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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
2
Bryan Weekly Eagle condemns lawyers aiding draft evaders and urges justice in selective service. It cites Major Townes and a Texas circular, warns that crooked schemes erode national unity, and praises volunteers while condemning those who deter conscription.
Cotton picking remains active as workers rush to harvest before spoilage. Paul Wiley returns on furlough from Great Lakes and will depart again tonight. Rufus Batten heads to Camp Travis on Wednesday. Ice cream supper at Tabor High School planned for Friday to raise funds for a piano, with locals urged to attend and bring baked goods.
A Bryan resident Mr. P J Vytopil testimonial reports back pain and fatigue from kidney weakness eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He notes the cure lasting over seven years and recommends the product available for 60 cents at dealers from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Sunday service at Harvey church joined Miss Tommie Todd and Walter J. Crews in marriage. Lavada Goen performed, the couple entered to Mendelssohn’s march, Rev. Chas Bullock officiated, and the pair departed by auto for Bryan to catch a Lindale-bound train to start their life together.
Miss Tommie elopes with public favor as the bride shines in town and the groom, a stranger, is deemed worthy. The piece also clarifies church names Harvey and Bright Light to avoid confusion, reports last Saturday Bright Light flag service, and notes Dempsey Dyers at College Station. It mentions upcoming school with Cowan as superintendent and teachers Vesta Pate and Essie Jones, plus neighbors purchasing new cars.
The French steam ship Pampa was torpedoed on the night of August 26 while sailing from Bizerta to Saloniki. Four Serbian soldiers among 359 aboard are missing.
A 50 cent bottle of LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN is advertised as a pleasant liquid laxative for indigestion constipation and biliousness. The Paris Medicine Co. urges public use and cites its connection to Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Western Union Telegraph Company informs that all salaried employees will get a 10 percent wage advance, effective on the date government control began. The increase excludes commission workers and messenger boys paid per message.
Washington announces that men classified as limited service under the selective draft will not be called unless able-bodied men released for service abroad. Secretary Baker states the policy aims to keep limited service men at home unless mobilization requires their replacement by capable volunteers for overseas duty.
Senator Sherman of Illinois assailed President Wilson and Colonel E. M. House in a senate address on unofficial government. He denounced wartime power plays, warning of political autocracy and partisan aims to shape 1920 elections. Democratic senators left their seats as Republicans listened closely.
An old advertisement claims Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel, avoiding salivation and stomach distress. It describes calomel as dangerous mercury that upsets the body, while Liver Tone is vegetable, pleasant, non salivating, and gentle enough for children.
A juvenile composer Floyd Murray of Reliance age 12 presents a wartime song to the tune of Marching Through Georgia. The piece praises Allied effort from Berlin to the sea and riffs on Pershing Yankee bravado with lines about capturing Berlin and overthrowing Kaiser Bill.
Washington announces an order for one million emergency rations for overseas forces. The ration, a ground meat and wheat cake with a block of sweet chocolates, mirrors the British iron ration and will sustain a soldier for days.
Report from El Paso says two hundred were killed last Thursday in a battle at Pilad de Concho southwest of Chihuahua City between General Ernesto Garcia federal troops and Francisco Villa. Federation losses reached 120 with Villa followers at 805. Garcia pursued Villa toward Niaca as Chihuahua City braces for a September 15 attack with new defenses.
A note asserts that 666 contains no alcohol arsenic or other poisonous drugs, indicating safety or absence of harmful substances in the substance referenced.
The fight to invalidate Duval county’s primary vote in the 28th senatorial district and block seating Archie Parr over Glasscock took shape as R W Braham, proxy for Caesar Kleburg, introduced a resolution to allege fraud and urge the delegates not be seated at the Democratic state executive committee meeting in Waco.
Captain Karl Boy Ed, former naval attaché, asserts in a new book that a secret pact between the United States and Great Britain drew America into the war. Prisoners claim the tale is widely believed in their country.
Surgeons emphasize prompt antiseptic treatment for cuts burns bruises and wounds. Boro zone is touted as the ideal antiseptic and healing agent for both man and beast. Available in multiple sizes at 25c 50c 1.00 and 1.50, sold by J Jenkins.
General Pershing to command first American field army as brigades depart with British and French units. March reports total American troops landed in France exceed 1,500,000, with 1,220,000 prior to Aug 7 and thousands more since, signaling forward movement of the mobilization plan.
County Attorney Lamar Bethea notes the open dove season varies by county under the last session law. North of a line through several counties doves may be killed Sept 1 to Oct 31, with a closed period from Nov 1 to Aug 31, and a Dec 1 to Feb 1 window for southern counties. Attorney General Looney says state law supersedes fed rules, which had set open Sept 1 to Dec 15 but were ruled unconstitutional.
Members of the radio mechanics graduating class, soldiers in the United States Army, held a banquet near New York cafe after months of schooling at A and M college. Plates for 120, five courses served, speeches praised the rations and service, some farewell in tone as they prepare to move toward Germany. A hand painted menu souvenir capped the three hour event ending at midnight with a special interurban car for return to camp.
If your child is pale and sickly it may signal worms. A remedy for these parasites is found in White's Cream Vermifuge. It clears worms and restores health and cheerfulness. Price 30c per bottle. Sold by EB. J. Jenkins.
Birth notices list a girl born Aug. 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith of Cottonwood, a girl born Aug. 27 to Mr. and Mrs. John Are Robinson of Wixon named Harriet Louise, and a boy born Aug. 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wiggins named Zack.
An Cincinnati authority promotes freezone for corns promising immediate soreness relief and easy removal. A quarter ounce costs little and supposedly does not irritate surrounding skin. The ad claims calomel cures headaches and other ailments.
The Brazos County district court issues a summons to unknown heirs of Samuel W. Robertson John H Eckford Asa Mitchell Nathan Mitchell Milam Gay Mary Fulcher and John Fulcher in suit No 7694 filed by T 5 Hill. The petition seeks damages five hundred dollars title to two described land tracts totaling about 1172 acres and quieting plaintiff's title after more than five years adverse possession. Publication required weekly for four weeks before the September 16 1918 term in Bryan Texas.
The State of Texas notifies all interested in the estate of Mrs. Fannie L. Echols deceased that George H. Echols has filed for probate of the last will and for letters testamentary in Brazos County Court. The hearing is at the next term starting October 3, 1918, at Brazos County Courthouse Bryan Texas. Citizens may appear to contest the application. return must show action taken before the court on August 30, 1918.
The State of Texas Brazos County guardian W C Pool has filed the final account of the estate of John Pool in Brazos County Court. The next term begins Monday October 3 1918 at Bryan Texas Courthouse. Interested parties may appear and contest the account.
In Kyushu coal district serious disturbances were reported among Japanese miners. At a colliery the miners set fire to the mine building and 50 houses were destroyed.
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