Texan Happenings From Counties and Towns
A sweeping compilation notes county actions and local events across Texas including Gonzales adopting uniform textbooks for five years, bids for rail and road projects, court trials and acquittals, fires and accidents, robberies and arrests, weather impacts, and community efforts in towns like El Paso, Rockport, Gonzales, Brazos, Uvalde, Houston, Temple, San Antonio, and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales County
Jay Gould
el Paso
Movement to establish a Confederate home in Missouri
A report notes efforts to create a Confederate veterans home in Missouri to honor and aid aging veterans. It argues soldiers have long been neglected and deserve proper care, reflecting broader postbellum veterans’ welfare concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
How they cure Rheumatism in Pennsylvania
Mr J F Meighan a Pittsburgh cigar dealer woke with rheumatism in his arm and could not raise it. A traveling man bought Chamberlains Pain Balm at Heck s drug store and after one nights bath the pain swelling and soreness nearly disappeared. By the second morning he was entirely well. He praised the remedy and gave cigars to the traveler. For sale by R J Laban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Meighan
Pittsburgh
R. J. Laban
Oysters Prime at Washington Legislators and Other Notices
Oysters are served in the Senate and House restaurants, about twenty five bushels daily in each. The ad notes using Salvation Oil for neuralgia rheumatism and gout, claiming it dissolves blood poisons. The latest Zululand news by cable mentions married warriors seeking future happiness. Abraham Lincoln is on the pension roll receiving quarterly allowances from the New York agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jones
Fort Worth
John G. Mitchell
Alvarado
Jefferson Lumber Company
Kildare
Paige
F. Loder
Taylor County
Runnels County
Washington
Senate
House
Zululand
Dr. Bull
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Hed-Ake Headache Cure Sells at 50 Cents
Judge J H McLeary a Texas ex Attorney General and Mason Grand Master calls Hed-Ake the best headache medicine he has seen. Cures say headache. For sale by all druggists at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McLeary
Texas
Grand Master of
Masons
The Letter Delayed by Money But Bills Arrive On Time
A terse observation notes that letters containing money are frequently delayed, while letters with bills reliably reach the recipient on schedule. The contrast highlights frustrations with mail timing and payment reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Preston's Hed-Ake and Lectures by Henry M. Stanley
Mr J H Simon of Brenham endorses Preston's Hed-Ake as the best cure for the hexdacne. The product sells for 56 cents at driving gists. Henry M Stanley to receive 150000 dollars for England lectures and plans similar earnings in the U S over the next three years on the rostrum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Eleanor Russell
Stilwell H. Russell
Dallas
Wm. J. Russell
Texas
Texas Independence
J. H Simon
Simon & Gee
Brenham
Henry M. Stanley
England
Consumption and cures advertised in old notices
An assembled set of 19th century remedies promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup for Consumption and Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy with a free natal injector, Dreier's Long Buttons for coughs, Chase's Barley Malt Whisky, and coal merchant cautions. Notices list agents J. D. Rogers, Thos. Watton & Co., Burton, and L. F. Grasemuck as sole agent for products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
J.D. Rogers
Shiloh
J. D
Rogers
Thos
Watton & Co
Burton
Mas. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Aimed at Teething Relief
An old advertisement touts Mas. Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy. It claims to soothe the child, soften the stomach, and ease wind colic and diarrhoea while promising safety and success. The note cites a price of twenty-five cents and hints at widespread availability amid frontier progress with recent cyclone and steam boiler developments.
Dundas merchant praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mr 2 L Smith a Dundas Missouri merchant says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives the best satisfaction. He notes people wake him at all hours at night seeking it. Sold by R E Lubin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2. L. Smith
Dundas, Mo
Chamberlain
R. E. Lubn
New York Artist Weds Model Says He Has a Model Wife
A New York artist who recently married his model declares he now has a model wife. He promotes Hed-Ake from CARTAIN and IMME DIATE, claimed to cure nervous and neuralgic headaches and other chronic conditions. The ad promises immediate relief or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Preston
Hed-Ake
Cartain
Shilor's Vitilizer Offered To Cure Ailments
Dyspepsia and liver complaints are pitched as being relieved by Shilor's Vitilizer at 75 cents a bottle. The ad promises a refund if no benefit and directs readers to Purdon and J. D. Revens for purchase and distribution in Watton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdon
Shilor
J. D. Revens
Watton
Pneumatic line-throwing gun noted for ships and fires
An English naval officer devised a light portable pneumatic line-throwing gun that fires a hollow shell carrying a cord to wrecked ships or a burning building. Ground preparation for fall vine planting advised but sowing in spring only. Do not sow grain in the orchard. Gather trees rather than plant. Sheep need summer shelter from sun and dry winter quarters.
Clarke's Flax Extract and Cough Cure Endorsement
Chicago reader Mr 8 O Bilsir praises Clarke's Extract of Flax Skin Cure and Cough Cure for children and adults noting quick relief from whooping cough and other coughs. One large bottle priced at 1 dollar. Clarke's Flax Soap also advertised. Druggist J Tristram sells these preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. O. Bilsir
Chicago
Clarke
J. Tristram Druggist
Cough Remedies and Advertisements Across Local Notices
A collage of 19th century ads and notes praises Shiloh's Cure for coughs and related remedies, porous plasters, and various pills. Mentions Clarke's Flax products, several local drugstores, and a London banking house tied to the Duke of Fife. Several testimonials and short business notices appear in a market, health, and consumer goods style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ren i
Duke of Fife
Dreier's Lung Buttons Promoted As Grippe Preventive
An advertisement claims Dreier's Lung Buttons relieve and prevent LaGrippe Influenza and lists J. D. Rogers as the seller. It mentions a man who was severely cut as perhaps a victim of improper treatment.
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Quick Neuralgia Relief
European and American authorities link neuralgia pain to insanity and urge sufferers to try Ballard's Snow Liniment. One application is claimed to give immediate relief and cure aches from rheumatism to corns, with the product sold by Canzeros & Nasu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Ballard
Canzeros & Nasu
Ringing Ears Affected By Catarrh Cures Offered
Advertisement claims ringing noises and loss of smell or hearing come from catarrh. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a blood purifier that cures catarrh by cleansing the blood. It urges sufferers to try this medicine as a peculiar remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Omi
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B.G. W. Cother
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Annie Schmickle
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Palestine
J. P. Russell
Jefferson
Jas. T. Brown
Decatur
San Jacinto
Thos. J. Boyett
District Court
Brazos County
Randall
Uvalde
Wm. Humphrey
N. M Fain
Jacksonville
Centerville
Polk County
Waco
Trinity
Sabine Road
M. O. Perkins
Wilson
Galveston
Sallie Woodward
Texarkana
George Dundy
G. E. Campbell
Atascosa
Bexar County
Dave Alexander
San Antonio
The
Lampasas, Barnet and Southwestern Railroad Company
Marshall
W. R. Motley
J. R. Mahone
C. F. Oblson
Lake Charles
High Island
Johann Gebauer
Old Country
Brazos Improvement Company
Brazos
Jackson County
Frank Sims
Hopkins County
Winnsboro
First National Bank of
Luling
Capital Stock
J. W. Hutchins
W. C. Richardson
Sherman, Denison & Dallas Railway Company
Sherman
Grayson, Collin
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J. J. Thompson
Belton
Capt. Thompson
Louisiana
Barlow
Mud Creek
Gainesville
Fish Creek
John Tenhey
Aransas Pass Read
Fulton
Wm. Cooper
Corsicana
C. C. Frank
J. H. Knox
Reuben Smith
Cotton Belt Road
Tyler
Joseph I. Frank
Laredo
Simon Frank & Bro
Ed D. Stevens
Monroe Pratt
H. Belden
Enrique O'Hennin
Denver
Henry Clay
Aleck Ware
Geo. Ingram
Canton
van Zandt County
Munford Pelphrey
Missouri Pacific
Collinsville
Wichita Valley Railroad
Wichita Falls
George Crist
International Railroad Shops
River and Harbor Committee
Shreveport
Albany Slute
Gilmer
C. H. Hart
M. C. Willoughby
Rio Grande
Ben Shaw
United States
Southwest
Corpus Christi
Lear Spring
Guadalupe County
Henry Stottenberg
Judson
Gregg County
F. M. Whitehurst
Maple
Collin County
Wm. Floyd
Jurge
A. E. Gossett
Texas Veterans’ Association
Houston County
Crockett Monday
Masonic Fraternity
F. ©. Ford
Hampton Cook
Texas Volunteer Guards
Austin
Paris
Marshall L. Dent
Jack Massey
W. W. Fowler
Dorset
Sam Joxes
Stranixe
Celeburne Chronicle
Wanamaker
Wanemaker
Daniel
Virginia
Harrison
Mulligan
Lexington
Chicago Times
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Preston's “Hed-Ake
Chase
Chan
L. F. Grasemuck
Dreier
J. D. Rogers
Blair
J. D. Rocens
Thos. Watson & Co
DR. Fur & Co
KR. Loves
Brenham, Texas
Balance
GaLyeron
Matssas
Davin R. Fur, &Co. Desrairs
Wat. BH Sexe
G. C. Rub
R. E. Lea
Brenham Texas
Herbert
Tremont
Dreier’s
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