15 Feb 1884
Page 1
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Newspaper
Brenham Daily Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1884
Page
1
A patchwork of notices, jokes, medical tips, and anecdotes from a 19th century newspaper page. It includes costume ball gossip, theatrical patrols near Sadlers Wells, horse care advice, a curious birth debt tale, pump thawing methods, American locomotive praise, telephony oddities, and assorted local notices. Notable items reference Oscar Wilde style dress, a Stark County birth debt, and a Sunday school superintendent family mystery.
The piece argues for a revenue tariff with no protection and criticizes attempts to cloud the issue. It also notes Yale admissions exams moving to St Louis and other cities, with implications for Southern applicants discouraged by travel costs.
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