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Newspaper
Brenham Daily Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
2
A fragmented input references address business communications and mute all livects with many orders paid to The Freviia Banner Publishing Company. The text lacks clear events or dates and does not specify parties or actions beyond payment to a publisher.
The Brenham Young Men's Business association promotes local resources and industrial potential. An auto advertising car travels 1200 miles to Midland as part of outreach while plans for two Blinn college dormitories total 45000 dollars to add 100 beds. The group offers fly rewards and backs civic projects including a house to house clean up and dormitory construction to boost Brenham’s ties to Houston and the Panama Canal route.
A bond issue of 25000 dollars was approved in Waxahachie to fund paving city streets, with proceeds designated for improving the local roadways.
A collage of brief notes from Johnson county and towns across Texas details road bonds of 75 000 dollars July elections and transit projects. It covers pipeline work by Lone Star Gas between Petrolia and Denton 600 Mexican laborers hired for East Texas peach harvests and railroad talks from Caldwell Cuero Angleton and Texarkana with plans for Commercial clubs oil asbestos mining near Crab Apple creek and a large Northeast Texas Fair in Pittsburg. The items emphasize local commerce growth and union through infrastructure development.
A nostalgic lyric traces Will and I wandering through a golden summer landscape. They roam hills and forests, hearing birds, seeing larks, and weaving wreaths for brows that shine with mother love, as sunbeams bless the scene and winds caress them.
A brief early 20th century note describes infant growth with a seven and a half pound birth weight, gradual daily gains after ten days, and projected yearly weight increases. It outlines sleep needs, child independence milestones, and cautions on feeding and supervision expectations for toddlers.
A drought of details frames Brenham’s revival as city officials and residents adopt stricter rules. The night officer will enforce lights at night and a ban on hog pens within city limits. Fly control improves with trash and manure removal, signaling a broader push against nuisances and neglect.
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy former boxing star and health propagandist announces a health college at the Cecil hotel in London He describes his system as a sudden inspiration and cites health maxims urging water intake nature's laws fresh air and right thinking while warning against a vile temper and bodily stagnation He is lecturing in London on health and physical culture.
A condensed note on Lillian Russell’s ongoing matrimonial history and public life. The item notes her seventh marriage or beyond, remarks on public perception, and mentions regional news items about Western railway plans and a cotton compress project in Houston. Also cites gas container developments and San Antonio civic activity.
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