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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1891
Page
1
Poem excerpts describe bright thoughts haunting a prisoner of longing and the elusive song. The text shifts to praise for township libraries in Indiana and the value of accessible books for rural youth, with quotes from Isbell Lowater and John W. Bookwalter lauding library benevolence and spread of knowledge.
A real estate agent identified as P Simmons operates from an office above Heber Stone's Bank. The note describes the location as the key detail of the listing setup.
A Brooklyn Life tale of a New York dry goods leader who bought up all round topped derby hats when they suddenly became fashionable. He then advertised them at very low prices to crush demand and protect his stock for pricier goods, illustrating how market timing shapes fortunes.
Settlers pour into Minard county and a Crockett mill and gin burn. A Dallas bank planned. Panola jail reports no prisoners. Deer hams sell for 25 cents in Vernon. Various crimes, accidents, and civic notes across the state include mail theft, a freight wreck plot found at Richland, and a romantic marriage near Alto ending in desertion.
A short classified item notes rock salt now arriving, with a quirky line about one cent car toll and a peculiar signature F Keexrzuin.
A mix of short items includes a comic exchange about a butcher named Smallbones, a note on oysters becoming uniform through interbreeding, bells baptized for thunder protection, late shopping in Chile, and petroleum being edged out by electricity in hot climates. It reports a fatal knife fight in Detroit Red River county between Jim Garner and Geo Blackburn, and concludes with Hon. Shelly W. Strange praising Mills in Texas politics.
An advertisement touts Browas's Trow Bitters for dyspepsia indigestion and stomach disorders with dealers selling it for one shilling per bottle. The copy adds a sensational line about a preacher with a big head and the devil's approval.
At the World’s Fair the music palace is budgeted to cost 100000 dollars. The International Congress of Geologists in Washington includes 158 members with 63 from Europe.
A jumble of late nineteenth century ads tout remedies for corns and bunions, teething syrup, cheap telegraphy, la grippe cures, heart disease treatments, and nervous system tonics. Notable names include Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, Mareden’s Pectoral Balm, Dr Miles’ Heart Cure, and Restorative Nervine.
A historic note touts a new principing remedy for the liver stomach and bowels and nerve comfort. Dr Miles Pilgier pia biliousness and colon issues are claimed to be helped by this medicine offering 50 doses. Sold at St Jos. Tristram's drug store.
An antique advertisement piece urges winter health with Marsden's Pectoral Balm and Creole Female Tonic. It warns erasures in account books signal a scrape and counsels readers to be considerate and wary of mean men while promoting tonics for rosy cheeks and health.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a cure for headaches dizziness sleeplessness and nervousness caused by marital strain. It claims universal satisfaction and broad sales with testimonials from Woodworth & Co Syracuse and others. Free trial bottles and a book on Nervous Diseases offered at Dr Jos D Rogers drugstore promising relief from illnesses and fevers.
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