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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1878
Page
4
A garbled OCR fragment mentions bees, heat, plowed ground, and a party in a field. It references weather or field conditions and possibly a local event or activity, but specific names, places, dates, or clear actions are unreadable.
The article discusses how starting with wealth shapes careers, noting that few begin with social care and end with wealth, while wealthy parents push children toward journals and journalism. It critiques editors shaping content and a culture that favors educated editors over ambitious tradespeople.
The Galveston News reports on Patani of Blackjack Fayette surfacing with opinions about wine making and tobacco, noting fermentation details and prices. The piece discusses licensing, soil management, and agricultural practices with references to barrels, livestock, and the rising Cotten in Vicksburg Herald.
The document lists governors who resigned to join state senates and senators who became governors, naming John Tytes of Virginia, Gideon Tomlinson of Connecticut, Trasten Polk of Missouri, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine, Anthony J. Horeman of West Virginia, W Pinckney Whyte of Maryland, Just. Alcorn of Mississippi, Newton Booth of California, Richard J. Oglesby of Illinois, Richard Coke of Texas, Lamet J. Kirkwood of Iowa, Lafeayeus Grover of Oregon, and others. It notes several who later returned to Senate or held multiple offices, and mentions a wider pattern of governors using the governorship as a stepping stone to the Senate.
A Galveston notice dated May 4 announces a convention of delegates from the Fifth Congressional District to meet in Brendan on Wednesday the 7th to nominate a candidate for representative in Congress and to transact duties for the Democratic party. The Johnston Guards of Hempstead have just received arms, forty stands, and have maintained organization for a year.
The Washington county Ministers Deacons and Sunday School Institute assembled at Union church Friday with Rev WoC Crane presiding. Readings covered faith and holy life relation to religious enjoyment, conversions before Ascension, missionary spirit to children, and duties of women in churches and Sabbath schools. Death of Elder J C Barnett noted, described as aged settler and minister. Local political note on Hempstead black and tan ticket and county officers. Berlin Congress peace treaty and July total solar eclipse forecast. Green's August Flower advertised for liver and indigestion.
Farmers urged to prepare for cotton worm with Johnson Sprinkler and Dead Shot poison. Poison dissolves in cold water and costs six cents per acre. Both machines and poison available at ReicuAsptT & Srei WORST'S in quantities to fit buyers.
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