State News Highlights From Across Texas Areas
Reports from San Antonio, Fort Worth, Dallas, and nearby towns cover fires, mill openings, jail breaks, accidents, legal actions, and local incidents. Notable items include Jno Wilkins losing 280 acres to fire, cotton mills and electric plants planned, habeas corpus refusals in Eagle Pass, robberies and brawls in multiple counties, and a Mafia related shooting near Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. Wilkins
San Antonio
Caldwell
Scarborough Mill and Gin Company
Bellevue
W. H. Bigsby
New Braunfels
San Angelo
Huntsville
Mineola
Eagle Pass
Dick Duncan
Williamson
Lick
Austin Street
Sugar tax argument and farming outlook in state of affairs
The piece contends tariff is a tax as sugar prices fell after repeal of the import duty, urging readers that high tariffs raise consumer costs. It notes cotton prices and crop diversifications, Sun day law enforcement debates at San Antonio, Mexican governance under Galvan, Arctic sea developments, and other domestic and international items. It mentions veterans’ reunions, European crop damage implying price shifts, and local business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearfield
Congress
Blaine
Florida
Boston
Abduction Complaint and Forgiveness Among Siblings
Dan P. Dells of Bexar county files a complaint before Justice Estell against his brother Robert for abducting his wife. A warrant is issued. the couple later forgives and forgets after locating the wife near Echo. The complaint against Robert remains active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan P. Dells
Bexar County
W. H. Estell
Robert
W. A. Messer
Echo
Creole Female Tonic Ad Sparks Controversy Across States
An irregular ad claims a product named Creole Female Tonic cures women and urges purchase. The piece notes twenty three states granting women voting rights in school board selections and cites Susan B Anthony predicting broader progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan B. Anthony
The Bloom of Youth in Creole Tonic Adverts
An advertisement touts Creole Female Tonic as restoring youth for women facing disease and weakness. A passage notes lumber men in Mississippi Valley patching about a million acres in Oregon granted to a Central Military Land Company to build a military road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Oregon
Central Military Land Company
Brown's Iron Bitters Ad Promotes Health Claim
An old advertisement touts Brown's Iron Bitters as a remedy for malaria liver trouble and indigestion. The copy uses a confident tone asserting health benefits and a rhythmic endorsement to persuade readers.
Huckleberry Cordial and Soothing Syrup Promoted
A physician from Iowa extols Biggers Huckleberry Cordial for bowels, while Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is praised for soothing infants and easing diarrhoea. Bizarre notes mention President Harrison setting a port collector and San Antonio barbers halting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Mur
Newada
Towa
States
Biggers
Italy Closes Loan Deal With Berlin Syndicate
A Berlin syndicate funds Italy with a loan of 10 million pounds. The notice advertises various patent remedies for health and comfort claiming cures for chills fever headaches and foot ailments with promotional language and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Berlin
Family in Norristown Keeps 47 Cats
A Norristown family lives with 47 cats in their home drawing attention from neighbors and local authorities. Officials consider animal welfare issues as the number raises concerns about care and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Ladies urged to try Prickly Poke Root and P.P.P. tonic
An appeal promotes P.P.P. as a blood cleansing tonic for women with impure blood and weak health. It claims dramatic improvements and urges immediate use. The piece also notes Miss Mary Grant, the English sculptor, finished a memorial tablet for Lady Anne Haddoway to be placed in Wootton parish church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P.P
Mary Grant
W. K. Vanderbilt
Wootton
England
Anne Haddoway
The World’s Fair and Senatorial Notes Toasted
The article notes the World’s Fair glow and mentions Ignatius Donnelly passing through Pittsburg with a blush rose in his lapel while reading a novel. It promotes Creole Female Tonic for women’s ailments and warns against worry, urging readers to secure a rosy cheek appearance. It also reports New York’s push to form a state board of trade uniting boards of trade and chambers of commerce in business association efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatius Donnelly
Pittsburg
New York
State Board of Trade
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Nerve Pills and Potent Remedies advertised in dubious notices
A garbled ad page promotes Miles' Nerve Pills for biliousness piles and constipation, touts 25 cent dosages, lists trunks of pharmacies in Brenham Texas, and mocks temperance. Other items praise Chase's Barley Malt Whisky, Maguire's Benne Pont, and a Paymaster U.S.A. endorsement. Britannica trivia closes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Rr Grassmuck
Brenham
Texas
Sudden Deaths and Misleading Medical Claims
The excerpt notes heart disease as a leading cause of death with vague symptoms and then markets a dubious product, the Restorative Nervine, promising cures for nervousness headaches insomnia and drunkenness without opiates, framed as a guaranteed remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas
Ae Store
Sella Anil
Anil
Also Mentioned on This Page
To. Curry
Curry & Simmons
Heber Stone’s Bank
G.C
Cole
Man and Runnels Counties
Ballinger
Nels County
Nels, Concho
Coleman
And
Coryell Counties
Schleicher
Sutton Counties
Popp
P. Plp
Ear. T
Lippman Bros
J. Tristram
Southern Female University
Iicee
Sead
LD. Hars
B.D. Presiden
NEW Exchange Hotel
John W. Teague
Europe
F. F. Hille
Hamburg
Knoop & Schawe
Meyer
Shackey
Nat'l Bank
Lone Star Brewing Company
C.halenza
J. L. Ammons Merchant Tailor
Northeast Corner Public Senate
State News
J. B. Murry
Midlothian
Ft. Worth
Fort Worth
Quannab
Hardeman County
Belden
Connie C. W. Jackson
Hardy Bowers
Thorndale
Milan County
Penn
Georgetown
Smith
Clifton
Farmersville
Seamless Bag Company
Sherman
W W. J. Bell
Galveston
Denver
Jennie Steele Slayton
Lewis Heathern
David Hall
Heathern
Hall
Houston
Suuday
Misher
Jim Scott
Charles Deantiles
Stephenville
DeHays
Cunningham
de Hays
Shends Eoon
Jalisco
Mex
Gen. Galvan
Greenland
Kite
Straits of
Belle Isle
Behring Sen
AO. F. Raxp
Washington
Belgiums
Grand Army of the Republic
Detroit Michigan
The
Fat Men’s Benevolent Association of Dallas
Vera Cruz
Careacs
U. S. Gov't Report
United States
Agricultural Department
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Germany
France
Ap Tosa
Austria
Iowa
Harrison
J. Sloenassett
Barbers of
Association
All Druge
Jos. D. Rogers
Abbott
P. P. Py
Miles
Tristram
Talmage
Chas. Cave
St. Louis
Ari Sho Watt
Siver
Trsteam
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