Fire Rips Fountain Sanitarium and House in City
A major blaze destroyed the Fountain sanitarium and the W C Fountain residence early this morning. The fire, starting in the sanitarium kitchen, spread rapidly in the dry frame building, with a hot water tank explosion aiding the destruction. Firefighters saved nearby homes while many valuables were lost. total damage runs into thousands, with insurance reportedly adequate but exact figures unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. C. Fountain
W. C. Fountain
John Daly, Jr
W. S Collard
Fountain Residence
H. L. Fountain
Sheriff Sale Notice in Brazos County Texas 1917
The state of Texas Brazos County issues a sheriff sale by order of the Brazos District Court on November 10 1917 in favor of H O Boatwright against Lee and Sarah Sheppard. Property Lot 5 Block 227 Bryan City Brazos County to be sold December 4 1917 at the Brazos County Courthouse for cash to the highest bidder. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in the Bryan Daily Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
County of
Brazos
District Court
Brazos County
J. W. Barron
H. O. Boatwright
Lee Sheppard
Sarah Sheppard
I. T. C. Nunn
Texas
Bryan
Court House
Pryan Daily Fagle
Richardson Wins Prize at Waco Cotton Palace
Dr. 8 C Richardson secured second prize for a pen of single comic Rhode Island Reds at the Waco Cotton Palace. Neuralgia remedy claims power to penetrate flesh. Ballards Snow Liniment priced 25c, 50c, and 1.00 per bottle, sold by M. H. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. 8. C. Richardson
Rhode Island Reds
Waco Cotton Palace
M. H. James. Ady
Local Remedies and Feeds Advertised by Smith Drug Co
An assortment of advertised items features Ring G. D. Tucker feed offered for sale and a note about Zensal skin remedy sold by Smith Drug Co. The fragment lists feed and a health product with a retailer reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Drug Co
Sheriff Sale Notice in Brazos County Texas 1917
By order of the District Court of Brazos County a five thousand dollar judgment in favor of Lawrence Grocery Co. is enforced by sale of real estate in Wellborn and Bryan. Levy on lots in Wellborn and other improvements will be offered at public auction on the first Tuesday in December 1917 at the Brazos County Courthouse. Sheriff I. T. Nunn directs sale with deputy L. E. Morehead attesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of
Brazos
District Court of
Brazos County
J. W. Barron
Lawrence Grocery Co
Thos. H. Royder
J. E. Faqu
Wellborn
Texas
Thos. H. Boyder
Bryan
Evangelist McKnight Begins Trinity County Speaking Tour
Daily Bag notes A and M College extension service evangelist H L McKnight left for Trinity county for a speaking tour. He will present Our Part in the World War at Saron Glendale Pennington Nogalus and Apple Springs, urging local efforts to raise and conserve foods through community cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. McKnight
Trinity County
A. and
M. College
Saron
Glendale
Pennington
Nogalus
Apple Springs
Robertson County Chooses Side in Exall Highway Route Debate
County officials endorse the Henry Exall highway and local towns mobilize to back Hearne Calvert Bremond or Franklin routes. Brazos County remains neutral but seeks a path into Robertson County as state highway planners meet in Dallas. Delegations from Hearne Calvert Bremond Bryan club delegates and Eberstadt advocate a favorable route through the county. The commission ends with a resolution supporting Exall highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson County
Henry Exall
State Highway Commission
Dallas
Brazos County
Exall Commission
Hearne
Calvert and Bremond
Franklin
Calvert
Bremond
Bryan
Eberstadt
Huntsville
Businesses Agree to Close for Big November Game
Wilson Bradley and M. E. Wallace led a petition among local merchants to shut shops during the November 20 game between A. and M. college and the state university. Most firms signed with only a few small Concesn declining. A city decoration plan aims to greet visitors and unify the town for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Bradley
M. E. Wallace
M. College
State University
Texas Feed Standard Ranks Very High
Letters from outside mill feeding companies praise the Texas feed control service for enforcing feeding-stuff standards. A recent communication notes Texas laws on mill feed are stringent and that even with direct mill feeds, guaranteed quality would require chemical analysis of every sack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feed Control Service
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas
Gets-It Promises Quick Corn Relief At 25 Cents
The ad touts Gets-It as the sole effective corn remover that shrinks and loosens corns without cutting. It claims two corns respond to two drops, saves shoe removal, and labels imitators as false. Available at drug stores for 25 cents or sent by mail from Lawrence & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bwrence & Co
Jongo
Til
N Bryan
B. J. Jenkins
M. H. James
N. A. Stewart
Millican Road Bond Election Ordered by Commissioners
Millican residents may vote on a bond issue of seventy thousand dollars for roads. The election will be held after four weeks of publication, likely between December 13 and 15, depending on notices and polling place boundaries. County commissioners reviewed voter qualifications and reduced the petition to 58 names from the original list of taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
Millican
P. H. Arrington
Robert Dunlap
Locals and Personal Visitations Parade Through Bryan
Daily Eagle notes numerous residents and visitors arriving in Bryan from Kurten Harris Iola Wellborn Cross Cottonwood Wixon Reliance Steep Hollow and nearby areas. People like Captain Arrington J. Crenshaw Drummond and many families shopped traveled to see games and conduct errands across Madison Robertson and Brazos counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
Henry Prinzel
Kurten
George Edge
Harris School House
Joe Johnson
Millican
P. H. Arrington
Bryan
D. D. Sheffield
Cross
E. E. Yeager
Neal Cleveland
Iola
Henry
Katie
Wheelock
S. S. Mallett
J. M. Pyle
Will Wren
J. W. Crenshaw
Reliance
J. J. Eubanks
Bowman
R. M. Dansby
Wellborn
W. G. Drummond
Miss Pearl
Cottonwood
J. A. D. Robinson
Wixon
Houston
J. C. Hill
Margaret Zuber
Jim Swanson
Navasota
W. E. Graham
Calhoun Graham
Near Wellborn
Evelyn Crawford
Mary Mitchell
Waco
M.— Baylor Football Game. — T. T. Goodwin
Providence
Joe Sample
G. W. Price
Antone Conrad
J. D. Green
Harvey
Gus Stevener
J. L. Hensarling
W. J. Burt
Steep Hollow
G. B. Post
Tom
Irene
H. H. Richardson
D. L. Corley
Della
Willie and
Ray
Madison County
Andrew Tabor
Rock Prairie
H. W. Garner
B. F. Murff
North Zulch
B. F. Bean
Marshal Jones
Ira Bond
Carl Jones
John Kosarek
Riverside
T. B. Martin
William Manther
Pat Moore
Edge
J. H. White
J. J. Jones
College
Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets Thanksgiving Day on November 29
President Wilson issued the 1917 Thanksgiving proclamation urging national gratitude amid wartime perils. The notice fixes Thursday, November 29 as Thanksgiving Day for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Cotton Ginned Through November First Declines Slightly
The census bureau reports 7,150,254 bales of cotton ginned prior to November 1, counting round bales as half. This figure reflects a decline from earlier totals and comes from Associated Press dispatches in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Guarding Property Conservation Plan in Texas
An aggressive plan to conserve state resources for wartime needs was decided at a Dallas conference of Texas insurance men, Governor Hobby, and state fire insurance officials. Industrial plants especially oil mills, sulfur plants, and grain elevators will be urged to guard against fires and explosions with full precautions. The committee co operates with the state council of defense and includes P. P. Tucker Charles F. Thomas and D. D. McLeary of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Insurance
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Hobby
State Fire Insurance Commission
State Council of Defense
P. P. Tucker
Chas. F. Thomas
D. D. McLeary
Dallas
Villa Expected to Incident at Ojinaga Tonight
Presidio Texas November 13 Francisco Villa is again expected to incident Ojinaga opposite here with Mexican officers planning the action in Ojinaga for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ojinaga
Rv Associates Press
Presidio
Texas
Francisco Villa
Tahoka Fire Destroys Several Businesses in Town
A fire at Tahoka caused by early morning flames destroyed several business houses in the town, with an estimated loss of fifty thousand dollars. Amarillo AP report dated November 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amarillo
Texas
Tahoka
Lost His Engine Lost His Engine
Engineer E S Hardy of Marshall Texas quit work after Brights disease raised blood pressure and albumin in urine. A Denver specialist found high pressure of 225 but after thirteen bottles of Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy his blood pressure normalized and albumin disappeared, sparking a recommendation for the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Hardy
Marshall
Texas
Texas Pacific Hospital
Bright
Hardy
Denver
Colo
Hobo Medicine Manufacturing Co
Singer, la
M. H. James
Bryan
Visitors from towns gather in Bryan today
A flurry of visitors from Independence Reliance Rock Prairie Brazosbot Leona Normangee Merle Burleson and Keith arrived in Bryan and surrounding areas for shopping and social calls. Notables include W T Conway John W Hicks Chas Destafano the Barron family and James Conlee amid illness of Mrs A S Bullock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Fountain
R. W. Worthington
Julia
Brazosbottom
R. A. Hooper
George Francis
Leona
Leon County
Bryan
T. J. Bledsoe, Sr
A. M. Bledsoe
Sam Cole
L. B. Vaughn
Ben
Wheelock Bohemians donate 14 20 to Red Cross
Wheelock Bohemians of Wheelock Texas send 14.20 by money order to Bryan Red Cross. A meeting at Dennice Lodze hall led by Jno Scasta urged support for the Red Cross with many local subscribers listed by name and amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Eagle
Bryan
American Red Cross
Wheelock
Texas
Bryan Red Cross
Dennice Lodze No. 94
S. T
Jno
Scasta
Henry Blazek
Vine Skubal
John Scasta
Robt. Schovajsa
Frank Janicek
Joe Schovajsa
J. F. Scasta, Jr
Ed J. Scasta
Alb Rychlik
T. W. Matejka
Ed Curik
Frank Elzner
John Boriskie
John Rychlik, Sr
P. V. Syptak
A. B. Syptak
J. N. Scasta
Jerry J. Scasta
Yours Truly
Chas. L. Novasad
Citation Notice Forecloses Vendor's Lien on Brazos County Land
Publication summons to Max Sanders in a Brazos county case where Alma Mattox sues to foreclose a vendor's lien on three parcels of land from J D Castle and S M Castle. Petition filed Sept 14 1917 seeks debt 1000 plus interest and 10 percent attorney fees, with 8 percent interest, to be decided at the February 1918 district court term in Bryan Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Brazos County
Max Sanders
District Court
Bryan
Alma Mattox
Bettie Smith
J. D. Castle
S. Mabel Castle
Y DC Sanders
T. H. Barron
J. T. Albcorn
J. D. Sanders
J. L Castle
J. R. Astin
J. W. Barron
Wise Zensal for that ftehing ecre ma
Sold by Smith Drug Company. The fragment notes a product named Wise Zensal and a sale through a drug retailer. Limited details. no clear event date or context available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise Zensal
Ecrema
Smith Drug Company
Co operative Buying of Feed Planned in Brazos County
A meeting at A and M college outlines a cooperative feed purchase plan for Brazos County farmers. County agents and secretaries will organize community orders, use a single bank for payments, and ship a carload of feed from producers or wholesalers. The extension service will secure quotations and monitor markets, with future inspections in Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama to compare prices and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oesion Service
A. and
M. College
Brazos County
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
H. M. Elliott
Corn
Stop coughing with Ballard’s Horehound Syrup
Advertisement claims Ballard’s Horehound Syrup relieves coughing, soothes irritated lungs, and aids breathing. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 dollar sizes sold by M. H. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
M. H. James
Adv
No wedding cakes in English counties due to economy
London reports a food economy drive with wedding cakes dispensed in several English counties. The note cites demand for economical supplies and changes in wedding customs amid the current shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Man Credits Tanlac After Six Weeks Of Illness And Weight Gain
Roan H. Bell of Nashville Tennessee credits Tanlac with a dramatic recovery from six weeks of grippe rheumatism and nervous distress. He claims to have gained thirty pounds in about thirty days after taking three bottles and to be back working as a marble setter earning four dollars daily. He notes his willingness to share his experience and help others with his story. Tanlac is advertised by several local merchants in Bryan Wellborn Edge Alien farm and Ta bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roan H. Bell
Halcyon Avenue
Waverly Place
Nashville
Tennessee
Tanlac
Bryan
N. A Stewart
Wellborn
J. P. Royder
Edge
Moor, & Payne
Terrell Brothers
Tabay
J. K. Presnal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fountain Sanitarium
Henry L. Fountain
Eagle
Dr. Fountain
John A. Moore Insurance Agency
T. C. Nunn
Richardson
G. D. Tucker
Lesa. Tf
T.C. Nunn
L. E. Morehead
W. H. Edgar
Cooper St
Atlanta
Georgia
Peruna
Robertson County Otiered LP
Over Highway Matter
Millican Road
J. J. Vandiver
T. P. Hall
J. W. Wiley
Tabor
John Pate
W. P. Means
Independence
J. W. Sheppard
R. H. Carroll
Donnie May
Geo. F. Lee
Takoka
Wheelock Bohemians
RED Cross
R. H. Bell
Taniac
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