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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1891
Page
7
Reports from a busy week include a sewer project in front of the Central freight depot, cotton fire at Zurcher platform, and a rain-short season in Chappell Hill. J S Bavas of Austin visits family while a Santa Dallas excursion offers $2.50 round trip. A court reversal in a damages case and a reform meeting in Charrett Hill stand out among social events and town notes.
Godfrey Herbst 56, a German from Baden, died on Fourth Street near Blinn Memorial College after falling from a hay wagon while intoxicated. He had arrived from the poor farm with a keeper named Wilford, enjoyed whisky, and collapsed in the sun after the wagon incident. Justice Curry and Marshal Swain investigated. A separate item reports a Washington county melon vendor’s claim about seed and two melons, dismissed as erroneous by bystanders.
The Columbus printer girl fund has received 227 dollars to support her and Houston Post scholarship winners. The Baxxer commits at least ten dollars from office members, with Gus Miller among contributors. They aim to send Ida Maret with the winners and urge fellow Texas Press Association members to contribute. The Sprawls fishing club retreats to Old River near Chappé Hill seeking fun and to confer rye straw degrees on new and current members during their Eagle Lake trip.
Milam County Attorney J. M. Ralston, visiting from Hempstead, returned Friday from the funeral of his father Wm M. Ralston who died at home five miles from Hempstead on the first of the month in his 82nd year.
A large red passenger lights a cigar in a street car against the orders of a small conductor. After repeated warnings the conductor signals the stop. The man refuses to extinguish the cigar and is dropped by the car’s sudden stop. The driver accelerates away as the smoker is left dazed and asking for the conductor’s number.
A diverse set of observations and quips on manners, fashion, finance, and religion. Notable items include remarks on opinions and dress, legal gains, and social behavior, along with snippets about fools, April First, and the ease of extracting metal from coins. The text also notes public figures and curiosities such as Empress Eugenie and Russian Grand Duke Paul, plus climate and geography notes.
A humorous quip from a 20th century humor column notes Tr, described as one of the best of women, telling her husband she would send jelly to any sick neighbors, explaining the joke with a sly worldly wit. The exchange reflects light domestic humor.
A short exchange features She and a professor named Madami debating the weather. Grover voices pessimism about severe hail while Madami suggests harsh snow is unlikely.
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