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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1890
Page
3
Reports from Texas towns note Terrell lit by electric lights with revival in Waco and a push for a new market house in Uvalde. Other items cover a Dallas Exposition prize to a Louisiana baby, court cases, new hotels in Corpus Christi, church dedications, and local crops.
In a travel tale, Jimmy Ryan praises the American twenty dollar gold piece for beauty and durability, recounting Australian buyers willing to pay high prices and noting the lighter, softer Australian gold and strong silver coins. He compares U S and British coinage, highlighting the live dollar as powerful and desirable.
Dr. Forster of Breslau University reports a link between tight collars and myopia. He cites 300 cases where neck pressure affected neck muscles and blood circulation to the head, potentially distorting eyesight.
A revival scene centers on Hank Boyd who refuses altar call until he first vows to whip Abe Bender for a prior insult. The preacher offers support but Boyd insists the beating must come first, then he will seek salvation.
The article notes many housewives lack use of washing compounds that can clean clothes overnight, reducing labor and wear from scrubbing. It praises simple chemicals like soda ash ammonia and lime as cheap, harmless and useful for cleaning woodwork paints carpets and dishes.
A London bureau of skilled literary workers under Mr Maxwell crafts three volume tales for Miss Braddon. She provides plot and catastrophe while younger writers fill descriptions and dialogue. When ready, advances go to buyers via a Britain America syndicate with $400 paid for exclusive New York publication.
A Lyons doctor reports celluloid artificial eyes cost less and look decent but cause serious eye inflammation after a few months. Antiseptic treatment relieves the irritation only while the eye remains celluloid. inflammation returns if the eye is reinserted. Glass eyes avoid the issue.
A folkloric note recounts various causes for the disappearance of Alpine dwarfs including tree-cutting, rock-prying, and curiosity about their webbed feet. It mentions a Wetterhorn cavern once used as a dwelling place and attributes the end to human malice and whimsy.
The Mount Vernon estate, Washington's old home, was bought by the women of the United States through voluntary contributions. A vice regent is chosen from each state to form an association that manages the property. Visitor admission fees fund upkeep, keeping the estate in fine condition. Sir Julian Pauncefote, for the Prince of Wales, recently planted an English oak at Washington's tomb, replacing the one planted thirty years earlier.
In Kings County Charles J. Paterson won $6000 for the loss of a right forefinger. Judge Bartlett refused to set aside the verdict. The case settled for $2500 from Phanix Mills of Brooklyn where the girl was employed. The finger was caught in machinery.
A vivid critique of young newsboys struggle to sell papers in crowded streets. The author recalls brutal competition, middlemen, alleyway thefts, and police inaction, ending with a harsh note on the harsh realities faced by novice sellers. A second item recalls a Sheepshead Bay swimming race where a red haired boy is unfairly denied a prize for wearing rubber gloves.
Ruff Lester from Oglethorpe Georgia tells of Wade the dog that can count. The family cook used to have Wade catch three chickens daily for the table. One day two were chosen but Wade brought in another fowl, making the daily total as usual.
Mrs. Sarah Crossley of Port Norris New Jersey placed a straw bed in her yard to air and slept on it overnight. She felt movement, dismissed it as a mouse, woke to find a large water snake coiled inside the bed, which had slept there all night.
In spring 1876 Chicago common council ordered elections under a new charter with no mayoral reference. Dissatisfaction with Mayor Calvin led to a mass Exposition building meeting where Swett urged nominating a mayoral candidate while Storrs questioned legality and stayed away. Swett claimed about 30,000 attendance.
Julian Ralph recounts a case in which a man is tried for assaulting his wife. The wife, in court, bears a bloodstained bandage over her eye as the stern magistrate admonishes the defendant with pointed words. He retorts that after fifteen years of marriage this is the first time he drew blood, provoking grave displeasure from the bench.
The article explores how western farmers call pigs when animals wander far from home. It notes that farmers often intensify the call beyond a simple pig sound and may say poo-ig to make it carry. A Boston Transcript correspondent suggests poo-ig derives from poor pig and is a common pronunciation.
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