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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1897
Page
8
A sensational item reports an Ohio man selling his wife for 100 dollars and fleeing to the West. Other briefs mention Illinois potential extra session, Kansas corn damage from heat, and widespread Fourth of July heat deaths in Cincinnati. Bryan tours California cities drawing crowds.
The Kaufman Sun suggests that Hawaii's visit will enlarge the metaphorical bump on Uncle Sam's head, signaling a stronger Monroe Doctrine stance and increased regional assertiveness.
A Chicago jury chose acquittal for banker Spalding, deeming it cheaper than endorsing the lavish lifestyle he shared with broker Chapman, a privileged circle during the trial period.
Officials of the Houston and Texas Central railway plan to stock all ponds along their line with black bass from the government fish commission. The Llano Times laments a belief that Texas lacks good schools and notes some families send their children out of state for education.
A Boston paper records a poet asking where the heart he loves today beats. The verse hints at a location near 40 degrees north and 10 degrees east, humorously linked to a corset reference.
The secretary’s reply to Japanese protests in the Hawaii controversy is praised as a strong state document. It challenges the claim that he suffers from a failing memory and is deemed among the ablest products of American diplomacy.
C F Ssurs calls joint session of the bankers association executive committee and express company superintendents in Austion on August 3 to discuss business of joint interest. A Berlin dispatch reports a severe storm in South Germany from Wednesday night to Friday with hail up to eggs, widespread damage and millions of marks in losses.
Scholars hail Turkish as the softest most musical language of modern times better suited for musical notation and recitative than Italian highlighting its lyrical qualities and adaptability.
Local market notes a new consignment of Holland herring delivered to Bosse and Wittbecker, signaling an early autumn seafood refresh. Merchants expect steady demand from shoppers seeking traditional battered fish and pickled herring options.
Texas Farm and Ranch advocates inviting 100000 farmers to occupy land and build homes, with capitalists to develop mines and mills as needed. It praises Texas' fertile land, climate, low taxes, and educational advantages while rejecting bounties or forced immigration. It asserts independence from corporate misrepresentation and invites entrants or departures.
An exchange laments two types of residents who waste time watching others and refusing to support local papers. One group gorges on others' affairs while offering little progress. The other copies the town paper and criticizes it without subscribing, claiming superior wisdom and burdening the community.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. It quotes F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsements from local wholesale druggists West Truax Walding Kinnan Maryin. The copy claims internal absorption and blood surface action with testimonials available.
In Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania about 200000 workers are jobless amid a push to cut pay to 90 cents, a rate they cannot live on, signaling a renewed McKinley era confidence in the economy.
The cruiser Brooklyn is hailed as the fleet's finest vessel during the queen's jubilee celebration, with honors attributed to its performance and appearance in the naval display.
Judge Houston of San Antonio addressed the Veterans of the Hood Brigade Association at the Floresville reunion. He contrasted the ante bellum South’s chivalry with the modern New South, urging continued devotion to government ideals and patriotism while acknowledging changes brought by progress.
In a World interview John SuerMan argues trusts are the day’s top issue. He critiques Sherman law as weak and says reforms are needed to restore open competition and curb combinations that restrain trade and raise prices. He notes the Supreme Court acknowledged defects and predicts remedies.
A collection of quips on honesty in business and advertising. It argues against frauds and imitations, warns about substitution, and extols earnest, square dealing to attract customers. It notes the iron content in ox blood tonic lore and cites paper industry costs as context.
A Dawson Georgia mercantile house declares Chamberlains Pain Balm the finest remedy for rheumatism neuralgia lame back quinsey sore throat cuts bruises burns and swellings. The ad touts a 25 cent bottle and urges purchase at R E Duhno’s drug store.
A Tlaxcala state capital church once preserved the standard Cortez used in his Vera Cruz to Mexico City march. In a South Dakota town, three saloons are owned and managed by the Mayor, Marshal, and Clerk, with nonofficeholders discouraged from entering the trade.
Waller county ships melons by the car load. San Antonio hosts popular cake walks for the colored community. Belknap Rifles drill team camps in San Antonio. San Antonio’s colored community opens a home for orphans and the aged. A large louse-like insect hurts Medina county cotton crops. Mexican Saralia Monguer killed by officers at Weimar resisting arrest. Lignite coal near Corsicana attracts attention amid new oil wells. Thirty-three convicts leave El Paso for Rusk penitentiary under contractors Vires and McDonnell. Cleburne imposes ordinance to hire out city convicts. Houston barber J. B. Peterson fined for Sunday law violation. Sealey Rifles drill daily at Beach Park before San Antonio. Gov Culberson to camp with Texas Volunteer Guard at Camp Culberson. Johnson shot and killed near Hallettsville. sheriff says suspect identified. a woman implicated. Copperas Cove bath incident ends with traited injuries to Henry Tucker. Yoakum eyes rail, streetcar system, cotton mill, and canning plant. New marriage license fee set at seventy-five cents. Collin County to harvest seven hundred thousand bushels of wheat. Kilgore saw mill and 1,000,000 ft lumber destroyed by fire. State Democratic Exec committee to meet at Waco July 20 and 31. Mills county Confederate Veterans to reunion at Warren’s Crossing with San Saba volunteers. Glanders reported in China Springs. cattle to be culled and barn burned. U S circuit court commissioners’ terms end. office changes to United States commissioners under new law.
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