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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
6
The women's committee of the Council of National Defense is distributing Hoover pledge cards across the country at the request of the National Food Administration. Signers receive a card reading member of the National Food Administration with a wheat-themed shield.
Abilene Texas court convicts G T Bryant Z L Risley and S J Powell of seditious conspiracy in a six year Leavenworth sentence. Nineteen acquittals, jury served six weeks with notable costs and a judge urging loyalty and liberty bonds.
The U S government began action to confront an organized pro German effort across more than a dozen states aimed at defeating the liberty loan. Secretary McAdoo ordered banks under German pressure to report such efforts and pledged prosecutions to the full extent of the law. The Department of Justice opened inquiries into the conspirators to pursue prosecutions under espionage and related sedition laws.
Washington reports a mutiny in the Austrian navy with clashes between Austrian sailors and crews of the German submarine fleet at Pola. Officers on both sides were killed and the base of the German flotilla was moved as a result of the incident.
Bryan Texas voters approved 90,000 dollars in bonds on Thursday to fund a new high school building in Bryan. The measure passed amid local support for expanded education facilities and future student needs.
The Belgisch Dagblad reports German sailors at Ostend refused to man submarines. An officer was reportedly thrown into the sea and about thirty mutineers were taken in handcuffs to Bruges.
The government forecast for the first war crop of potatoes is 452 million bushels, up 100 million bushels from last year. The report highlights a substantial rise in output and outlines factors influencing production in New York and across the region.
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, plant based remedy that replaces calomel. It claims calomel is poisonous mercury causing bone damage and sickness while Dodson's product cleanses the liver and bowels, guarantees relief by morning, and suits the whole family.
An advertisement touts Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic priced 50c and 1.00 and promotes Tetterine for skin ailments including eczema and itch. Endorsed by physicians and customers, the copy includes a Tampa testimonial about eczema relief after eight weeks with Tetterine at 10c per box.
A postal clerk questions a man who buys stamps and asks about money orders and savings. The man flees, revealing the inquisitive barber as the pursuer. The barber admits years of nagging with hair products before the abrupt departure.
Orville Wright spoke at a Dayton dinner predicting the war would lead to many flyers. He mused on possible names for the era of air travel and joked about terms such as aerysipelas inflowenza and skyratica.
A compact reflection on how family trees reveal character and legacy. The saying underscores that outcomes and traits emerge from ancestral lines and lineage.
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