Texas and regional notes from a late 19th century page
Various brief items report on local finance, infrastructure, and society in Texas. Highlights include bond movements in multiple counties, new chartered companies in Cuero and Bayou City, a Weatherford reunion, a Fort Worth mayoral result, fires in Waco and Kyle, a pending Texas Historical Society formation, drafts of road and dam projects in Austin, and scattered incidents from Bonham to Texarkana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller County
Dallas
Willie Hooks
Paris
W. 8. Pendleton
Fort Worth
Broiles
Texas
Jacksonville
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised in Kimball Ad
An editorial endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as effective against influenza related coughs. The writer notes personal use curing stubborn coughs and cites widespread local belief in its efficacy, with sale noted by HK Ellog.
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Kimball S. Dak
Kimball
EL Lugs
Prince of Wales Consulted as Bismarck Dethroned
An 19th century dispatch notes Emperor William sought counsel from the Prince of Wales before deciding to dismiss Bismarck. The piece also promotes Salvation Oil for rheumatism, hints at a Philadelphia fan store incident, and mentions A Hero as Assistant United States Treasurer in New Orleans.
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Shipley
Staunton
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Prince of Wales
William
Bismarck
A. Hero
United States
New Orleans
Clarke's Flax Soap Skin Cure Noted For Leg Healing
A patient reports prolonged leg trouble with swelling and a purple eruption improved after using Clarke's Extract of Flax Skin Cure. The letter notes walking two miles with ease, endorsing the remedy priced at $1 for Skin Cure and 25 cents for Soap. Also mentions £185,000 spent defending Irish members before the Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
di Clarke
Tristram
Hed Ake touted as best headache cure by judge McLeary
Judge J H McLeary ex Attorney General of Texas and Grand Master of Masons calls Hed-Ake the best medicine for headaches seen. Sold by all druggists for 50 cents. Also notes Gayarre the tenor left an $88,000 estate and a nightly salary of $1,400 before his death.
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J. H. McLeary
Texas
Grand Master of
Masons
Strugeists
Gayarre
Preston's Hed Ake Cited As Best Headache Cure
J H Simon of Simon Gee Brenham endorses Preston's Hed Ake as the best headache remedy. William O'Brien MP, in Paris writing a novel titled When We Were Boys, will call his book in progress.
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William O'Brien
Paris
Balm of Horehound Syrup Promoted for Lung Ailments
A 19th century notice asserts pneumonia and bronchitis kill a third of people and touts Balm s Horehound Syrup as the best remedy for pneumonia bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. It cites J D Roneens as agent and mentions Prince Ferdinand ruling Bulgaria and leaving the Austrian army for lacking brilliance.
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J.D. Roneens
Scattered 19th Century Advertisements and Notices
A collage of promotional blurbs lists tonic cures for indigestion constipation and coughs selling Shilohs System Vitalixer and Dreier's Lung Buttons. Mentions speakers at a Scotch Irish Congress in Pittsburg and various products including Chase's Barley Malt Whisky and Preston's Hed-Ake. Also notes a government official W D Savi capturing elephants in India and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson buying land in Samoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Campbell
Ohio
Delzell
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Decatur Cooperative Boarding House For Women Introduced
Fifty families in Decatur join a novel co operative boarding house scheme. Each lady oversees affairs in turn, creating a rotating management. The text mentions Pattis note about Wag Her and a bribe amount around $150.
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Decatur
Patti
Max Wisnow’s Soothing Syrup Widely Sold For Teething
A century old patent remedy advertisement touts Max Wisnow’s Soothing Syrup as best for teething infants and diarrhea. It claims long use by mothers, promises relief, and lists a price of twenty five cents, with regional registration noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisscow
Ike Strer
Milligne
Max Wisnow
Bostonian Maria Ward Illustrates City Loyalty
Mrs Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward writes Rate Field's Washington to show a Bostonian cannot live away from Boston as a case in point.
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Rate Field
Washington
Boston
Shilohs Consumption Cure Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as the best cough medicine for coughs croup and bronchitis claiming unique success against consumption. It notes varied bottle pricing and a money back guarantee while urging readers to try it. Also promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster No 1 and lists local retailers Canterous & Nasa Thos Watson Co Burton. A separate note claims black silk stockings remain popular among women for slender feet.
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Shiloh
Canterous & NASA
Thos. Watson & Co
Burton
Prince Bismarck and other notices from Brenham Texas
For sale by R. Luex Brenham Texas Prince Bismarck is addressed as Serene Highness He is 6 feet 4 inches tall Gatotrox dated March 1 1290 Messrs Davin BR Fir Co Dear Sirs Eli Pils praised for torpid liver Wu H Siscuare president G C RR Co For sale by R E Luu Brenham Texas Mary J Holmes the novelist to spend the summer in Alaska with her husband
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Prince Bismarck
Serene Highness
Bismarck
Gatotrox
Messrs
Davin
Mary J. Holmes
Alaska
Good Advice from Neeult Edward Silvey Testimony
Edward Silvey of Chicago testifies that Clarke's Extract of Flax Catarrh Cure relieved his wife of twenty five years catarrh after Dr Streeter advised its use. She was able to breathe again and was cured. She continued treatment until full recovery. Also offered Clarke's Flax Soap for 25 cents and related remedies. The King of Greece noted as top European tennis royalty.
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Edward Silvey
Chicago
Streeter
Clarke
Tristram
Dreier's Lung Buttons Sold By J D Rogers
Private Secretary Elijah Halford says the President shows a keen sense of humor while Dreier's Lung Buttons, a new influenza remedy, are marketed by J D Rogers to relieve and prevent LaGrippe influenza.
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Dreier's
J. D. Rogers
Elijah Halford
Expness
Notable Medical Patents and Bullfighter Earnings
The piece advertises Ballard's Low Liniment claiming cures for rheumatism neuralgia sprains and other injuries with a 10 cent price and local seller J De Rosers. It notes inventor Thomas Seymour Denton introducing the word manuprint. Hood's Sarsaparilla promises cures and lists A J Hood Co as publishers. Francisco Sanches reportedly earns $1000 per bullfight appearance.
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Ballard
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Tria
Est
J. de Rosers
Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy promoted for multiple ailments
An OCR fragment advertises Shilohs Catarrh Remedy as a cure for catchall catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and heatache. It claims a single bottle treats nasal torments and centers on a remedy sale with a price and seller details.
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Shiloh
Shioh
Sali
Odeo
Nastie Albee
Wiunson
Boron
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State News
Floresville
Sealy
Rio Grandero
Galveston
Caldwell County
D. E. Sims
Paint Rock
Wyoming
Texas Paper Mills Company
Oneeeelinees
Parson’s Cavalry
Irigade
Weather Ford
Kinch West
Aiot
W. C. Walsh
State Land Office
Beaumont
Utah
Citizens’ Telephone Comy
Cuero
W. H. Ray
Weatherford
Bayou City Building and Goan Association
Istate
R. M. Hall
Palestine
Dr. Clifton
Jacob Hirsch
Waco
Laredo
Cameron
Neil McKinnon
Schulenberg
Fred T. Dean
San Antonio
Supreme Court
Austin
Commissioners of Appeals
Haskell
Hays
Fort Bend
Coke
Bastrop
el Paso
J. A. McCandles
A. D. Griffith
Salado J
R. H. Hightower
Harrison County
Navarro County
I. B. Martin
Corsicana
Henry Miller
City Council of
Board of Public Works
The
Texas Historical Society
State Capital
Foster
S. B. Sneed
Longview
W. F. Hineman
Alamo Monument
Jas
Cark
San Jacinto
San Jacinto River
Brazos
John B. Rector
C. B. Sabin
Mackey & Corbitt
Calaveras
W. B. Mullins
Llano County
Bell County
Salado
Kilgore
Darkey
Louis Nelson
C. F. Millett
State Firemen’s Convention
Jay Gould
Col. Eddy
Capitol
Gov. Ross
Aransas Pass
Lott
Anderson County
Texarkana
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Texas Western
Hunt County
Morrell Hall
Kyle
Prairie City Business College
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Honor
HOOR
J. W. Throckmorton
F. R. Lubbock
Jefferson Davis Monumental Association
Belton
Oscar H. Cooper
Press Association
Texis
Houston
Willie
W. V. Mills
Huntsville
Jacob Miller
Mansfield
Tarrant County
W. R. Cavitt
J. W. Cavitt
Bryan
Paso
del Norte
Sheridan Cavitt
Vara Jordan
John Arledge
Trinity County
Lynchburg
Torrey’s Hill
Pioneer Mills and Manufacturing Company of
Abilene
New Birmingham Lumber Company
Chamberlain College of Fort Worth
Houston Business College
Jackson County
Anderson County Farmers’ Alliance
George Good
Rockwall
Capitol Theatre
J. Frank
P. M. Lester
W. P. Madison
Marlin
North Carolina
John D. McClure
McClure Drug Company
Democratic Executive Committee
Lampasas
Jones’ Ferry
Brazos County
Professor Hill
Red River
Kennedy
Cass County
Parr
Coleman
Pecos County
Guadalupe Mountains
Lige
Lenngview
Jessie Daniels
Gary
Ross
Walter Sargeant
Fayette County
H. M. Sharp
Sargeant
A. L. George
Ephraim Murdock
Lamar County
Macon County
Illinois
Totten
Blooming Grove
el Paso Herald
Paso del Norte
Windom
Mexico
Bascoville
Wommack
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Pease River
W. W. Burditt
Burditt
pan-America
Salvation Oil
Philadelhia
Joey
Dr. Bull
Preston
Hed-Ake
Preston's “Hed-Ake
Air
J. H. Simon
Simon & Gee
Brenham
Diggists
de Cents
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Casterox & Nase
Chase
Gaasemoen
Chancellor von Caprivi
Dreier
W. D. Savi
Chirangiri
Garo Hills
R. L. Smith
Dundas, Mo
Chamberlsin
R. E. Luba
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Apia
Measas
D. R. Fir & Co
L. & H. Brovx
R. Luex
Neeult
Greece
Europe
Thomas Seymour Denton
Hood
A. J. Hood & Co
Apothecaries
Lowell, Manas
Francisco Sanches
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