Postwar era politics and social issues in 1897 Texas news
The issue notes Cuba destitution, immigration enforcement, and Populist strategies in Alabama. It cites Postmaster Gary on postal savings banks, Texas fire and life insurance costs, a Pennsylvania football fatality, and a Missouri prison pardon request. It also discusses land policy critique, Joe Sayers, and Granbury News on free silver as Democratic policy through 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granbury News
Texas
Joe Sayers
Portlands Undertakers and a Satirical Funeral Notice
A satirical composite mocks funeral ads and undertaker practices as Portland mourners resist public death notices unless officiants appear. The piece weaves in commentary on politics, medicine, prices, and a jab at sensational newspaper puffery amid broader notes on British French clashes and U S policy on Alaska, Texas schools funding, and teachers’ wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
John Jones
Peters
Smith & Smith
Smith
Dolittle
Bill Brown
Corn Stalks Could Be Worth More Than They Look
A Tennessee inventor develops a process to convert cornstalks into alcohol, cellulose, matting, carpets, paper, smokeless powder and cattle food. The chemistry could yield $2 a ton or $5 an acre, boosting western farm wealth by hundreds of millions annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Philadelphia
West
Three Weddings in Free State Matrimonial Scene
The city reports three marriages on the 2nd inst with ceremonies at local residences. Ike Broaddus wed Annie Bell at Rev James’s home, Robert Addison married Ellen Teague of Giddings at Rev M C Taylor’s home, and Julian Hill wed Lillian Wallace at the bride’s Quarry home. A brief note also mentions a Chicago man striking a companion with a wine bottle during a New York note show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free State
Brenham
Ike Broaddus
Annie Bell
James
Robert Addison
Ellen Teague
Giddings
M. C. Taylor
Julian Hill
Lillian Wallace
Quarry
New York
Chicago
Doubts on Creating a New State and South Agriculture
The writer questions Congress allowing a new state from part of New York and warns that a second largest city with slum influence could worsen politics. The Taylor Tribune recalls southern plantations, condemns unjust laws, and urges honest legislation to ensure fair pay for farmers amid decaying historic estates.
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Congress
New York
The
Taylor Tribune
South
Tribune
Proverbial Wisdom On Money, Pride, And Ambition
A collection of aphorisms and quips on money lending, success, marriage, social status, labor, and character. The sayings contrast luck and effort, warn against vanity, and stress practicality in work and life. The tone mirrors a vintage newspaper snippet of moral maxims.
National Review notes silver gold value clash and debt impact
The National Review discusses the historic attack on silver 25 years ago and its effects on value, creditors, producers, and the money supply. It links halving money to halving property and doubling debts, warning of confusion, suffering, and injustice. It also reports two brief items: American Woodworking Machinery Co. formed in Williamsport with $8.5 million capital controlling most U S production, and a unidentified negro corpse found near Millican railroad tracks with burial at county expense.
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National Review
Millican
Justice of the Peace
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the Weekly Banner
John G. Rankin
Gen. Lee
Cuba
Powderly
Alabama
Washington
Gary
Tur Gran Sury
Pensylvania
Frenay Jackson
Missouri Penitentiary
Stevens
Royal Party
Democratic Party
Africa
England
France
Bliss
Alaska
Farmersville Times
Cardus
W.laddison
M.D
Cary, Mist
Samuel Pitcher
Zymic
Ssri Eeeue
Lerne End
Liz
Smerton
Ovce
Excent
Centaur Company
Df Fletcher
Marcel
Wea
Surnay Strest
Brexuau
Alex Simon
Joseph Tristram
Alerix
South Side Public Square
Beenham
Heber Stone
Adam Wangemann
H. K. Harrison
First National Bank
Henry Hodde
F. W. Wood
Amsler
A. Wangemann
A. M Glddengs
Iran
M. A. Healy
Brenham, Texas
Abi
American Woodworking Machinery Company
Williamsport
United States
Andy
Ilzzele
G. R. Eversberg
al Ene Fayersberg & Myers
Dentists
Winkelmann & Bole
Baexnan
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