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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1879
Page
4
A compact local section listing names and places including Thompson, Rogers, Chappell, Campbell, Haggerty, Carmichael, Rankin, Crager, Lemons, Griffin, and Sempronionn among others. It references towns such as Bellville and Lexington and notes various individuals likely residents or figures in the community.
Article discusses cultivating ornamental trees in groups to maximize growth, reducing lawn water loss. It includes notes on fish farming viability, pond management, and feeding, plus comments on ineffective school practices and reflections on new friends and success perceptions.
An 1879 Texas law requires before tax property sales the county tax collector posts lists of delinquents at the courthouse and two public places for thirty days. It repeals conflicting statutes mandating newspaper advertisements and begins to take effect after passage. A quip about delinquent subscribers in Gonzales appears.
The piece surveys a mix of folk beliefs about roses symbols of love across regions including Thuringia and Germany, then shifts to progress in the South with grain planting in Georgia and Augusta mills. It retells a Cape May rescue, laments ingratitude, and includes quips about cabbage, a cabinet anecdote about Johnny Sherman, and morals on unequal marriages.
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