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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1880
Page
1
The column compiles varied items from Minnesota to Kansas, South Carolina to Texas, noting wheat plans of Oliver Dalrymple, a Greenback-era senate exodus inquiry, a Denver to Belton rail debate, and Patrick counties’ tax and school matters. It mentions fires in South Carolina and San Francisco, political calls in Texas, and racial labor shifts linked to Kansas immigration relief efforts.
A scrambled quotation discusses a noble compliment to women and the voice of virtue. The text mentions the sick chamber, dying vigil, and delicate virtue, with references to spirit and danger during New occasions. The passage ends mid thought on consequences.
A fragment from Biddle’s euloginum of Jefferson contemplates lasting memory after death. It muses on a tranquil interval between age and the tomb, where feelings mellow and life’s vigor remains in quiet splendor.
The excerpt surveys beggary and urban want with scattered reflections on virtue and marriage. It cites familiar sentiments about trust, value, and the dignity of work, interleaved with remarks on housing, bedding, and the inadequacy of cramped living conditions. It ends with notes on home heating and air quality.
Eusewnene publishes the call of Hon. E G Bower chair man of Texas Democratic Executive Committee for a state convention at Galveston on April 20. The county needs strong party organization now to unite past differences and maximize strength for the state ticket and congressman, with no more bolting.
The Fort Worth Democrat warns it may leave the field unless patronage improves. The paper credits Fort Worth with its fame and laments weak support from readers in interior towns and among neighboring communities.
The San Antonio Express notes a petition to commute Lanham’s death sentence for the murder of Georgia Drake. It warns that some signers may do so without considering consequences, while many will sign merely because asked. The paper argues petitions of this type should carry little weight.
An assortment of short notes from Texas papers details a man run over and killed at Plum Creek Bridge near Luling, fatal shootings in Hutchins, highway robberies around Waco, ruined mills at Llano, sheep killings in San Saba and Llano, a leap year ball in Bellville, and various legal actions. Other items include arrests, pardons, and political notices across Huntsville, Belton, and Dallas, with mentions of fortifications, cattle losses, and railroad growth.
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