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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
5
Kurten and nearby communities send residents to Bryan for shopping and errands. Many in town, including Miss Mamie Milam, J. Harris, Rev. C. T. Talley, and C. Frieling, are noted visitors or travelers. A mix of postal, educational and church-related travel marks the day.
A visitor attended the Dawson-Eubanks wedding in Houston. Tom Conway returned to Waco yesterday after being called to Steep Hollow by his little sister's death. Others were summoned to Fort Worth for a relative's illness and plans included cattle buying and visiting a daughter. Prof. George Powers spent the weekend at home in Madison County before returning to Welborn High School. Two sale notices list a slightly used 1916 Overland and registered Poland China pigs with Bryan addresses.
A series of residents travel to Fort Worth Houston and Morgan City with several visiting relatives. Governor Patterson of Tennessee scheduled to speak at the Methodist church Sunday at 2 20 pm drawing local interest.
Collected jests and quips from various papers feature humorous exchanges on luck safety and daily life. One liners reference railroads in Switzerland superstition and classic lines from Franklin and others. The quotes span editors readers and comic relief from diverse newspapers.
Austin business leaders pledge to send employees to a civilian training camp set for May 4 to June 3. Attendees face no immediate military obligation unless they choose to join the enlisted reserve after three camps and may pursue a commission. Questions arise about private tents and bringing cars, which must be self parked at the camp.
Galveston March 13 Associated Press reports aboard the Professor Captain Sam Bass describe the night voyage from Liverpool February 2 as German unrestricted submarine warfare unleashed terror. Exploding tanker shadows rockets lit the sea while a torpedo narrowly missed the Professor. Survivors from the Artist and fourteenth Harrison line ship Explorer are noted, with nine rescued dying from exposure.
Mayor Smith of Philadelphia asked Secretary Daniels to move the crews of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Kronprinz Wilhelm from League Island navy yard, citing city safety concerns. Officials confirmed ongoing surveillance and transfer was under consideration with arrests reported informally in Philadelphia.
Brief note reports explosives Bre being secretly taken aboard ships. It mentions proposals to move imprisoned crews to inland army barracks but finds no suitable facility available.
Robert Young of 512 Baxter Avenue Knoxville Tennessee praises Tanlac after ten days saying it strengthened his body and lifted his weakness from tuberculosis of the bone. He credits improved appetite sleep and weight gain and notes prior surgery saved his life. Tanlac sales listed in Bryan Read & Stewart and Wellborn Royder districts.
J L Robertson and wife transfer lots 6 and 7 block 27 city of Bryan to M E Wallace for 2700 dollars. Martha Johnson and W A Johnson transfer 12 acres in S F Austin No 10 league to B G Wallace for 70 dollars.
Mrs. R. M. Raney of Stamford Kentucky reports her child with nightly croup found relief after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The remedy stopped coughing, and the next day the cold cleared. Contains no opiates and is sold by M. H. James.
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