Local Post Office Entry Notice 1911 Bryan TX
Published notice states the item was entered at the Bryan Texas post office on April 28 1911 as second class matter under the 1879 act. It lists advertising rates on application and notes Associated Press membership with Washington coverage and foreign representation by American Press Association and S C Theis Co New York.
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Bryan
Texas
Congress
American Press Association
S. C. Theis Co
New York
Woman Suffrage Act Upheld By Judge Morehead Ruling
Judge H S Morehead ruled the Texas Woman's Suffrage Act granting women voting in primaries unconstitutional under section 2 article 6 of the state constitution. The decision, in Atkins vs Pool, holds primaries as constitutional elections and emphasizes that constitutional amendments require majority public vote. The ruling maintains male voting eligibility and signals that future changes rest with the people.
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H. 5. Morehead
District Court
Morehead
Atkins Vs. Pool
Number One
Supreme Court of New Jersey
United States
Supreme Court
Texas
Pex
Austin
Mayor Lawrence Declares November 6 Clean Up Day
Bryan citizens urged to back the proclamation and participate in a city wide sanitation effort. Officials stress citizen cooperation is essential for a successful cleanup and improved cleanliness of Bryan.
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John M. Lawrence
Bryan
Brazos County
Express wagon train blocks Main street defying traffic laws
The Eagle decries the long line of trailers, calling it an unneeded hazard as the caravan twists along Main street. It argues laws must apply uniformly and questions the intended meaning of city regulations.
Arkansas counts 128105 sheep and 288307 dogs
The food administrator reports Arkansas has 128105 sheep and 288307 dogs. The Houston Post comments that residents neglect their dogs and jokes about Colonel Bailey recalling boyhood days in Nowth Caliny and the dogs needed for a possum crop.
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Arkansas
Houston Post
Bailey
Old Nowth Caliny
Woodrow Wilson Remembered as Global Peace Maker
The text lauds Woodrow Wilson as one of the world’s greatest patriots and benefactors, praising his enduring fame as a peace maker and urging future generations to follow his example.
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Woodrow Wilson
Nero
Napoleon
Benedict Arnold
Brazos County Election Shows New Primary Rule Quirk
The report notes a fresh wrinkle in Brazos County politics during today’s primary. It contrasts the new system with the old snap judgment convention, praising it despite its faults as a quirky reform.
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Brazos County
Flu Fades as Cotton Prices Rise and Potatoes Abound
The report notes the flu is nearly gone, cotton prices gain, and sweet potatoes are abundant, painting an optimistic regional outlook with favorable harvests and steady markets.
Swiss paper Urges Kaiser to Seek Lordly Partnership Now
A Swiss publication argues the Kaiser should pursue a true partnership with the Lord, contending that the moment for such alignment is at hand and pressing.
Hindenburg Praises Invincible German Army
The text claims Hindenburg boasts of German military invincibility and invokes a warning that those whom gods would destroy are first made mad. The quotation emphasizes hubris and danger in leadership.
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Hindenburg
Turnip greens plentiful but hog jowl pricier than gems
The report notes abundant turnip greens while hog jowl remains scarce and expensive, described as dear as diamonds and precious stones in the market.
Clean city goals reduce pests and deaths
A clean urban environment lowers fly and mosquito populations and can lead to fewer funerals by decreasing disease risk and health hazards.
Blessed is the Man Who Cuts Two Weeds Where He Cut One
A brief proverb notes a man who doubles his weed cutting effort, implying prudence and diligence in careful land management across a small rural setting. The line emphasizes thrift and improved cultivation practice.
Rookies at Vancouver Camp Learn Saluting, Earnen Grief
A tall Midwest recruit at a training camp near Vancouver Washington is drilled in saluting. He later salutes an officer in the officer's room with a mop, splashing dirty water on the collar and scuffing boots in a mishap during kitchen police duties.
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Vancouver
Wash
Middle West
Detroit Free Press
LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Endorsed for Tonic and Laxative Benefits
The ad touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine as a superior tonic and laxative with no head irritation. It claims no nervousness or ringing in the head and urges readers to note the full name and seek the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Why not patriotic carefulness for fire waste
The article quotes a national fire underwriters leader urging Americans to apply wartime thrift to prevent fire waste. It warns fires destroy $250,000,000 in property yearly and calls for Fire Prevention Day to educate state officials and schools. It argues Americans can reverse carelessness and reduce big fire loss figures by adopting thrift and prevention practices.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
America
United States
Fire Prevention Day Aims To Save Bread And Sugar
The passage urges a wartime scale pledge where each citizen saves a spoonful of sugar and a slice of bread daily. It argues fire prevention will raise national wealth and well being by avoiding destruction of warehouses and elevators storing vast quantities of essentials.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. Lament relieves itching piles and you can get restful sleep after the first application. Price 60c.
Present ideas for a soldier in France and dove season dates
Reader asks for Christmas present ideas for a soldier in France listing items like shaving materials writing paper fountain pens socks and watches. Another reader asks for dove duck geese quail and prairie chicken open seasons with district dates and details on money sent through the YMC A.
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France
East Tex
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
A 19th century advertisement claims catarrh can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It asserts the remedy heals via the blood and mucous surfaces, strengthens constitution, and offers 100 dollars for any case it cannot cure. Notices list Toledo, Ohio as the address for F. J. Cheney & Co and state it is sold by druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Snap Shots on Central Europe and Domestic Ironies
The column muses on Central European political risks including republic formation and party dynamics. It also offers satirical asides on marriage, home life, vanity, and a biting jab at the Kaiser with a provocative image of forcing his helmet down.
Mrs Peevish Notes War Duty Talk Grows
Mrs. Peevish remarks she will not speak against Mr. Peevish, yet she notices as the war nears its end he increasingly speaks of it as his duty to enlist or go to war.
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Mrs. Peevish
Mr. Peevish
Bonehead sectional editors and cotton price rhetoric
The speaker criticizes Philadelphia editors who miss the real issue in cotton pricing. They argue the burden is not the 30 cents per pound but the 5 dollars for shirts derived from the cotton. The Southern producer receives 30 cents from the consumer while Northern manufacturers and their helpers take 4.70 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Trench Humor One Doughboy’s Combat Banter
Senator James Hamilton Lewis cites trench humor while recalling a doughboy joke about a raid and a German in a communication trench. The punchline turns on the idea of one German telling the other to move up, prompting disbelief about “two” enemies.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tynic Restores Vitality
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tynic as a blood purifier and energizer. Claims to strengthen and invigorate with a price of 60 cents.
Armistice Terms and Wilsons Fourteen Points Confusion
The Rome report misstates that Austria’s armistice terms follow Wilsons fourteen points. It likely means the armistice mirrors the pattern Wilson sketched for Germany, intended to leave Austria unable to renew the fight.
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Mr. Wilson
Rome
Austria
German Socialists Demand Abdication Despite Proclamation
London reports from Copenhagen that German Socialists reject the emperor's Sunday manifesto. The Vorwaerts dispatch says the manifesto will not alter socialist aims or lessen their demand for abdication.
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London
Copenhagen
Vorwaerts
Texans at the Front
American forces advanced toward Sedan with units reaching Sommauthe five miles north of Bu zancy and thirteen miles south of Sedan. The center aligns with New York, Maryland, and West Virginia troops while flanks include forces from New York New Jersey District of Columbia Texas Oklahoma Missouri Colorado and New Mexico.
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Sedan
Sommauthe
Buzancy
New York
Maryland
West Virginia
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Colorado
New Mexico
A and M Officers Commissioned at Camp Zachary Taylor
The latest class to graduate from the field artillery central officers training school at Camp Zachary Taylor includes Ralph O. Bass of Clifton Robert E. Merrell of cue and Gustav A. Mistrot of Houston.
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Field Artillery Central Officers Training School
Camp Zachary Taylor
Ralph O. Bass
Clifton
Robert E. Merrell
Cue
Gustav A. Mistrot
Houston
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonics Claim
Advertises Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for children with worms. The ad claims the tonic improves blood and digestion, strengthens the system, and helps expel worms after two to three weeks of regular use. Priced at 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Iawatha I think you intended poem drift
The speaker recalls a once bright world filled with singing birds sunlit dawns and laughing children. A sudden loss shatters happiness and the dream ends with waking to the realization of loss and change.
Germany Sends Note Count Signals Cable Rates Unchanged
The large number of notes Germany is dispatching to the United States appears not to have altered the cost of cable messages, with rates remaining steady despite wartime correspondence.
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Germany
United States
Lemon skin lotion from lemon juice and orchard white
A home beauty remedy mixes lemon juice with orchard white to create a clear soft complexion lotion. Strain the juice, combine with three ounces of orchard white, shake well, and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to bleach and smooth the skin.
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Associated Press
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Galveston News
Ninth Infantry
First Army Corps
Trench Humor
Price
W. T. Price
Public
Cardus
Iaan McKay
Bryan Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Company
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