deep, thorough, economy-wide investigation.
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Ood
Pane
Federal Trade Commission
Trade Commission
Eges
Congress
Chicago Herald
Convicts Shift Focus to Public Works and Roads
A U S Department of Agriculture report details a steady shift since 1885 from lease and contract labor to state supervised road and public works. It notes road projects now employ 13 percent of convicts, with larger gains in the South, and urges selective assignment based on fitness and behavior.
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United States
Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering
United States Department of Agriculture
Ben Powers Looks to Settle at Bundie Prairie Farm
A Bryan office received a call from Ben Powers who plans to return to Bundie Prairie this summer or early fall to settle on the farm. He will stay in Bryan meanwhile, hoping to become a long term resident.
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Ben Powers
Bryan
Bundie Prairie
North Zulch Christian Commonwealth
Ben
Old Bundie
Legislature Aims at Twenty Million College Build Plan
Rusk County News reports Senator McNealus touts a twenty million dollar legislative proposal for new colleges. The piece warns that without a halt, youth face higher taxes as lawmakers push higher education expansion.
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McNealus
Ays
Rusk County
Carson Warns on German Submarine Threat in Commons
Sir Edward Carson, first lord of the admiralty, spoke in the House of Commons on the gravity of the submarine war, noting 89 allied and neutral ships sunk in the first 16 days of February totaling 268000 tons, arguing Germany’s campaign tests Britain’s ability to sustain shipping versus Germany’s food supply.
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Edward Carson
Admiralty of
Great Britain
House of Commons
Germany
Legislature Faces Night Sessions Over Crowded Calendar
The Franklin Central Texan notes patriots push to pass bills as house sessions extend into night while investigations loom. Editor Estes, a house member famed for chicken pie, has pursued a regulation on pie dimensions, blocked by West Texas beef eaters.
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Franklin Central Texan
Estes
House
West Texas
New York Stores Show Large Food Reserves On Jan One
New York cold storage houses reported on hand January 1 holding 50 million eggs 7 million pounds of butter 23 million pounds of poultry and 50 million pounds of fresh meat. The Houston Post notes the abundance while implying price manipulation causes consumer hardship.
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New York
Houston Post
El Paso’s W R Smith Loses Congress Seat in July
The Hon. W. R. Smith of El Paso failed to secure re-election in the July primary. A new federal district for West Texas has been created and Smith is favored for appointment to the judgeship by Senators Culberson and Sheppard. Verily these are days when the lame ducks do walk.
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W. R. Smith
el Paso
Congress
West Texas
Smith
Culberson and
Sheppard
Crisis feared as three Allied drives eyed this spring
Military observers forecast a spring crisis in a big European war with three simultaneous Allied offensives planned against Germany, one in the west, one in the east, and a third in the Balkans. If German lines hold, most observers expect a draw.
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Balkans
Bread riots puzzle a land of milk and honey
The text notes that other countries may not grasp the bread riots in a land famed for abundance and jokes that even intelligent locals find the paradox hard to understand.
Senator Johnston Pushes Texas Nomination By Party Conventions
Senator R M Johnston of Houston introduces a bill to restore party convention or primary nominations for state officers and federal senators while county and subdistrict offices remain under Terrell election law The measure defines Section 1 limits for local offices and Section 2 for state level nominations including governor and high court judges.
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R. M. Johnston
Houston
Senate of
Texas
United States
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Courts of Civil Appeals
Terrell election law praised as people’s voice for nominations
The Eagle endorses the Terrell election law as better than old conventions, arguing it gives every voter an equal voice in nominating officers for state, nation and county, and curbs manipulation by political bosses. It notes the law still needs improvement but stands as a democratic safeguard.
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United States Senate
Congress
Eagle
Texas
Bailiwick
Bryan and the butter famine debate
The author argues high prices for feed seed potatoes corn and other inputs force farmers to quit butter and switch to cotton. If farmers grow their own feed they can sustain hogs dairy and butter production instead of exporting or buying external supplies. The piece frames William Jennings Bryan as crying for butter.
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Bryan
Woman's Club of Bryan Offers Five Scholarships
The Woman's Club of Bryan offers five free scholarships to the A and M College summer short course for farm women and girls of Brazos county. The club aims to improve rural life by educating the next generation in practical diversification thrift and frugality for a better future.
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Woman's Club of
Bryan
A. and
M. College
Brazos County
Woman's Club
Peanut crop promises easy wealth for a farm
The piece extols four or five acres of peanuts as a quick path to settling last year's debts with less work and expense than other crops. It claims peanuts fatten hogs, feed horses mules and cows, and generate cash to put the farm on easy street.
Third Oil Drill Goes Down in Brazos County
For the third time a drill is going down in Brazos county in search of oil. The line hints at optimism that the third attempt may yield results.
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Brazos County
Twin Calves Create Local Record Breaking Cow
Jack Tobias of Kurten reports his cow has given birth to twin calves twice in 17 months, the second pair arriving on St Valentine’s Day, making him a leading stock raiser in the community.
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Jack Tobias
Kurten
Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad From Reading Vendor
Stone of Reading Pa promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney remedies and notes sales are handled by M H James.
Marriage License Granted Roy Robinson and Miss Zula Pol Lack
Roy Robinson and Miss Zula Pol Lack obtained a marriage license as recorded in local notices. The ceremony details were not provided in the readable text.
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Roy Robinson
Miss Zula Pollack
Substitute for Nasty Calomel Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safer Results
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable tonic is touted as safe and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation, with a money back guarantee if it fails to relieve symptoms. It is priced at 60 cents a bottle and marketed as pleasant tasting and non disturbing the next day.
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Fivery
Dodson
Little Girl With Croup Benefits From Foley’s Honey and Tar
Mrs. R. M. Raney of Stamford Kentucky reports her child suffered recurrent croup nights. After giving Foley's Honey and Tar the child slept through the night and the next day the cold disappeared. Relieves coughs and colds. Contains no opiates. For sale by M. H. James.
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R. M. Raney
Stamford
Foley
M. H. James
Millican Beats Gravel Pit in One Sided Baseball Game
Millican and Gravel Pit baseball teams met Saturday afternoon before a large crowd. Millican led 4 to 2 in the ninth when Willie Grada hit a home run sparking a rally, and the final score ended 12 to 2 in Millican's favor.
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Millican
Willie Grada
Herb ine cures constipation and re establishes regularity
An advertisement notes Herb ine as a remedy for constipation with promise of regular bowel movements. It lists a price of 50 cents and sale by all druggists. A Cadillac car in perfect condition is also offered for sale or trade for real estate. A. 8. Adams, city engineer.
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Cadillac
Adams
Cut this out to receive Foley medicine
A promotional request tells readers to cut out a slip and mail it to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
M. H. James
For Sale Cheap One Gentle Sound Horse
Notice announces a well behaved draft and survey horse offered by Mrs. Mabel H. Castles for sale. Horse may be sold separately if preferred. contact by phone at 85.
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Mabel H. Castles
Miss Mabel Castles Notice
Public notice lists Mabel H. Castles as party involved with contact via phone 85. Details are unreadable in the fragment. Local paper records provide minimal identifying information only.
Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertisement Note
N W McConnell of Riverdale Georgia reports Foley Cathartic Tablets cleanse his system with no gripe or nausea. The ad claims worldly effects including invigorating bowel action and supportive stomach and liver function. Sold by M H James.
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N. W. McConnell
Riverdale
M. H. James
Wanted for months work horse with feed and care
A notice seeks a willing buyer or responsible party to provide a steady work horse for several months with feeding and care. Respond with offers or arrange payment through P. O. Box 328 Bryan.
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P. O
Bryan
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