Death of W. L. Closs Shocks Bryan Community
W. L. Closs, 52, well known Bryan citizen, dies at Bryan Hospital after bronchial pneumonia. Survived by two brothers, a sister, and a step mother. Funeral at Dansby Furniture Co. at 4 PM with burial at Wixon church cemetery.
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Bryan
W. L. Closs
Bryan Hospital
Grim Reaper
Close
J. T. Closs
Tabor
Sam B. Wilson
Dansby Furniture Company
Wixon Church
To Edgeworth We Lost Our Precious Boy
A Canton South Dakota widow Mrs. Chas Reynolds writes of her late son, saying he is not lost but gone before to the bright shore where death is banished and God reigns. She expresses sorrow yet gratitude that he is well and waits for a tomorrow reunion beyond this world of sorrow.
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God
Jesus
Chas. Reynolds
Canton
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LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN Promoted as Digestive Laxative
Advertising copy promotes a 50 cent bottle of LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN for indigestion constipation and biliousness. It is described as a pleasant liquid laxative made and recommended by Paris Medicine Co. the manufacturers of Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Paris Medicine Co
Grove
Sheriff Sale Notice in Brazos County Texas 1918
By order of sale issued by Brazos County District Court on November 4 1918 I will sell for cash on the First Tuesday in December 1918 before the Brazos County Court House Bryan Texas Lot 4 and north 29 feet of Lot 3 Block 262 City of Bryan to satisfy a $14363.30 judgement in favor of H O Boatwright and J M Lawrence against C H Moehlman and M G Nall. Sheriff T C Nunn.
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District Court of
Brazos County
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H. O. Boatwright
Jno. M. Lawrence
C. H. Mohelman
M. G. Nall
Court House
Bryan
Texas
C. H. Moehlman
Jnc. M. Lawrence
T. C. Nunn
Random thoughts and reflections from Galveston
The column jokes about busy people avoiding talk, Thanksgiving compared to last year, Spanish influenza affecting soldiers but not teachers, a girl preferring one knitting partner over a large sewing task, Missouri skepticism, and Mr. Peavish learning not to feel hurt when Mrs. Peavish frowns.
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Mr. Peavish
Mrs. Peavish
We Buy Old False Teeth and Gold Jewelry
We pay up to 21.50 per set for broken or intact teeth and offer cash by return mail. Packages held 10 to 15 days awaiting approval of our offer. Also highest prices for old gold crowns bridges platinum and silver. United States Smelting Works Inc 994 Goldsmith Bldg Opp Postoffice Milwaukee Wis.
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United States Smelting Works, Inc
Goldsmith
Postoffice
Milwaukee
Wis
Major Wright Killed in Action on Western Front
Bryan mourns Major Benjamin Fisk Wright, born 1888 in Waco. A&M College 1911 graduate and Ross Volunteers captain, he died October 8 leading his regiment on the western front. He leaves wife Ray Conway Wright and daughter Sue Conway Wright, plus parents and siblings.
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Bryan
Mars
Benjamin Fisk Wright
France
E. H. Astin
War Department
Washington
Weathered
Major Wright
Waco
Texas
Ross Volunteers
Ray Conway
Sue Conway Wright
A. G. Wright
Alberta Wright
S. E. Morris
Fort Worth
McGee
John
Jim Wright
Earth
Christ
Baptism of Fire for U S Troops in Russia
American troops in Russia faced their first combat soon after arriving on the sector. They relieved a French outpost before Bolshevik shrapnel and machine gun fire opened up. Officers praised the recruits for standing firm under their initial barrage.
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Russia
Calotabs Promoted As Night Cure For Colds And Grippe
Physicians and druggists tout Calotabs as a nausea free calomel remedy to abort a cold overnight and ease sore throat or la grippe. One tab at bedtime with water, no salts or nausea, claimed to purify the system by morning. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents with money back guarantee.
Kaiser's Last Rise and Hog Sale Antics In Arkansas
The Detroit Free Press quotes Representative Bell criticizing the Kaiser for opposing shotguns in battle and mocks his alleged moral stance. At a Red Cross hog sale in Arkansas, Pink Jackson and Green Reeves spar over a pig with a final bid of 9.50, ending with Jackson conceding.
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Bell
Georgia
Detroit Free Press
Red Cross
Arkansas
Pink Jackson
Green Reeves
Jackson
Reeves
Influenza Strikes Tabor District. School Attendance Down
The influenza epidemic continues in Tabor with one third of high school pupils at school. Miss Myrtle McCullough cannot teach this week, replaced by Miss Maggie Benbow. Rev. C H Storey spoke at the high school with a small turnout. Katy Henry and Roy Henry visited relatives. Wesley Goodman from Beaumont visited relatives last week. A talk is planned at the high school next Sunday afternoon November 10.
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Tabor
Myrtle McCullough
Alexander
Maggie Benbow
C. H. Storey
Katy Henry
Roy
Wesley Goodman
Beaumont
Pay of foreign soldiers in 1910s armies compared
Reader from Coolidge Texas asks about private pay in British French Italian and German armies. The base British infantry pay is 1s 1d per day plus allowances, about 26 cents. French first-period pay ranges from about te a day upward. German common soldier pay about 3 cents. Italian pay not specified but likely near French. We cannot identify a division without the regiment number and service branch.
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Coolidge
Texas
France
Forney
Red Cross Annual Election Nominees Listed for Brazos County
The American Red Cross Brazos County Chapter announces a nominating committee has proposed E H Astin W Hamp Buchanan Frank Kadanka J M Saladiner and twelve others for the chapter executive committee for the ensuing year Also listed are eight Bryan College Station Wellborn and surrounding area residents with nominations open for seven days by written petition to the secretary of the chapter. The fourteen candidates with the highest vote total will be elected.
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American National Red Cross
E. H. Astin
Bryan
Texas
W. Hamp Buchanan
Kurten
Frank Kadanka
Smetana
Tex
J. M. Saladiner
Tyler Haswell
Albert Buchanan
W. B. Bizzell
College Station
I. M. Cook
Steep Hollow
Gee
F. Lee
Wellborn
Jno
W. Thompson
Edge
J. L. Broach
Tabor
M. B. Parker
W. S. Howell
American Red Cross
Brazos County
Sec’y
Satisfying relief from lumbago remedy
An old advertisement touts a warmth giving circulation stimulating external remedy for lumbago sprains headaches and bruises. It promises quick relief without rubbing and urges readers to ask their druggist for the product by name claiming the large bottle is economical for the whole family.
Big sale on shoes and clothing across ladies and children
A large shipment touts deep discounts on ladies and children shoes in multiple styles and eyelet counts, with prices ranging from $1.25 to $4.50. Also advertised are dress shoes for men and women, plus a wide selection of coats, gowns, linens, hosiery, and apparel at bargain closing-out prices across sizes and ages.
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