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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1897
Page
2
The July 1857 issue notes OxnaHoMA and the Indian Territory as candidates for statehood. It also comments on California mining revival, Utah smelter shutdowns due to freight rates, fears round bales will disrupt vcompress, and world gold output for 1597, while critiquing trusts and political figures.
Concernsman Surioway of New Hampshire, a Salvation Army member, appears in parades in Manchester and Washington with his wife once a Salvation Army lassie. Meanwhile Kansas City funeral directors engage in a rate war driving down first class funeral costs as the city inks a pauper burial contract priced ten cents per person.
Texas Sandwich calls on women to boost home industries by avoiding foreign made goods. It argues ladies do nine tenths of household buying and can drive a stronger domestic market effort than men. It urges women to join the crusade and support American products.
Fort Worth pastor Rev Homer T Wilson extols the wife as the home’s stay and the nation’s heroes’ mothers, likening home to a harbor of safety and a light guiding sailors. He recalls Civil War memories and music that stirred soldiers, praising domestic love across race and flag.
The article notes Oxio democrats reaffirm support for free coinage of silver and applaud Wm J Bryan at their state convention while Enotano focuses on horseless carriages and U S investment in them. It criticizes Tom Reed's rulings as fueling Republican dissatisfaction with lower house actions.
The court of civil appeals at alvestor adjourned. New sweet potatoes go on sale in Greenville. Greenville plans free mail delivery expansion. The National Bank of Dallas gains authority to operate with capital of 100000. Sam Houston Normal Institute alumni reunite in Waco on the Ist. H S Melear elected Corsicana public schools superintendent, defeating J T Hand. Dr Sutton of Houston named chair of pedagogy at Texas University. Marlin seeks more hotels for invalid visitors at hot wells. Hood s Brigade held its annual reunion at Floresville with plans to meet in Arkansas next year. Texas smokers may roll their own cigarettes under a new 1000 license tax on vendors. Rev A S Ferguson of Brooklyn reports successful sound wave photography from plates.
The 1896 U S coal production report shows Kansas at 2,763,801 tons valued at 3,175,032 and Missouri at 2,331,552 tons valued at 2,518,194. Also noted are fashion trends from London vegetarian dress to vegetable boots gloves and gowns and a Paris department store moving sidewalk display at the Chicago exposition.
A new sanitary Bible for courtrooms features white celluloid binding allowing washing and disinfection. The innovation is already in use by the New York board of health.
City initiative replaces the pound with a pet care shelter for sick and homeless animals. Volunteers and Christian charity groups push to improve care for vagrant dogs and cats while aiding the marginalized human wings.
Alan Mason, a leading Ottawa valley raftsman, explained to the Prince that the toast was sincere and wished the Queen to stay on the throne. The prince replied that he remembers the incident and thanks Mason for the loyal sentiments.
An advertisement states deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It claims ear inflammation blocks the Eustachian tube, causing hearing loss, and offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Toledo company directs inquiries to Druggists.
The piece criticizes the Cuban conflict reporting from both sides and argues the war is barbaric near American soil. It notes Spanish press insults to the U S and urges faster action as President McKinley warns large bodies move slowly.
District court in Bastrop dispatches eleven criminal convictions in two days. Dr J N Goodwin and Miss Willie Smith wed in Bryan. J W Cunningham and Miss Jimmie E Stacey marry in Abilene. Watermelon weighed 83 1/2 pounds in Brazos. Willis M Rowe and Calmes Hunt wed in Caldwell. A mule ran away near Frelsburg. no injuries. Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe freight wreck near Yarborough. no injuries. train delay. Mrs Bernard Seimer of Industry died by hanging. Giddings to host tennis July 6–7 with regional invites. San Jacinto Presbytery meets in Caldwell. Texas seen as fertile investment, home products urged to be strengthened for self-sufficiency.
The Enquirer, founded in 1853 by Capt. Smith, marks its 45th mile post with a note of continued prosperity and a wish for ongoing success as a first class journal.
The piece notes tariff planners considering a duty on hides and asserts the Republican split in Ohio should boost a Democrat victory.
The piece argues the United States fulfilled neutral duties while filibusters operate against Cuba. It claims Spain cannot complain, noting U.S. vigilance kept the Spanish flag over Havana. It also reports two murdered Black men on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas line near Waco and an eighteen year old found near the Katy railroad yards, believed to be Macon Burton of LaGrange.
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