13 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1890
Page
1
A wide set of items reports measles prevailing in Robertson county and growth in new industries from New Birmingham to Tyler. It notes deaths including G W Landermilk and a pleuro pneumonia death in Franklin, with fires, burglaries, floods and hail storms affecting multiple counties.
The New York letter carriers association plans a monument in memory of Sunset Cox who served in Congress and supported carrier causes. They have already raised 500 for the project and expect further donations.
The Ferguson case in federal court at Galveston ends in compromise with a $9,000 award to Ferguson, described as a benya political martyr. A British court trial reveals shipments of hundred wornout horses to Germany and Belgium for sausage manufacture.
A Pittsburgh cigar dealer named J. F. Meighan woke with rheumatism in his arm. After a traveling man bought Chamberlain's Pain Balm and treated him, the pain and swelling subsided overnight and he was fully well by the next day. He praised the remedy and rewarded the traveler with cigars. For sale by R. E. Luhn.
City council adopts a resolution inviting the state Democratic Convention to meet in San Antonio and assigns a committee to travel to Lampasas to engage the state executive committee. Mentions local endorsements for remedies and bank license filings at Llano and Throckmorton.
A dubious newspaper advertisement mocks overuse of doctors and promotes Dr Bull’s Sarsaparilla as a permanent cure for stomach and circulation ills. It includes testimonial from L. L. Brown and urges druggists to stock the remedy and worm destroyer for children.
After ten days of revival in Tyler drawing about 1000 conversions, Reverend Sam Jones moves on to Fort Worth for a engagement starting on the 20th. An advertised tonic, Brown's Iron Bitters, claims to cure swamp fever malaria and generic debility, touting no quinine as safer. Huntsville reports a building boom with several new contracts this week.
A wartime era style advertisement touts CO. & N. Toilet Cream for soft hands and a handsome complexion sold by J. D. Rogers. Dr. Knorr is credited with the antipyrine invention and reportedly earned $1,000,000 in the past winter.
Judge J. H. McLeary former Texas Attorney General and Grand Master of Masons declares Hed-Ake the best headache medicine he has seen. The product for sale by all druggists at 50 cents.
Emperor William differs from his forebears in loving horses and excelling as a rider, showcasing a notable passion for equestrian pursuits.
Mr J H Simon of Simon and Gee Brenham endorses Preston's Hed-Ake as the best headache cure he has used. Sold by all druggists for 50 cents.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as the best cough and throat medicine, guaranteed to surpass all rivals. It cites universal approval from users and pharmacists and includes endorsements by Carleton & Nash. The item mentions William Dean Howells allegedly planning to publish a portrait.
An 19th century notice proclaims Shilohs Catarrh Hemedy as a cure for catarrh canker mouth and headache with a nasal injector included. Items are priced at 50 cents per bottle and sold by Camteros and Nasu and Thos Watson & Co in Burton. A proverb notes quick decisiveness often revisits the starting point.
An 19th century advertisement touts Shiloh’s Vitalizer as a guaranteed cure for indigestion constipation dizziness and loss of appetite. The copy claims the product relieves “coming up of the food” and features sellers Cagreror & Nasu and Thos Watson Co Burton.
A jumble of brief items mentions a Louisville Journal quote on machine poetry, a whiskey ad for Barney Chase's Malt Whisky, lentil season fish lists, Dreier's Lung Buttons for coughs, and a Galveston shooting incident where Andrew Sanchez was shot in the leg at 5 AM near Tremont hotel.
An old column notes Winston's Soothing syrup praised for teething relief and bowel regulation. A local merchant from Dundas, Missouri, mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as satisfactory for nighttime cough relief. Availability noted from R. E. Lubn.
The advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as a miracle remedy for coughs croup bronchitis and consumption claiming unmatched success since its discovery. It notes a price range of 10 cents to $1.00 and mentions Shilohs Porous Plaster No 1 sold by Camteros and Nasu. At Dallas later that night a jewelry store window was smashed and forty two diamond rings valued over $4000 were stolen.
Edward Silvey testifies from Chicago praising Clarke's Extract of Flax and Papillon Caturrh Cure for his wife who suffered twenty five years with Catarrh and six years of severe symptoms. He notes relief after use and claims she is now cured. Also mentions Clarke's Plax Soap at 25 cents. Prince Albert of Monaco plans to devote 150000 to public improvements with a wealthy wife.
An advertisement touts Dreier's Lung Buttons as a remedy to prevent and treat la grippe influenza. It promotes sale by J D Rogers and claims quick relief with a money back option.
An 1890s newspaper item notes Ballard's Grow Liniment praised nationwide for treating sprains cuts wounds and many ailments. It advertises 60 cent bottles sold by Carlton & Nach. Also Chicago plans a new Masonic Temple costing 3 million dollars, 180 feet wide and 210 feet high. Found in Cresco Plaindealer. Religious physician Karolina Wilderstrom becomes Sweden's first female doctor in Stockholm offering free aid to the poor.
A letter from F. E. Daniel M D Ed Tex Med testifies that Crystalized Lenses outperform prior glasses with no eye strain and perfect vision. The note mentions eye fit guarantees and a salesman named Last month Gladstone declining a charitable festival invitation after an auction sale netted 80. Catarrh causes ringing noises in ears and loss of smell or hearing. Hood s Sarsaparilla is promoted as a blood purifier to treat the disease.
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