Brenham News Roundup Highlights Notables and Court Actions
Col C B Woodruff, supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, visits Brenham on Wednesday en route to New Orleans. District Court reports multiple murder and theft cases with varied verdicts including guilty verdicts and sentences, plus local notices on roads, horse sale, and a large sausage claim. A tramp caught placing a rail on the Sunset route is jailed. Perkins moves his dairy and stock operations. local impostor tale ends with a warning to city officials. An ancient German arrival, a 38 pound bologna claimed as largest in Texas, is noted along with weather-like temperature contrasts. Transport and road conditions draw comment as do local agricultural reports and livestock sales.
Corrections and local notes from January rural columns
From Long Point and Gay Hill reports dated January 1879 there are corrections on a Washington life anecdote, details of a farmer John Halbert death, real estate transfers, local society notes, and brief crime updates including a mangled body found near Navasota. The letters discuss naming origins, a forthcoming Gay Hill newspaper, and community reflections.
Becker replies to local weekly attack over city marshal
F W Becker and W P Dorax respond to a hostile unsigned article in a town weekly claiming Becker took fines from the City Marshal. Becker defends his rights against Doran and notes two warrants served by the mayor’s court, while Dorax rejects the slander and vows to ignore the charges.
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Brrexnam
Doran
F. W. Becker
A Favorite Remedy Adored by Citizens Nationwide
An advertisement extols Simmon s Liver Regulator as a safe herbal remedy free of minerals for liver and bowel complaints. It cites endorsements from thousands of prominent citizens and warns buyers to purchase only from J H Zeilin Co Philadelphia. Carload plants extra and Favorite Flour available via C W Klaeden Sole Agent with low prices and free city delivery by E J Fraxier North Side Square.
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J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
C. WO Klaeden
E. J. Fraxier
North Side Square
Eyesurging Care and Miscellany From 19th Century Notes
A compilation on eye health urges regulating it with rest and cold water baths, warns against abrupt light changes, and favors walking breaks. It includes whimsical asides about Jenny Jane, kerosene smoke, and coastal weather lore, ending with farm advice on cholera prevention.
Angel Child Described In Brief Poet Lines
Fragmentary dialogue centers on a child likened to an angel and a fleeting moment of flight. The exchange hints at childlike imagination and rapid airborne imagery without further context or detail.
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