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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1891
Page
7
Local notes describe Brenham merchants expanding fall trade despite cotton prices dipping. ARtesian wells proposed for Brenham and nearby towns, city crossings improvements promised by Santa Fe. A baby born to Mr and Mrs Paul Baier, while a railman’s carting mishap leaves a carriage in need of repairs.
Davin J. Warson of Washington County recounts six acres of watermelons yielding 160.85 dollars and contrasts with cotton profits. He cites high freight and merchant costs and calls for cooperative action among melon associations to improve shipping conditions. The writer defends watermelon growing as viable but notes a cooler July reduced demand and aims to inform rather than discourage diversification.
Tom Bishop, a colored employee at Fritz Fisher’s sausage factory, was injured when his left hand was caught in a sausage mill. The wound required amputation of the finger. The second fragment discusses farmers in Smith County advocating crop diversification to sustain a good living at home.
A Greenville man owns 160 par rots. Henderson boys organize a band. Prospects rise in Baylor and Hale counties. Graves residence in Amarillo burned. Harrold sends 263 carloads of wheat. Geo Givens sues Paris for ten thousand after cow goring. Sorghum yield reports from Midway. Sherman bridge fire delays train. Tyler coffin factory progress. Hale City school building underway. Mexican horse thief Santiago Tigarena captured near Laredo. Lubbock showers. grass turning. Palestine affray wounds Dora Benson. Galveston child burned. Lula Davis jailed then freed. Dallas official shot by book- keeper. Paris Alliance and Democratic gathering with barbecue. Watermelon crop weighs 300 pounds. Dessie Gillen shot in Huntsville area. Belton oil mill expands operations. San Antonio hackman sues for false imprisonment. Cleburne issues warrants for 100 sportsmen. some intercepted at Alvarado.
A projected 150 mile electric rail link between Vienna and Buda is expected to average 75 to 80 miles per hour. The report also covers creosoting timber to extend life, cold tube surgery, and astronomical eclipse findings with references to Oppolyer and Aristotle.
The piece warns that poor medicines worsen illness and urges avoidance of harsh tonics. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe, plant based remedy derived from nourishing extracts. It argues the tonic offers rational relief for dyspepsia liver discomfort constipation rheumatism and related pains.
California reports 2,675 of the plant trees remain, the largest measuring 188 feet in diameter. The figures show the extent of remaining specimens and indicate a sizable population despite losses.
A compilation of assorted items mentions Charles King killing his mother near Girdleville Ohio, a London tenement fire killing three, a Memphis store raid with the proprietor shot, a Philadelphia colored Mikado company formed, and a green boy proverb. Also noted are Eiffel’s steel bridge concept, lightning energy estimates, a Paris lead poisoning arrest, a Denver jockey’s insanity, and a Chicago syndicate plans near Augusta Maine.
A Kansas man failed to sell melons but earned about $50 per acre by converting them into vinegar. The Truck Growers Association is urged to use surplus small melons for profit, improving future returns. The Baxxen plans to publish a full business statement soon.
A Toa area farmer lost 2000 dollars to a bunco scheme and claims he was hypnotized to explain the loss. Local officials note a regular annual payment and vaccinated seats amid debate on hypnotism safety. The text also cites the U S forest area as 481,764,590 acres.
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