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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
4
We will throw our immense stock on the market at a great sacrifice. Owing to a low price for Cotton we have overstocked ourselves and will make a grand cut to move items quickly. We are selling the balance of the C. B. CONS stock of clothing at 50 cents on the dollar. If you need clothing it will pay you to inspect ours before buying.
From Brenham to Clarksville and Hillsboro rumors of future U S leaders stir jubilation and disappointment alike. Virginia bills seek a whipping post for petty larceny with exemptions and debates on recorder court powers and municipal corporation charters dominate legal notes.
The piece cites a 1878 Congressional Record vote on paying bonds in silver or gold and defends debtors' rights, praising Lincoln and Lincoln era policy while critiquing later shifts toward gold. It cites McKinley, Foster, Carlisle, and Gage, arguing for equal coin value and opposition to repudiation accusations. It also notes assorted Texas local items and incidents.
Ex Senator Dupois returns from visits to Japan and China and comments on the United States in the islands. He says at least 1200 single American men over 21 reside there and about half oppose annexation while the rest lean against it. He notes springing up and reductions in crops including oats and rye.
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