Various curiosities and oddities from old Times
A collage of brief items notes oddities in daily life and science from an era newspaper. Mentions include Alaska flour pricing, a judge’s stance on justice, European royal families, varnish gum imports, a Clarksville cows tale, oyster shell in a kettle, Mrs. Mary Myrick elected school director, a diamond in an Albany woman's mouth, and cleaning tips for willow furniture. Also references to pencils, turpentine fumes, poultry farming, rivet innovations, and a device to ease ship bow water pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Detroit
Birdie
John
State News Briefs From Across Texas
The compiled items note closures and openings, indictments, and local events. Cameron and Waco see shifting gaps while Bastrop grand jury returns ten indictments. Grape Vine lacks a pastor. Dallas Fair draws crowds. Lancaster begins brick opera house work. San Marcos forms M C A group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Turner
Cleburne
Grand Jury
Bastrop
Baptist Church
Grapevine
Dallas Fair
Lancaster
San Marcos
Notice to Creditors in Washington County Texas
Notice to creditors of A T Threadgill and of Johnson and Cory in Washington County Texas. Debtors convey their property by deed of assignment for creditor claims with four month consent and six month claim filing deadlines. Assignees reside at Brenham and Burton respectively. Witness dates indicate 1891 notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Threadgill
Washington
Brenham
Tex
Taos
B. Hotts
Texas
Washingt
N. I
W. L Johnson
J. H. Cory
Johnson & Cory
Ansignies
Isa
Burton
Washington County
H. G. Craig
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alaska
Europe
United States
Clarksville
Mary Myrick
Protone. Til
Ohio
Andea
Mexeey Mee
Russia
China
England
Asia
Sergius
Ophelia
Thomas Addison
Disaz
Mexico
Walter Scott
State News
Cameron
Waco
Dorney County
Edgar Thompson
Beeville
Waller County
Lufkin
Dallas County
Nelson
Denton
West Point
Menger
San Antonio
Jno. Snow
Liberty Hill
Panhandle
Kaufman County
Tom Creecy
Daugherty Station
Wm. Smith
Seguin
Chas. N. Calvin
Burnet
Paris
C. C. Taylor
Laredo
Richard Mosely
J. W. Rutherford
Kilgore
Houston
Masonic Grand Lodge
Hoween
Fort Worth
Frank Bull
Jno. Jones
Goldthwaite
Mathiesetz
Giddings
Turner Tate
Tno
Wessen
Hunt County
Charles Thomas
Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fe
Temple
Echo
J. Tristram
Leuwenhock
London
Rome
John Bull
New
Wii
Tecmo Ceare
Smith
Frankfort
Jon
D. Panx & Sons
Leven St
Cincinnati
QO Jos
Tristram
Greenvine
A. J. Wiltrame
Brenham Compress, Oil and Manufacturing Company
The
Strate
Chicago
Texas Farm and Ranch
Dallas
NS Leniin
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