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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1891
Page
1
A new equipment line from Guesiaim Weersix Bganxxer targets national distribution through the Dairy city trade network, promising broader reach to country customers and urban retailers alike.
County Clerk records show licenses issued for William Carter and Cora Green, Jerry Kerley and Rachel Richardson, Fritz Schendel and Bertha Kalbon, Henry Meyer and Ida Loesch, Gustav Jaroszewski and Bertha Sydow, Friedrich Rush and Annie Wilkening, Frank Hill and Lucy Felder, Jno Felder and Mattie Toland, Gustav Wittlif and Anna Muhlbrand, Neil Carmichal and Annie Schmidt, Fritz Tieman and Minna Stegemoller, Fritz Stegemoller and Bertha Staly, Jonas King and Mattie Cummings. A note on a robbery attempt follows, with Mrs Leverkuhn’s purse snatched at a depot in Houston, but no money was stolen. Additional items include liquor ads, a New York Life Insurance solicitation, and Orphans Home Day promotion urging support for Buckner Orphans’ Home with canvassing and shipments to the Home.
On January 1 1892 the stock of goods will be removed to the Connell building next door to BR Gross's music store formerly occupied by FP A Eldridge. Respectfully Knoop Scuawe.
F A Eldridge stock not sold in bulk by December 5 will be closed out by retail at cost. L Sanney as Assignee declares the action and sets the plan to liquidate remaining merchandise.
The ladies of the Episcopal church announce a dorsar starting Wednesday night December 1 and continuing through Saturday December 21. They seek patrons for affordable and handsome holiday presents and invite support as in previous years.
Fort Worth casino hall opened Monday amid other docket items including new Rogers houses rising and a Franklin tenement blaze. Across the region: 2160 bales of cotton shipped from Omaha Morris county. wrecks, suicides, and killings linked to Durham and Denton cases. warehouse fire at Kyle with stock losses. Margie Miller burned to death while washing. Juarez court secretary Jose Burgos found dead near El Paso. Corsicana clerk A H Martin cleared after minor deficit. gambling disputes and gunplay in Navasota.
It is estimated that more than two billion dollars are invested in dairying in this country, doubling the amount invested in banking. Manure quality depends on feed and cannot contain anything not in the supplied food. The Columbia river runs clear at low water, limiting salmon fishing to nighttime. Westers Dairy and Fancy Creamery advertises dairy and perishable goods.
A claim touts a new principle for regulating liver stomach and bowels via nerves. Dr Mile Pille supposedly cures biliousness bad taste liver and piles and constipation. Advertises as unequaled for all ages with 60 doses priced 26 cents and free samples at Jos Vristram's drug store.
If you have habit of watering cows in winter at an ice pond prepare now to water them from a yard trough instead. This note urges farms to switch water source to avoid freezes and ensure cattle access.
Mas. Wixstows SoorHixe SYRUP has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for teething infants. It soothes gums relieves pain and is advertised as the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold by retailers worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle.
The line questions whether true elegance lies in minimal wants and self sufficiency. It suggests beauty resides in restraint and in meeting one’s needs with refined discipline, hinting at an aesthetic of quiet, purposeful living.
The Food and Health Exposition in Hoston draws surprise interest with Cottolene outshining all others as a pure healthful lard substitute. Advertised as 60 to 70 percent pure cotton seed oil and 20 percent beef suet, it promises odorless cooking and avoids hog lard health concerns. Sold in neat tin pails by grocers, Cottolene aims to replace hog lard in pies and pastries.
Two car loads of brandies cognac whiskey and other liquors arrive at the wholesale dealer Krentzlin Neal Dow urges punishment for rum sellers. An advertisement promotes Bradfield's Female Regulator as a tonic for women and promotes its use by druggists. A moral line about man's infancy closes the piece.
A Western girl decorates her room entirely with marriage proposals arranged in chronological order, creating a unique wall display from the letters.
A fragmented item mentions Creole Female Tonic promising health with rosy cheeks. It also notes that the fiercest thunderstorms occur in French Guinea, presenting two distant ideas in a single clipped excerpt.
A severely garbled notice references Dr Miles Restorative and alleged health claims. It mentions Wadesworth & Co of Fort Wayne and various names, hinting at remedies for nervous disorders and ailments, with disjointed wording and unclear outcomes.
The notice promotes Brown's Iron Bitters for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach disorders while mentioning racing association prize money growth from 1880 to a reported 24 million. The odd wording suggests a trade mark claim and advertising snippet from a late 19th century page.
A damaged OCR fragment references Laticippe te Morr Marslen's Petiorat Balin and hints at a death caused by sickness. The text is incomplete and does not provide clear dates or places.
Professor Sanborn notes shallow tillage and even no tillage outperform deep tillage for potatoes. The text also mentions barley whisky free of Verdigris, nutrition claims, seed germination with hulls, a sugar cure product, and outdated farming anecdotes from Dr. Miller.
An advertisement proclaims a revolutionary treatment for heat disease and nervous disorders. It mentions Dr Miles’ Heart Cure and Nervine Restorative, claiming cures for short breath palpitations dizziness and other symptoms and urges purchase through a local agent.
An assortment of 19th century household medical tips promotes Brown's Iron Bitters for malaria and digestive troubles and Marsden's Pectoral for coughs. It includes farm guidance on winter care for cattle, clothing advice, and a testimonial letter from Samuel Cherry praising P. P. P. with a notice about a deed of trust involving C. E. Warlick and Georg Seay.
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