05 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1891
Page
1
Washington correspondent records Simpson endorsing the subtreasury bill despite claims of impracticability. He argues wealth equals labor product and supports government warehouse notes, praising Charles Foster as treasury secretary nominee with broad political and financial experience.
Reports show Floresville quarantine raised while Sulphur Springs endures a dry kiln fire causing 3000 in losses. District court opens in Waco as Mosely and Bro grocery in Fort Worth burns. Robbery hits Reisel merchant John Davis for 50 in gold. Alvarado sees four wooden structures burn. Kenneyville area adds land for cultivation amid growth. Inspector heads Southwest Texas star routes. Walker County records show about 1000 crop mortgages yearly. Kerrns seeks college funding with $1000 pledge plus community backing. Brownsville death ends Hune veteran life. pension bill advances for ex Governor Bell. Pecan section man Dan Miller dies from attack. Andrew Gordon named attacker. Marvin church name adopted in honor of Bishop Marvin. Kaufman County wheat area small. oats and corn up, cotton vast. Gonzales farmers harvest oats. San Antonio Fire Dept denied state convention. Moody Courier notes good planting and strong farming lands. Alamo survivor Marie de la Candelaria Casanoa de Villanueva highlighted. Reuben Harris sought for severe beating of his son near Paria. Texas postmasters appointed in multiple counties. Road improvements debated at farmers institutes. need for better roads emphasized. Farm and Fireside discusses district court of Green County ruling on signing a railroad mileage book. Rosa County setback delays legislative admission.
An old advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a fifty year staple for teething. It claims to ease gum pain and soothe children, selling worldwide at ten cents a bottle, urging buyers to choose the branded syrup.
Jackson Bills was arrested in Paris on Monday on a charge of assault with intent to rape. He is described as a negro and has previous similar charges.
The upcoming World's Fair in a young city is seen as remarkable yet doubt remains on its true national benefit compared to Dr Franklin Miles referenced works. The piece promotes a book on nerves and heart diseases with testimonials and claims absence of narcotics, available at Jos Tristram’s store.
An advertisement claims Dr Miles pills regulate liver and bowels through nerves, speedily curing tiliousness and torpid liver with piles and constipation. Marketed as mild and universal for men women and children, 50 dose bottles 25 cents. Free samples at Jos Tristram's drug store.
An 1890s reader speaks of apothecary remedies including Barration Oil and Dr BulFe Cough Sveup for sore throat and cold. Richmond Ind entrepreneur George Kirepatrick endorses a remedy as best for colds. Claude reports a small fire. Brownsville detains several suspects for train robbery by U S authorities.
The article notes the fibre of hop yarn as a long strong flexible cloth substitute for rags in France. It mentions widespread overwork and illness among people, and adds various patent medicines and local business notes including a note from Millford Georgia about cotton processing, a Moscow letter, and a tobacco sale in Louisville. It also lists Abbott’s East Indian Corn Paint and freeze damage to oat crops in Georgia.
The passage appears to be a damaged advert for a medicine named Shiloh's Vitalizar. It claims a cure and lists sellers KE, Lahn, Thos. Watzon, and Burton. The text is garbled and lacks coherent facts.
Twenty five lepers in New Orleans demand isolation facilities while claims are made that P. P. V. and P. P. P. cure erysipelas and leg diseases. Silver price drops prompt bullion movement from Carson City. Various quack remedies including C C Certain Cough Care and Corn Cure are advertised by Jos Tristram. Judge Warder in Chattanooga granted bail after shooting incident. Aaron Henderson and Waco robbery reports also noted.
In New York many bright girls earn 15 to 20 dollars per evening two or three times a week by reciting singing or playing the violion at private entertainments. Cavanna Revepy a remedy for Catarrh and Canker mouth sold with a nasal injector for 60 cents by Lehn and Watson. In Portland Oregon Joseph Simon is discharged from the receiver ship of the Oregon Improvement company which can now pay all claims.
Thug vs Elmira Hatch and Mrs Mary L Baker report cures after 20 years of suffering. S C Lineburger, San Jose druggist, cites Dr Miles New Heart Care as miraculous for his wife. Levi Logan of Buchanan Michigan notes two bottles made him feel like a new man. Distributor claims testimonials offered free.
A historic maxim reads if a man can do business he should let it be known attributed to Benjamin Franklin, reflecting early American entrepreneurial ethos.
Letters praise Fly Liver Pills from patients and supporters in Galveston and Brenham. A public note cites J. E McComb on the shipping bill, stirring applause. An ad touts Siloh’s Cure for coughs with a promise of cures and a disclaimer of guarantees. The piece also mentions a ship loss near the Philippine islands and a lumber company assignment in South Pittsburg, Tenn.
Advert from a vintage paper touts Stnloh's Cure as a universal remedy for coughs and consumption with claims of universal efficacy and a million bottles sold. Also recommends Shilohs Porus Plaster for chest and back pain and lists sellers R E Luhn and Thos Watson Burton.
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