Whirlwind Liberty Loan Drive Planned in Bryan
County Chairman J. T. Maloney urged rapid fundraising for a $235,000 Bryan Liberty Loan quota, reporting only $47,500 raised. He urged business to pause a day or two to lift the campaign, with new committees organized to canvass city sections and push applications and checks. Mayor Lawrence to seek business closings 4 to 6 pm for Major Giddings speech.
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Bryan Liberty Loan Committee
J. T. Maloney
United States
Bryan
Lawrence
Giddings
Travelers Life Insurance Company
Massachusetts
Locals and Personal Notes From Saturday’s Daily Eagle
R H Waller left today to spend the weekend in Houston to visit friends. Miss Roxey Long of Waco visits her sister Mrs W R Fairman. President W B Zizzell of A and M college leaves for Washington on army training matters and will be away about five days. O F Strickler, an instructor at College, is very ill at Mrs O E Simmons home with bronchial pneumonia attended by his wife.
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Daily Eagle
R. H. Waller
Houston
Roxey Long
Waco
W. R. Fairman
W. B. Zizzell
A. and M. College
Washington
O. F. Strickler
O. E. Simmons
Edgeworth Webb
Robert Webb
Webb
Eagle
John Scardino
Eagle Force
Waller Spends Sunday in Houston Returns Today
R. H. Waller spent Sunday in Houston and returns today. Lieut. John T. Hanway of Camp is mentioned in relation to the visit.
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John T. Hanway
Sloan's Liniment for Nerves and External Pains
An old ad copy claims Sloan's Liniment penetrates nerves without rubbing to soothe pains from neuralgia neuritis and sciatica. It promotes use on strains bruises stiff joints sore muscles and rheumatic twinges and recommends keeping a large bottle at home with Druggists everywhere.
Notices from Bryan and Camp life amid grippe and war updates
Names and locations fill a local roundup of home front news. Travis and Bryan reports from Bryan note furloughs and departs for France. Several residents including Sam B Wilson Jr and Mrs Cox suffer grippe while others recover. A. and M. College cases, Edgeworth Webb illness, and Navy man Buck McCallum on furlough are listed alongside hospital and travel updates.
No Owner Found For Liquor Seized At Union Station
Galveston Oct 8 Special Agent J L Webb of the United States department of justice holds a liquor shipment in a trunk seized yesterday at the union station after a baggage man reportedly handled the trunk roughly. The trunk contained liquor.
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Galveston
Union Station
J. L. Webb
United States Department of Justice
Notice of Sheriff Sale in Brazos County Texas 1918
Sheriff T C Nunn announces sale of W S Shelby land in Brazos County by order of Jefferson County District Court case Dollie Shelby vs W E Shelby. The 220.6 acre John Williams survey tract near Bryan is offered for cash on the first Tuesday in December 1918 to satisfy a $100 judgment and costs.
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State of
Texas
Court House
Brazos County
Bryan
John Williams
T. C. Bowman
Kurten Road
Simpson’s Corner
Williams
Wilson
Edge of Prairie
S. O
S. 45
Old Road
P. O
S-W
Bryan Public Road
Sallie E. Gibbs
E. R
L. A. Ramsey
W. S. Shelby
Dollie Shelby
David E. O’fill
University Girls Must Conserve in Health
Austin October 8 Mrs Helen M Kirby dean of women at the university issues a call to all young women students to conserve health promote scholarship and uphold university traditions while contributing to the war effort and broader service.
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Austin
Helen M. Kirby
University
University social limits on students outlined
The policy requires strict hours with rarely more than three engagements weekly. It bans Sunday trips, driving in crowded vehicles, unchaperoned picnics, swimming parties, and dining unchaperoned at the Country Club or downtown hotels and cafes, enforcing university authority rules.
German Peace Offer Aims To Boost Fourth Liberty Loan
Washington reports a German peace bid seen as timed to sway the fourth liberty loan. Officials believe the move will backfire, and Americans will oversubscribe the loan to show Kaiser's demand for victory remains the aim.
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Washington
Big Rain Dampens Tabor, Iowa With Community Drive
heavy rainfall dominates day in Tabor as a Friday high school meeting aims to boost subscriptions for a fourth loan drive. Judge J Tr Maloney delivered a stirring speech. Despite a small crowd, bonds totaling 1950 dollars were sold.
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Tabor
Tabor High School
J.tr. Maloney
Johnson
Robertson County
Eva
Ida Mae Gandy
John Walker
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Restores Vitality and Energy
Promises purifying and enriching the blood with a strengthening invigorating effect. Price 60c.
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Grove
Big shoe sale clears out wide range of sizes
Large shipment of shoes for ladies men boys and children offered well below value. Sales include canvas and leather dress shoes in multiple eyelets and colors, plus sport and work shoes for men and boys. Also featured are low prices on socks stockings and assorted dry goods and apparel.
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Main Street
Sapecial
Ceeseeeeess Doc
Teoevcenerere Wangeenenes
Belesi Kasukekensene
Cosas Os
Col- Just
Value filled sale on men's youth and boys clothing
A broad sale line offers men's fleece lined drawers undershirts rib undershirts shirts and handkerchiefs. Prices range from 98 cents to 1.00 for shirts and drawers, with hats from 2.50 down to 0.98. Boys suits pants knee pants and work pants priced from 7.50 to 1.50 with auction hat bargains and large selections.
Fall Hat Values at Special Prices in Bryan Millinery
Our fall line of Ladies and Misses hats offers colors and prices from 50c to 3.50. This is the cheapest and best place in Bryan to buy an up to date hat while supplies last.
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Bryan
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Twenty-sixth
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M. F. Dansby
W. S. Higgs
S. B. Wilson
M. E. Wallace
Jesse Hensarling
J. L. Edge
Eugene Edge
E. F. Parks
France
United States of America
J. Groginsky
The
H. T. Lawler Milling and Trading Company
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Leon
Brazos
Grimes
Burleson
Lawler Milling Company
Rye
Lawler Milling and Trading Company
Sloan
Travis
Ransom J. Cole
Camp Dick
Sam_B. Wilson & Co
W. S. Wilson, Jr
Grippe
Wade Cox
Hugh B. Jamison
Osborne Johnson
Camp Pike
Ark
Travis Bryan
3D Company
Ordnance Replacement Battalion
2D Regiment of Ordnance
Ordnance
Mal Hall
Max Buchanan
Claude Buchanan
Sam Buchanan
O. E. Saunders
P. F. Fox
Albert
Buck) McCallum
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McCallum
T. C. Nunn
M. Bonneville
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