03 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1891
Page
1
The West Texas Teacher's Association held a Saturday meeting in Flatonia with about 10 teachers present. The report also notes plans for industrial and civic projects across the region.
A mixed column of maxims and short notices includes lines about baldness from stiff hats, a question about lending a quarter, and observations on jealousy and happiness. It notes the death of musician P. M. Henri Litsloff, a divorce issue for James G Blaine Jr, a Staunton shooting, and various brief reports on railway labor, diplomacy, oil wells, and political figures.
A patchwork of items reports on a tannery venture in Dublin a Santa Fe saloon with Puritan whiskey and other alcohol products. It notes a Supreme Court suit over Greer county ownership interests and local schoolhouse plans in LAddonia Kerrville Goliad Abilene and Livingston, plus coal finds in Atascosa and bids for a Kerrville church.
A collection of brief social vignettes describes a near sighted woman misidentifying a guest at a reception, a dancing master and debutantes, and Corean hair customs with humorous contrast. The anecdotes highlight social misreadings, etiquette, and cultural notes from period publications.
An old promotional item highlights Creole Female Tonic as a life improver for weak women and promotes local ventures. It mentions a flouring mill need in Foard County, a new bank in Terrell, and a roller mill in Goldthwaite, framing them as paths to better living.
In Cleveland Ohio H J Collin a young stenographer was shot and killed by John Howell the father of the woman he asked to marry. The report notes how appearances draw notice and ends with an advertisement urging a blood cleansing remedy and praising pluck and talent.
The article touts Dr. Miles and his New Heart Cure as a landmark discovery that is transforming heart disease treatment. It claims rapid relief from chest pains and related symptoms and offers Dr Miles’ book free, with Jon Tristram and W L Buck noted in collateral mentions.
An items listing remedies and cautions appears with Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup praised for teething pain. Ads tout Dr Saiteet Restorative Nervine and Brown s Iron Bitters as digestive aids. A fatal shooting near Tonia City Missouri follows a renewed quarrel. Lightning strikes kill three women in an Italian frontier church. Russian grain exports to Posen run about 1250 tons daily as frontier towns receive more.
An 19th century advertisement touts a tonic for sick women promising new life and strength. It praises Maguire's Benne Print as a half century remedy for cholera diarrhoea dysentery and bowel diseases priced 25 to 75 cents per bottle with prepaid express shipping. It ends with a moral blunt line about selfishness.
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