Political notes and local items from The Weekly Banner
The item lists political chatter and brief notices: Joe Sayers gaining support in Texas. calls for Mac Stewart’s pardon from Parral. bandits identified near Steen's Pass sent to Lordsburg. Congress proposes a constitutional amendment to elect or appoint judges. editorials on editors and national morals. a Denison boy’s Santa Claus request and other miscellany from late December 1897.
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Tur
Arizona
Tucson
Steen’s Pass
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Fruit trees suited to Texas climate urged by local papers
Hallettsville Herald notes northern trees fail to thrive and urges buying Texas nursery stock from Rose dale Nursery at Brenham. Karnes County News echoes, warning against climate mismatch and praising acclimated, true to name trees to support home industry and Texas prosperity.
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Hallettsville
Hallettsville Herald
Texas
Karnes
Credit merchant central to farm economy in Cotton Belt
The Tyler Courier argues the credit merchant is essential to cotton country, supplying goods on time and supporting farmers despite cycles of debt and fallout. Debtors blame high prices yet rely on credit to plant and harvest, while lenders bear losses but remain vital to rural prosperity.
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Tyler Courier
NYC Faces 100000 Unemployed as Washington Persists
A terse line reports about 100,000 unemployed men in New York City while criticizing the federal government in Washington for its inaction. The remark implies ongoing economic hardship and political stagnation at the national level.
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New York City
Washington
Northern mills cut wages and close works in shift to South
Northern cotton mills slash wages and shut plants while southern mills thrive. The industry is shifting from north to cotton regions, with Texas urged to secure its share. The last commercial week shows a total cotton supply of 4,072,062 bales, 3,841,062 American and 281,000 other varieties. The American crop dominates despite foreign competition talk.
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Texas
Egypt
Brazil
India
Editor's sharp rebuke to Georgia imported scribe
The Ashland Times voices strong praise for the Hickman County News editor while delivering a pointed jab at a rival from Georgia. It praises firm but respectful stance and insists the rival mind his own business.
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Ashland
Tenn
Hickman County
Sand Hills
Georgia
Old Timers Hint at Past Gold Find in Uvalde County
In Uvalde area talk of gold fever rises while older residents recall a prior local strike. A Brackett Newsman report notes an explosion rumor tied to a tender foot losing his wad and the county’s mining lore endures amid temperate warnings.
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Uvalde
Brackett
Eagle Pass
Do Not Fear Poverty From Unspent Earnings
A stern warning urges cautious spending and saving to avoid poverty. The author stresses discipline in handling earnings to secure financial stability.
Texans Ban Scrip Tax Payments and Reform Calls
The Texas legislature passed a bill prohibiting tax payments in scrip and critics question why authorities would redeem paper at 100 cents on the dollar or use scrip to pay jurors who cannot pay taxes with it. The editorial urges radical reforms, condemns political corruption, and stresses the need for honest governance and a hopeful, resilient mindset.
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Texas
Retirements and profits tied to government currency stance
The New York Sun argues that if the government bears the risk of losses on national paper currency it should also reap the profits from its issue. It contends easy redemption of notes is possible and banks could share in savings from bond interest, citing large bond totals as attractive.
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New York Sun
Republican
Plain Citizen
Preacher Uses Young Women to Gather Church Contributions
In Trenton New Jersey a Baptist pastor now has young women collect congregational funds instead of sternly appealing to older members. The method reportedly pleases both preacher and congregation and is seen as a manifestation of the rising 'new woman' in church life.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Mexico approves bonds to issue new 5 percent silver debt
The chamber of deputies passed a bill allowing the finance minister to issue 5 percent silver bonds totaling $20,030,000, bringing total authorization to $60,000,000. A separate note accuses a poor Indian of firing the Ardmore US courthouse to destroy records.
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Chamber of Deputies of
Mexico
Minister of Finance
U.S
Ardmore
London Carlton Club Members Through the Years
Lord Mansfield has been a member since 1932 and Gladstone joined in 1933 but left in 1859 for political reasons. Electric operation now runs the city’s Chicago swing bridges. A Denver bank teller disappeared, leaving accounts intact as he evidently forgot something.
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Lord Mansfield
London
Carlton Club
Gladstone
Denver
Selecting a Husband From The Ladies Home Journal
A vintage guidance piece urges a woman to question love, compatibility, growth, conscience, and honor before accepting a proposal. It emphasizes choosing a partner who fosters virtue, handles future challenges, and bears a reputable name, not wealth.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Potato Button Making and Other Notions in Home and Farm
A curious note on treating potatoes with acids to harden into usable buttons and billiard balls, rivaling bone or ivory in appearance and price. The piece also touches on Ireland’s blessings, oak forests, luck in life, misfortune versus advantages, and political updates. W F Aldrich moves to the Alabama capital to contest Plowman’s seat. A West Philadelphia man plans Klondike travel with shotgun for rapids. Georgia moves to legalize poker. Senator John W Danial reelected. Congress weighs interstate railway commission reforms.
Proverbial Wisdom On Virtue and Self Mastery
A collection of maxims about virtue, restraint, and self reliance. It warns that revenge costs more than suffering, conscience guides true action, and modesty protects virtue while wise living leads to better opportunities. Upright conduct and prudence are praised as paths to happiness.
Texas State News Briefs Prompt Local Projects
Taylor plans a new 2 ton ice plant. Fifteen new penalties filed again. One daily and weekly paper in the county. Attorney General denies lobbying against book bill. Sheriff Cabell says burglars are active in North Texas. Over $2,000,000 in cash moved through the El Tom house in November.
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Cabell
Dalla County
North
Texas
Inip Texas
el Tom House
Libel law endangers Texas newspapers and free press
Text argues the Texas libel law unlawfully cripples speech and gag orders publishers by legal suits and high legal costs. It claims politicians push the law to shield fraud and seeks reform to protect truthful reporting in the public interest.
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Texas
Pres
Fisher
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