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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1879
Page
1
A broad summary notes legislative wrangles in Texas with talk of railroads taxes and new districts. Reports on a deadly boiler explosion in Stockton, California and a Beaux-Arts style range of national issues from greenback revival to the bell punch debate.
Reports state Wade Hampton remains in critical condition with a possible second amputation in New York. Nearby, the body of Blake was found in woods near his mother’s home, killed by a bludgeon. John Marshall and his ex wife Blake’s mother recently divorced. Marshall built across from her home leading to bad feeling and suspicion.
Col. Pearson commands 1200 British troops entrenched 30 miles inside enemy territory. Communications have been cut for days as Zulu forces swarm the bush around the position. Pearson reportedly has two months of provisions remaining.
The Hempstead event at Wheeler's Hall drew Waller’s fairest crowd with an excellent floor and first class Italian string band. Notable attendees included Misses L O M N R S M G A B R of Navasota and Dallas, while the Johnson Guards in uniforms led by a graceful captain drew praise. Supper tables offered meats, cakes, and fruits as organizers W T Andress Sam Schwarz and Dr. Watkins extended courtesies.
An evening at Unity Hall Bellville featured dancing and lively conversation with a late supper at the courthouse. Miss Huckaby won a cake in a 25 cent vote, and a Bellville attorney reportedly spent 14.25 to back her.
The article extols 19th century young women for diligence and restraint, contrasting them with modern times. It argues they rose early, contributed at home, avoided frivolous pursuits, and valued earnest reading over fashionable frivolity, urging a return to past virtues and measured living.
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