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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
4
A Texas adjutant general order calls seventy Black residents from the county to report to the local board in Bryan on Saturday October 27 for military training. An additional thirty alternates are requested to ensure an even hundred men, potentially led by Black officers fresh from Des Moines Iowa.
Readable lines itemize individuals from Millican College Station Bryan Wellborn Allen Farm and nearby towns with numeric codes and phone-like strings. Names include Jim Steptoe Joe P Gay Alfred Davidson Bennie Sweed Monroe Harris Samuel Walker Oria Walker Geo Smith Haywood Henderson Charley Monroé Sylvester Smith Felix Smith Ben Jackson Nathaniel Jones Horace Hall and Ira Minor with associated place tags and scattered numbers. The fragment reads as a directory snippet or voter/land record style list.
A visitor from Harvey praising the church welcome. Mrs Travis of Bryan to lead a 3:30 Sunday service on Patriotic Citizenship. Red Cross notes show 114 garments completed to date with ongoing weekly meetings and a call for more volunteers and wood for heating.
Washington report shows September cotton use at 611,821 bales including 522,733 lint and 89,088 linters, up from 590,238 bales last September when lint was 528,289 and linters 61,949.
Rev E G Butler pastor of Central Baptist Muskogee Oklahoma testifies Tanlac relieved years of nervousness insomnia and severe indigestion He notes his daughter Francis also gained strength and now attends school regularly Tanlac representative E B Smith cites other clergymen who praised the medicine and spoke of helping humanity
The Tabor Community Welfare Club at the High School featured an excellent speech by Dr. Bizzell of A and M College and a complimentary address by Secretary Eberstadt of the commercial club. Rev. Smith preached at Cottonwood Sunday morning and Rev. Storey of Bryan filled his appointment at Alexander Sunday afternoon. Katy Henry of Wheelock visits Mrs. John Wilcox. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Martin of Houston came Friday night. Mr. Martin left Monday. Mrs. Martin to visit her father A A Dean. Ross Dean improving after illness.
Oct 11 Steep Hollow reports almost universal rejoicing over the pro victory. A new school ground well nears completion with cement curbing and a planned new pump. Rope Lindsey plans to enlist in the calvary at Waco this week. Barlin Risinger John Buchanan and A B Ford enjoyed a Normangee weekend in Ford's car. Mrs Henry and Katye of Wheelock visited Mrs Parker.
An ad urges readers to abandon calomel as dangerous mercury causing sickness and bone damage. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone a harmless vegetable substitute for liver aid, claims it eliminates biliousness constipation and headaches and guarantees satisfaction through the druggist.
James Thurman was found dead by his wife in the early hours in Woodville. Officials speculate a heart failure during the night. he was described as well liked by the local white community.
Mrs. Maggie Jaworski aged 67 died at her home near Lenard school house yesterday. A member of St. Joseph's Catholic church she is survived by her husband and two sons. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery this morning.
A list of named pastors from various states including Rev R J Taylor Rev A J Vallery Rev Jas H New Rev W C Norton Rev John M Sims Rev A H Sikes Rev W T Roby Rev A L Tull and others. The note also lists local Bryan Wellborn Edge Allen Farm and Tabor distributors selling Tanlac.
Fire at Kansas City stock yards destroys part of the facility and endangers thousands of cattle. Estimated losses range from five thousand to fifteen thousand cattle with rail embargoes affecting shipments. Insurance adjusters to tally totals as crews burn to seven this morning.
Congress will be asked to include men aged 18 to 40 in the draft when reconvened. Amendments to the draft law are ready, to be introduced by Julius Kahn of California, a leading Republican on the House military committee. He warned that overconfidence is dampening American resolve as men, dollars and food are stretched.
A speaker asserts that current achievements are only a beginning and compares them to a drop in the bucket, stressing a larger plan beyond present realization and promising further measures.
L B Burk professor at Texas A and M College returns from the American Royal Live Stock Show in Kansas City and the National Swine Show in Omaha. He notes Texas stockmen Largent Halff Cowden won firsts and junior championships with Herefords and Angus, while Omaha had hog exhibits dominant and no Texas representation.
Mr Burk argues fixed meat prices proposed by Hoover would boost hog and beef production. He notes a Poland China hog in Omaha weighed 121 pounds official and says stable prices would help stockmen expect fair profits. Past years saw meat prices fall after feeding seasons, prompting losses and shedding of young stock and breeders.
The Old Reliable Brazos Chill Tonic promotes itself as the antidote for malaria chills and fevers. Sold in 50 cent bottles at Emmel's Drug Store.
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims the medicine works through the blood to cleanse mucous surfaces and improve overall health, urging readers to start taking it and request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
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