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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement touts a paid up property plan priced at 10000 dollars with a small deposit schedule. It promises annual dividends, full cash value to beneficiaries on death, and title protection if disability occurs. It invites buyers of various amounts up to a million and appeals to families affected by losses from rains.
Washington reports nearly a billion dollars of Liberty bonds retired and paid off by the government with loans returned by allied governments and certain taxes paid in bonds. Total bond issues reached 17 billion dollars. Great Britain has repaid 32 million and France has paid on the ten billion owed to the United States.
The Texas minimum wage board led by Miss Blanton T C Jennings and J H Fowler will hold hearings in Dallas October 5-11 Houston October 22-25 and Waco October 29-31 to set wage guidelines.
Mrs. Chas Gaston of Ringgold Georgia lauds Thedford's Black-Draught as a family remedy used since childhood to relieve headaches from constipation and spring malaria. She credits the vegetable laxative with regulating the liver and cleansing the bowels, saving doctor bills and preventing illness.
J W Greer reports minimal cotton picking problems in a belt sixty miles inland from the gulf from Port Lavaca to Kingsville after a tropical hurricane. He notes Yoakum residents in Corpus Christi during the storm, fears 25 to 50 Yoakum deaths, and compares Beeville Odem and Linton damage to the 1915 Houston Galveston storm. Seven to eight inches of rain fell in Yoakum, a memorial window and a $20 000 pipe organ were ruined, and silos and windmills suffered heavily.
The Tabor neighborhood under the Tabor Community Welfare club hosted a successful fair that drew praise for its quality exhibits. Plans for a series of fairs to crown county prize winners aim to boost Brazos county farming and benefit farmers and the county.
PAZO OINTMENT promises cure of itching bleeding and protruding piles within six to fourteen days. If it fails, pharmacists refund the purchase price. The ad urges readers to try this treatment for relief.
Blanche Prather a Port Aransas telephone operator stayed on the second floor amid hurricane winds and rising waters warnings she issued saved many residents. After 12 30 Saturday night the cable was cut and the building collapsed soon after she evacuated with her mother. Rescued refugees arrived in San Antonio with tales of her bravery and duty while neighbors praised her resolve and courage.
Austin reports 35 additional demounted cavalrymen of the Texas national guard ordered to report to General Wolters at Aransas Pass amid reports of heavy rains.
Lax-Fos with Pepsin is a syruphonic laxative for habitual constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular action. It stimulates and regulates and is very pleasant to take. 60 cents per bottle.
Paris notes the town of Montdidier will host a municipal hospital built from American Red Cross barracks with an inscription honoring American soldiers who fell at Cantigny. The article recalls Cantigny as the first American battlefield in France and the locals’ effort to care for graves and rebuild social life amidst ruins.
On September 23 the president aboard his special train received Legion membership in Glendive Montana. The Glendive chapter voted him a veteran of the war and presented a badge replacing the wartime flag lapel pin. He accepted and has worn the button since.
In San Angelo on September 22 1919 local dealers estimate the Concho country pecan crop will be the largest in fourteen years, worth over 120000 dollars. Forty cars are expected to be shipped from San Angelo with worms cited as the only potential damage before maturation. the last big crop was 1917 with 36 cars shipped. Since 1905 there have been just two failures, in 1908 and 1918.
A. W. Buchanan cites a Daily Eagle letter urging Brazos county farmers to terrace hillside land using a Martin ditcher. He stresses soil improvement, shared labor, and cooperation to boost long term wealth, noting terraces can greatly increase land value when used full time in good weather.
Temple saw a high price cotton sale as a bale weighing 718 pounds brought 81 cents, yielding 257.50 for lint and seed, with other bales weighing 2440 pounds selling at 31 cents per pound on vacant city lots raised by O B Tyler.
Advertising blurb extols Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a health booster that purifies and enriches blood with iron and quinine. It claims to restore energy, color cheeks, improve appetite, and suit both adults and children, noting a long history of use against malaria and weakness.
Secretary Oak McKenzie says national retailer associations work to keep prices down and that Bryan merchants are not profiteering. He urges thorough investigations of price formation from producer to retailer to reveal true causes of high costs and to expose hoarding or profiteering.
Elbert Moore was appointed trustee for School District No. 8 Steep Hollow to fill the vacancy created by R. L. Buchanan's resignation. The Brazos county school trustees met in the county superintendent’s office to formalize the appointment and address district line redefinition, school classification, and apportionment funds.
Washington September 22. The treasury issued a notice about a new counterfeit twenty dollar note from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It shows a solid black border and black treasury numbers instead of the usual blue and fine cross lines behind President Cleveland's portrait.
King Albert Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold depart Brussels for Ostend to board the steamer George Washington for their voyage to the United States.
An old Bryan resident raises a 26 pound sweet potato, arguing Texas fields can yield large crops. The piece cites price spreads, suggests a Bryan potato curing house, and notes the benefits of storage, marketing, and local processing. It cites U. S. Department bulletin 999 for growers.
Free trips to the Dallas fair are among inducements for the boys clubs to excel in upcoming contests on farm products prepared for exhibition in Bryan. The county farm demonstration agent has passes and badges for four winners. Competition for the state exhibition trips is expected to be keen.
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