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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
3
Reports describe fair weather, improving sanitation, and busy town life with lectures, cotton harvest progress, and a new lodge electric light. Dr. L D Legear to visit October 17. a shooting near New Ulm is noted. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm praised for chest pains and pneumonia warning.
Convenience meals offered daily from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Central freight depot and Tremont hotel. The ad claims meals are as good as any 25 cent option in the city. Operator Robert Felcher announces the service and location.
County Judge E. P. Curry names John Pennington as county commissioner to fill the term left by Ed Amsler. Pennington is away at his Brazos bottom plantation and unsure if he will accept. praised for financial ability and expected to be a fine official.
After a break of more than a year the Second Regiment Band inaugurated weekly concerts on the street. Thirteen members played led by Pier Day whose cornet work is highly regarded. The ensemble retained its old charm and skill, with the city easing nerves amid fears of yellow fever spreading elsewhere.
An old advertisement proclaims Browns' Lion Ditters as a quick permanent cure for diseases of the blood nerves and stomach. It claims long-standing efficacy for chronic ailments and positions the remedy as a leading treatment, with ARLE Luhn listed as sole agent for sale.
Brenham officials and citizens convened at city hall to enact quarantine measures against yellow fever. Mayor J A Wilkins chaired. Dr Hynes read the proclamation restricting entry from Beaumont New Orleans Ocean Springs and other affected areas. County commissioners to consider broader quarantine.
The Excelsior Guards and other Texas units departed Brenham by train, ending Camp Washington. Inspections praised maneuvers, with uniforms possibly awarded to the top company. Orders detailed tent striking, packing, and strict conduct to preserve Army and civilian respect amid yellow fever concerns.
An old advertisement claims Browns' Ton Hitters quickly restore health by curing liver disorder and boosting strength and vitality. Sold by Rk. E. Lubn, Druggist.
A mysterious young lawyer purporting to be from Wharton, calling himself Spencer with a Henry Clay look, visited Bellville and ingratiated himself with local lawyers. He dined at TM Clark's, spoke in witty cadence, and left without urging any immediate action, as rumors about quarantine and hoaxes spread through town.
A Brenham resident praised the Chappell Hill Female College Alumnae concert Friday night, sending the Banner a program. The program featured recitations tableaux vocal and instrumental music led by Prof. Anderson. Notable items included Maud Muller by Miss Mattie Perkins and The Bicycle by John Kendrick Bangs with an onstage cast list.
A Brenham Texas notice advertises Hall’s Great Discovery for kidney and bladder ailments curing gravel diabetes and back pain. One bottle at $1 covers two months and can be mailed if needed. Customer testimonial from W Wilcerss confirms relief after years of trouble.
A short notice describes a home remedy against sand flies and daylight mosquitoes. Pour about a cup of coal oil into the cistern. it will evaporate in days, not taint water, kill larvae, and purify the supply. The note urges immediate use from a local friend with mosquito experience.
Fragmentary message from a person in Kentucky stating twelve years of practice selling personal medicines and remedies and coughing or respiratory concerns. No clear date, recipient, or outcome available.
Dr. Hermann Wiebusch traveled to Lyons on Thursday to practice dentistry for several days. He returned by the afternoon train and said a report claimed Brenham had three yellow fever cases. Lyons residents allegedly urged him to leave town immediately. Mr. T J Pampell, buying cotton at Lyons, heard the report and came home to check.
A quartet of colored wheel men collided at the corner of West and Sandy streets Thursday afternoon. The wheels were the principal sufferers.
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