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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1879
Page
1
The orations discuss city debt for New York and bills in Congress. Mention notes on Texan districts, frontier defense, indictments, and taxes. Local items cover crime, sensational stories, a Dallas lecturer, vegetable markets, and road laws with voting privileges.
The text quotes Farmans and Coleman's view on enriching farms with appropriate feed to grow better crops and stock. It cites the Austin Statesman editorial denouncing whipping posts and calling for workhouses in populous counties to deter theft, while noting the legislature's hesitation to adopt such measures.
A Texas governor could not fund transport for Young Metasrey, who killed a man and woman in an Austin saloon last summer, after he was arrested in a western state and released on habeas corpus. The writer laments the policy, warning that murderers may cross borders to escape arrest while legislature sits.
Harris County commissioners pass a resolution to cap county officers' salaries at 2000 dollars annually, exclusive of deputies. They urge the legislature to enact laws enforcing the cuts. The Telegram notes courthouse officials oppose the measure.
The Baxxer argues for growing wheat at home rather than importing flour, noting experiments show successful cultivation in the county. It contrasts Texas wheat regions with local soil, urges farmers to raise more at home, and cites flour imports from St Louis. It also critiques bell-punch taxes and reg ister schemes and includes a brief Scraps column on local politics and notices.
Grayson county reports prosperity while southern Texas undergoes radical rule. The county commissioners court allows county scrip to be receivable for taxes but buyers still get at most 80 to 90 cents on the dollar. Judge McAdoo, once a supreme bench judge, is described as having fallen in status yet the court is urged to continue its reform for the county’s benefit.
In Waco on Thursday evening a foreign woman, sick and unable to move, was burned to death. She was alone in the house as her husband had gone to the country. The fire started late and had progressed so far that neither she nor the building could be saved.
In Marshal a man confronts a young suitor over a comic valentine to his daughter. Both men drew pistols but exchanged threats and left without shots, avoiding gunpowder.
A Dallas post office judge claims a mixture of salt and coal ashes can repair worn household items like stoves, coal scuttles, and tin pans so they last indefinitely. This sensational claim presents a simple eternal-preservation technique.
The Crockett Patron notes farmers are signing mortgages in the usual pattern and warns it is the worst move a farmer can make for his farm.
In Grahamstown South Africa perfect white ostrich feathers sell for 275 per pound. Fine white plumes go for 200, black feathers for 70, and drab or fancy colored feathers for 20.
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