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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1897
Page
6
The item list covers a court ruling on boycotts, a rapid long range gun invention, Klondike prospecting, Rev J A Thompson's long vacation, Senator Cockrell’s request for public documents, bullfighter contracts in Mexico with high pay, a romantic conversation about a single kiss, an Oklahoma wife ad and insurance, General Angus sued for libel, and British Admiralty carrier pigeons research.
Former Georgia governor NortheN voices support for four policies. He backs textile training schools science based farming rural roads and a reformatory prison to detain youthful criminals.
The United States uses over 2,626,000 tons of sugar annually, more than five billion pounds, about 75 pounds per person. It would take 218,750 freight cars to move this much sugar, and packed in a single train the load would stretch from Los Angeles, California to Portland, Oregon about 1202 miles.
A farmer near Grand Chenier reports unusually ferocious mosquitoes this year. He recounts finding a cow recently devoured by a gang of insects, with four or five hungry mosquitoes allegedly ringing the cow’s bell for the calf.
The Cincinnati Enquirer asserts paper currency is a necessity and argues the government, not private banks, should issue credit money. It cites Ricardo and Gladstone supporting state-issued currency and warns against bank control of the money supply. It notes political divides on silver, greenbacks, and a police of sound money.
The office department forbids renting post office lock and box boxes to minors after discovering youths conducted unauthorised correspondence and received mail there. Several cases showed harm from acquaintances formed through such exchanges, prompting the order.
Reports state gold was discovered on a farm near Morgan in Bosque county. Neuces county grows a large cabbage crop ready for market. A stretch of wire fence was cut near Eastland’s Blackstock pasture. Zeke Ogden surrendered after being charged with a killing at Koppers Texas. Hardy Woods in Richmond jail confessed to murdering his wife in Saratoga. Neighbors near Bartlett helped Mr Henry Walraven harvest corn and cotton while he suffered illness and lost three children to typhoid.
A claim for Haila Great Discovery promises cure of kidney and bladder troubles and related conditions in men and women. It offers mail delivery for $1 and claims a two month treatment per bottle. Manufacturer is E. W. Bazx and Brenham, Texas distributor is R. E. Lubo.
Brexham Texas September 7 96 after years of kidney trouble and back pain a local resident reports relief from Huil's Great Discovery after trying other remedies. W Wixins signs the letter offering praise and thanks to the medicine.
Dan Stuart sells his Dallas interests and departs for New York to focus on his veroscope business. He operates 30 machines on the road and reports no need for external revenue sources due to proven success.
A Tennessee mother from Philadelphia praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for preventing repeated croup in her baby. She reports the remedy delivered relief and prevented attacks each time. The note appears in the Victoria Advocate with a comment criticizing a foppish style in Mother Hubbard pantaloons.
Taken up by H. J. Nemast of Long Point Texas one brown stag with brand blotched crop left ear and overbit right ear. The animal appraised at $10 and estrayed before justice W R Ewing precinct No 3 Washington county.
A speaker compares a man’s luck in horse racing to outcomes in the cotton market noting that losses are blamed on bad luck while gains are attributed to good judgment. The analogy links risk and decision making across two domains.
A testimonial sample from Edger W. Whittemore, editor of the Grand Rivers Herald, says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives immediate relief for severe throat trouble. The ad notes availability at Forest City drug store.
An elderly Polish grandmother Mary Meleske, aged over seventy, was assaulted, robbed of a dollar, and left injured near Brenham as a young black man on horseback fled toward Waller county. Constable Burch investigated after neighbors reported the crime amid warnings of vigilant anger.
Olympia November 8 1887 secretary Witty D Jew wass explains two main routes from Puget Sound to the Klondike via St Michaels or Dyea and Skaguay with details on trail distances and travel times. He warns travelers to budget at least 500 dollars and to prepare for severe Yukon climate and isolation.
Quote from the Detroit Tribune laments increasing struggle for existence as men contend to outlast each other. It criticizes social and economic systems, invoking calls for reform and a warning that without a new era the current disorder will worsen.
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