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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
6
The Weekly Banner published from Brenham on Thursday October 25 1597 lists John G Rankin as editor and proprietor. The notice presents the paper’s masthead and imprint in a period style referencing the editor and location.
The Banner asks all parties indebted to its office to come forward and pay, stressing the need to meet obligations as cattle prices rise and Texas cattlemen stay active. It notes Cuba holds talks for exiled leaders and an unconditional pardon for exiles, and comments on Corsicana Sun predicting a 100000 population if oil endures.
A reflective note compares European tourists' rest to tax burdens on foreigners. It suggests that those indifferent to money dislike work unless it helps secure a loan, implying a broader view of labor and financial interests among travelers posting comments on duties and payments.
Occasionally it is discovered that a woman has more than her lawful share of husbands, but the men are most given to piling up the matrimonial surplus.
Congress to consider government takeover after private efforts to secure deep water at Aransas Pass ended in failure. President McKinley to speak in Ohio for Mark Hanna with many supporters hired for the campaign. Jupse J H McLeary of San Antonio represents Mac Stewart in Chihuahua mediation. a capable lawyer and Confederate veteran vows to secure pardon.
A man proclaims that as long as he has a dollar he belongs to his friends. The remark is treated as plausible in most cases, illustrating how money can be considered an object of affection or influence in social relations. Spain nears a critical juncture with America, demanding actions to prevent conflict. Colonel Watterson grows heated over Democratic party management without Palmer and Buckner.
The Caldwell News Chronicle announces a novel payment scheme by accepting unlimited quantities of pecans as legal tender on subscriptions. The offer positions pecans as a barter for ongoing newspaper access, signaling a local, quirky endorsement of agricultural produce as currency.
The San Antonio Light notes rising pension costs and alleged fraud amid a $142 million program. It cites Commissioner Evans proposing to barred widows’ pensions when a veteran remarries and predicts major cuts by century's end. Congressman Maguire warns of government by injunction and federal courts eroding state power.
Gov AurGeLd of Illinois asserts the democracy is united though a few men tied to corporations seek to align with Gold Democrats. He claims these figures serve monopolies better under a Gold Democratic label than in the Republican party. He likens them to Mark Hanna and the Republican machine.
A South Carolina plan describes curing hams by burial in salt for five weeks then smoking in a cage of wire netting to exclude flies and protect from pests. The smoker uses ground fire with hickory wood to saturate the cage and preserve the hams until use.
A Washington rumor claims prominent Republicans urge President McKinley to convene an extra session of Congress in November to avoid a mid-summer drag. They say a timely session helps Republican incumbents return home to manage campaigns amid a national mood of prosperity under the Dingley tariff.
The West Times reports widespread tenant unrest in central Texas over rent payments as crops fail. Tenants demand landowners share losses and permit adjustments, noting many workers will face hardship before winter while supporting families. Strong calls for equitable reforms spread from region to region.
The excerpt urges youths to forego loafing and seek honest work at a fair price. It argues success comes from perseverance under adversity and warns that preferring easy, well paid tasks leads to little achievement. It emphasizes self-reliance and earning one’s own way.
John Harrison voices views on race and slavery to a Dallas News correspondent. He argues for enforcing vagrancy laws to curb criminal assaults, claiming 200 black men in Waco support families with hired colored women and that freeing enslaved black women would reduce lynchings and improve race relations.
The ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as used by millions of mothers for over fifty years It promises to soothe wind colic diarrhea and pain in children and claims immediate relief Sold by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents a bottle Ask for the named product and avoid substitutes.
The piece extols Robert E. Lee as a towering figure and exemplary man. It praises his virtues, virtues in lack of vice, and compares him to great rulers and heroes while stressing his obedience, gentleness, duty, and public virtue.
Reports describe a deadly outbreak in Gombay India with escalating fatalities, prompting health authorities to issue warnings and mobilize aid. Medical teams struggle to contain transmission as communities seek relief and protection.
Reports indicate Ireland faces renewed severe famine due to continued crop failures and harvest loss. Relief efforts struggle to reach affected communities as hunger grows and disease spreads.
Texas Democrat Hon. Joe Bailey said in St Louis that as a straight Democrat he endorses the Tammany ticket in New York and believes the great majority of true Democrats will back that ticket.
The sale of the Union Pacific railway was postponed at J Pierpont Morgan's suggestion. Judge W D Cornish special master for the sale and Judge W R Kelley general solicitor for the receiver learned of the postponement only through the Associated Press.
The Greenville Herald harshly criticizes Smith county’s last grand jury for failing to indict mob members who killed Bill Jones and for whitewashing officers who tortured a black prisoner to force a confession, calling the action a bouquet of daisies.
Claim that catarrh is a constitutional disease and that Ball's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio treats the blood and mucous surfaces from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. Offers $100 for any failure to cure and invites readers to send for circulars and testimonials through local druggists.
The Laredo Times questions cotton profits in Texas arguing producers lose money while the state benefits little. it suggests shifting capital from growing cotton to manufacturing cotton goods. Huntsville offers the state's cheapest telephone exchange with residence service at one dollar per month.
A man giving name T. W. Terry remains jailed at Bonham charged with highway robbery. The report notes a Colorado river discovery of a mountain of bees and honey below Cleburne.
Governor Altgeld denounces corruptionists who he says control the Republican party and a faction labeled annex Democrats. He contrasts them with reformers he claims are uniting the great party that won 6 500 000 votes last year to restore order and peace.
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