Italy America Day Honors On May 24th Observance
The Eagle urges readers to wear red white and green on Italy America Day the third anniversary of Italy joining the war to honor Italy sacrifices. It highlights Italy breaking neutrality aiding the allies in the Marne and Alp front efforts keeping German forces from the Adriatic coast and urges Americans of Italian birth to write to Italy and express support for the war effort.
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Eagle
Italy
Foch
Joffre
Marne
Alps
Adriatic
Mediterranean
America
Day of Fasting and Prayer Proclaimed by Wilson in 1918
President Woodrow Wilson proclaims May 13 1918 a day of public humiliation prayer and fasting urging nationwide observance. He appeals for divine guidance for the nation during wartime and asks citizens to seek mercy justice and steadiness in support of just acts and peace.
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Congress of the
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
District of Columbia
Robert Lansing
California Syrup of Figs ad urges parents to use it for children
A vintage drug advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative that cleanses the liver and bowels, promises quick relief for constipation, upset stomach, and related symptoms in children and adults, and warns to avoid counterfeit syrups while instructing buyers to ask their druggist for the California Fig Syrup Company product.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Grove's Tasteless Child Tonic Drives Out Malaria
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic Grove's Tasteless Child Tonic drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the system. A true tonic for adults and children.
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Grove
Local draft notices list class 1 whites to report May 24
The exemption board announces call No. 283 for white men to report at the office May 24 unless ordered later. The list names numerous drafted men of class 1 in the county, with farmers largely excused to tend crops.
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H. J. Byer
Frank Conrad
Lawrence R. Conway
C. H. W. Burroughs
Arlie O. Hicks
Jordan H. Lewis
Nick Deako
Edwin G. Jenkins
Emil Byer
Carroll J. Harris
Will H. Lawless
Harry S. Estill
Willie Brecksmith
Neil S. Holmes
Robert L. Holliday
Frank Cizek
Wm. P. Holliday
Fridad Macias, Jr
Jesus Medrona
Stash J. Kochanchcz
Juan Lemmon
Marcus P. Holleman
Wm. P. Opersteny
Geo. A. Pugh
Stiney Boreskie
Anto Fridad
Gus E. Plagens
Ray W. Nunn
Eucedro
Flin Jordan
Mat S. Bethel
Stina Stec
Joe R. Barneett
District Court actions before Judge Morehead
State files plea guilty on unlawful carrying a pistol and pays a $100 fine. Second case against same defendant dismissed on county attorney motion. Jenkins pleads guilty to embezzlement, fined $1 and one hour in jail. Weedon found not guilty of aggravated assault. pleads guilty to simple assault and fined $5. alias capitis issued for defendant and witness attachments set. Divorces granted for Burroughs and Brown. Brown restores maiden name Lurline Houston. Sailes granted on abandonment. Various civil suits proceed. two parties seek title relief. notice set for Sept 17. debts and judgments entered. guardian ad litem appointed for a non compos mentus defendant.
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R. H. Harrison
Fred Jenkins
Elmo Weedon
W. H. Burroughs
Winnie G. Burroughs
Lurline Brown
Elton Brown
Lurline Houston
Lizzie Sailes
Ervin Sailes
E. F. Parks & Co
S. S. Clay
Beck Grant Co
First National Bank of Navasota
Albert Elbrich
Frank Wiensell
W. S. Higgs
Mary
Elbert
E. L. Dyer
S. H. Dunlap
Geo. D. Tucker
Winfred McCorquodale
W. S. Barron
Mrs Sarah Bond Dies in City Home
Mrs. Sarah Bond died during the night at her home in the northeastern part of the city. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 30 and interment followed in Kizer cemetery. She was born in Mississippi May 5, 1844, and had long resided here. Her grown sons are farmers in the county. her husband is deceased.
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Sarah Bond
Kizer
Roosevelt Talks With Captain Archie Roosevelt
Captain Fred Greer reports a long talk with Archie Roosevelt who was wounded in the arm and still hospitalized. Greer says the young Roosevelt is a full fledged bull moose, all right.
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Archie Roosevelt
Daily Eagle
Fred Greer
Greer
Young Roosevelt
Quinine Product Laxa tive Bromoininm Highlighted
An ad-like notice touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININM as a tonic and laxative with no head numbness or nervousness. The message urges noting the full formula and seeking the signature of H. W. GROVE, then closes with a brief signoff.
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H. W. Grove
Railroads Choose Status Quo After Unified-Business Study
A joint inquiry by E G Goforth for International and Great Northern and E C Costello for Houston and Texas Central found no economic merit in unifying railroad business at Bryan. Potential sav ings from eliminating positions would vanish when accounting for train operating costs and track reconfigurations totaling about 25 000 dollars. At College the two depots remain separate with passenger and package freight handled separately, while at Navasota consolidation has largely taken hold due to favorable physical conditions.
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E. G. Goforth
International
Great Northern
E. C. Costello
Houston and
Texas Central
Bryan
Houston
United States
Navasota
Teaching Patriotism At Summer School Texas lectures for pupils and teachers
The National Security league assigns two strong lecturers to the A and M summer school to teach patriotism as a wartime measure. Dr J O Morgan notes lectures will fit both normal division teachers and all summer students. Dr J Adams Puffer will speak July 3-5 on vocational guidance. H T Mussellman will lecture for teachers. Session runs June 3 through July with strong attendance expected.
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Texas
National Security League
J. O. Morgan
J. Adams Puffer
Berlin
Mass
H. T. Mussellman
Texas School Journal
Morgan
Call for Negroes Within Three Weeks
From Thursday's Daily Eagle an exemption board note corrects earlier draft figures. The call now specifies 84 men to be drafted this month with 36 of them identified as negroes to be called within the next three weeks. General Crowder has assured their use in that period.
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Daily Eagle
Adjutant General
Crowder
Marriage Licenses Listed for Five Couples
J. M. Wehrman and Miss Clara Kosarek, Longino Hernandez and Julia T. Hernandez, L. R. Hopkins and Miss Mary Poss, L. B. Wilson and Carrie Hargey receive marriage licenses as listed in the public records.
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J. M. Wehrman
Clara Kosarek
Longino Hernandez
Julia T. Hernandez
L. R. Hopkins
Mary Poss
L. B. Wilson
Carrie Hargey
To Cure a Cold in One Day with Grove’s Cure
A vintage medicinal advertisement claims LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine will stop cough head ache and cure a cold in one day. It promises refund if it fails and repeats Grove’s signature on each bottle for authenticity.
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HK. W. Grove
Dodson's Liver Tone Endorsed as Calomel Substitute
An advertising claim extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. It warns calomel causes illness and salivation, while Dodson's Tone promises to start the liver without side effects and is gentle for children.
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Dodson
Ady
Bryan to furnish labor 10 farmers for chopping cotton
Colonel Clarence Ousley led a Bryan Commercial Club talk on farm labor amid rising slacker concerns. A plan forms to mobilize cotton choppers from area farms with Red Cross speakers urging farmers to state needs and pay. Committees survey businesses for workers who can be released for a few days.
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Daily Eagle
Clarence Ousley
Bryan Commercial Club
Ousley
Red Cross
Doane
E. J. Fountain
J. Webb Howell
R. Ss. Webb
W. C. Davis
R. E. L. Knight
Court House
Bryan Women Apply for Government Posts
Secretary Cloud of the local civil board notes many applications for government clerk and related posts. The call targets women as Washington expands civilian staff, with 60 plus kinds of work listed from stenography to chemistry and fingerprint classification. The commission urges women to serve as men go to service, sustaining government efficiency.
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Cloud
Civil Board
Washington
Commission
Dominic Goss Dead After Long Farm Life in Texas
Dominic Goss aged 73 died at his country home Sunday evening. Born in Italy he lived 27 years in the Brazos county river country in Burleson and Brazos counties. He leaves a widow. all his children preceded him. Funeral held at 11 with Father DeSimone of the Italian Catholic church and interment in the Catholic cemetery.
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Daily Eagle
Dominic Goss
Mr. Goss
Italy
United States
Brazos County
Burleson
Brazos
DeSimone
Death of 18 month old child in Coleview
The little son of Mr and Mrs Amon C Williams aged 18 months died at home in Coleview Thursday evening from pneumonia. The funeral was held Friday afternoon at 3 o clock with interment in Bethel cemetery.
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Daily Eagle
Amon C. Williams
Coleview
Bethel Cemetery
McGees Baby Elixir for Stomach and Bowel Disorders
Describes how excess feeding causes digestion issues in babies including sourness vomiting and diarrhoea. Presents McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR as a corrective remedy for infant stomach and bowel disorders. Claims purity wholesomeness and pleasant taste with bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, sold by M. H. James.
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McGee’s
M. H. James
German hog herd dwindles to under a million
The Koelnische Zeitung reports Germany’s pig population has fallen to under 1,000,000, down from about 13,000,000 a year earlier, indicating severe depletion in livestock and potential wartime strain on food supplies.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germany
Koelnische Zeitung
Grove's Tasteless Tonic as General Tonic Promise
A vintage advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system priced at 60 cents.
Texas farmers respond nobly to call for more food crops
Texas extension service director Clarence Ousley reports farmers across the state are increasing plantings of food and feed crops while preserving cotton, citing moisture in most regions and the need to conserve labor and transportation for war needs. He urges canning and drying to save fruits and vegetables and notes the push for home self sufficiency. He will address bankers in Hutchinson, Kansas, next.
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Texas
Clarence Ousley
A. and M. College
Extension Service
Far West
Mr. Ousley
Cotton Belt
United States
Hutchinson
Kan
Juneteenth Celebration Opens Local Unity in Bryan
Colored citizens of Bryan and Brazos county organized a celebrating group for the fifty third Juneteenth anniversary on June 19. Elected officials include Dr. A E Thompson as chairman Edd Scott as secretary Jerry Simpson as treasurer Mose Light as manager W C King as assistant manager and committee chairs Finanee Mose Light Thos Peterson Millie Brown J B Wilhite Aaron Thompson. A large barbecue is planned.
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Bryan
Brazos County
A. E. Thompson
Edd Scott
Jerry Simpson
Mose Light
W. C. King
Finanee
Thos Peterson
Millie Brown
J. B. Wilhite
Miss Bernice Hanna Marries in West Frankford Ill
Miss Bernice Hanna daughter of Mrs J M Hanna of Bryan married G C Benson in West Frankford Illinois. Benson had just received a call to report for army service on May 25 and the couple wed on May 15. Hanna taught at Parker school for three years and may return to Bryan if Benson enters the army.
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Bernice Hanna
Daily Eagle News
Bryan
G. C. Benson
West Frankford
Ill
Hanna
J. M. Hanna
Illinois
Miss Hanna
Benson
Parker School
Army
Sallow Complexion Linked to Liver Torpid State
Advertisement notes that a torpid liver causes pale skin and claims HERBINE purifies and strengthens liver and bowels, restoring a rosy bloom. It states price at 60 cents and that it is sold by M. H. James.
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M. H. James
Nunn Market Sold in Bryan Street Green Building Move
John Nunn sold his meat market to John Boriskie. Nunn operated the Bryan street end of the building until the First National Bank fire and then moved to the Allen Smith building further north on Main Street.
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Nunn
John Nunn
John Boriskie
First National Bank
Bryan Street
Allen Smith
Main
Lemon Juice Beauty Lotion Uses Lemons and Orchard White
The recipe blends juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint lemon skin lotion. Strain to remove pulp, keep refrigerated for months, and use daily on face neck arms and hands to bleach freckles sallowness tan and soften skin. Obtain three ounces orchard white and two lemons from stores.
Wheatless period extended for Texas until next harvest
Texas extends its wheatless period from June 1 to the next harvest due to acute wheat shortages. U S Food Administrator Hoover suggested continuing the wheatless rule, and Peden replied that district and county admins will explain and ensure continued observance. The southwestern milling division will aid by preventing outside mills from shipping flour into Texas.
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Texas
U. S
Hoover
Peden
Southwestern Milling Division
Training for Women in Special War Work
Detroit May 20. Universities colleges and technical schools nationwide urged to follow the University of Michigan in offering courses for women in drafting tracing inspection and testing of materials. A joint session of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Detroit Engineering Society adopted a resolution urging employers to cooperate with schools to develop a body of skilled women eager to serve their country.
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Associated Press
Detroit
University of Michigan
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Detroit Engineering Society
Liver health advertised with Herbine tonic claim
An advertisement promotes Herbine as a powerful liver stimulant to cure dizziness vertigo and other bilious symptoms. It claims a dose or two will relieve torpid liver and lists a price of 60 cents. Sold by M. H. James.
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M. H. James
Cannon Is Bishop Elected at Methodist Conference
Rev. James Cannon Jr of the Virginia conference was elected bishop at a general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Atlanta. The election followed Rev. I P Parker of the Louisiana conference declining to accept the post.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
James Cannon, Jr
Virginia
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Cannon
I’. N. Parker
Louisiiana
Johnson of Hall Out for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Senator W A Johnson of Hall county, a candidate for lieutenant governor against Ferguson ally Moore, tours Texas by jitney. He criticizes rumors of Ferguson votes, recalls calling Ferguson a racist remark, and says he seeks to reveal state truths through investigations and public exposure.
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Johnson
Hall
Texas
Bryan
W. A. Johnson
Hall County
Moore
Ferguson
Robertson County
Borozone marketed as ideal antiseptic and healing agent
Surgeons urge prompt first treatment for cuts burns bruises and wounds with an efficient antiseptic. Borozone is promoted as not only for humans but also animals and claims instant healing with no infection if used quickly. Available in several sizes priced 2d, 50c, 1.00 and 1.50 sold by M. H. James.
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M. H. James
Cactus as Chick Feed in Texas Study
The Texas A and M agricultural experiment station reports cactus feeding as a remedy to high chicken costs. Spineless cactus provides nutritious flock fodder, reducing chicken and egg production problems. Varmints insects and disease are controlled by disinfectants, improving outputs statewide.
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Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment — Station
Texas A and M
Call for Two Men by Local Exemption Board
The exemption board received call No 564 for two white men to report to Mort Sam Houston on May 2.
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Mort Sam Houston
Foy Indigestion Remedy Promoted by Paris Medicine Co
An advertisement touts LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a liquid digestive laxative for indigestion constipation and biliousness. It claims the product is pleasant to take and is manufactured and recommended by Paris Medicine Co makers of Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Paris Medicine Co
Grove
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the Gentaur Company
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Castoria
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Peruna
Wm. W. Everly
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Philadelphia
Peruna Co
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