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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
2
In a 1597-tinged column, Iris notes office seekers pressuring McKinley while Kentucky law and civil order face strains. Editorials rail at trusts, call for Missouri divorce-law reform, discuss railroad ticket limits, pig balance puzzles, and tariff debates shaping 1895 politics.
The Wichita Herald praises Senator Money for visiting Cuba to study the war there. It notes Cleveland’s cue that Grover Cleveland trusts few others on foreign affairs and that Money, as a Foreign Affairs Committee member, seeks firsthand knowledge.
The Mineola Monitor editor laments rising centralization and greed endangering liberty. He cites deceit in politics and press, urging honesty, religion, and public insistence on rights. Mentions W. J. Bayan, a jail escape, Penny Penrose defeat, and voter power against moneyed influence.
City officials say over 400 deserted or divorced women seek work or aid daily in Topeka, a city of 35 000. Governor Pisarer of Michigan is quoted on railroads limiting free passes and lobbyists to improve public favor. An exchange quip notes a lady calling gowns as dresses signals rising society.
Tas Greengillg Herald notes Governor Bradley’s health is failing and that republican rule in the south appears united against good health.
The New England manufacturer faces a tariff hearing amid a buzz and uncertain market conditions. Officials and industry figures weigh potential impacts on production costs and local employment.
The Texas Stock Journal notes Panhandle counties near the Fort Worth and Denver railroad, including Donley, offer cheap fertile land now suitable for cotton after three seasons of trials. Prospective settlers are advised to buy quarter sections and avoid overextending, with 2 per acre school land on 10 year terms and 3 percent interest.
An advertisement from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo offers a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot be cured. West & Traax and Walding Kinnan Maryin, wholesale druggists in Toledo, endorse the product. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as an internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price is 75 cents per bottle and testimonials are available.
The Eagle Pass Guide notes daily testimony before Ways and Means on industry protections. It urges McKinley to draft treaty amendments admitting low-grade fluxing ores duty-free to aid smelters, arguing such materials do not compete with domestic raw products. It warns reform hindered by sectionalism and calls for natural-law legislation.
Reports note a heavy snow storm in the Panhandle and a Dallas fire that destroyed farmer Shaw's home. Wheat is sown in Stephens county as 200 carloads of grain were unloaded in Galveston. A Dallas receiver takes over Security Mortgage and Trust. Stenson of the Boston store in Waco is jailed on arson charge with a $3,000 bond and an insured loss cited at $39,000. Sevente en carloads of Texas horses head to Cuba and a man in Dallas aims to eat thirty quail in thirty days. Joachim Khvab died after shooting himself in Schu lenberg. Plans for a Layacca bay pavilion surface.
The article describes achieving velvety skin by bathing with a mixture of five pounds of ground oatmeal, half a pound of powdered pure castile soap, and a pound of finely powdered Italian orrs root. Packaged in five inch square cheesecloth bags, the mixture is used as a sponge to produce a rich lather when dipped in warm water.
The ad states rheumatism is caused by lactic acid in blood and cannot be cured by liniment. Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood, removes the cause, and promptly cures rheumatism. It cites thousands of testimonials of people claiming cure by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.
A new English swindle targets ladies by promising to dress highpriced dolls and then collects a deposit as a guarantee for returning the dolls. The scheme has operated through the mails with notable success.
Manufactured coal imported from China to San Francisco is described as entirely new to this continent. Natives make it from coal dust and mold lamps that resemble eggs in shape.
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