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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
6
The item reports seven men murdered by mobs in Kentucky during Christmas week. It references public sentiment on Cuban independence, stock gambling, and financial notes from state and national papers, including Montana mineral outputs and a looming budget in the Twenty-fifth legislature.
The Kansas City Times predicts the income tax will become a live political issue soon. It notes it was strong among Sewocracy's issues this year and argues the tax is easy to collect, yields large revenue, and places burden on those able to bear it rather than the poor.
A speaker scolds his son for idleness and bad habits. He curses the "overstocked bustress" of idle youths and mocks roasing matches while urging him to quit smoking as his breath stinks. He likens the poor appearance to a store dummy and urges labor over frivolous tasks.
The Houston Post advocates rapid Texas growth in people and taxable wealth, arguing the state’s rich soil and climate are underadvertised. It calls for renewed immigration promotion, citing postwar constitutional limits and upcoming expositions as opportunities to attract settlers and expand cities and industry.
No priority ever made a braver fight for taxation equality than the Irish, yet they may fail to obtain justice. The past year saw rail road building disappointments with only 1,802 miles constructed in the year.
Italy proposes removing quinine sales from druggists and placing it under government control. Druggists sell quinine for 50 to 100 dollars per pound, while the government acquires it for army use at five dollars per pound.
The nation sees daily mentions of two or more personal crisis cases across dispatches, signaling a sharp rise in reported troubles and public concern over individual hardship.
The Colorado Citizen, a boeat county paper based in Texas, is put up for sale. The listing notes the publication’s strong local readership and the opportunity for ownership of a regional newspaper in the area.
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