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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
2
The Weekly Eagle a Bryan Texas newspaper notes publishing details including office, management, post office entry date and class matter. It lists advertising rates and associations with the Associated Press and other agencies with telephone contact.
A call for business leaders to partner with farmers for mutual prosperity. The piece argues farming and business require collaboration, understanding farmer challenges, and including agriculture in community efforts to uplift all. It urges initiative, respect, and coordinated support for better prices and agricultural success.
A short exhortation divides people into lifters who build and help and leaners who require support. It urges choosing strength, doing good for others, and contributing to a stronger world, ending with a call to action to lead by example and radiate joy.
Inspirational note urging strong leaders to set a positive example for others. Encourages lifting spirits, inspiring action, and uplifting friends through personal example and steadfast resolve.
The text argues the German character is unknowable and cruel, citing leaders and theories to claim Germany’s crimes arise from indoctrination. It portrays the blond beast as lustful for booty and victory, implying Allied enlightenment after exposure to German ideas.
A historic quote attributes life and peace to spiritual mindedness and death to carnally minded living. The user asks if the speaker knew what he was talking about and why the asker does not follow the counsel.
A call to end all wars and avoid building a large military apparatus in the United States, warning against the influence of junkers and a powerful war machine.
A fragmented item hints at concerns for Texans about upcoming changes or events. The text suggests timing and worry among the people of Texas, with a rural or regional flavor implied by the reference to possum and sweet.
Grits and prunes once served as a simple, dependable standby in prewar boarding houses. The era’s routines and menus have faded, leaving behind memories of plain breakfasts and modest fare that anchored daily life for residents and staff alike.
A terse prompt questions whether a person is giving their best effort or simply drifting. It frames a choice between effort and apathy and invites reflection on personal resolve and discipline.
Fifty five months ago Germany was seen as a model of progress in commerce and education. Yet a hidden militarism, centered on Wilhelm II, grew unseen until by August 1914 it had destroyed the nation’s better nature, despite diplomatic pleas for peace.
Wilhelm II declared war on Russia and France and ordered a break into Belgium. Belgium resisted, leading to widespread devastation. The German empire lies in ruins with the emperor and royal family fugitive abroad. The world sees military madness and a justly vindicated outcome as German power collapses. The German people face consequences for the ruler and wartime actions.
In 1848 William I fled to Holland with the crown prince following the path of his grandfather. The piece argues that suppression by autocratic forces guarded Germany against liberal and republican reform, but sowed the seeds of socialism two generations later.
A French artillery captain watches three American ball players in the Tuilleries gardens and muses that democracy has reached its zenith as a white soldier, a YMCA secretary, and a stevedore’s descendant of enslaved people play ball on grounds once owned by an emperor.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic purifies and enriches the blood to restore vitality and energy. You can soon feel it strengthening and invigorating. Price 60c.
A newspaper-style scene shows a seventeen year old enlisting. Reactions vary from relief and support to concern about schooling. Family members and a headmaster debate the impact and fate of the young recruit.
An old advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs for constipation and feverish fussiness in children. It promises quick relief by cleansing the liver and bowels, notes safe, pleasant taste, and full usage directions on each bottle. Beware of counterfeit syrups and ask druggist for genuine California Fig Syrup.
The Oliver Chilled Plow Works designates December 27 for a seed planting drive in Bryan to help Brazos County farmers raise bigger corn and cotton crops. An Oliver expert from Dallas will work with local farmers at Parker-Astin Hardware, outlining methods to increase yields, save labor, and avoid replanting by proper seed placement and soil use.
In a social skirt story, Ann resists male company yet grudgingly agrees to host Ray Stanley, a friend of Doug, while Bab nudges events and plots the encounter. Ann initially refuses but agrees to meet Ray after persuasion, only to discover Bab orchestrated the call from Ray through Doug.
An advertisement promotes a cheap beauty lotion made by mixing the juice of two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. It claims the lemon mixture lightens freckles sallowness and tan while softening rough skin and can be stored for months with proper straining.
A US soldier on holiday in Brittany steps up to a casino counter and deposits five francs for a bathing suit. The YMCA attendant explains the fee is refundable when the suit is returned, and the soldier jokes he will keep the suit as a personal loan until camp.
By order of the District Court of Brazos County the sheriff will sell cash on the first Tuesday in December 1918 at the Brazos County Court House in Bryan Texas. Property described as Lot 4 and north 29 feet of Lot 3 Block 262 City of Bryan levied on to satisfy a judgment of 14363.30 in favor of H O Boatwright and Jno M Lawrence against C H Moehlman and M G Nall. Sheriff T C Nunn signs.
James Hopper, famed war correspondent, retorts to a faking claim at a Paris fish dinner. He invokes memory and honesty in a witty exchange with Si Peacham, age 89, in a general store setting, reflecting on truthfulness amid wartime reporting.
The educator who trains pupils in thrift principles aids local welfare and national growth by shaping future prosperity through prudent financial teaching and civic example.
An editorial urging readers to consider the hardships others face from cradle to grave and to perform small acts of kindness. It argues that assisting others brings personal happiness and that good deeds return in boomerang fashion.
In 11 communities the home demonstration agent leads women to craft driers fireless cookers and iceless refrigerators. One woman reports 50 cents for a dish drainer and wire dishcloth saves 10 minutes per meal, 30 minutes daily, about two weeks of leisure annually if the time is accumulated.
A Virginia colored church leader purchased a large hot water canner and 4 000 cans after a home demonstration agent inspired canning. The plan aimed to teach self sufficiency this winter, with the daughter managing operations as the congregation cans fruit and vegetables at the minister's home for savings and soldiers' provisions.
The speaker notes cheerful coping with wartime hardship. Neighbors send their talking-machine to a cantonment while a girl from the block has departed to France to serve with the Red Cross. The exchange reflects social adaptations and personal sacrifices during war.
United States Smelting Works pays up to 21.50 per set for old gold jewelry crowns bridges platinum and silver. Cash by return mail. Package held 10 to 15 days subject to sender approval of offer. Milwaukee Wisconsin address: 94 Goldsmith Building opposite Postoffice.
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