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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1888
Page
2
A compact column of assorted notes and opinions including tariff debate, press campaigns against registration laws, changes at the Houston Herald, Volapuk language jokes, and political commentary on Blair bill, Raleigh authorship theories, and Virginia election scandals.
Numerous short items report local incidents from Bruce City to Brenham, including dog bites near Eddy, new political clubs in Wills Point, cooperative societies chartered in McDade and Gillespie, and a series of trials, drownings, accidents, kidnappings, and rail disruptions. Also covered are canal and railroad debates, cannery canning prospects, and notable deaths and public notices.
A reader argues Brenham should secure the local cotton trade before expanding rail links. He warns Navasota’s rivals may derail Brenham’s growth by building a tramway into Washing ton county. The note calls for combined city action to protect and grow local business and rail connections.
The Commissioner of Agriculture releases a report on adulterations in beer wine and cider. It finds many beers contain salicylic acid and warns against glucose sugar and preservative use. The Lone Star Brewing Company of San Antonio claims its product is pure and seeks chemists to prove contamination.
The text details cattle coat colors for Holsteins Jerseys Herefords and shorthorns with black white fawn red roan and white patterns. It notes the Penn State College Agricultural Experiment Station established June 30 1887 under the Hatch act to expand farmer oriented research and publish reports free to state citizens.
By virtue of the tax rolls of Washington County for the year 1887 the sheriff has levied upon and will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the court house steps in Brenham between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. on a date yet to be fixed.
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